Assembly Bill A1624

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires disclosure in human rights claims of government funding by the respondent

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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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2023-A1624 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §297, Exec L; amd §5-336, Gen Ob L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A7548

2023-A1624 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires disclosure in human rights claims of government funding by the respondent; requires disclosure to government agencies of settlements notwithstanding nondisclosure agreements.

2023-A1624 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1624
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 17, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to disclosure of federal,
   state or local government  funding  by  respondents  in  human  rights
   claims;  and  to amend the general obligations law, in relation to the
   disclosure of certain information  by  the  state  division  of  human
   rights notwithstanding nondisclosure agreements
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.   Subdivision 4 of section 297  of  the  executive  law  is
 amended by adding a new paragraph f to read as follows:
   F.  PRIOR  TO THE HEARING REQUIRED BY PARAGRAPH A OF THIS SUBDIVISION,
 THE RESPONDENT SHALL NOTIFY THE DIVISION IF THEY ARE A RECIPIENT OF  ANY
 FEDERAL,  STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDING, THE PROVIDER AND PURPOSE OF
 SUCH FUNDING, AND THE AMOUNT OF SUCH FUNDING.
   § 2. Section 5-336 of the general obligations law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
   3. WHEN A SETTLEMENT, AGREEMENT OR OTHER RESOLUTION OF A CLAIM RESULTS
 FROM A COMPLAINT TO THE STATE DIVISION OF  HUMAN  RIGHTS  UNDER  ARTICLE
 FIFTEEN  OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW AND ONE OR MORE PARTIES TO THE SETTLEMENT,
 AGREEMENT OR OTHER RESOLUTION IS THE RECIPIENT OF FUNDS FROM ANY  FEDER-
 AL,  STATE,  OR LOCAL AGENCY OR DEPARTMENT AND SUCH INFORMATION HAS BEEN
 DISCLOSED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH F OF SUBDIVISION  FOUR  OF  SECTION  TWO
 HUNDRED  NINETY-SEVEN  OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW, THE STATE DIVISION OF HUMAN
 RIGHTS SHALL NOTIFY SUCH FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL AGENCY  OR  DEPARTMENT
 OF  SUCH  AGREEMENT  OR  RESOLUTION,  NOTWITHSTANDING  THE  PROVISION OF
 NONDISCLOSURE BETWEEN THE PARTIES.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05569-01-3

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