Bill Text: NY A07419 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to tax check-off funds.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-11-20 - signed chap.453 [A07419 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-A07419-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7419 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y May 11, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. FARRELL -- (at request of the State Comptroller) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to tax check-off funds THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. Subdivision (a) of section 83 of the state finance law is 2 amended by adding a new paragraph 1-a to read as follows: 3 1-A. ON OR BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF FEBRUARY EACH YEAR, THE COMMISSION- 4 ER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION SHALL PROVIDE A WRIT- 5 TEN REPORT TO THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, SPEAKER OF THE 6 ASSEMBLY, CHAIR OF THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE, CHAIR OF THE ASSEMBLY 7 WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE, CHAIR OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, CHAIR 8 OF THE ASSEMBLY HEALTH COMMITTEE, THE STATE COMPTROLLER AND THE PUBLIC. 9 SUCH REPORT SHALL INCLUDE HOW THE MONIES OF THE FUND RECEIVED PURSUANT 10 TO SECTION SIX HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE OF THE TAX LAW WERE UTILIZED DURING 11 THE PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR, AND SHALL INCLUDE: 12 (I) THE AMOUNT OF MONEY DISPERSED FROM THE FUND AND THE AWARD PROCESS 13 USED FOR SUCH DISBURSEMENTS; 14 (II) RECIPIENTS OF AWARDS FROM THE FUND; 15 (III) THE AMOUNT AWARDED TO EACH; 16 (IV) THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH SUCH AWARDS WERE GRANTED; AND 17 (V) A SUMMARY FINANCIAL PLAN FOR SUCH MONIES WHICH SHALL INCLUDE ESTI- 18 MATES OF ALL RECEIPTS AND ALL DISBURSEMENTS FOR THE CURRENT AND SUCCEED- 19 ING FISCAL YEARS, ALONG WITH THE ACTUAL RESULTS FROM THE PRIOR FISCAL 20 YEAR. 21 S 2. Section 84 of the state finance law is amended by adding a new 22 subdivision 2-a to read as follows: 23 2-A. ON OR BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF FEBRUARY EACH YEAR, THE CHAIRPERSON 24 OF THE NEW YORK STATE OLYMPIC REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY SHALL 25 PROVIDE A WRITTEN REPORT TO THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09958-02-5 A. 7419 2 1 SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, CHAIR OF THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE, CHAIR OF 2 THE ASSEMBLY WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE, CHAIR OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON 3 HEALTH, CHAIR OF THE ASSEMBLY HEALTH COMMITTEE, THE STATE COMPTROLLER 4 AND THE PUBLIC. SUCH REPORT SHALL INCLUDE HOW THE MONIES OF THE FUND 5 WERE UTILIZED DURING THE PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR, AND SHALL INCLUDE: 6 (I) THE AMOUNT OF MONEY DISPERSED FROM THE FUND AND THE AWARD PROCESS 7 USED FOR SUCH DISBURSEMENTS; 8 (II) RECIPIENTS OF AWARDS FROM THE FUND; 9 (III) THE AMOUNT AWARDED TO EACH; 10 (IV) THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH SUCH AWARDS WERE GRANTED; AND 11 (V) A SUMMARY FINANCIAL PLAN FOR SUCH MONIES WHICH SHALL INCLUDE ESTI- 12 MATES OF ALL RECEIPTS AND ALL DISBURSEMENTS FOR THE CURRENT AND SUCCEED- 13 ING FISCAL YEARS, ALONG WITH THE ACTUAL RESULTS FROM THE PRIOR FISCAL 14 YEAR. 15 S 3. Subdivision 2-b of section 97-yy of the state finance law, as 16 added by section 5-b of part A of chapter 60 of the laws of 2014, is 17 amended to read as follows: 18 2-b. On or before the first day of February each year, the commission- 19 er of health shall provide a written report to the temporary president 20 of the senate, speaker of the assembly, chair of the senate finance 21 committee, chair of the assembly ways and means committee, chair of the 22 senate committee on health, [and] chair of the assembly health 23 committee, THE STATE COMPTROLLER AND THE PUBLIC. Such report shall 24 include how the monies of the fund were utilized during the preceding 25 calendar year, and shall include: 26 (i) the amount of money dispersed from the fund AND THE AWARD PROCESS 27 USED FOR SUCH DISBURSEMENTS; 28 (ii) recipients of awards from the fund; 29 (iii) the amount awarded to each; [and] 30 (iv) the purposes for which such awards were granted; AND 31 (V) A SUMMARY FINANCIAL PLAN FOR SUCH MONIES WHICH SHALL INCLUDE ESTI- 32 MATES OF ALL RECEIPTS AND ALL DISBURSEMENTS FOR THE CURRENT AND SUCCEED- 33 ING FISCAL YEARS, ALONG WITH THE ACTUAL RESULTS FROM THE PRIOR FISCAL 34 YEAR. 35 S 4. Section 97-mmmm of the state finance law is amended by adding a 36 new subdivision 2-a to read as follows: 37 2-A. ON OR BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF FEBRUARY EACH YEAR, THE DIRECTOR OF 38 THE NEW YORK STATE DIVISION OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS SHALL PROVIDE A WRITTEN 39 REPORT TO THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, SPEAKER OF THE ASSEM- 40 BLY, CHAIR OF THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE, CHAIR OF THE ASSEMBLY WAYS 41 AND MEANS COMMITTEE, CHAIR OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, CHAIR OF 42 THE ASSEMBLY HEALTH COMMITTEE, THE STATE COMPTROLLER AND THE PUBLIC. 43 SUCH REPORT SHALL INCLUDE HOW THE MONIES OF THE FUND WERE UTILIZED 44 DURING THE PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR, AND SHALL INCLUDE: 45 (I) THE AMOUNT OF MONEY DISPERSED FROM THE FUND AND THE AWARD PROCESS 46 USED FOR SUCH DISBURSEMENTS; 47 (II) RECIPIENTS OF AWARDS FROM THE FUND; 48 (III) THE AMOUNT AWARDED TO EACH; 49 (IV) THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH SUCH AWARDS WERE GRANTED; AND 50 (V) A SUMMARY FINANCIAL PLAN FOR SUCH MONIES WHICH SHALL INCLUDE ESTI- 51 MATES OF ALL RECEIPTS AND ALL DISBURSEMENTS FOR THE CURRENT AND SUCCEED- 52 ING FISCAL YEARS, ALONG WITH THE ACTUAL RESULTS FROM THE PRIOR FISCAL 53 YEAR. 54 S 5. Section 99-v of the state finance law, as added by chapter 428 of 55 the laws of 2014, is amended by adding a new subdivision 2-a to read as 56 follows: A. 7419 3 1 2-A. ON OR BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF FEBRUARY EACH YEAR, THE DIRECTOR OF 2 THE NEW YORK STATE DIVISION OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS SHALL PROVIDE A WRITTEN 3 REPORT TO THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, SPEAKER OF THE ASSEM- 4 BLY, CHAIR OF THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE, CHAIR OF THE ASSEMBLY WAYS 5 AND MEANS COMMITTEE, CHAIR OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, CHAIR OF 6 THE ASSEMBLY HEALTH COMMITTEE, THE STATE COMPTROLLER AND THE PUBLIC. 7 SUCH REPORT SHALL INCLUDE HOW THE MONIES OF THE FUND WERE UTILIZED 8 DURING THE PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR, AND SHALL INCLUDE: 9 (I) THE AMOUNT OF MONEY DISPERSED FROM THE FUND AND THE AWARD PROCESS 10 USED FOR SUCH DISBURSEMENTS; 11 (II) RECIPIENTS OF AWARDS FROM THE FUND; 12 (III) THE AMOUNT AWARDED TO EACH; 13 (IV) THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH SUCH AWARDS WERE GRANTED; AND 14 (V) A SUMMARY FINANCIAL PLAN FOR SUCH MONIES WHICH SHALL INCLUDE ESTI- 15 MATES OF ALL RECEIPTS AND ALL DISBURSEMENTS FOR THE CURRENT AND SUCCEED- 16 ING FISCAL YEARS, ALONG WITH THE ACTUAL RESULTS FROM THE PRIOR FISCAL 17 YEAR. 18 S 6. Section 92-w of the state finance law is amended by adding a new 19 subdivision 2-a to read as follows: 20 2-A. ON OR BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF FEBRUARY EACH YEAR, THE DIRECTOR OF 21 THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES SHALL PROVIDE A WRITTEN REPORT 22 TO THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, CHAIR 23 OF THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE, CHAIR OF THE ASSEMBLY WAYS AND MEANS 24 COMMITTEE, CHAIR OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, CHAIR OF THE ASSEM- 25 BLY HEALTH COMMITTEE, THE STATE COMPTROLLER AND THE PUBLIC. SUCH REPORT 26 SHALL INCLUDE HOW THE MONIES OF THE FUND WERE UTILIZED DURING THE 27 PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR, AND SHALL INCLUDE: 28 (I) THE AMOUNT OF MONEY DISPERSED FROM THE FUND AND THE AWARD PROCESS 29 USED FOR SUCH DISBURSEMENTS; 30 (II) RECIPIENTS OF AWARDS FROM THE FUND; 31 (III) THE AMOUNT AWARDED TO EACH; 32 (IV) THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH SUCH AWARDS WERE GRANTED; AND 33 (V) A SUMMARY FINANCIAL PLAN FOR SUCH MONIES WHICH SHALL INCLUDE ESTI- 34 MATES OF ALL RECEIPTS AND ALL DISBURSEMENTS FOR THE CURRENT AND SUCCEED- 35 ING FISCAL YEARS, ALONG WITH THE ACTUAL RESULTS FROM THE PRIOR FISCAL 36 YEAR. 37 S 7. Subdivision 2-b of section 89-e of the state finance law, as 38 added by section 9 of part A of chapter 60 of the laws of 2014, is 39 amended to read as follows: 40 [(2-b)] 2-B. On or before the first day of February each year, the 41 commissioner of health shall provide a written report to the temporary 42 president of the senate, speaker of the assembly, chair of the senate 43 finance committee, chair of the assembly ways and means committee, chair 44 of the senate committee on health, [and] chair of the assembly health 45 committee, THE STATE COMPTROLLER AND THE PUBLIC. Such report shall 46 include how the monies of the fund were utilized during the preceding 47 calendar year and shall include: 48 (i) the amount of money dispersed from the fund AND THE AWARD PROCESS 49 USED FOR SUCH DISBURSEMENTS; 50 (ii) recipients of awards from the fund; 51 (iii) the amount awarded to each; [and] 52 (iv) the purposes for which such awards were granted; AND 53 (V) A SUMMARY FINANCIAL PLAN FOR SUCH MONIES WHICH SHALL INCLUDE ESTI- 54 MATES OF ALL RECEIPTS AND ALL DISBURSEMENTS FOR THE CURRENT AND SUCCEED- 55 ING FISCAL YEARS, ALONG WITH THE ACTUAL RESULTS FROM THE PRIOR FISCAL 56 YEAR. A. 7419 4 1 S 8. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 4 of section 95-e of the state 2 finance law, as added by section 7 of part A of chapter 60 of the laws 3 of 2014, is amended to read as follows: 4 (b) On or before the first day of February each year, the commissioner 5 of health shall provide a written report to the temporary president of 6 the senate, speaker of the assembly, chair of the senate finance commit- 7 tee, chair of the assembly ways and means committee, chair of the senate 8 committee on health, [and] chair of the assembly health committee, THE 9 STATE COMPTROLLER AND THE PUBLIC. Such report shall include how monies 10 of the fund were utilized during the preceding calendar year and shall 11 include: 12 (i) the amount of money disbursed from the fund AND THE AWARD PROCESS 13 USED FOR SUCH DISBURSEMENTS; 14 (ii) recipients of awards from the fund; 15 (iii) the amount awarded to each; [and] 16 (iv) the purposes for which such awards were granted; AND 17 (V) A SUMMARY FINANCIAL PLAN FOR SUCH MONIES WHICH SHALL INCLUDE ESTI- 18 MATES OF ALL RECEIPTS AND ALL DISBURSEMENTS FOR THE CURRENT AND SUCCEED- 19 ING FISCAL YEARS, ALONG WITH THE ACTUAL RESULTS FROM THE PRIOR FISCAL 20 YEAR. 21 S 9. Section 79 of the state finance law is amended by adding a new 22 subdivision 2-a to read as follows: 23 2-A. ON OR BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF FEBRUARY EACH YEAR, THE CHAIRMAN OF 24 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE WORLD TRADE CENTER MEMORIAL FOUNDATION 25 SHALL PROVIDE A WRITTEN REPORT TO THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, 26 SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, CHAIR OF THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE, CHAIR OF 27 THE ASSEMBLY WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE, CHAIR OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON 28 HEALTH, CHAIR OF THE ASSEMBLY HEALTH COMMITTEE, THE STATE COMPTROLLER 29 AND THE PUBLIC. SUCH REPORT SHALL INCLUDE HOW THE MONIES OF THE FUND 30 WERE UTILIZED DURING THE PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR, AND SHALL INCLUDE: 31 (I) THE AMOUNT OF MONEY DISPERSED FROM THE FUND AND THE AWARD PROCESS 32 USED FOR SUCH DISBURSEMENTS; 33 (II) RECIPIENTS OF AWARDS FROM THE FUND; 34 (III) THE AMOUNT AWARDED TO EACH; 35 (IV) THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH SUCH AWARDS WERE GRANTED; AND 36 (V) A SUMMARY FINANCIAL PLAN FOR SUCH MONIES WHICH SHALL INCLUDE ESTI- 37 MATES OF ALL RECEIPTS AND ALL DISBURSEMENTS FOR THE CURRENT AND SUCCEED- 38 ING FISCAL YEARS, ALONG WITH THE ACTUAL RESULTS FROM THE PRIOR FISCAL 39 YEAR. 40 S 10. Section 99-q of the state finance law is amended by adding a new 41 subdivision 2-a to read as follows: 42 2-A. ON OR BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF FEBRUARY EACH YEAR, THE STATE FIRE 43 ADMINISTRATOR SHALL PROVIDE A WRITTEN REPORT TO THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT 44 OF THE SENATE, SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, CHAIR OF THE SENATE FINANCE 45 COMMITTEE, CHAIR OF THE ASSEMBLY WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE, CHAIR OF THE 46 SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, CHAIR OF THE ASSEMBLY HEALTH COMMITTEE, THE 47 STATE COMPTROLLER AND THE PUBLIC. SUCH REPORT SHALL INCLUDE HOW THE 48 MONIES OF THE FUND WERE UTILIZED DURING THE PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR, AND 49 SHALL INCLUDE: 50 (I) THE AMOUNT OF MONEY DISPERSED FROM THE FUND AND THE AWARD PROCESS 51 USED FOR SUCH DISBURSEMENTS; 52 (II) RECIPIENTS OF AWARDS FROM THE FUND; 53 (III) THE AMOUNT AWARDED TO EACH; 54 (IV) THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH SUCH AWARDS WERE GRANTED; AND 55 (V) A SUMMARY FINANCIAL PLAN FOR SUCH MONIES WHICH SHALL INCLUDE ESTI- 56 MATES OF ALL RECEIPTS AND ALL DISBURSEMENTS FOR THE CURRENT AND SUCCEED- A. 7419 5 1 ING FISCAL YEARS, ALONG WITH THE ACTUAL RESULTS FROM THE PRIOR FISCAL 2 YEAR. 3 S 11. Section 99-u of the state finance law, as added by section 2 of 4 part GG of chapter 59 of the laws of 2013, is amended by adding a new 5 subdivision 2-a to read as follows: 6 2-A. ON OR BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF FEBRUARY EACH YEAR, THE COMMISSION- 7 ER OF HEALTH SHALL PROVIDE A WRITTEN REPORT TO THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT 8 OF THE SENATE, SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, CHAIR OF THE SENATE FINANCE 9 COMMITTEE, CHAIR OF THE ASSEMBLY WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE, CHAIR OF THE 10 SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, CHAIR OF THE ASSEMBLY HEALTH COMMITTEE, THE 11 STATE COMPTROLLER AND THE PUBLIC. SUCH REPORT SHALL INCLUDE HOW THE 12 MONIES OF THE FUND WERE UTILIZED DURING THE PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR, AND 13 SHALL INCLUDE: 14 (I) THE AMOUNT OF MONEY DISPERSED FROM THE FUND AND THE AWARD PROCESS 15 USED FOR SUCH DISBURSEMENTS; 16 (II) RECIPIENTS OF AWARDS FROM THE FUND; 17 (III) THE AMOUNT AWARDED TO EACH; 18 (IV) THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH SUCH AWARDS WERE GRANTED; AND 19 (V) A SUMMARY FINANCIAL PLAN FOR SUCH MONIES WHICH SHALL INCLUDE ESTI- 20 MATES OF ALL RECEIPTS AND ALL DISBURSEMENTS FOR THE CURRENT AND SUCCEED- 21 ING FISCAL YEARS, ALONG WITH THE ACTUAL RESULTS FROM THE PRIOR FISCAL 22 YEAR. 23 S 12. Subdivision 3 of section 22 of the state finance law is amended 24 by adding a new paragraph j to read as follows: 25 J. INCLUDE A SUMMARY FINANCIAL PLAN FOR THE FUNDS OF THE STATE RECEIV- 26 ING TAX CHECK-OFF MONIES WHICH SHALL INCLUDE ESTIMATES OF ALL RECEIPTS 27 AND ALL DISBURSEMENTS FOR THE CURRENT AND SUCCEEDING FISCAL YEARS, ALONG 28 WITH THE ACTUAL RESULTS FROM THE PRIOR FISCAL YEAR. 29 S 13. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 71-b to 30 read as follows: 31 S 71-B. EXPENDITURE OF CHECK-OFF MONIES. 1. TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, 32 FOR EVERY FUND ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THIS CHAPTER OR ANY OTHER LAW, 33 FOR WHICH A TAX CHECK-OFF IS A SOURCE OF THE MONIES IN SUCH FUND, THE 34 HEAD OF THE AGENCY OR ENTITY ADMINISTERING THE EXPENDITURE OF SUCH 35 MONIES SHALL ENSURE THAT ALL TAX CHECK-OFF MONIES RECEIVED DURING A 36 FISCAL YEAR ARE EXPENDED PRIOR TO THE END OF SUCH FISCAL YEAR. 37 2. THE HEAD OF THE AGENCY OR ENTITY ADMINISTERING THE EXPENDITURE OF 38 TAX CHECK-OFF MONIES SHALL REPORT ANNUALLY ON THE USE OF SUCH MONIES TO 39 THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, CHAIR OF 40 THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE, CHAIR OF THE ASSEMBLY WAYS AND MEANS 41 COMMITTEE, CHAIR OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, CHAIR OF THE ASSEM- 42 BLY HEALTH COMMITTEE, THE STATE COMPTROLLER AND THE PUBLIC. SUCH REPORT 43 SHALL INCLUDE THE AMOUNT OF MONEY DISPERSED FROM THE FUND AND THE AWARD 44 PROCESS USED FOR SUCH DISBURSEMENTS, RECIPIENTS OF AWARDS FROM THE FUND, 45 THE AMOUNT AWARDED TO EACH, THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH SUCH AWARDS WERE 46 GRANTED, AND A SUMMARY FINANCIAL PLAN FOR SUCH MONIES WHICH SHALL 47 INCLUDE ESTIMATES OF ALL RECEIPTS AND ALL DISBURSEMENTS FOR THE CURRENT 48 AND SUCCEEDING FISCAL YEARS, ALONG WITH THE ACTUAL RESULTS FROM THE 49 PRIOR FISCAL YEAR. 50 S 14. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that 51 the provisions of section thirteen of this act shall apply to funds 52 established on and after such date.