What's happening
This bill requires certain government-funded not-for-profit service providers to comply with Freedom of Information and Open Meetings Laws, with exceptions for patient and secure records.
Why it matters
Expands government transparency. by requiring large, government-funded not-for-profit organizations in the health and mental health fields to follow the same public records and open meetings rules as government agencies, making their operations more visible to the public.
Targets organizations with significant public funding. , specifically those with at least 25 full-time employees and either $1 million or 75% of revenue from government sources, so the law focuses on entities most reliant on taxpayer money.
Protects sensitive information. by explicitly exempting patient records (in line with HIPAA) and documents deemed sensitive by the NY State Police, balancing transparency with privacy and security concerns.
Could change how not-for-profits operate. , requiring new administrative processes and possibly affecting how they handle meetings, communicate internally, and respond to information requests.
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Open Nonprofit Records Access
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History
- Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
- Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
3077
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 26, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. RYAN -- 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 Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The not-for-profit corporation law is amended by adding a new section 116 to read as follows: § 116. Access to records.
(a) Any not-for-profit corporation as defined in subparagraph five of paragraph (a) of section one hundred two of this article, with twentyfive or more full time equivalent employees, which receives either one million dollars or more in government funding, or seventy-five percent or more of its gross revenues through government funding, and which is licensed by the office of people with developmental disabilities, office of mental health, or department of health as an approved provider of services, shall be subject to the provisions of articles six and seven of the public officers law; provided, however, that the provisions of this section shall not apply to patient records as defined in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.
(b) Any records identified by the New York state police as secure documents requiring the non-disclosure for security purposes shall not be subject to the provisions of paragraph (a) of this section.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08094-01-7
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