Assembly Bill A3377

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Establishes audits of state agency expenditures to recover overpayments and lost discounts

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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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2019-A3377 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 7-B §§124 - 124-d, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A10614
2011-2012: A4029
2013-2014: A3135
2015-2016: A3294
2017-2018: A5566
2021-2022: A3846
2023-2024: A2268

2019-A3377 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes audits of state agency expenditures to recover overpayments and lost discounts.

2019-A3377 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3377
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 29, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. NORRIS -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Operations
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  state  finance law, in relation to establishing
   audits of state agency expenditures to recover overpayments  and  lost
   discounts
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The state finance law is amended by adding  a  new  article
 7-B to read as follows:
 
                                ARTICLE 7-B
               RECOVERY OF CERTAIN STATE AGENCY OVERPAYMENTS
 SECTION 124.   DEFINITIONS.
         124-A. CONTRACT  CONSULTANTS  FOR  RECOVERY  AUDITS  FOR CERTAIN
                  OVERPAYMENTS.
         124-B. STATE AGENCIES SUBJECT TO MANDATORY RECOVERY AUDITS.
         124-C. PAYMENT TO CONTRACTORS.
         124-D. FORWARDING REPORTS.
   § 124. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE:
   1. OVERPAYMENT. "OVERPAYMENT" INCLUDES A DUPLICATE PAYMENT MADE  TO  A
 VENDOR FOR A SINGLE INVOICE AND A PAYMENT MADE TO A VENDOR:
   (A) WHEN AN AVAILABLE DISCOUNT FROM THE VENDOR WAS NOT APPLIED;
   (B)  FOR  A  LATE  PAYMENT  PENALTY THAT WAS IMPROPERLY APPLIED BY THE
 VENDOR;
   (C) FOR SHIPPING COSTS THAT WERE COMPUTED INCORRECTLY  OR  INCORRECTLY
 INCLUDED IN AN INVOICE;
   (D) FOR STATE SALES TAX; OR
   (E) FOR A GOOD OR SERVICE THE VENDOR DID NOT PROVIDE.
   2. STATE AGENCY. "STATE AGENCY" MEANS A DEPARTMENT, COMMISSION, BOARD,
 OFFICE, OR OTHER AGENCY, INCLUDING A UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OR AN INSTITUTION
 OF HIGHER EDUCATION THAT:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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