S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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I N A S S E M B L Y
January 10, 2022
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Introduced by M. of A. KIM -- read once and referred to the Committee on
Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the not-for-profit corporation law, in relation to
requiring not-for-profit corporations to submit a questionnaire on
pending wage dispute claims prior to receiving state funding
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph (g) of section 202 of the not-for-profit corpo-
ration law, as amended by section 33 of part AA of chapter 56 of the
laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
(g) (1) Every corporation receiving any kind of state funding shall
ensure the provision on any form required to be completed at application
or recertification for the purpose of obtaining financial assistance
pursuant to this chapter, that the application form shall contain a
check-off question asking whether the applicant or recipient or a member
of his or her family served in the United States military, and an option
to answer in the affirmative. Where the applicant or recipient answers
in the affirmative to such question, the not-for-profit corporation
shall ensure that contact information for the state division of veter-
ans' services is provided to such applicant or recipient in addition to
any other materials provided.
(2) SUCH APPLICATION SHALL ALSO INCLUDE SCREENING QUESTIONS DEVELOPED
BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE ON WHETHER THE CORPORATION HAS ANY PENDING
WAGE DISPUTE CLAIMS AGAINST ANY EMPLOYEE OF SUCH CORPORATION. THE
DEPARTMENT OF STATE SHALL REQUEST AND CONFIRM WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
LABOR THAT EVERY CORPORATION WHO SUBMITS AN APPLICATION PURSUANT TO THIS
PARAGRAPH HAS NO OPEN OR PENDING CASES OF WAGE THEFT OR WAGE DISPUTES
WITH SUCH CORPORATION'S EMPLOYEES. IF AN APPLICANT COMPANY HAS AN OPEN
OR PENDING CASE OF WAGE THEFT OR WAGE DISPUTES WITH ANY EMPLOYEE OF
SUCH COMPANY, SUCH APPLICANT COMPANY SHALL BE DENIED STATE FUNDING OR
ANY OTHER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PURSUANT TO THIS CHAPTER.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD14032-01-1
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