New York A 7226: Makes certain not-for-profit corporations subject to the freedom of information and open meetings laws

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A07226 Summary:

BILL NOA07226 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORBichotte Hermelyn

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §116, N-PC L

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Makes certain not-for-profit corporations subject to the freedom of information and open meetings laws.

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BILL NOA07226 

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03/21/2025referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

01/07/2026referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7226

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 21, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. BICHOTTE HERMELYN -- 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
 making certain not-for-profit corporations subject to the freedom of
 information and open meetings laws

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

 1 Section 1. The not-for-profit corporation law is amended by adding a
 2 new section 116 to read as follows:
 3 § 116. Access to records.
 4 (a) Any not-for-profit corporation as defined in subparagraph five of
 5 paragraph (a) of section one hundred two of this article, with twenty-
 6 five or more full time equivalent employees, which receives either one
 7 million dollars or more in government funding, or seventy-five percent
 8 or more of its gross revenues through government funding, and which is
 9 licensed by the office of people with developmental disabilities, office
 10 of mental health, or department of health as an approved provider of
 11 services, shall be subject to the provisions of articles six and seven
 12 of the public officers law; provided, however, that the provisions of
 13 this section shall not apply to patient records as defined in the Health
 14 Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.
 15 (b) Any records identified by the New York state police as secure
 16 documents requiring the non-disclosure for security purposes shall not
 17 be subject to the provisions of paragraph (a) of this section.
 18 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 19 have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05222-01-5

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