Assembly Bill A6653

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires tax exempt organizations to report on funds spent on judgments and settlements regarding harassment, assault or abuse allegations against its officials

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee


  • 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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2023-A6653 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Estates, Powers and Trusts Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §8-1.4, EPT L; amd §172-b, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3408
2011-2012: A3172
2013-2014: A4095
2015-2016: A4866
2017-2018: A634
2019-2020: A87
2021-2022: A156

2023-A6653 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires tax exempt organizations to report on moneys spent on judgments and settlements regarding harassment, assault or abuse allegations against its officers, directors, employees, agents and trustees.

2023-A6653 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6653
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 25, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. CHANDLER-WATERMAN -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the estates, powers and trusts  law  and  the  executive
   law,  in relation to requiring not-for-profit and exempt organizations
   and trustees to report annually whether or not moneys  were  spent  to
   pay  judgments or settle accusations related to harassment, assault or
   abuse allegedly committed by officers, directors, employees or  agents
   of the organizations or trustees
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 8-1.4 of the estates,  powers  and  trusts  law  is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (t) to read as follows:
   (T)  (1)  NOTWITHSTANDING  THE  EXEMPTIONS  FROM  THE REGISTRATION AND
 REPORTING PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SPECIFIED IN PARAGRAPH (B) OF  THIS
 SECTION,  THE  PROVISIONS  OF THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL APPLY TO A DESIGNATED
 "TRUSTEE", AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SECTION,  EXCEPT  TO  THE
 EXTENT, IF ANY, THAT THE APPLICATION OF THIS PARAGRAPH TO ANY PARTICULAR
 TRUSTEE IS FOUND BY THE FINAL JUDGMENT OF A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDIC-
 TION,  AFTER ANY AND ALL APPEALS HAVE BEEN EXHAUSTED, TO BE VIOLATIVE OF
 THE FEDERAL OR STATE CONSTITUTION.
   (2) A DESIGNATED TRUSTEE SHALL FILE ANNUALLY WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
 ON A FORM PRESCRIBED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND ON SUCH DATE  OR  DATES
 AS  THE  ATTORNEY GENERAL SHALL REQUIRE, A DISCLOSURE STATEMENT, SETTING
 FORTH UNDER THE PENALTIES OF PERJURY WHETHER OR NOT  ANY  OF  THE  FUNDS
 ENTRUSTED  TO SUCH BOARD OF TRUSTEES OR DESIGNATED TRUSTEE WERE EXPENDED
 DURING THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING FISCAL YEAR COVERED BY  SUCH  STATEMENT
 FOR  THE  PURPOSE OF SATISFYING ANY JUDGMENT OR PAYING THE AMOUNT OF ANY
 SETTLEMENT RELATED TO ONE OR  MORE  ALLEGATIONS  OF  SEXUAL  HARASSMENT,
 SEXUAL  ASSAULT,  OR  CHILD  ABUSE  COMMITTED  BY  AN OFFICER, DIRECTOR,
 EMPLOYEE OR AGENT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OR A  DESIGNATED  TRUSTEE.  A
 TRUSTEE  OTHERWISE  REQUIRED TO FILE AN ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT PURSUANT
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07740-01-3
              

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