Bill Text: NY S01153 | 2013-2014 | 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 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - REFERRED TO FINANCE [S01153 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-S01153-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         1153
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 9, 2013
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       Introduced  by  Sens. BRESLIN, KRUEGER, PARKER -- 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 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  Section  3 of the state finance law is REPEALED and a new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 THIRTEEN, IS HEREBY
    5  EXTENDED AND SHALL END WITH THE THIRTY-FIRST DAY OF  MAY,  TWO  THOUSAND
    6  FOURTEEN.  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 FOURTEEN, 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.
                                                                  LBD01672-01-3
       S. 1153                             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.