Bill Text: NY S00228 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires disclosure of proposed recipients of member item appropriations; requires all members to be allowed an equal amount of appropriations for member items; makes the process of distributing member item funds more open to the public and provides for more equitable distribution of funds.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - REFERRED TO FINANCE [S00228 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-S00228-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          228
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 9, 2013
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       Introduced  by Sen. SQUADRON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
       AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to legislative  addi-
         tions to the governor's proposed budget bills
         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  53-e to read as follows:
    3    S 53-E. LEGISLATIVE ADDITIONS TO THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET BILLS.
    4  1.  IF  THERE  IS  ANY  ADDITION  TO  A  GOVERNOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET BILL
    5  PROPOSED OR SPONSORED FOR INCLUSION  IN  SUCH  BILL  BY  ANY  INDIVIDUAL
    6  MEMBER  OF  THE  SENATE  OR ASSEMBLY FOR PURPOSES OF FUNDING PROJECTS OR
    7  PROGRAMS WITHIN SUCH INDIVIDUAL MEMBER'S DISTRICT, THEN EACH  INDIVIDUAL
    8  SENATOR SHALL BE ENTITLED TO AN EQUAL APPROPRIATION AS ANY OTHER SENATOR
    9  AND EACH INDIVIDUAL MEMBER OF THE ASSEMBLY SHALL BE ENTITLED TO AN EQUAL
   10  APPROPRIATION AS ANY OTHER MEMBER OF THE ASSEMBLY.
   11    2. THE SENATE FINANCE AND THE ASSEMBLY WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEES SHALL
   12  PROVIDE  THE  FOLLOWING  FOR  EACH  PROPOSED ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION AS
   13  DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION: THE  FORMAL  NAME  OF  THE
   14  PROGRAM; ITS SPONSORING GROUP; ITS FULL ADDRESS; ITS LEGISLATIVE SPONSOR
   15  OR SPONSORS; AND A DESCRIPTION OF AND JUSTIFICATION FOR THE PROGRAM.
   16    3.  THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND ASSEMBLY WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE
   17  SHALL ESTABLISH FURTHER RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR DETERMINING WHETHER  A
   18  PROPOSED  ADDITIONAL  APPROPRIATION  AS  DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF
   19  THIS SECTION SHALL BE INCLUDED IN THE STATE BUDGET.
   20    4. ANY PROPOSED ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION AS DESCRIBED  IN  SUBDIVISION
   21  ONE OF THIS SECTION MUST BE INCLUDED IN A BUDGET BILL AS A LINE-ITEM.
   22    5.  ANY MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATURE WHO SPONSORS ANY PROPOSED ADDITIONAL
   23  APPROPRIATION AS DESCRIBED IN  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  THIS  SECTION  MUST
   24  DISCLOSE  WHETHER  OR  NOT  THEY,  OR  ANY SPOUSE OR RELATIVE DEFINED IN
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD00295-01-3
       S. 228                              2
    1  SECTION SEVENTY-THREE-A OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, IS  AN  EMPLOYEE  OR
    2  CONDUCTS  BUSINESS  WITH  THE SPONSORING GROUP OR PROGRAM FOR WHICH THIS
    3  APPROPRIATION IS INTENDED.
    4    6.  ALL INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THIS SECTION MUST BE MADE AVAILABLE TO
    5  THE PUBLIC AT A COST NOT TO EXCEED WHAT IS PROVIDED FOR IN  ARTICLE  SIX
    6  OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW.
    7    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.