Senate Bill S6868

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to comprehensive and regular management and operations audits

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A8936 - Signed by Governor

  • 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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2019-S6868 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8936
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§1020-s & 1020-f, Pub Auth L

2019-S6868 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to comprehensive and regular management and operations audits.

2019-S6868 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S6868 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6868
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             November 22, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GAUGHRAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to comprehensive
   and regular management and operations audits
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 1020-s of the public authorities law, as amended by
 chapter  388 of the laws of 2011, is amended by adding a new subdivision
 3 to read as follows:
   3. IN THE EVENT THAT A COMPREHENSIVE AND REGULAR MANAGEMENT AND  OPER-
 ATIONS  AUDIT,  AS  PROVIDED BY SUBDIVISION (BB) OF SECTION ONE THOUSAND
 TWENTY-F OF THIS ARTICLE,  INDICATES  A  FINDING  OF  FRAUD,  ABUSE,  OR
 MISMANAGEMENT BY A SERVICE PROVIDER OF THE AUTHORITY, AND UPON A FINDING
 BY  THE  PUBLIC  SERVICE COMMISSION THAT REASONABLE CAUSE EXISTS FOR THE
 BASIS OF SUCH INDICATION, THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION MAY  ORDER  THAT
 ANY  RECOMMENDATIONS  CONTAINED IN THE REGULAR MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS
 AUDIT BE IMPLEMENTED. THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION MAY ALSO PROVIDE  IN
 THEIR  ORDER,  THE DATE IN WHICH ANY RECOMMENDATION MUST BE FULLY IMPLE-
 MENTED. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH ANY SUCH ORDER CAN RESULT IN THE  IMPOSI-
 TION  OF  A  CIVIL  PENALTY BY THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION AGAINST THE
 SERVICE PROVIDER OR REVOCATION OF THE SERVICE  PROVIDER'S  AUTHORITY  TO
 OPERATE WITHIN THE STATE.
   § 2. Subdivision (bb) of section 1020-f of the public authorities law,
 as amended by section 7 of part A of chapter 173 of the laws of 2013, is
 amended by adding a new paragraph 5 to read as follows:
   5.  NOTWITHSTANDING  THE  FOREGOING, IN THE EVENT THAT A COMPREHENSIVE
 AND REGULAR MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS AUDIT AS CONDUCTED  IN  ACCORDANCE
 WITH  THIS SUBDIVISION INDICATES A FINDING OF FRAUD, ABUSE OR MISMANAGE-
 MENT BY A SERVICE PROVIDER OF THE AUTHORITY, AND UPON A FINDING  BY  THE
 PUBLIC  SERVICE COMMISSION THAT REASONABLE CAUSE EXISTS FOR THE BASIS OF
 SUCH INDICATION, THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION MAY ORDER THAT ANY RECOM-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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