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                                   7518
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 25, 2023
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 Introduced by M. of A. ZINERMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN  ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to creating a trans-
   parency database for contracted not-for-profit organizations
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The state finance law is amended to add a new section 179-
 ff to read as follows:
   § 179-FF. NOT-FOR-PROFIT TRANSPARENCY DATABASE. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF
 PROMOTING TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND  ACCESSIBILITY,  A  DATABASE
 SHALL  BE  CREATED BY THE STATE COMPTROLLER THAT SHALL INCLUDE A LIST OF
 NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF SECTION
 ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-NINE-Q OF THIS ARTICLE, THAT ARE IN THE  PROCESS  OF
 BEING  APPROVED  FOR  CONTRACTS,  THAT  HAVE  RECEIVED  CERTIFICATES  OF
 APPROVAL, ARE APPROVED FOR CONTRACTS, HAVE RECEIVED  RENEWAL  CONTRACTS,
 OR HAVE BEEN THE RECIPIENT OF FULLY-EXECUTED CONTRACTS WITH THE STATE OF
 NEW YORK.
   2.  (A)  THE DATABASE SHALL BE MADE PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE AND AT A MINI-
 MUM, BE SEARCHABLE BY YEAR, CATEGORY OF ISSUE AREA, LOCATION,  INCLUDING
 SENATE  AND  ASSEMBLY  DISTRICTS RESPECTIVELY, AND BY ORGANIZATION NAME.
 THE COMPTROLLER MAY, AT  THEIR  DISCRETION,  ADD  ADDITIONAL  SEARCHABLE
 CRITERIA  BUT  SHALL  AT  NO  TIME REMOVE THE CRITERIA DESCRIBED IN THIS
 SUBDIVISION.
   (B) THE DATABASE SHALL INCLUDE, FOR EACH ENTRY, A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF
 EACH CONTRACT'S PURPOSE.
   3. THE STATE COMPTROLLER SHALL AT ALL TIMES KEEP THE  DATABASE  UP  TO
 DATE,  IN  WORKING  CONDITION,  AND  SHALL MAKE SUFFICIENT ALLOCATION AS
 APPROPRIATE FOR THE PROPER MAINTENANCE OF THE DATABASE.
   4. THE STATE COMPTROLLER WILL WORK IN CONJUNCTION  WITH  ANY  RELEVANT
 STATE  AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS, AS APPROPRIATE, INCLUDING THE OFFICE OF
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10487-01-3
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 THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, TO COLLECT AND KEEP UP TO DATE ALL  DATA  RELEVANT
 FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH DATABASE.
   5. THE DATABASE SHALL BE MADE OPERATIONAL AND ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC
 NO LATER THAN JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.