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May 31, 2012 |
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Senate Bill S7540
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2011-S7540 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-S7540 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S7540 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general municipal law, in relation to audits by the state comptroller of certain organizations controlled by municipal corporations and certain other government entities PURPOSE: To expand the State Comptroller's express audit authority to include auditing organizations controlled by local government entities. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of this bill amends Section 34 of the General Municipal Law to authorize the State Comptroller to examine the financial affairs of any organization (other than a statewide association of local governments or local government officials) that is controlled by one or more municipal corporations. industrial development agencies, or certain districts or agencies. An organization shall be deemed "under the control" when one or more individuals who serve as officers or employees of any such municipal corporation, industrial development agency, district or agen- cy: (a) select either a majority of the organization's highest policy- making body or the organization's chief executive officer; (b) consti- tute a majority of the voting strength that selects either a majority of the organization's highest policy-making body or the organization's chief executive officer; or (c) serve as (i) a majority of the organiza- tion's highest policy-making body; (ii) in his or her official capacity,
2011-S7540 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7540 I N S E N A T E May 31, 2012 ___________ Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of the State Comp- troller) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to audits by the state comptroller of certain organizations controlled by municipal corporations and certain other government entities THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 34 of the general municipal law, as amended by chapter 233 of the laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows: S 34. Powers and duties of examiners. 1. The comptroller and each examiner of municipal affairs shall have power to examine into the financial affairs of every such municipal corporation, industrial devel- opment agency, district, [fire company as defined in section two hundred four-a of this chapter,] agency and activity [and], ANY FIRE COMPANY AS DEFINED IN SECTION TWO HUNDRED FOUR-A OF THIS CHAPTER, AND ANY OTHER ORGANIZATION, EXCEPT A STATEWIDE ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, THAT IS CONTROLLED BY ONE OR MORE OF ANY SUCH MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS, INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES, DISTRICTS OR AGENCIES. AN ORGANIZATION SHALL BE DEEMED UNDER THE CONTROL OF ONE OR MORE MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS, INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES, DISTRICTS OR AGENCIES WHEN ONE OR MORE INDIVIDUALS WHO SERVE AS OFFICERS OR EMPLOYEES OF ANY SUCH MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, DISTRICT OR AGENCY: (A) SELECT EITHER A MAJORITY OF THE ORGAN- IZATION'S HIGHEST POLICY-MAKING BODY OR THE ORGANIZATION'S CHIEF EXECU- TIVE OFFICER; (B) CONSTITUTE A MAJORITY OF THE VOTING STRENGTH THAT SELECTS EITHER A MAJORITY OF THE ORGANIZATION'S HIGHEST POLICY-MAKING BODY OR THE ORGANIZATION'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER; OR (C) SERVE AS: (I) A MAJORITY OF THE ORGANIZATION'S HIGHEST POLICY-MAKING BODY; (II) IN HIS OR HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY, THE ORGANIZATION'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFI- CER; OR (III) IN HIS OR HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY, A PARTNER IN THE ORGAN- IZATION. AN ORGANIZATION UNDER THE CONTROL OF ONE OR MORE MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS, INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES, DISTRICTS OR AGENCIES EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14119-03-2
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