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To comply with the New York State Commission on Public Integrity regulations
(Title 19 NYCRR Part 930 of the Public Officers Law), the university is required
to annually report honoraria received by full-time faculty and professional and
management/confidential employees. An honorarium is defined as “a payment, fee
or other compensation given to an individual for services rendered not related
to the individual’s official state duties.” It also includes payment for travel
expenses when the expenses incurred are unrelated to the employee’s duties.
Examples of honorarium include compensation for delivering a speech, writing an
article, or attending a meeting. Honoraria does not include salary, wages, or
fees earned from outside employment. Faculty are not required to declare
honoraria received within their academic disciplines.
Although reporting honoraria is required, obtaining prior approval of requests
to receive honoraria is optional rather than mandatory. However, the university
encourages employees to seek prior approval from the president’s designee (your
respective vice president) before engaging in an activity that leads to the
receipt of honoraria.
If you receive honoraria during the period April 1, 2010, through March 31,
2011, and do not request prior approval from your vice president, you will be
required to report the source, date, and amount of honoraria received to your
vice president by May 9, 2011.
Information regarding reporting of honoraria can be found on the
New York State
Commission on Public Integrity website. Questions should be directed to
Susan Earshen, associate vice president for human resource management at ext.
3042.
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