Bill Text: NY S05019 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Terminates the Clifton-Fine Health Care Corporation, a public benefit corporation, and transfers any assets and powers to the Clifton-Fine Health Care Corporation, a not-for-profit corporation.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2012-06-20 - referred to corporations, authorities and commissions [S05019 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S05019-Amended.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                        5019--B
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                      May 2, 2011
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  GRIFFO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations,  Authorities
         and   Commissions  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
         reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee --  recommitted
         to  the  Committee  on  Corporations,  Authorities  and Commissions in
         accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --  committee  discharged,  bill
         amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
         tee
       AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the  Clifton-
         Fine  Health Care Corporation and to repeal title 5 of article 10-C of
         such law relating thereto
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  The  public  authorities  law  is amended by adding a new
    2  section 3622 to read as follows:
    3    S 3622. TERMINATION OF THE CORPORATION. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER
    4  PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE BOARD SHALL WIND UP THE AFFAIRS OF
    5  THE  CORPORATION  ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND THIR-
    6  TEEN, ON WHICH DATE THE CORPORATION SHALL CEASE TO EXIST.
    7    2. ALL  OF  THE  ASSETS,  FUNCTIONS,  POWERS,  RIGHTS  AND  PRIVILEGES
    8  POSSESSED  BY  AND ALL OF THE LIABILITIES, OBLIGATIONS AND DUTIES OF THE
    9  CORPORATION, INCLUDING THE FUNCTIONS, POWERS, OBLIGATIONS AND DUTIES  OF
   10  ITS  BOARD,  OTHER THAN THOSE APPLICABLE TO A PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION
   11  BUT NOT TO A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT
   12  CORPORATION LAW, SHALL, ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND
   13  THIRTEEN, BE TRANSFERRED AND ASSIGNED TO, ASSUMED BY AND  DEVOLVED  UPON
   14  THE  CLIFTON-FINE  HEALTH  CARE CORPORATION, A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND
   15  EXISTING UNDER THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION LAW.
   16    3. ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER  THIRTY-FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  THIRTEEN,  THE
   17  CORPORATION  AND ITS BOARD SHALL DELIVER TO THE CLIFTON-FINE HEALTH CARE
   18  CORPORATION, A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE NOT-FOR-PRO-
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD11171-04-1
       S. 5019--B                          2
    1  FIT CORPORATION LAW, ALL OF THE CORPORATION'S BOOKS, PAPERS, RECORDS AND
    2  PROPERTY.
    3    4.  ANY BUSINESS OR OTHER MATTER UNDERTAKEN OR COMMENCED BY THE CORPO-
    4  RATION OR ITS BOARD PERTAINING TO OR CONNECTED WITH  THE  ASSETS,  FUNC-
    5  TIONS,  POWERS,  RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES, LIABILITIES, OBLIGATIONS AND DUTIES
    6  HEREBY TRANSFERRED AND ASSIGNED TO THE CLIFTON-FINE HEALTH  CARE  CORPO-
    7  RATION,  A  CORPORATION  ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT
    8  CORPORATION LAW, SHALL, FROM AND AFTER SUCH TRANSFER, BE  CONDUCTED  AND
    9  COMPLETED  BY  THE  CLIFTON-FINE  HEALTH CARE CORPORATION, A CORPORATION
   10  ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION LAW, IN  THE
   11  SAME  MANNER  AND  UNDER THE SAME TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND WITH THE SAME
   12  EFFECT AS IF CONDUCTED AND COMPLETED BY THE CORPORATION OR ITS BOARD.
   13    5. ALL RULES, REGULATIONS, ACTS, DETERMINATIONS AND DECISIONS  OF  THE
   14  CORPORATION OR ITS BOARD PERTAINING TO THE ASSETS, LIABILITIES AND FUNC-
   15  TIONS  HEREIN  TRANSFERRED  AND  ASSIGNED,  IN FORCE AT THE TIME OF SUCH
   16  TRANSFER, ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION OR DEVOLUTION SHALL CONTINUE  IN  FORCE
   17  AND  EFFECT AS RULES, REGULATIONS, ACTS, DETERMINATIONS AND DECISIONS OF
   18  THE CLIFTON-FINE HEALTH CARE CORPORATION, A  CORPORATION  ORGANIZED  AND
   19  EXISTING  UNDER  THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION LAW, UNTIL DULY MODIFIED
   20  OR ABROGATED BY SUCH CORPORATION.
   21    6. WHENEVER THE CORPORATION OR ITS BOARD ARE REFERRED TO OR DESIGNATED
   22  IN ANY LAW, CONTRACT OR DOCUMENT PERTAINING TO  THE  FUNCTIONS,  POWERS,
   23  OBLIGATIONS  AND  DUTIES HEREBY TRANSFERRED TO AND ASSIGNED TO THE CLIF-
   24  TON-FINE HEALTH CARE CORPORATION, A CORPORATION ORGANIZED  AND  EXISTING
   25  UNDER  THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION LAW, SUCH REFERENCE OR DESIGNATION
   26  SHALL BE DEEMED TO REFER TO THE CLIFTON-FINE HEALTH CARE CORPORATION,  A
   27  CORPORATION  ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION
   28  LAW.
   29    7. NO EXISTING RIGHT  OR  REMEDY  OF  ANY  CHARACTER  SHALL  BE  LOST,
   30  IMPAIRED OR AFFECTED BY REASON OF THIS SECTION OTHER THAN THOSE APPLICA-
   31  BLE  TO  A PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION AND NOT TO A CORPORATION ORGANIZED
   32  AND EXISTING UNDER THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION LAW.
   33    8. NO ACTION PENDING AT  ANY  TIME  ON  THE  EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF  THIS
   34  SECTION,  BROUGHT  BY  OR  AGAINST THE CORPORATION OR ITS BOARD SHALL BE
   35  AFFECTED BY ANY PROVISION OF THIS SECTION, BUT THE SAME  MAY  BE  PROSE-
   36  CUTED  OR  DEFENDED  IN  THE NAME OF THE CLIFTON-FINE HEALTH CARE CORPO-
   37  RATION, A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING  UNDER  THE  NOT-FOR-PROFIT
   38  CORPORATION  LAW,  AND  SUCH  CORPORATION SHALL, UPON APPLICATION TO THE
   39  COURT, BE SUBSTITUTED AS A PARTY.
   40    9. ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER  THIRTY-FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  THIRTEEN,  THE
   41  CORPORATION  SHALL  REPAY  ALL  OF  ITS  OUTSTANDING TAX-EXEMPT BONDS OR
   42  NOTES, IF ANY, INCLUDING ITS NOTES AND BONDS, IF ANY, AND  TRANSFER  ALL
   43  OF  ITS RIGHTS, PROPERTIES AND ASSETS, OF WHATEVER KIND, TO THE CLIFTON-
   44  FINE HEALTH CARE CORPORATION, A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER
   45  THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION LAW.
   46    10. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER  PROVISION  OF  APPLICABLE  LAW  TO  THE
   47  CONTRARY,  THE  TRANSFER  PROVIDED  FOR IN THIS SECTION SHALL REQUIRE NO
   48  FURTHER APPROVAL OR CONSENT UNDER ANY PROVISION  OF  THE  PUBLIC  HEALTH
   49  LAW, THE MENTAL HYGIENE LAW, THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW OR ANY OTHER LAW OR
   50  REGULATION OF THE STATE.
   51    S  2.  Title  5  of  article  10-C  of  the  public authorities law is
   52  REPEALED.
   53    S 3. This act shall take effect December 31, 2013, except that section
   54  one of this act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
   55  have become a law.