New York S 6100: Directs the state comptroller to conduct an audit of monies allocated pursuant to the federal CARES Act and to publish the results of such audit

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Directs the state comptroller to conduct an audit of monies allocated pursuant to the federal CARES Act, including but not limited to monies received by local governments, state agencies, school districts, small businesses, large corporations, and hospitals, and to publish the results of such audit.

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03/05/2025REFERRED TO FINANCE

01/07/2026REFERRED TO FINANCE

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6100

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 5, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

 AN ACT in relation to directing the state comptroller to conduct an
 audit of monies allocated pursuant to the federal CARES Act and to
 publish the results of such audit; and providing for the repeal of
 such provisions upon expiration thereof

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. 1. The state comptroller shall conduct an audit of any
 2 monies allocated to the state by the United States department of treas-
 3 ury pursuant to the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Secu-
 4 rity (CARES) Act of 2020 (P.L. 116-136). The state comptroller shall
 5 review all expenditures proposed and approved within the state pursuant
 6 to the CARES Act. Such review shall include, but not be limited to, an
 7 examination of:
 8 (a) Which local governments received direct aid pursuant to the Coro-
 9 navirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020, how much
 10 direct aid was received, and how such aid was spent within such local
 11 governments;
 12 (b) Which state agencies received funding pursuant to the Coronavirus
 13 Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020, how much funding
 14 was received, and how such funding was spent within such state agencies;
 15 (c) Which school districts received funding pursuant to the Coronavi-
 16 rus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020, how much
 17 funding was received, and how such funding was spent within such school
 18 districts;
 19 (d) Which small businesses received funding pursuant to the Coronavi-
 20 rus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020, how much
 21 funding was received, and how such funding was spent by such businesses;
 22 (e) Which large corporations within the state or with locations within
 23 the state received funding pursuant to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10634-01-5

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 1 Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020, how much funding was received,
 2 and how such funding was spent by such corporations or by such location
 3 of such corporations within the state;
 4 (f) Which hospitals, including both private and public hospitals,
 5 received funding pursuant to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic
 6 Security (CARES) Act of 2020, how much funding was received, and how
 7 such funding was spent by such hospitals; and
 8 (g) Any other funding received by any entity within the state pursuant
 9 to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of
 10 2020, how much funding was received, and how such funding was spent by
 11 any such entity.
 12 2. The comptroller may request proposals from independent auditors for
 13 the purpose of fulfilling the provisions of this section. The requests
 14 for proposals shall include a reference to the requirements for audits
 15 conducted pursuant to this act. Any independent auditor selected by the
 16 comptroller shall be selected in accordance with a competitive procedure
 17 including an evaluation, based on quality and price factors, of those
 18 proposals received in response to such requests for proposals.
 19 3. Within one year of the effective date of this act, the comptroller
 20 shall publish the results of the