Announcements
Posted: Wednesday, April 6, 2011Honoraria Reporting
From the Vice President for Finance and Management
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 honoraria 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 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.
