Bill Text: NY A02443 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Creates the teacher training initiative fund for autism; appropriates funds therefor.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 8-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-04-12 - held for consideration in education [A02443 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A02443-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         2443
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 16, 2015
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A. MONTESANO, RAIA, FINCH, BROOK-KRASNY, CROUCH,
         SALADINO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARCLAY,  STEC,  TENNEY  --
         read once and referred to the Committee on Education
       AN  ACT  to  amend the state finance law, in relation to creation of the
         teacher training initiative fund for autism; and making  an  appropri-
         ation therefor
         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  95-ee to read as follows:
    3    S  95-EE.  TEACHER  TRAINING  INITIATIVE  FUND FOR AUTISM. 1. THERE IS
    4  HEREBY ESTABLISHED IN THE CUSTODY OF THE  STATE  COMPTROLLER  A  SPECIAL
    5  FUND TO BE KNOWN AS THE TEACHER TRAINING INITIATIVE FUND FOR AUTISM.
    6    2.  SUCH FUND SHALL CONSIST OF ALL MONEYS APPROPRIATED FOR THE PURPOSE
    7  OF SUCH FUND, ALL MONEYS TRANSFERRED  TO  SUCH  FUND  PURSUANT  TO  LAW,
    8  CONTRIBUTIONS  CONSISTING OF PROMISES OR GRANTS OF ANY MONEY OR PROPERTY
    9  OF ANY KIND OR VALUE, OR ANY OTHER THING OF VALUE, INCLUDING  GRANTS  OR
   10  OTHER  FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM ANY AGENCY OF GOVERNMENT AND ALL MONEYS
   11  REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION OR ANY OTHER LAW TO BE PAID INTO OR CREDITED TO
   12  THE FUND.
   13    3. MONEYS OF THE FUND, WHEN  ALLOCATED,  SHALL  BE  AVAILABLE  TO  THE
   14  COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION AND SHALL BE USED TO CREATE A TRAINING PROGRAM
   15  FOR  PERSONS  WHO ARE TEACHERS AND THOSE WHO ARE STUDYING TO BE TEACHERS
   16  TO TRAIN SUCH TEACHERS AND FUTURE TEACHERS IN TEACHING STUDENTS WHO HAVE
   17  AUTISM.
   18    4. THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION  SHALL  PROMULGATE  RULES  AND  REGU-
   19  LATIONS  FOR THE CREATION OF THE TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM FOR AUTISM AND
   20  USE OF THE FUNDS IN THE TEACHER TRAINING INITIATIVE FUND FOR AUTISM.
   21    5. MONIES SHALL BE PAYABLE FROM THE FUND ON THE AUDIT AND  WARRANT  OF
   22  THE  COMPTROLLER  ON VOUCHERS APPROVED AND CERTIFIED BY THE COMMISSIONER
   23  OF EDUCATION.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD05084-01-5
       A. 2443                             2
    1    6. TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE,  THE  COMMISSIONER  OF  EDUCATION  SHALL
    2  ENSURE  THAT ALL MONIES RECEIVED DURING A FISCAL YEAR ARE EXPENDED PRIOR
    3  TO THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR.
    4    S  2. The sum of ten million dollars ($10,000,000), or so much thereof
    5  as may be necessary, is hereby  appropriated  to  the  teacher  training
    6  initiative  fund  for autism as established pursuant to section 95-ee of
    7  the state finance law from any moneys  in  the  state  treasury  in  the
    8  general fund to the credit of the account not otherwise appropriated for
    9  services  and  expenses  of the account for the purposes of carrying out
   10  the provisions of this act. Such moneys shall be payable  on  the  audit
   11  and  warrant of the comptroller on vouchers certified or approved by the
   12  commissioner of education in the manner prescribed by law.
   13    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.