Senate Bill S2047

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires disclosure of gifts made to certain foundations by foreign governments, persons and entities

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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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2009-S2047 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §207-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S1808
2013-2014: S1559
2015-2016: S217

2009-S2047 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires disclosure of gifts made to certain foundations by foreign governments, persons and entities; imposes fines for violations.

2009-S2047 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S2047 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2047

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 11, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens. LAVALLE, DeFRANCISCO, O. JOHNSON, LARKIN, MAZIARZ,
  MORAHAN, PARKER, SALAND, VOLKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in  relation  to  the  disclosure  of
  gifts made to institutions of higher education by foreign governments,
  persons and entities

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

  Section 1. Section 207-a of the education law, as added by chapter 215
of the laws of 1984, is amended to read as follows:
  S 207-a. Disclosure of gifts made to institutions of higher  education
by  foreign  governments,  persons  and  entities.  1.  As  used in this
section:  a. The term "foreign government"  shall  mean  any  government
other  than the United States government or the government of a state or
a political subdivision thereof and  shall  include  an  agent  of  such
government;
  b.  The  term  "foreign  legal entity" shall mean (i) any legal entity
created under the laws of a foreign government or (ii) any legal  entity
created  under the laws of the United States or of any state hereof if a
majority of the ownership of the stock of such legal entity is  directly
or  indirectly  owned  legally  or  beneficially  by one or more foreign
governments or one or more foreign persons or one or more legal entities
created under the laws of a foreign government or if a majority  of  the
membership  of  any  such entity is composed of foreign persons or legal
entities created under the  laws  of  a  foreign  government  and  shall
include an agent of such legal entity;
  c.  The  term  "foreign person" shall mean any individual who is not a
citizen or national of the United States or a trust territory or protec-
torate thereof and shall include an agent of such individual; and
  d. The term "gift" shall mean any endowment,  gift,  grant,  contract,
award or property of any kind.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07964-01-9
              

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