BILL NUMBER: S2262
SPONSOR: COONEY
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the state finance law, in relation to the not-for-profit
contracting advisory committee
 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
This bill amends the state finance law to include the creation of the
not-for-profit contracting advisory committee tasked with advising the
governor, comptroller and state agencies on the implantation and opera-
tion of this committee, the not-for-profit short-term revolving loan
fund, regularly reviewing and reporting on state agency compliance with
the statutory timelines, periodically review and report on the use of
the state's grant management system, review annually and provide comment
on the report by the office of the state comptroller, receive and if
necessary invite feedback from state agencies on how the process of
procurement, contracting and vetting of not-for-profit organizations can
be improved and make the necessary recommendations and ensure implemen-
tation of such recommendations, and issue any recommendations deemed
necessary or helpful to ensure such committee is effective to the gover-
nor and legislature.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 adds five new subdivisions to Section 179-aa of the state
finance law, as amended by chapter 672 of the laws of 2019 to provide
the creation of such advisory committee to consist of seven members,
three of which shall be appointed by the governor Nh2, each of whom
shall be representatives of not-for-profit organizations providing
services in the state.
It further requires that (two) representatives, one each, to be
appointed by the chair of the senate committee on procurements and
contracts, and the chair of the assembly committee on governmental oper-
ations. Such members shall be appointed on staggered terms to ensure
continuity and knowledge sharing. Eight additional non-voting members
shall be appointed as ex officio members of the committee, one each
designed from the following entities, the division of the budget, the
department of law, the office of the state comptroller, and the educa-
tion department.
The bill requires that the advisory committee shall meet at least quar-
terly each calendar year and such committee is authorized to promulgate
by-laws they see fit in accordance with this section. The bill also
promulgates the advisory committee to perform the following function:
(i) independently advise the governor, the legislature, the comptroller
and the state agencies on the implementation and operation of this arti-
cle, and provide expert comment, if requested by such on the implementa-
tion and operation of the provisions contained within this article and
issue an annual report on such, which shall be made publicly accessible.
In addition, the committee shall regularly review and report on state
agency compliance with the statutory timelines specified in section one
hundred seventy-nine-2 of this article; periodically review and report
on the use of the state's grant management system by contracting agen-
cies or any other centralized systems that may be introduced from time
to time to streamline agencies' work; review annually and provide
comment on the report by the office of the state comptroller made pursu-
ant to section one hundred seventy nine-bb of this article; receive, and
if necessary invite, feedback from state agencies on how the process of
procurement, contracting, and vetting of not-for-profit organizations
can be improved, make the necessary recommendations, and ensure imple-
mentation of such recommendations; issue any recommendations deemed
necessary or helpful to ensure such committee is effectively operational
to the governor and the legislature.
Finally, if the advisory committee is found not to be in compliance with
any of the provisions of this section, the governor may, upon motion by
any member of the legislature, the chair of the advisory committee, or
by the governor's own initiative, dissolve such advisory committee and
reappoint the advisory committee with new members pursuant to subdivi-
sion on of this section, provided, however, the chair if the senate
committee on procurements and contracts, and the chair of the assembly
committee on governmental operations shall remain.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
In New York State, not-for-profit organizations at times struggle
procuring and keeping track of grants as well as timelines provided by
the state. In order to quell this mismanagement, the creation of an
advisory committee whose tasks it is to specifically deal with not-for-
profit organizations is essential in ensuring the streamlining of
resources and contracts.
 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
S9553/A7531 of 2023-24: Referred to Finance
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
Undetermined.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have
become a law.

Statutes affected:
S2262: 179-aa state finance law