Assembly Bill A3152

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing penalties for institutions of higher education that fail to comply with certain disclosure requirements

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A3152 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง207-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2745
2011-2012: A3977
2015-2016: A5427
2017-2018: A4828
2019-2020: A9028

2013-A3152 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to establishing penalties for institutions of higher education that fail to comply with certain disclosure requirements relating to gifts made by foreign governments, persons and entities; provides that the department may take steps to initiate an audit if the institution continues to remain in noncompliance of the disclosure requirements.

2013-A3152 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  3152

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 23, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  O'DONNELL  -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  CLARK, COOK, ROBINSON -- read once and referred to  the  Committee  on
  Higher Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing penalties
  for  institutions of higher education which do not comply with certain
  gift disclosure requirements

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Section 207-a of the education law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
  5. A. IN THE EVENT AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION FAILS TO  COMPLY
WITH  THE  DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS OF SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION,
THE DEPARTMENT SHALL IMMEDIATELY PROVIDE A NOTIFICATION TO SUCH INSTITU-
TION OF HIGHER EDUCATION THAT IT MAY BE SUBJECT TO A FULL  AUDIT  TO  BE
CONDUCTED  BY  THE  STATE COMPTROLLER IF THE DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS ARE
NOT MET WITHIN TWENTY-FIVE DAYS OF SUCH NOTIFICATION.
  B. IN THE EVENT AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER  EDUCATION  FAILS  TO  COMPLY
WITH  THE  DISCLOSURE  REQUIREMENTS OF SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION
WITHIN THE TWENTY-FIVE DAYS PROVIDED FOR IN PARAGRAPH A OF THIS SUBDIVI-
SION, UPON THE EXPIRATION OF SUCH TWENTY-FIVE DAYS  THE  DEPARTMENT  MAY
REQUEST  THE  STATE COMPTROLLER TO INITIATE A FULL AUDIT OF THE INSTITU-
TION OF HIGHER EDUCATION. THE RESULTS OF SUCH AUDIT MAY BE  MADE  AVAIL-
ABLE TO THE PUBLIC AT THE DISCRETION OF THE DEPARTMENT.
  C. IN THE EVENT AN AUDIT IS CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION AND
THE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION IS FOUND TO HAVE UNLAWFULLY WITHHELD
FROM THE DEPARTMENT DISCLOSURE INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION, THE
DEPARTMENT  MAY  SEEK  DAMAGES IN A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION. THE
DEPARTMENT MAY SEEK SUCH DAMAGES FOR:
  (I) ANY GIFTS RECEIVED FROM FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS, FOREIGN  LEGAL  ENTI-
TIES, OR FOREIGN PERSONS, OR AN EQUIVALENT VALUE OF ANY SUCH GIFTS; OR

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01577-01-3

              

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