Bill Text: NY A03947 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An act to amend the state finance law, in relation to the creation of the autism school construction fund and making an appropriation therefor
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 20-3)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-29 - referred to education [A03947 Detail]
Download: New_York-2009-A03947-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3947
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 29, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. WALKER, TOBACCO, CONTE, BARRA, ALFANO, KOLB,
RAIA, SALADINO, McDONOUGH, FIELDS, DUPREY, McKEVITT, THIELE, GIGLIO,
SCOZZAFAVA, SAYWARD, FINCH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BURLING,
ERRIGO, MOLINARO, QUINN, RABBITT, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred
to the Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to the creation of
the autism school construction fund and making an appropriation there-
for
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. AUTISM SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION FUND. 1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTAB-
4 LISHED IN THE CUSTODY OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER A SPECIAL FUND TO BE
5 KNOWN AS THE AUTISM SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION FUND.
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 CONSTRUCT AND TO GIVE
15 GRANTS TO PUBLIC AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT PRIVATE SCHOOLS FOR THE BUILDING,
16 CONSTRUCTION AND/OR EXPANSION OF SCHOOLS DEDICATED TO STUDENTS WHO ARE
17 AUTISTIC.
18 4. THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGU-
19 LATIONS FOR THE CREATION OF THE AUTISM SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION FUND AND THE
20 USE OF THE FUNDS IN SUCH FUND.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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1 5. MONIES SHALL BE PAYABLE FROM THE FUND ON THE AUDIT AND WARRANT OF
2 THE COMPTROLLER ON VOUCHERS APPROVED AND CERTIFIED BY THE COMMISSIONER
3 OF EDUCATION.
4 6. TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION SHALL
5 ENSURE THAT ALL MONIES RECEIVED DURING A FISCAL YEAR ARE EXPENDED PRIOR
6 TO THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR.
7 S 2. The sum of twenty million dollars ($20,000,000), or so much ther-
8 eof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated to the autism school
9 construction fund as established pursuant to section 95-ee of the state
10 finance law from any moneys in the state treasury in the general fund to
11 the credit of the account not otherwise appropriated for services and
12 expenses of the account for the purposes of carrying out the provisions
13 of this act. Such moneys shall be payable on the audit and warrant of
14 the comptroller on vouchers certified or approved by the commissioner of
15 education in the manner prescribed by law.
16 S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
