Senate Bill S8873

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring certain not-for-profit corporations have a board of directors which reflects the ethnic demographics of the communities that they serve

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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-S8873 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10929
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Not-for-Profit Corporation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §701, N-PC L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S5971, A3620
2023-2024: S7183, A753

2019-S8873 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires not-for-profit corporations have a board of directors which reflects the ethnic demographics of the communities that they serve to be able to receive state funds.

2019-S8873 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S8873 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8873
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              August 3, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the  not-for-profit  corporation  law,  in  relation  to
   requiring  certain  not-for-profit corporations have a board of direc-
   tors which reflects the ethnic demographics of  the  communities  that
   they serve

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section  701  of  the  not-for-profit  corporation  law  is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows:
   (C) NO CORPORATION SHALL ACCEPT STATE FUNDS UNLESS THE BOARD OF DIREC-
 TORS  OF SUCH CORPORATION CONSISTS OF DIRECTORS WHICH REFLECT THE ETHNIC
 DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE COMMUNITIES THAT SUCH CORPORATION SERVES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become  a
 law.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD16880-01-0



              

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