NY State Assembly Bill 2009-A9171

Assembly Bill A9171

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Prohibits the disbursement of any state monies to the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now or to any related organization

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2009-A9171 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:: Budget Bills
Laws Affected:: Amd §1, Chap 50 of 2009; amd §1 op¶, Chap 51 of 2009; amd §1 op¶, Chap 52 of 2009; amd §1, Chap 53 of 2009; amd §1, Chap 54 of 2009; amd §1, Chap 55 of 2009; add §1-a, Chap 56 of 2009; add §1-a, Chap 57 of 2009; add §1-a, Chap 58 of 2009; add §1-a, Chap 59 of 2009

2009-A9171 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the disbursement of any state monies to the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, the New York Agency for Community Affairs or to any related organization.

2009-A9171 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:A9171

TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend chapter 50 of the laws of 2009, enacting
the public protection and general government budget, chapter 51 of the
laws of 2009, enacting the legislative and judiciary budget, chapter 52
of the laws of 2009, enacting the state debt service budget, chapter 53
of the laws of 2009, enacting the education, labor and family assistance
budget, chapter 54 of the laws of 2009, enacting the health and mental
hygiene budget, chapter 55 of the laws of 2009, enacting the transporta-
tion, economic development and environmental conservation budget, chap-
ter 56 of the laws of 2009, amending the state finance law relating to
expanding the use of funds deposited in the criminal justice improvement
account, chapter 57 of the laws of 2009, amending the education law
relating to contracts for excellence, chapter 58 of the laws of 2009,
amending the public health law and the elder law relating to financing
for certain provisions of the public health law, and chapter 59 of the
laws of 2009, amending chapter 279 of the laws of 1998 amending the
transportation law relating to enabling the commissioner of transporta-
tion to establish a single audit pilot program relating to extending
such provisions, in relation to prohibiting the disbursement of state
funds to the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, the
New York Agency for Community Affairs or any entity associated therewith

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To prohibit certain entities from
receiving funding under the 2009-10 New York State budget.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: The bill amends the opening paragraphs
of all the budget bills for the 2009-10 state budget with language to
impose a moratorium on all state monies appropriated by the laws of 2009
from going to ACORN or any related organizations pending investigations
by the attorney general and the state comptroller and the reports from
those entities to the Governor and the Legislature.

JUSTIFICATION:  It is the goal of this legislation to prevent the misuse
of the funds of the state due to corruption, abuse and fraud. Recently
ACORN has been the focus of numerous scandals ranging from voter fraud
to providing advice to individuals on how to break the law. In the wake
of these scandals, the United States Senate has overwhelmingly voted to
block Housing and Urban Development funding from being distributed to
ACORN and the United States Census Bureau has severed ties with the
organization. In addition, it has recently been revealed that a princi-
pal in ACORN misappropriated about $1 million of ACORN funds.  In light
of these revelations, the legislature should guard against the potential
misuse of state funds until such time as the attorney general and comp-
troller can assure the Governor and the Legislature that ACORN has taken
sufficient steps to convince them that it can be a qualified and respon-
sible contractor.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 2009: New bill.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:  None

EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect immediately.

2009-A9171 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  9171

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                           September 30, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. KOLB, FITZPATRICK, ALFANO, BALL, BARCLAY, BARRA,
  BOYLE, BURLING, CALHOUN, CORWIN, CROUCH, DUPREY, ERRIGO, FINCH, HAYES,
  JORDAN,  P. LOPEZ,  McDONOUGH,  MILLER,  OAKS,  O'MARA,  QUINN,  RAIA,
  REILICH, SALADINO, SCOZZAFAVA, TOBACCO, TOWNSEND -- Multi-Sponsored by
  --  M.  of  A.  BACALLES,  BUTLER, GIGLIO, HAWLEY, McKEVITT, MOLINARO,
  RABBITT, SAYWARD, TEDISCO -- read once and referred to  the  Committee
  on Ways and Means

AN  ACT  to  amend  chapter  50 of the laws of 2009, enacting the public
  protection and general government budget, chapter 51 of  the  laws  of
  2009, enacting the legislative and judiciary budget, chapter 52 of the
  laws  of  2009,  enacting the state debt service budget, chapter 53 of
  the laws of 2009, enacting the education, labor and family  assistance
  budget, chapter 54 of the laws of 2009, enacting the health and mental
  hygiene budget, chapter 55 of the laws of 2009, enacting the transpor-
  tation,  economic  development  and environmental conservation budget,
  chapter 56 of the laws of 2009, amending the state finance law  relat-
  ing  to  expanding  the use of funds deposited in the criminal justice
  improvement account, chapter 57 of the  laws  of  2009,  amending  the
  education  law relating to contracts for excellence, chapter 58 of the
  laws of 2009, amending the public health law and the elder law  relat-
  ing  to financing for certain provisions of the public health law, and
  chapter 59 of the laws of 2009, amending chapter 279 of  the  laws  of
  1998  amending the transportation law relating to enabling the commis-
  sioner of transportation to establish a  single  audit  pilot  program
  relating  to extending such provisions, in relation to prohibiting the
  disbursement of state funds to the Association of Community  Organiza-
  tions for Reform Now, the New York Agency for Community Affairs or any
  entity associated therewith

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

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14770-02-9

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  Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 50 of the laws of 2009,  enacting  the
public  protection and general government budget, is amended by adding a
new subdivision i) to read as follows:
  I) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, NONE OF
THE  FUNDS  MADE AVAILABLE PURSUANT TO THIS ACT MAY BE DIRECTLY OR INDI-
RECTLY APPROPRIATED FOR, PAID TO OR HELD ON ACCOUNT OF  THE  ASSOCIATION
OF  COMMUNITY  ORGANIZATIONS FOR REFORM NOW (ACORN), THE NEW YORK AGENCY
FOR COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, ANY STATE CHAPTER OF ACORN  REGISTERED  WITH  THE
OFFICE  OF  THE  SECRETARY OF STATE, ANY ORGANIZATION THAT SHARES DIREC-
TORS, EMPLOYEES OR INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS WITH ACORN, ANY  ORGANIZATION
THAT HAS A FINANCIAL STAKE IN ACORN, OR ANY ORGANIZATION THE FINANCES OF
WHICH,  WHETHER  FEDERALLY FUNDED, DONOR-FUNDED OR RAISED THROUGH ORGAN-
IZATIONAL GOODS AND SERVICES, ARE CONTROLLED OR SHARED  BY  ACORN  UNTIL
THE  ATTORNEY  GENERAL AND THE STATE COMPTROLLER HAVE FULLY INVESTIGATED
OR REVIEWED THE INVESTIGATIONS OF FEDERAL AUTHORITIES, AND CERTIFIED  TO
THE  GOVERNOR  AND THE LEGISLATURE THAT SAID ORGANIZATIONS SHOULD NOT BE
DISQUALIFIED FROM PARTICIPATING IN STATE FUNDED PROGRAMS OR THE  RECEIPT
OF STATE FUNDS FOR CONTRACTED SERVICES.
  S  2.  The opening paragraph of section 1 of chapter 51 of the laws of
2009, enacting the legislative and judiciary budget, is amended to  read
as follows:
  The  several amounts named in this section or so much thereof as shall
be sufficient to accomplish the purposes  designated  by  the  appropri-
ations, are hereby appropriated and authorized to be paid as hereinafter
provided,  to  the  respective  public  officers and for the fiscal year
beginning April 1, 2009.
  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE  CONTRARY,  NONE  OF
THE  FUNDS  MADE AVAILABLE PURSUANT TO THIS ACT MAY BE DIRECTLY OR INDI-
RECTLY APPROPRIATED FOR, PAID TO OR HELD ON ACCOUNT OF  THE  ASSOCIATION
OF  COMMUNITY  ORGANIZATIONS FOR REFORM NOW (ACORN), THE NEW YORK AGENCY
FOR COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, ANY STATE CHAPTER OF ACORN  REGISTERED  WITH  THE
OFFICE  OF  THE  SECRETARY OF STATE, ANY ORGANIZATION THAT SHARES DIREC-
TORS, EMPLOYEES OR INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS WITH ACORN, ANY  ORGANIZATION
THAT HAS A FINANCIAL STAKE IN ACORN, OR ANY ORGANIZATION THE FINANCES OF
WHICH,  WHETHER  FEDERALLY FUNDED, DONOR-FUNDED OR RAISED THROUGH ORGAN-
IZATIONAL GOODS AND SERVICES, ARE CONTROLLED OR SHARED  BY  ACORN  UNTIL
THE  ATTORNEY  GENERAL AND THE STATE COMPTROLLER HAVE FULLY INVESTIGATED
OR REVIEWED THE INVESTIGATIONS OF FEDERAL AUTHORITIES, AND CERTIFIED  TO
THE  GOVERNOR  AND THE LEGISLATURE THAT SAID ORGANIZATIONS SHOULD NOT BE
DISQUALIFIED FROM PARTICIPATING IN STATE FUNDED PROGRAMS OR THE  RECEIPT
OF STATE FUNDS FOR CONTRACTED SERVICES.
  S  3.  The opening paragraph of section 1 of chapter 52 of the laws of
2009, enacting the state debt service budget,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  The  several sums specified in this section, or so much thereof as may
be sufficient to accomplish in  full  the  purposes  designated  by  the
appropriations,  are  hereby  appropriated to be paid as herein provided
for the funds and purposes specified and  are  made  available  for  the
fiscal year beginning April 1, 2009.
  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, NONE OF
THE FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE PURSUANT TO THIS ACT MAY BE DIRECTLY  OR  INDI-
RECTLY  APPROPRIATED  FOR, PAID TO OR HELD ON ACCOUNT OF THE ASSOCIATION
OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS FOR REFORM NOW (ACORN), THE NEW  YORK  AGENCY
FOR  COMMUNITY  AFFAIRS,  ANY STATE CHAPTER OF ACORN REGISTERED WITH THE
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE, ANY ORGANIZATION  THAT  SHARES  DIREC-
TORS,  EMPLOYEES OR INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS WITH ACORN, ANY ORGANIZATION

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THAT HAS A FINANCIAL STAKE IN ACORN, OR ANY ORGANIZATION THE FINANCES OF
WHICH, WHETHER FEDERALLY FUNDED, DONOR-FUNDED OR RAISED  THROUGH  ORGAN-
IZATIONAL  GOODS  AND  SERVICES, ARE CONTROLLED OR SHARED BY ACORN UNTIL
THE  ATTORNEY  GENERAL AND THE STATE COMPTROLLER HAVE FULLY INVESTIGATED
OR REVIEWED THE INVESTIGATIONS OF FEDERAL AUTHORITIES, AND CERTIFIED  TO
THE  GOVERNOR  AND THE LEGISLATURE THAT SAID ORGANIZATIONS SHOULD NOT BE
DISQUALIFIED FROM PARTICIPATING IN STATE FUNDED PROGRAMS OR THE  RECEIPT
OF STATE FUNDS FOR CONTRACTED SERVICES.
  S  4. Section 1 of chapter 53 of the laws of 2009, enacting the educa-
tion, labor and family assistance budget, is amended  by  adding  a  new
subdivision i) to read as follows:
  I) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, NONE OF
THE  FUNDS  MADE AVAILABLE PURSUANT TO THIS ACT MAY BE DIRECTLY OR INDI-
RECTLY APPROPRIATED FOR, PAID TO OR HELD ON ACCOUNT OF  THE  ASSOCIATION
OF  COMMUNITY  ORGANIZATIONS FOR REFORM NOW (ACORN), THE NEW YORK AGENCY
FOR COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, ANY STATE CHAPTER OF ACORN  REGISTERED  WITH  THE
OFFICE  OF  THE  SECRETARY OF STATE, ANY ORGANIZATION THAT SHARES DIREC-
TORS, EMPLOYEES OR INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS WITH ACORN, ANY  ORGANIZATION
THAT HAS A FINANCIAL STAKE IN ACORN, OR ANY ORGANIZATION THE FINANCES OF
WHICH,  WHETHER  FEDERALLY FUNDED, DONOR-FUNDED OR RAISED THROUGH ORGAN-
IZATIONAL GOODS AND SERVICES, ARE CONTROLLED OR SHARED  BY  ACORN  UNTIL
THE  ATTORNEY  GENERAL AND THE STATE COMPTROLLER HAVE FULLY INVESTIGATED
OR REVIEWED THE INVESTIGATIONS OF FEDERAL AUTHORITIES, AND CERTIFIED  TO
THE  GOVERNOR  AND THE LEGISLATURE THAT SAID ORGANIZATIONS SHOULD NOT BE
DISQUALIFIED FROM PARTICIPATING IN STATE FUNDED PROGRAMS OR THE  RECEIPT
OF STATE FUNDS FOR CONTRACTED SERVICES.
  S  5. Section 1 of chapter 54 of the laws of 2009, enacting the health
and mental hygiene budget, is amended by adding a new subdivision i)  to
read as follows:
  I) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, NONE OF
THE  FUNDS  MADE AVAILABLE PURSUANT TO THIS ACT MAY BE DIRECTLY OR INDI-
RECTLY APPROPRIATED FOR, PAID TO OR HELD ON ACCOUNT OF  THE  ASSOCIATION
OF  COMMUNITY  ORGANIZATIONS FOR REFORM NOW (ACORN), THE NEW YORK AGENCY
FOR COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, ANY STATE CHAPTER OF ACORN  REGISTERED  WITH  THE
OFFICE  OF  THE  SECRETARY OF STATE, ANY ORGANIZATION THAT SHARES DIREC-
TORS, EMPLOYEES OR INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS WITH ACORN, ANY  ORGANIZATION
THAT HAS A FINANCIAL STAKE IN ACORN, OR ANY ORGANIZATION THE FINANCES OF
WHICH,  WHETHER  FEDERALLY FUNDED, DONOR-FUNDED OR RAISED THROUGH ORGAN-
IZATIONAL GOODS AND SERVICES, ARE CONTROLLED OR SHARED  BY  ACORN  UNTIL
THE  ATTORNEY  GENERAL AND THE STATE COMPTROLLER HAVE FULLY INVESTIGATED
OR REVIEWED THE INVESTIGATIONS OF FEDERAL AUTHORITIES, AND CERTIFIED  TO
THE  GOVERNOR  AND THE LEGISLATURE THAT SAID ORGANIZATIONS SHOULD NOT BE
DISQUALIFIED FROM PARTICIPATING IN STATE FUNDED PROGRAMS OR THE  RECEIPT
OF STATE FUNDS FOR CONTRACTED SERVICES.
  S  6. Section 1 of chapter 55 of the laws of 2009, enacting the trans-
portation, economic development and environmental  conservation  budget,
is amended by adding a new subdivision i) to read as follows:
  I) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, NONE OF
THE  FUNDS  MADE AVAILABLE PURSUANT TO THIS ACT MAY BE DIRECTLY OR INDI-
RECTLY APPROPRIATED FOR, PAID TO OR HELD ON ACCOUNT OF  THE  ASSOCIATION
OF  COMMUNITY  ORGANIZATIONS FOR REFORM NOW (ACORN), THE NEW YORK AGENCY
FOR COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, ANY STATE CHAPTER OF ACORN  REGISTERED  WITH  THE
OFFICE  OF  THE  SECRETARY OF STATE, ANY ORGANIZATION THAT SHARES DIREC-
TORS, EMPLOYEES OR INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS WITH ACORN, ANY  ORGANIZATION
THAT HAS A FINANCIAL STAKE IN ACORN, OR ANY ORGANIZATION THE FINANCES OF
WHICH,  WHETHER  FEDERALLY FUNDED, DONOR-FUNDED OR RAISED THROUGH ORGAN-

A. 9171                             4

IZATIONAL GOODS AND SERVICES, ARE CONTROLLED OR SHARED  BY  ACORN  UNTIL
THE  ATTORNEY  GENERAL AND THE STATE COMPTROLLER HAVE FULLY INVESTIGATED
OR REVIEWED THE INVESTIGATIONS OF FEDERAL AUTHORITIES, AND CERTIFIED  TO
THE  GOVERNOR  AND THE LEGISLATURE THAT SAID ORGANIZATIONS SHOULD NOT BE
DISQUALIFIED FROM PARTICIPATING IN STATE FUNDED PROGRAMS OR THE  RECEIPT
OF STATE FUNDS FOR CONTRACTED SERVICES.
  S  7.  Chapter  56 of the laws of 2009, amending the state finance law
relating to expanding the use of funds deposited in the criminal justice
improvement account, is amended by adding a new section 1-a to  read  as
follows:
  S  1-A.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY,
NONE OF THE FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE PURSUANT TO THIS ACT MAY BE DIRECTLY OR
INDIRECTLY APPROPRIATED FOR, PAID TO OR HELD ON ACCOUNT OF  THE  ASSOCI-
ATION  OF  COMMUNITY  ORGANIZATIONS FOR REFORM NOW (ACORN), THE NEW YORK
AGENCY FOR COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, ANY STATE CHAPTER OF ACORN REGISTERED WITH
THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY  OF  STATE,  ANY  ORGANIZATION  THAT  SHARES
DIRECTORS,  EMPLOYEES  OR INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS WITH ACORN, ANY ORGAN-
IZATION THAT HAS A FINANCIAL STAKE IN ACORN,  OR  ANY  ORGANIZATION  THE
FINANCES  OF  WHICH,  WHETHER  FEDERALLY  FUNDED, DONOR-FUNDED OR RAISED
THROUGH ORGANIZATIONAL GOODS AND SERVICES, ARE CONTROLLED OR  SHARED  BY
ACORN  UNTIL  THE  ATTORNEY GENERAL AND THE STATE COMPTROLLER HAVE FULLY
INVESTIGATED OR REVIEWED THE INVESTIGATIONS OF FEDERAL AUTHORITIES,  AND
CERTIFIED  TO  THE  GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE THAT SAID ORGANIZATIONS
SHOULD NOT BE DISQUALIFIED FROM PARTICIPATING IN STATE  FUNDED  PROGRAMS
OR THE RECEIPT OF STATE FUNDS FOR CONTRACTED SERVICES.
  S 8. Chapter 57 of the laws of 2009, amending the education law relat-
ing  to contracts for excellence, is amended by adding a new section 1-a
to read as follows:
  S 1-A. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF  LAW  TO  THE  CONTRARY,
NONE OF THE FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE PURSUANT TO THIS ACT MAY BE DIRECTLY OR
INDIRECTLY  APPROPRIATED  FOR, PAID TO OR HELD ON ACCOUNT OF THE ASSOCI-
ATION OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS FOR REFORM NOW (ACORN),  THE  NEW  YORK
AGENCY FOR COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, ANY STATE CHAPTER OF ACORN REGISTERED WITH
THE  OFFICE  OF  THE  SECRETARY  OF  STATE, ANY ORGANIZATION THAT SHARES
DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES OR INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS WITH ACORN,  ANY  ORGAN-
IZATION  THAT  HAS  A  FINANCIAL STAKE IN ACORN, OR ANY ORGANIZATION THE
FINANCES OF WHICH, WHETHER  FEDERALLY  FUNDED,  DONOR-FUNDED  OR  RAISED
THROUGH  ORGANIZATIONAL  GOODS AND SERVICES, ARE CONTROLLED OR SHARED BY
ACORN UNTIL THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND THE STATE  COMPTROLLER  HAVE  FULLY
INVESTIGATED  OR REVIEWED THE INVESTIGATIONS OF FEDERAL AUTHORITIES, AND
CERTIFIED TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE  THAT  SAID  ORGANIZATIONS
SHOULD  NOT  BE DISQUALIFIED FROM PARTICIPATING IN STATE FUNDED PROGRAMS
OR THE RECEIPT OF STATE FUNDS FOR CONTRACTED SERVICES.
  S 9. Chapter 58 of the laws of 2009, amending the  public  health  law
and  the  elder  law relating to financing for certain provisions of the
public health law, is amended by adding a new section  1-a  to  read  as
follows:
  S  1-A.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY,
NONE OF THE FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE PURSUANT TO THIS ACT MAY BE DIRECTLY OR
INDIRECTLY APPROPRIATED FOR, PAID TO OR HELD ON ACCOUNT OF  THE  ASSOCI-
ATION  OF  COMMUNITY  ORGANIZATIONS FOR REFORM NOW (ACORN), THE NEW YORK
AGENCY FOR COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, ANY STATE CHAPTER OF ACORN REGISTERED WITH
THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY  OF  STATE,  ANY  ORGANIZATION  THAT  SHARES
DIRECTORS,  EMPLOYEES  OR INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS WITH ACORN, ANY ORGAN-
IZATION THAT HAS A FINANCIAL STAKE IN ACORN,  OR  ANY  ORGANIZATION  THE
FINANCES  OF  WHICH,  WHETHER  FEDERALLY  FUNDED, DONOR-FUNDED OR RAISED

A. 9171                             5

THROUGH ORGANIZATIONAL GOODS AND SERVICES, ARE CONTROLLED OR  SHARED  BY
ACORN  UNTIL  THE  ATTORNEY GENERAL AND THE STATE COMPTROLLER HAVE FULLY
INVESTIGATED OR REVIEWED THE INVESTIGATIONS OF FEDERAL AUTHORITIES,  AND
CERTIFIED  TO  THE  GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE THAT SAID ORGANIZATIONS
SHOULD NOT BE DISQUALIFIED FROM PARTICIPATING IN STATE  FUNDED  PROGRAMS
OR THE RECEIPT OF STATE FUNDS FOR CONTRACTED SERVICES.
  S 10. Chapter 59 of the laws of 2009, amending chapter 279 of the laws
of 1998 amending the transportation law relating to enabling the commis-
sioner  of  transportation  to  establish  a  single audit pilot program
relating to extending such  provisions,  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
section 1-a to read as follows:
  S  1-A.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY,
NONE OF THE FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE PURSUANT TO THIS ACT MAY BE DIRECTLY OR
INDIRECTLY APPROPRIATED FOR, PAID TO OR HELD ON ACCOUNT OF  THE  ASSOCI-
ATION  OF  COMMUNITY  ORGANIZATIONS FOR REFORM NOW (ACORN), THE NEW YORK
AGENCY FOR COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, ANY STATE CHAPTER OF ACORN REGISTERED WITH
THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY  OF  STATE,  ANY  ORGANIZATION  THAT  SHARES
DIRECTORS,  EMPLOYEES  OR INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS WITH ACORN, ANY ORGAN-
IZATION THAT HAS A FINANCIAL STAKE IN ACORN,  OR  ANY  ORGANIZATION  THE
FINANCES  OF  WHICH,  WHETHER  FEDERALLY  FUNDED, DONOR-FUNDED OR RAISED
THROUGH ORGANIZATIONAL GOODS AND SERVICES, ARE CONTROLLED OR  SHARED  BY
ACORN  UNTIL  THE  ATTORNEY GENERAL AND THE STATE COMPTROLLER HAVE FULLY
INVESTIGATED OR REVIEWED THE INVESTIGATIONS OF FEDERAL AUTHORITIES,  AND
CERTIFIED  TO  THE  GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE THAT SAID ORGANIZATIONS
SHOULD NOT BE DISQUALIFIED FROM PARTICIPATING IN STATE  FUNDED  PROGRAMS
OR THE RECEIPT OF STATE FUNDS FOR CONTRACTED SERVICES.
  S 11. This act shall take effect immediately.

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Thomas Alfano

Greg Ball

William A. Barclay

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Marc Butler

Joseph Giglio

Stephen Hawley

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