Assembly Bill A2901

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   2901
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 23, 2017
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 Introduced  by M. of A. DILAN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Correction
 
 AN ACT to amend the  not-for-profit  corporation  law,  in  relation  to
   creating a cemetery disclosure form
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 1510  of  the  not-for-profit  corporation  law  is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (o) to read as follows:
   (O) POSTING AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE NEW YORK STATE CEMETERY DISCLOSURE
 FORM.  (1) A NEW YORK STATE CEMETERY DISCLOSURE FORM SHALL BE CREATED BY
 THE STATE CEMETERY BOARD AND SHALL BE CONSPICUOUSLY POSTED BY A CEMETERY
 CORPORATION IN EACH OF ITS  OFFICES.  A  COPY  OF  SUCH  FORM  SHALL  BE
 PROVIDED  BY  THE  CEMETERY  CORPORATION  TO ANY PERSON INTERESTED IN OR
 SEEKING INFORMATION ABOUT  ARRANGING  FOR  AN  INTERMENT  OR  PURCHASING
 INTERMENT  RIGHTS OR ANY OTHER GOODS OR SERVICES OFFERED BY THE CEMETERY
 PRIOR TO ANY IN-PERSON OR FACE-TO-FACE DISCUSSION OR CONVERSATIONS  WITH
 THE   CEMETERY  CORPORATION  ABOUT  SUCH  INTERMENT,  RIGHTS,  GOODS  OR
 SERVICES. ADDITIONALLY, THE NEW  YORK  STATE  CEMETERY  DISCLOSURE  FORM
 SHALL BE POSTED ON THE WEB SITE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE'S DIVISION OF
 CEMETERIES  AND  SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE IN PAPER FORMAT TO A REQUESTING
 PERSON.
   (2) THE NEW YORK STATE CEMETERY DISCLOSURE FORM SHALL BE IN  THE  FORM
 AND  MANNER  AS  PRESCRIBED  BY  THE  STATE  CEMETERY BOARD, INCLUDE THE
 CONTACT INFORMATION OF THE NEW YORK  DEPARTMENT  OF  STATE  DIVISION  OF
 CEMETERIES, AND INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING:
   (A)  A  DESCRIPTION  OF  AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE REGULATION OF CEME-
 TERIES IN NEW YORK, THE NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF STATE DIVISION  OF  CEME-
 TERIES AND THE STATE CEMETERY BOARD, AND A DESCRIPTION OF THOSE TYPES OF
 CEMETERIES THAT ARE NOT REGULATED BY THE STATE CEMETERY BOARD;
   (B) A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROCESS OF PURCHASING AND RE-SELLING A BURIAL
 LOT, PLOT OR PART THEREOF;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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   (C) A DESCRIPTION OF THE NATURE OF THE RIGHT TO INTERMENT;
   (D)  A DESCRIPTION OF INHERITANCE RIGHTS OF A BURIAL LOT, PLOT OR PART
 THEREOF;
   (E) A LISTING OF REASONS THAT INTERMENT MAY BE DENIED;
   (F) OPTIONS REGARDING HOW REMAINS MAY BE DISPOSED;
   (G) A DESCRIPTION OF THE REQUIREMENTS IN REGARDS TO THE USE  OF  OUTER
 ENCLOSURES;
   (H) A DESCRIPTION OF CEMETERY TRUST FUNDS;
   (I) A LISTING AND DESCRIPTION OF CEMETERY FEES AND SERVICES; AND
   (J) ANY OTHER INFORMATION DEEMED NECESSARY.
   (3)  THE STATE CEMETERY BOARD MAY, FROM TIME TO TIME, UPDATE AND AMEND
 THE NEW YORK STATE CEMETERY DISCLOSURE FORM AS IT  DEEMS  NECESSARY  AND
 PROPER AND MAY ADOPT RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE PROPER ADMINISTRATION
 OF THIS SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.  Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 tation  of  this  act on its effective date is authorized to be made and
 completed on or before such date.