Bill Text: NY A01981 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An act to amend the state finance law, in relation to the establishment of a special fund to be known as the defense of the elderly fund, and the establishment of a payroll deduction plan for contributions by state employees to such fund

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - referred to aging [A01981 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A01981-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         1981
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 14, 2009
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A. MORELLE, ORTIZ, DIAZ, DESTITO, COLTON, PERRY,
         CLARK, KOON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, DelMONTE, McENENY,
         MILLMAN, PHEFFER, WEINSTEIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Aging
       AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to the  establishment
         of  a special fund to be known as the defense of the elderly fund, and
         the establishment of a payroll deduction  plan  for  contributions  by
         state employees to such fund
         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 by adding  a  new  section
    2  92-ff to read as follows:
    3    S 92-FF. DEFENSE OF THE ELDERLY FUND. 1. A SPECIAL FUND TO BE KNOWN AS
    4  THE  "DEFENSE  OF THE ELDERLY FUND" IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED IN THE CUSTODY
    5  OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER AND THE COMMISSIONER OF TAXATION AND FINANCE.
    6    2. THE FUND SHALL CONSIST OF  ALL  MONIES  TRANSFERRED  TO  SUCH  FUND
    7  PURSUANT  TO LAW, ALL MONIES REQUIRED BY ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO BE PAID
    8  INTO OR CREDITED TO THE FUND, AND ANY INTEREST EARNINGS THAT MAY  ACCRUE
    9  FROM  THE  INVESTMENT  OF  MONIES  IN THE FUND. NOTHING CONTAINED HEREIN
   10  SHALL PREVENT THE STATE FROM RECEIVING GRANTS, GIFTS OR BEQUESTS FOR THE
   11  PURPOSES OF THE FUND AS DEFINED IN THIS SECTION AND DEPOSITING  THEM  IN
   12  THE  FUND ACCORDING TO LAW. NOR SHALL ANYTHING CONTAINED HEREIN PRECLUDE
   13  THE STATE FROM ENTERING INTO COMMERCIAL AGREEMENTS WITH PRIVATE INDIVID-
   14  UALS AND PRIVATE SECTOR ENTITIES WHO WOULD MAKE SUCH GRANTS,  GIFTS  AND
   15  BEQUESTS  IN CONSIDERATION OF RECEIVING RECOGNITION FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF
   16  THE PURPOSES OF THE FUND.
   17    3. MONIES OF THE FUND, WHEN ALLOCATED, SHALL BE AVAILABLE TO THE DIVI-
   18  SION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES FOR THE CREATION OF PUBLIC INFORMATION
   19  AND PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS IN SUPPORT OF STATE AND LOCAL, AND PUBLIC  AND
   20  PRIVATE  INITIATIVES  THAT  ENHANCE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIME PREVENTION
   21  SERVICES THAT RESPOND TO THE NEEDS AND CONCERNS  OF  THE  ELDERLY.  SUCH
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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       A. 1981                             2
    1  MONIES  MAY BE USED TO PRODUCE PUBLIC INFORMATION AND EDUCATION MESSAGES
    2  IN PRINT, RADIO, INTERNET, TELEVISION  AND  VIDEO  FORMATS  AS  WELL  AS
    3  ADVERTISING  AND PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS, BROCHURES, PAMPHLETS AND OUTDOOR
    4  ADVERTISING.
    5    4.  MONIES  SHALL BE PAYABLE FROM THE FUND ON THE AUDIT AND WARRANT OF
    6  THE COMPTROLLER ON VOUCHERS APPROVED AND CERTIFIED BY  THE  COMMISSIONER
    7  OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES.
    8    S  2.  Section 201 of the state finance law is amended by adding a new
    9  subdivision 16 to read as follows:
   10    16. THE COMPTROLLER OF THE STATE IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO  DEDUCT  FROM
   11  THE SALARY OF ANY EMPLOYEE OF THE STATE SUCH AMOUNT AS SUCH EMPLOYEE MAY
   12  SPECIFY  IN  WRITING  FILED  WITH THE COMPTROLLER WITHIN THE MINIMUM AND
   13  MAXIMUM AMOUNTS PRESCRIBED BY THE COMPTROLLER FOR  CONTRIBUTION  TO  THE
   14  DEFENSE  OF THE ELDERLY FUND ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION NINETY-TWO-
   15  FF OF THIS CHAPTER.  THE COMPTROLLER IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO  MAKE  SUCH
   16  RULES  AND  REGULATIONS  GOVERNING SAID CONTRIBUTIONS AS HE OR SHE DEEMS
   17  NECESSARY, SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS TO BE INCORPORATED IN THE  EMPLOY-
   18  EE'S WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION OF PAYROLL DEDUCTION FILED IN A MANNER DETER-
   19  MINED  BY  THE  COMPTROLLER. ANY SUCH WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION MAY BE WITH-
   20  DRAWN BY SUCH EMPLOYEE AT ANY TIME UPON FILING WRITTEN  NOTICE  OF  SUCH
   21  WITHDRAWAL IN A MANNER DETERMINED BY THE COMPTROLLER.
   22    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.