Assembly Bill A1255

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Authorizes the state comptroller to distribute certain funds from the indigent legal services fund to Orleans county

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-A1255 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Orleans County
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A11215

2011-A1255 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the state comptroller to distribute certain funds from the indigent legal services fund to Orleans county.

2011-A1255 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1255

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. HAWLEY -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Judiciary

AN  ACT  authorizing  the  state comptroller to distribute certain funds
  from the indigent legal services fund to Orleans county

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
for the 2011 distribution of funds from the indigent legal services fund
established pursuant to section 98-b of the state finance law, the state
comptroller  shall  distribute  funds to the county of Orleans, notwith-
standing the failure of such county to comply with the  requirements  of
subdivision 2 of such section, in accordance with the provisions of this
act.  The  state  comptroller  shall determine the amount of local funds
expended by Orleans county for services and expenses pursuant to article
18-B of the county law during calendar year beginning  January  1,  2009
based on the amounts of local funds reported to the state comptroller by
such  county  pursuant to section 722-f of the county law. The county of
Orleans shall receive a distribution of state funds  from  the  indigent
legal services fund as if such county had complied with the requirements
of subdivision 2 of section 98-b of the state finance law.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03377-01-1

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