Assembly Bill A9544

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   9544
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 14, 2026
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 Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to the not-for-profit
   contracting advisory committee's interaction with state agencies
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 179-aa of the state  finance  law,  as  amended  by
 chapter 672 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   §  179-aa.  Advisory committee. There is hereby established a not-for-
 profit contracting advisory committee.   The  advisory  committee  shall
 consist  of sixteen members which shall include eight appointed members,
 four to be appointed by the governor who  shall  be  representatives  of
 not-for-profit  organizations  providing  services in the state, and two
 each to be appointed by the governor upon recommendation of  the  tempo-
 rary  president  of the senate and speaker of the assembly, and eight ex
 officio members of the committee, one each designated from the  division
 of  the  budget,  the  department  of law, the office of the state comp-
 troller, and the education department. The governor shall also designate
 four members from among the following agencies: the department of state,
 the office of children and family services, the office of temporary  and
 disability  assistance,  the  department of health, the office of mental
 hygiene, the office for people with developmental disabilities, and  the
 department  of labor. The governor shall designate an appointee to serve
 as chair of the committee.  THE GOVERNOR SHALL  DESIGNATE  STAFF  WITHIN
 THEIR  OFFICE TO ACT AS A LIAISON TO THE CHAIR OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
 TO ASSIST THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE'S INTERACTIONS WITH STATE AGENCIES. The
 advisory committee shall meet at least quarterly and upon its own initi-
 ative may: comment and report on the implementation and operation of the
 not-for-profit short-term revolving  loan  fund;  advise  the  governor,
 comptroller  and  state  agencies on the implementation and operation of
 this article; evaluate the benefits of requiring all state  agencies  to
 use standard contract language and the extent to which standard language
 may  be  effectively included in contracts with not-for-profit organiza-
 tions; review annually the report of the office of the state comptroller
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

                                                            LBD14306-01-5
 A. 9544                             2
 
 made pursuant to section one hundred seventy-nine-bb  of  this  article;
 and  propose any legislation they deem necessary to improve the fund and
 this article.   IN ORDER FOR THE  ADVISORY  COMMITTEE  TO  APPROPRIATELY
 REPORT  ON  THE  AFOREMENTIONED AREAS, THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE
 THE ABILITY, THROUGH A SIMPLE MAJORITY VOTE AT A MEETING WHERE A  QUORUM
 IS  PRESENT,  TO REQUEST INFORMATION FROM ANY STATE AGENCY AS IT RELATES
 TO CONTRACTING WITH NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS  AS  OUTLINED  IN  THIS
 ARTICLE.  THE STATE AGENCY WOULD THEN BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE SUCH INFOR-
 MATION TO THE CHAIR OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE IN WRITING BEFORE THE NEXT
 ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING. THE NEXT ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING SHALL BE
 AT LEAST THIRTY DAYS AFTER SUCH REQUEST SO THE AGENCY HAS THE ABILITY TO
 GATHER THE REQUESTED INFORMATION OR RESPOND IN WRITING AS  TO  WHY  THEY
 ARE  UNABLE  TO  PROVIDE SUCH REQUESTED INFORMATION. The committee shall
 report to the governor  and  the  legislature  with  recommendations  on
 improving  the  contracting procedures with not-for-profit organizations
 which receive state funds through the  intermediary  of  municipalities.
 Such reports shall be due annually not later than December first.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.