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A02688 Summary:

A02688 Actions:

A02688 Committee Votes:

Committee:GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS   Chair:Peoples-Stokes      
DATE:06/15/2017AYE/NAY:13/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Codes        
Peoples-Stokes
Aye
Johns
Aye
Galef
Aye
Goodell
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Lalor
Aye
Glick
Aye
Byrne
Aye
Kim
Aye
Buchwald
Aye
Bichotte
Excused
Blake
Aye
Hyndman
Aye
Pellegrino
Aye

Committee:CODES   Chair:Lentol      
DATE:06/19/2017AYE/NAY:20/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules        
Lentol
Aye
Graf
Aye
Schimminger
Aye
Giglio
Aye
Weinstein
Aye
McKevitt
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Montesano
Aye
Cook
Aye
Ra
Aye
Cymbrowitz
Aye
Morinello
Aye
Titus
Aye
O'Donnell
Excused
Lavine
Aye
Perry
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye
Abinanti
Aye
Weprin
Aye
Mosley
Aye
Hevesi
Excused
Fahy
Aye

Committee:RULES   Chair:Heastie      
DATE:06/19/2017AYE/NAY:30/0  Action: Favorable         
Heastie
Aye
Kolb
Aye
Gottfried
Aye
Oaks
Aye
Lentol
Aye
Butler
Aye
Farrell
Aye
Crouch
Aye
Gantt
Excused
Finch
Aye
Nolan
Aye
Barclay
Aye
Weinstein
Aye
Raia
Aye
Hooper
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Ortiz
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Cook
Aye
Glick
Aye
Morelle
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Englebright
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Colton
Aye
Magnarelli
Aye
Perry
Aye
Galef
Aye
Paulin
Aye
Titus
Aye
Peoples-Stokes
Aye

A02688 Floor Votes:

A02688 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         2688--B
                                                                Cal. No. 214
 
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 20, 2017
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. STECK -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Governmental Operations  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
          ordered  reprinted  as  amended  and  recommitted to said committee --
          ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered  reprinted,  retaining
          its place on the order of third reading
 
        AN  ACT  to amend the executive law, in relation to solicitation used by
          or on behalf of any charitable organization
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1.  Subdivisions 1, 2 and 3 of section 174-b of the executive
     2  law, subdivisions 1 and 3 as amended by chapter 43 of the laws  of  2002
     3  and  subdivision  2  as  amended by chapter 490 of the laws of 2010, are
     4  amended to read as follows:
     5    1. Any solicitation, by any means, including but not limited  to  oral
     6  solicitation,  by  or  on behalf of a registered charitable organization
     7  which is required to file financial reports pursuant to this article and
     8  has filed all such reports, shall include therein a statement that  upon
     9  request, a person may obtain from the organization or from the charities
    10  registry on the attorney [general] general's website, a copy of the last
    11  financial  report  filed  by the organization with the attorney general.
    12  Such statement shall specify the address of  the  organization  and  the
    13  address  of  the  attorney  general,  to  which  such  request should be
    14  addressed and in the case of a  written  solicitation,  must  be  placed
    15  conspicuously  in the material with print no smaller than ten point bold
    16  face type or, alternatively, no smaller than the size print used for the
    17  most number of words in the statements. Provided, however,  such  state-
    18  ment  need  not  be  made where the space for a printed advertisement or
    19  promotional time in any media has been donated or made available to  the
    20  charitable  organization  at  no  cost  and  such space or time does not
    21  reasonably permit inclusion of such statement.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD07678-04-8
        A. 2688--B                          2
 
     1    2. Any solicitation used by or on behalf of any  charitable  organiza-
     2  tion shall [provide] include:
     3    (a)  a  clear  description of the programs and activities for which it
     4  has requested and has expended or will  expend  contributions  or  shall
     5  include therein a statement that, upon request, a person may obtain from
     6  the organization such a description; and
     7    (b)  a  statement  identifying the website and telephone number of the
     8  New York state office of the attorney general where  an  individual  can
     9  receive information on charitable organizations.
    10    (c) If the solicitation is by an institution subject to article five-A
    11  of the not-for-profit corporation law, and is for an endowment fund, the
    12  solicitation  must include a statement that, unless otherwise restricted
    13  by the gift instrument pursuant to paragraph (b) of section five hundred
    14  fifty-three of the not-for-profit corporation law, the  institution  may
    15  expend  so much of an endowment fund as it deems prudent after consider-
    16  ing the factors set forth in  paragraph  (a)  of  section  five  hundred
    17  fifty-three of the not-for-profit corporation law.
    18    3.  In addition to any other disclosure required by law, any solicita-
    19  tion by any means by a professional fund raiser or professional  solici-
    20  tor  on  behalf  of  a charitable organization required to be registered
    21  pursuant to this article shall clearly and unambiguously disclose:
    22    (a) the name of the professional fund  raiser  as  on  file  with  the
    23  attorney  general  and  that  the  solicitation  is being conducted by a
    24  professional fund raiser;
    25    (b) the name of the individual professional solicitor as on file  with
    26  the  attorney  general and that the individual is receiving compensation
    27  for conducting the solicitation; and
    28    (c) a statement identifying the website and telephone  number  of  the
    29  office  of the attorney general where an individual can receive informa-
    30  tion on charitable organizations.
    31    § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
    32  have  become  a  law  and  shall apply to all solicitation used by or on
    33  behalf of any charitable organization on and after such effective date.