What's happening
This bill requires certain large, government-funded not-for-profit corporations providing health or disability services to follow freedom of information and open meetings laws, with exceptions for patient and security records.
Why it matters
Expands public oversight. by making large, government-funded not-for-profit health and disability service providers subject to the same transparency requirements as public agencies, allowing the public to access records and attend meetings.
Targets organizations with significant government involvement. , specifically those with at least 25 full-time employees and either $1 million or more in government funding or 75%+ of their revenue from government sources, ensuring that entities heavily reliant on taxpayer dollars are more accountable.
Balances transparency with privacy and security. by exempting sensitive patient health records (protected under HIPAA) and documents designated by state police as security-sensitive, addressing concerns about personal privacy and organizational safety.
Could affect how these organizations operate. , potentially increasing their administrative workload and altering internal practices to comply with open government laws, which may influence their decision-making processes and relationship with government funders.
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- Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
- Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
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Open Nonprofit Meetings, Records
In Senate Committee · Corporations, Authorities And Commissions · Sponsor Leroy Comrie
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STATE OF NEW YORK
6154
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 28, 2019
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.
LBD07936-01-9
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