The New York State Senate

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                                  9015

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 12, 2018
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Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  O'DONNELL  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Governmental Employees

AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law, in  relation  to
  prohibiting the investment of common retirement funds in private pris-
  ons

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

  Section 1. The retirement and social security law is amended by adding
a new section 423-d to read as follows:
  § 423-D. INVESTMENTS IN PRIVATE PRISONS. 1. NO MONIES  OF  THE  COMMON
RETIREMENT  FUND  SHALL  BE INVESTED IN THE STOCKS, SECURITIES, OR OTHER
OBLIGATIONS OF ANY INSTITUTION, COMPANY,  OR  SUBSIDIARY  THAT  OWNS  OR
INVESTS  IN  A  FOR-PROFIT  INSTITUTION  THAT  OWNS  OR CONTRACTS WITH A
GOVERNMENT TO MANAGE OR RUN A PRISON.
  2. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF  LAW  TO  THE  CONTRARY,  NO
LATER  THAN ONE YEAR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ACT, ANY MONEYS OR
ASSETS OF THE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND WHICH SHALL REMAIN OR  BE  INVESTED
IN  THE  STOCKS,  SECURITIES,  OR  OTHER OBLIGATIONS OF ANY INSTITUTION,
COMPANY, OR SUBSIDIARY OF A COMPANY THAT OWNS OR INVESTS IN A FOR-PROFIT
INSTITUTION THAT OWNS OR CONTRACTS WITH A GOVERNMENT TO MANAGE OR RUN  A
PRISON SHALL BE WITHDRAWN.
  3. THE COMPTROLLER SHALL, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SOUND INVESTMENT CRITERIA
AND  CONSISTENT  WITH  HIS OR HER FIDUCIARY OBLIGATIONS, DIVEST ANY SUCH
STOCKS, SECURITIES, OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS WHETHER THEY ARE OWNED DIRECTLY
OR HELD THROUGH SEPARATE ACCOUNTS OR ANY  COMMINGLED  FUNDS.  THE  COMP-
TROLLER  SHALL  STRIVE  TO  MAXIMIZE  THE  POTENTIAL VALUE OF ALL ASSETS
LIQUIDATED UNDER THIS SECTION IN DETERMINING WHAT POINT TO CONDUCT  SALE
OR  LIQUIDATION,  AND MAY EFFECTUATE SALE OF ASSETS PURSUANT TO SUBDIVI-
SION TWO OF THIS SECTION AT ANY POINT WITHIN ONE YEAR AFTER  THE  EFFEC-
TIVE  DATE  OF  THIS ACT ON THE BASIS OF POTENTIAL LOSS FROM THE SALE OF
THE RELEVANT ASSETS COMPARED TO THE VALUE OF THE ASSETS AT THE  TIME  OF
PURCHASE. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT IF THE VALUE OF THE ASSETS ARE GREATER
ON  THE  EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF  THIS ACT THAN ON THE DATE OF PURCHASE, THE
COMPTROLLER SHALL BEGIN SALE OR LIQUIDATION OF SUCH ASSETS IMMEDIATELY.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14057-01-7

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  4. ON OR BEFORE SIX MONTHS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS  ACT,  THE
COMPTROLLER  SHALL  ISSUE A REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESI-
DENT OF THE SENATE, AND THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY AND SHALL MAKE  SUCH
REPORT PUBLICLY AVAILABLE ON ALL ACTIONS TAKEN PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION,
INCLUDING  INVESTMENT  ACTIONS  TAKEN  AND, IF INVESTMENT ACTION HAS NOT
BEEN TAKEN PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS  SECTION,  THE  REASONS
FOR  THE  COMPTROLLER'S INACTION AND PLANS FOR FULL COMPLIANCE WITH THIS
SECTION.
  § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.