Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Dec 20, 2019 |
signed chap.710 |
Dec 17, 2019 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 18, 2019 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.283 substituted for a7476 |
May 30, 2019 |
referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 22, 2019 |
advanced to third reading |
May 21, 2019 |
2nd report cal. |
May 20, 2019 |
1st report cal.801 |
May 01, 2019 |
referred to local government |
Senate Bill S5445
Signed By Governor2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 42nd Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
2019-S5445 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A7476
- Law Section:
- General Municipal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §34, Gen Muni L
2019-S5445 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5445 SPONSOR: SKOUFIS TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general municipal law, in relation to audits of governmentally controlled entities PURPOSE: To authorize the State Comptroller to audit private organizations controlled by local government entities. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of this bill amends section 34 of the General Municipal Law to authorize the State Comptroller to examine the financial affairs of any organization (other than a statewide association of local governments or local government officials) that is under the control of one or more local government entities, including municipal corporations, school districts, fire districts and industrial development agencies. An organ- ization would be deemed "under the control" of a local government entity when one or more individuals who serve as officers or employees of the
2019-S5445 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5445 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 1, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SKOUFIS -- (at request of the State Comptroller) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to audits of governmentally controlled entities THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 34 of the general municipal law, as amended by chapter 233 of the laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows: § 34. Powers and duties of examiners. 1. The comptroller and each examiner of municipal affairs shall have power to examine into the financial affairs of every such municipal corporation, industrial devel- opment agency, district, [fire company as defined in section two hundred four-a of this chapter,] agency [and], activity [and], ANY FIRE COMPANY AS DEFINED IN SECTION TWO HUNDRED FOUR-A OF THIS CHAPTER, AND ANY OTHER ORGANIZATION, EXCEPT A STATEWIDE ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, THAT IS CONTROLLED BY ONE OR MORE OF ANY SUCH MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS, INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES, DISTRICTS OR AGENCIES. AN ORGANIZATION SHALL BE DEEMED UNDER THE CONTROL OF ONE OR MORE MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS, INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES, DISTRICTS OR AGENCIES WHEN ONE OR MORE INDIVIDUALS WHO SERVE AS OFFICERS OR EMPLOYEES OF ANY SUCH MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, DISTRICT OR AGENCY: (A) SELECT EITHER A MAJORITY OF THE ORGAN- IZATION'S HIGHEST POLICY-MAKING BODY OR THE ORGANIZATION'S CHIEF EXECU- TIVE OFFICER; (B) CONSTITUTE A MAJORITY OF THE VOTING STRENGTH THAT SELECTS EITHER A MAJORITY OF THE ORGANIZATION'S HIGHEST POLICY-MAKING BODY OR THE ORGANIZATION'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER; OR (C) SERVE AS: (I) A MAJORITY OF THE ORGANIZATION'S HIGHEST POLICY-MAKING BODY; (II) IN HIS OR HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY, THE ORGANIZATION'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFI- CER; OR (III) IN HIS OR HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY, A PARTNER IN THE ORGAN- IZATION. AN ORGANIZATION UNDER THE CONTROL OF ONE OR MORE MUNICIPAL EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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