BILL NUMBER:A10487
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to require seventy-five percent of the board members of a not-
for-profit organization located in a city of a million or more to be
residents of the same community in which such organization is located
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
This bill would require seventy- five percent of the board members of a
not-for-profit organization in a city of a million or more to be resi-
dents of the community in which the organization is located.
JUSTIFICATION:
Although many not-for-profit organizations exist to serve the communi-
ties and neighborhoods in which they are located, there is currently no
requirement in law that not-for-profit board members be residents of, or
have any particular interest in, the community the not-for-profit
serves. Residents of a community or neighborhood are often most familiar
with the needs of their own community. In addition, by virtue of their
residency, residents are more likely to be impacted by decisions that
affect their community and more likely to act in the best interest of
their community as a result.
By requiring seventy-five percent of not-for-profit board members to
reside in the community in which their organization is located, this
bill will help to ensure that community residents have a stronger voice
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
10487
I N A S S E M B L Y
April 2, 2010
___________
Introduced by M. of A. CLARK -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
AN ACT to require seventy-five percent of the board members of a not-
for-profit organization located in a city of a million or more to be
residents of the same community in which such organization is located
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a not-for-pro-
fit organization located in a city with a population of one million or
more, shall ensure that seventy-five percent of such organization's
appointed board members are current residents of the community or neigh-
borhood in which such organization is located.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD16592-01-0
Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.
Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.
Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.