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                                   377

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
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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:

  Section  1.  Section  3 of the state finance law is REPEALED and a new
section 3 is added to read as follows:
  S 3. FISCAL YEAR. 1. THE  CURRENT  FISCAL  YEAR  OF  THE  STATE  WHICH
COMMENCED  WITH  THE  FIRST  DAY  OF APRIL, TWO THOUSAND NINE, IS HEREBY
EXTENDED AND SHALL END WITH THE THIRTY-FIRST DAY OF  MAY,  TWO  THOUSAND
TEN.  FOR ALL PURPOSES OF DETERMINING ANNUAL INCREMENTS OF STATE EMPLOY-
EES PURSUANT TO THE EDUCATION LAW, THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW OR OTHER  STATE
LAW, AND FOR ALL PURPOSES WHENEVER BY LAW SOME ACT IS TO BE PERFORMED OR
TIME  IS  TO  BE  MEASURED  BY THE FISCAL YEAR OF THE STATE, THE CURRENT
FISCAL YEAR, AS SO ABRIDGED, SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A  FULL  YEAR  UNLESS
THE CONTEXT CLEARLY REQUIRES A CONTRARY CONSTRUCTION.
  ON  AND AFTER THE FIRST DAY OF JUNE, TWO THOUSAND TEN, THE FISCAL YEAR
OF THE STATE, FOR THE PURPOSE OF BUDGET,  APPROPRIATIONS,  RECEIPTS  AND
DISBURSEMENTS  OF  STATE  MONEYS  AND  ALL OTHER STATE AFFAIRS WHICH ARE
REGULATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH OR BASED ON  FISCAL  YEARS,  INCLUDING  THE
FISCAL  AFFAIRS OF ALL STATE DEPARTMENTS, COMMISSIONS, BOARDS, AGENCIES,
OFFICES AND INSTITUTIONS, SHALL BEGIN WITH THE FIRST DAY OF JUNE AND END
WITH THE NEXT FOLLOWING THIRTY-FIRST DAY OF MAY.
  2. ALL BOOKS AND ACCOUNTS IN THE OFFICES OF THE  COMPTROLLER  AND  THE
DEPARTMENT  OF  TAXATION  AND FINANCE SHALL BE KEPT BY FISCAL YEARS. ALL
ANNUAL ACCOUNTS REQUIRED TO BE RENDERED TO THE COMPTROLLER  OR  TO  SUCH
DEPARTMENT  BY ANY PERSON SHALL BE CLOSED ON THE THIRTY-FIRST DAY OF MAY
IN EACH YEAR, AND BE RENDERED AS SOON THEREAFTER AS PRACTICABLE,  IF  NO
TIME IS SPECIALLY PRESCRIBED BY LAW.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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  3.  WHERE ANY STATUTE PROVIDES, IN TERMS OR EFFECT, THAT ANY INVENTORY
OR ACCOUNT, OR A REPORT RELATING IN WHOLE OR IN  PART  TO  RECEIPTS  AND
DISBURSEMENTS  OF MONEY, BE MADE TO THE LEGISLATURE OR ANY STATE OFFICER
ANNUALLY, OR FOR A YEAR, BY A DEPARTMENT, COMMISSION, BOARD, OR  OFFICER
UNDER  THE  STATE GOVERNMENT, SUCH INVENTORY OR ACCOUNT, AND SUCH REPORT
SO FAR AS IT RELATES TO SUCH RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS,  SHALL  BE  FOR
THE  PRECEDING  FISCAL  YEAR,  UNLESS  THE  CALENDAR  YEAR  BE EXPRESSLY
MENTIONED.
  4. EXISTING PROVISIONS OF OTHER LAWS  DESCRIBING  OR  REFERRING  TO  A
FISCAL YEAR OF THE STATE AS BEGINNING APRIL FIRST AND ENDING MARCH THIR-
TY-FIRST, OR MAKING ANY REQUIREMENT WITH RESPECT TO SUCH FISCAL YEAR, OR
REFERRING  TO ANY YEAR SO BEGINNING AND ENDING WHICH APPLIES TO INVENTO-
RIES OR ACCOUNTS IN STATE MATTERS, OR TO REPORTS RELATING TO STATE MONEY
OR PROPERTY, SHALL BE DEEMED MODIFIED BY AND BE CONSTRUED IN  CONNECTION
WITH THIS SECTION, AND BE DEEMED TO REFER TO A FISCAL OR TO ANOTHER YEAR
OR PERIOD BEGINNING AND ENDING AS HEREIN PRESCRIBED FOR A FISCAL YEAR.
  5. ON OR BEFORE APRIL FIFTEENTH EACH YEAR, THE LEGISLATURE SHALL ADOPT
A  JOINT  RESOLUTION  THAT ESTABLISHES THE MAXIMUM APPROPRIATION TO EACH
STATE  AGENCY  FOR  STATE  OPERATIONS,  LOCAL  ASSISTANCE  AND   CAPITAL
CONSTRUCTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.