Bill Text: NY A05298 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Relates to funding for the office for people with developmental disabilities; transfers one billion dollars to such office from funds appropriated to the MTA; appropriates funds therefor.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-07-17 - held for consideration in ways and means [A05298 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A05298-Introduced.html


                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
                                          5298
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    February 8, 2019
                                       ___________
        Introduced by M. of A. DiPIETRO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Ways and Means
        AN  ACT relating to funding for the office for people with developmental
          disabilities
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. The sum of one billion dollars ($1,000,000,000), or so much
     2  thereof  as  may  be necessary, is hereby appropriated to the office for
     3  people with developmental disabilities out of any moneys appropriated to
     4  the metropolitan transportation authority in the 2018-2019 state  fiscal
     5  plan,  and  made  immediately  available  for  programs and services for
     6  persons with developmental disabilities. Such moneys shall be payable on
     7  the audit and warrant  of  the  comptroller  on  vouchers  certified  or
     8  approved by the commissioner of the office for people with developmental
     9  disabilities in the manner prescribed by law.
    10    § 2. This act shall take effect April 1, 2019.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD08337-01-9
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