Assembly Bill A7437

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Makes certain not-for-profit corporations subject to the freedom of information and open meetings laws

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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-A7437 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5213
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Not-for-Profit Corporation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §116, N-PC L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S7307
2017-2018: A3077
2019-2020: A6154

2015-A7437 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Makes certain not-for-profit corporations subject to the freedom of information and open meetings laws.

2015-A7437 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7437

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 12, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. RYAN -- 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
  making  certain  not-for-profit corporations subject to the freedom of
  information and open meetings laws

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

  Section  1.  The not-for-profit corporation law is amended by adding a
new section 116 to read as follows:
S 116. ACCESS TO RECORDS.
  (A) ANY NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION AS DEFINED IN SUBPARAGRAPH FIVE  OF
PARAGRAPH  (A)  OF  SECTION  ONE  HUNDRED  TWO  OF  THIS  ARTICLE,  WITH
TWENTY-FIVE OR MORE  FULL  TIME  EQUIVALENT  EMPLOYEES,  WHICH  RECEIVES
EITHER   ONE   MILLION   DOLLARS  OR  MORE  IN  GOVERNMENT  FUNDING,  OR
SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT OR MORE OF ITS GROSS  REVENUES  THROUGH  GOVERNMENT
FUNDING,  AND  WHICH  IS  LICENSED BY THE OFFICE OF PEOPLE WITH DEVELOP-
MENTAL DISABILITIES, OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH, OR DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AS
AN APPROVED PROVIDER OF SERVICES, SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS  OF
ARTICLES  SIX  AND  SEVEN OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO  PATIENT  RECORDS
AS DEFINED IN THE HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF
1996.
  (B)  ANY  RECORDS  IDENTIFIED  BY  THE NEW YORK STATE POLICE AS SECURE
DOCUMENTS REQUIRING THE NON-DISCLOSURE FOR SECURITY PURPOSES  SHALL  NOT
BE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SECTION.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10704-01-5

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