Bill Text: NY A05608 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides for a June 1 to May 31 state fiscal year; makes administrative and transitional provisions therefor; requires that by April 15 of each year, the legislature must adopt a joint resolution that contains the maximum appropriations to each state agency for state operations, local assistance and capital construction.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - referred to ways and means [A05608 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A05608-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5608
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     March 2, 2015
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       Introduced by M. of A. KAVANAGH -- read once and referred to the Commit-
         tee on Ways and Means
       AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to the fiscal year of
         the state and repealing section 3 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. Section 3 of the state finance law is REPEALED  and  a  new
    2  section 3 is added to read as follows:
    3    S  3.  FISCAL  YEAR.  1.  THE  CURRENT  FISCAL YEAR OF THE STATE WHICH
    4  COMMENCED WITH THE FIRST DAY OF APRIL, TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN,  IS  HEREBY
    5  EXTENDED  AND  SHALL  END WITH THE THIRTY-FIRST DAY OF MAY, TWO THOUSAND
    6  SIXTEEN. FOR ALL PURPOSES OF  DETERMINING  ANNUAL  INCREMENTS  OF  STATE
    7  EMPLOYEES  PURSUANT TO THE EDUCATION LAW, THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW OR OTHER
    8  STATE LAW, AND FOR ALL PURPOSES WHENEVER  BY  LAW  SOME  ACT  IS  TO  BE
    9  PERFORMED OR TIME IS TO BE MEASURED BY THE FISCAL YEAR OF THE STATE, THE
   10  CURRENT  FISCAL  YEAR, AS SO ABRIDGED, SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A FULL YEAR
   11  UNLESS THE CONTEXT CLEARLY REQUIRES A CONTRARY CONSTRUCTION.
   12    ON AND AFTER THE FIRST DAY OF JUNE, TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN,  THE  FISCAL
   13  YEAR  OF  THE STATE, FOR THE PURPOSE OF BUDGET, APPROPRIATIONS, RECEIPTS
   14  AND DISBURSEMENTS OF STATE MONEYS AND ALL OTHER STATE AFFAIRS WHICH  ARE
   15  REGULATED  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  OR BASED ON FISCAL YEARS, INCLUDING THE
   16  FISCAL AFFAIRS OF ALL STATE DEPARTMENTS, COMMISSIONS, BOARDS,  AGENCIES,
   17  OFFICES AND INSTITUTIONS, SHALL BEGIN WITH THE FIRST DAY OF JUNE AND END
   18  WITH THE NEXT FOLLOWING THIRTY-FIRST DAY OF MAY.
   19    2.  ALL  BOOKS  AND ACCOUNTS IN THE OFFICES OF THE COMPTROLLER AND THE
   20  DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE SHALL BE KEPT BY  FISCAL  YEARS.  ALL
   21  ANNUAL  ACCOUNTS  REQUIRED  TO BE RENDERED TO THE COMPTROLLER OR TO SUCH
   22  DEPARTMENT BY ANY PERSON SHALL BE CLOSED ON THE THIRTY-FIRST DAY OF  MAY
   23  IN  EACH  YEAR, AND BE RENDERED AS SOON THEREAFTER AS PRACTICABLE, IF NO
   24  TIME IS SPECIALLY PRESCRIBED BY LAW.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD04230-01-5
       A. 5608                             2
    1    3. WHERE ANY STATUTE PROVIDES, IN TERMS OR EFFECT, THAT ANY  INVENTORY
    2  OR  ACCOUNT,  OR  A  REPORT RELATING IN WHOLE OR IN PART TO RECEIPTS AND
    3  DISBURSEMENTS OF MONEY, BE MADE TO THE LEGISLATURE OR ANY STATE  OFFICER
    4  ANNUALLY,  OR FOR A YEAR, BY A DEPARTMENT, COMMISSION, BOARD, OR OFFICER
    5  UNDER  THE  STATE GOVERNMENT, SUCH INVENTORY OR ACCOUNT, AND SUCH REPORT
    6  SO FAR AS IT RELATES TO SUCH RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS,  SHALL  BE  FOR
    7  THE  PRECEDING  FISCAL  YEAR,  UNLESS  THE  CALENDAR  YEAR  BE EXPRESSLY
    8  MENTIONED.
    9    4. EXISTING PROVISIONS OF OTHER LAWS  DESCRIBING  OR  REFERRING  TO  A
   10  FISCAL YEAR OF THE STATE AS BEGINNING APRIL FIRST AND ENDING MARCH THIR-
   11  TY-FIRST, OR MAKING ANY REQUIREMENT WITH RESPECT TO SUCH FISCAL YEAR, OR
   12  REFERRING  TO ANY YEAR SO BEGINNING AND ENDING WHICH APPLIES TO INVENTO-
   13  RIES OR ACCOUNTS IN STATE MATTERS, OR TO REPORTS RELATING TO STATE MONEY
   14  OR PROPERTY, SHALL BE DEEMED MODIFIED BY AND BE CONSTRUED IN  CONNECTION
   15  WITH THIS SECTION, AND BE DEEMED TO REFER TO A FISCAL OR TO ANOTHER YEAR
   16  OR PERIOD BEGINNING AND ENDING AS HEREIN PRESCRIBED FOR A FISCAL YEAR.
   17    5. ON OR BEFORE APRIL FIFTEENTH EACH YEAR, THE LEGISLATURE SHALL ADOPT
   18  A  JOINT  RESOLUTION  THAT ESTABLISHES THE MAXIMUM APPROPRIATION TO EACH
   19  STATE  AGENCY  FOR  STATE  OPERATIONS,  LOCAL  ASSISTANCE  AND   CAPITAL
   20  CONSTRUCTION.
   21    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.