Senate Bill S6433

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing the whistleblower empowerment and notification act; repealer

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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-S6433 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 13-A, §§195 - 197, St Fin L; rpld §1269-g, Pub Auth L

2009-S6433 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to establishing the whistleblower empowerment and notification act, requiring certain disclosures to be made covered parties and provides penalties for violations of this act.

2009-S6433 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S6433 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6433

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             January 8, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. SCHNEIDERMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to  establishing  the
  whistleblower  empowerment  and notification act and to repeal section
  1269-g of the public authorities law  relating  to  requiring  certain
  contractors to post information on employee rights

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

  Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as  the  "whistle-
blower empowerment and notification act".
  S  2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new article 13-A to
read as follows:
                              ARTICLE 13-A
             MANDATORY NOTIFICATION OF WHISTLEBLOWER RIGHTS
SECTION 195. DEFINITIONS.
        196. DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS.
        197. MANDATORY CONTRACT CLAUSES AND PENALTIES.
  S 195. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE:
  1. "STATE" SHALL INCLUDE THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND ANY  STATE  DEPART-
MENT,  BOARD,  BUREAU,  DIVISION,  COMMISSION, COMMITTEE, PUBLIC BENEFIT
CORPORATION, PUBLIC AUTHORITY, COUNCIL,  OFFICE  OR  OTHER  GOVERNMENTAL
ENTITY PERFORMING A GOVERNMENTAL OR PROPRIETARY FUNCTION FOR THE STATE.
  2.  "LOCAL  GOVERNMENT" SHALL INCLUDE ANY COUNTY, CITY, TOWN, VILLAGE,
SCHOOL DISTRICT, BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, LOCAL PUBLIC
BENEFIT CORPORATION OR OTHER MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OR POLITICAL SUBDIVI-
SION OF THE STATE.
  3. A. "COVERED PARTY" INCLUDES ANY CONTRACTOR, SUBCONTRACTOR OR  GRAN-
TEE,  WHETHER  AN INDIVIDUAL, PARTNERSHIP, CORPORATION OR OTHER BUSINESS
ENTITY, THAT:
  (1) RECEIVES, OR PURSUANT TO ONE OR MORE  CONTRACTS  OR  GRANTS  SHALL
RECEIVE, FUNDS OR PROPERTY VALUED IN THE AGGREGATE IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO
OR GREATER THAN THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS IN ANY TWELVE-MONTH PERI-
OD FROM:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15363-02-0
              

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