N.Y. Legislative Law § 17: Accountability of secretary and clerk to comptroller

§ 17. Accountability of secretary and clerk to comptroller. The

secretary of the senate, or such other officers or employees of the

senate as the temporary president of the senate shall designate and the

clerk of the assembly, or such other officers or employees of the

assembly as the speaker of the assembly shall designate, respectively,

shall, from time to time, file with the comptroller vouchers of all

bills incurred by their respective houses for the purchase of material

and services except personal service. Such vouchers duly certified by

such secretary or clerk or designee, shall be accompanied by the

certification of each payee to the effect that each invoice or bill

covered by such voucher is just, true and correct and that the balance

is actually due and owing.

The respective fiscal officers shall from time to time notify the

comptroller of the appointment of personnel and the rendering of

personal services, at such times and in such manner as the comptroller

shall prescribe, and stating the name and title of the payee, the period

of service, the compensation and the amount due.

This section shall not apply to employees of the committee on finance

of the senate, of the committee on ways and means of the assembly or of

special joint legislative committees.