A 5677: Creates a transparency database for contracted not-for-profit organizations; provides such database will include those that are in the process of being approved for contracts, that have received certificates of approval, are approved for contracts, have received renewal contracts, or have been the recipient of fully-executed contracts with the state of New York.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5677 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY February 19, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ZINERMAN, WOERNER, BUTTENSCHON, ZACCARO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to creating a trans- parency database for contracted not-for-profit organizations The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The state finance law is amended to add a new section 179- 2 ff to read as follows: 3 § 179-ff. Not-for-profit transparency database. 1. For the purposes of 4 promoting transparency, accountability, and accessibility, a database 5 shall be created by the state comptroller that shall include a list of 6 not-for-profit organizations, as defined in subdivision seven of section 7 one hundred seventy-nine-q of this article, that are in the process of 8 being approved for contracts, that have received certificates of 9 approval, are approved for contracts, have received renewal contracts, 10 or have been the recipient of fully-executed contracts with the state of 11 New York. 12 2. (a) The database shall be made publicly accessible and at a mini- 13 mum, be searchable by year, category of issue area, location, including 14 senate and assembly districts respectively, and by organization name. 15 The comptroller may, at their discretion, add additional searchable 16 criteria but shall at no time remove the criteria described in this 17 subdivision. 18 (b) The database shall include, for each entry, a brief description of 19 each contract's purpose. 20 3. The state comptroller shall at all times keep the database up to 21 date, in working condition, and shall make sufficient allocation as 22 appropriate for the proper maintenance of the database. 23 4. The state comptroller will work in conjunction with any relevant 24 state agencies and departments, as appropriate, including the office of EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09286-01-5 
 A. 5677 2 1 the attorney general, to collect and keep up to date all data relevant 2 for the maintenance of such database. 3 5. The database shall be made operational and accessible to the public 4 no later than January first, two thousand twenty-six. 5 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.