Assembly Bill A8679

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires non-for-profit corporations to submit a questionnaire on pending wage dispute claims prior to receiving state funding

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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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2021-A8679 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Not-for-Profit Corporation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §202, N-PC L

2021-A8679 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires not-for-profit corporations to submit a questionnaire developed by the department of state on pending wage dispute claims prior to receiving state funding.

2021-A8679 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8679
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 10, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. KIM -- read once and referred to the Committee on
   Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  not-for-profit  corporation law, in relation to
   requiring not-for-profit corporations to  submit  a  questionnaire  on
   pending wage dispute claims prior to receiving state funding
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (g) of section 202 of the  not-for-profit  corpo-
 ration  law,  as  amended  by section 33 of part AA of chapter 56 of the
 laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   (g) (1) Every corporation receiving any kind of  state  funding  shall
 ensure the provision on any form required to be completed at application
 or  recertification  for  the  purpose of obtaining financial assistance
 pursuant to this chapter, that the  application  form  shall  contain  a
 check-off question asking whether the applicant or recipient or a member
 of his or her family served in the United States military, and an option
 to  answer  in the affirmative. Where the applicant or recipient answers
 in the affirmative to  such  question,  the  not-for-profit  corporation
 shall  ensure  that contact information for the state division of veter-
 ans' services is provided to such applicant or recipient in addition  to
 any other materials provided.
   (2)  SUCH APPLICATION SHALL ALSO INCLUDE SCREENING QUESTIONS DEVELOPED
 BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE ON WHETHER THE CORPORATION  HAS  ANY  PENDING
 WAGE  DISPUTE  CLAIMS  AGAINST  ANY  EMPLOYEE  OF  SUCH CORPORATION. THE
 DEPARTMENT OF STATE SHALL REQUEST AND CONFIRM  WITH  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF
 LABOR THAT EVERY CORPORATION WHO SUBMITS AN APPLICATION PURSUANT TO THIS
 PARAGRAPH  HAS  NO  OPEN OR PENDING CASES OF WAGE THEFT OR WAGE DISPUTES
 WITH SUCH CORPORATION'S EMPLOYEES. IF AN APPLICANT COMPANY HAS  AN  OPEN
 OR  PENDING  CASE    OF WAGE THEFT OR WAGE DISPUTES WITH ANY EMPLOYEE OF
 SUCH COMPANY, SUCH APPLICANT COMPANY SHALL BE DENIED  STATE  FUNDING  OR
 ANY OTHER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PURSUANT TO THIS CHAPTER.
   § 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14032-01-1

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