Assembly Bill A7213

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to solicitation used by or on behalf of any charitable organization

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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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2015-A7213 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3385
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง174-b, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A2688, S3780

2015-A7213 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to solicitation used by or on behalf of any charitable organization.

2015-A7213 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7213

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 28, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. STECK -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to solicitation  used  by
  or on behalf of any charitable organization

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

  Section 1. Subdivisions 2 and 3 of section 174-b of the executive law,
subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 490 of the laws of 2010, subdivision
3 as amended by chapter 43 of the laws of 2002, are amended  and  a  new
subdivision 6 is added to read as follows:
  2.  Any  solicitation used by or on behalf of any charitable organiza-
tion shall [provide] INCLUDE:
  (A) a clear description of the programs and activities  for  which  it
has  requested  and  has  expended or will expend contributions or shall
include therein a statement that, upon request, a person may obtain from
the organization such a description; AND
  (B) A STATEMENT IDENTIFYING THE WEBSITE OF THE NEW YORK  STATE  OFFICE
OF  THE  ATTORNEY  GENERAL REPORTING TELEMARKETING CAMPAIGNS IN NEW YORK
STATE AND A TELEPHONE NUMBER TO CONTACT THE CHARITIES BUREAU OF THE  NEW
YORK  STATE  OFFICE  OF  THE  ATTORNEY GENERAL TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT
CHARITIES.
  (C) If the solicitation is by an institution subject to article five-A
of the not-for-profit corporation law, and is for an endowment fund, the
solicitation must include a statement that, unless otherwise  restricted
by the gift instrument pursuant to paragraph (b) of section five hundred
fifty-three  of  the not-for-profit corporation law, the institution may
expend so much of an endowment fund as it deems prudent after  consider-
ing  the  factors  set  forth  in  paragraph (a) of section five hundred
fifty-three of the not-for-profit corporation law.
  3. In addition to any other disclosure required by law, any  solicita-
tion  by any means by a professional fund raiser or professional solici-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05856-01-5
              

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