Assembly BillIntroduced
A 4695: Requires not-for-profit corporations have a board of directors which reflects the ethnic demographics of the communities that they serve to be able to receive state funds.
What A 4695 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed law aims to require not-for-profit corporations to have a board of directors that reflects the ethnic demographics of the communities they serve. The law would prevent these corporations from accepting state funds unless their boards consist of directors that accurately represent the communities they serve. This requirement would help ensure that not-for-profit corporations are accountable to the communities they serve and are more representative of the diverse populations they aim to help.
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3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to corporations, authorities and commissions (2026-01-07)Alert me
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Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 4, 2025 · 187 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4695 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 4, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. HUNTER, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, RAGA -- 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 requiring certain not-for-profit corporations have a board of direc- tors which reflects the ethnic demographics of the communities that they serve The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 701 of the not-for-profit corporation law is 2 amended by adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows: 3 (c) No corporation shall accept state funds unless the board of direc- 4 tors of such corporation consists of directors which reflect the ethnic 5 demographics of the communities that such corporation serves. 6 § 2. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a 7 law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD05802-01-5
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