Notwithstanding any other provision of this Part and pursuant to Public Officers Law section 73(5-a)(b), no statewide elected official or any head of a civil department shall, directly or indirectly, solicit, accept, or receive any payment made in consideration for any speech given at a public or private conference, convention, meeting, social event, meal, or like gathering.
N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 19 § 930.3