Senate Bill S5213

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Makes certain not-for-profit corporations subject to the freedom of information and open meetings laws

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Corporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

  • 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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2015-S5213 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7437
Current Committee:
Senate Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Not-for-Profit Corporation Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง116, N-PC L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S7307
2017-2018: A3077
2019-2020: A6154
2023-2024: A10458

2015-S5213 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Makes certain not-for-profit corporations subject to the freedom of information and open meetings laws.

2015-S5213 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5213 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5213

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               May 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations,  Authorities
  and Commissions

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  not-for-profit  corporation law, in relation to
  making certain not-for-profit corporations subject to the  freedom  of
  information and open meetings laws

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

  Section 1. The not-for-profit corporation law is amended by  adding  a
new section 116 to read as follows:
S 116. ACCESS TO RECORDS.
  (A)  ANY NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION AS DEFINED IN SUBPARAGRAPH FIVE OF
PARAGRAPH  (A)  OF  SECTION  ONE  HUNDRED  TWO  OF  THIS  ARTICLE,  WITH
TWENTY-FIVE  OR  MORE  FULL  TIME  EQUIVALENT  EMPLOYEES, WHICH RECEIVES
EITHER  ONE  MILLION  DOLLARS  OR  MORE  IN   GOVERNMENT   FUNDING,   OR
SEVENTY-FIVE  PERCENT  OR  MORE OF ITS GROSS REVENUES THROUGH GOVERNMENT
FUNDING, AND WHICH IS LICENSED BY THE OFFICE  OF  PEOPLE  WITH  DEVELOP-
MENTAL DISABILITIES, OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH, OR DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AS
AN  APPROVED PROVIDER OF SERVICES, SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF
ARTICLES SIX AND SEVEN OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS  LAW;  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,
THAT  THE  PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO PATIENT RECORDS
AS DEFINED IN THE HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF
1996.
  (B) ANY RECORDS IDENTIFIED BY THE NEW  YORK  STATE  POLICE  AS  SECURE
DOCUMENTS  REQUIRING  THE NON-DISCLOSURE FOR SECURITY PURPOSES SHALL NOT
BE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SECTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10704-01-5

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