Assembly Bill A10458

2023-2024 Legislative Session

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

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2023-A10458 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2451
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Not-for-Profit Corporation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §116, N-PC L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A7437
2017-2018: A3077
2019-2020: A6154, S5350
2021-2022: S5594

2023-A10458 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2023-A10458 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10458
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 28, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced   by   COMMITTEE  ON  RULES  --  (at  request  of  M.  of  A.
   Bichotte Hermelyn) -- read once  and  referred  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:
 § 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 DEVELOPMENTAL 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.
   §  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.
                                                            LBD04324-01-3

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