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Assembly Bill A3394

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the disclosure of charitable fund disbursements after donations

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2015-A3394 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §178, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9085
2017-2018: A7418

2015-A3394 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the disclosure of charitable fund disbursements after donations; requires any charitable organization, professional fund raiser, or professional solicitor to disclose ex-post facto the allocation of disbursements in written communication sent following the donation; provides such disclosure to include the dollar amount allocated toward charitable purposes.

2015-A3394 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3394

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 22, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. TITONE, MILLER, RAIA, McDONOUGH, BARRETT, CAHILL,
  GALEF,  SEPULVEDA  --  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, LUPINACCI,
  MOSLEY, RIVERA, ROBINSON -- read once and referred to the Committee on
  Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in  relation  to  the  disclosure  of
  charitable fund disbursements after donations

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

  Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 178 to
read as follows:
  S 178. DISCLOSURE OF CHARITABLE FUND  DISBURSEMENTS  AFTER  DONATIONS.
NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  PROVISION  OF  LAW TO THE CONTRARY, ANY CHARITABLE
ORGANIZATION, OR  PROFESSIONAL  FUNDRAISER,  OR  PROFESSIONAL  SOLICITOR
ACTING  ON BEHALF OF A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION, SHALL DISCLOSE TO DONORS
THE ALLOCATION OF DISBURSEMENTS OF THEIR DONATION ON ANY WRITTEN FORM OF
COMMUNICATION SENT FOLLOWING A DONATION. SUCH INFORMATION SHALL  INCLUDE
THE  SUM  OF  MONEY THAT WENT DIRECTLY TOWARD HELPING WITH THE CHARITY'S
CHARITABLE WORK AND THE DOLLAR AMOUNT OF THAT DONATION  THAT  WAS  ALLO-
CATED  TOWARD  OTHER PURPOSES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ADMINISTRA-
TIVE EXPENSES.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03799-01-5

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