Senate Bill S5449

2013-2014 Legislative Session

In relation to twenty-first century demonstration project grants

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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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2013-S5449 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §54, St Fin L

2013-S5449 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to twenty-first century demonstration project grants.

2013-S5449 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S5449 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5449

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 16, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  FARLEY -- 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  twenty-first
  century demonstration project grants

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

  Section 1. Subparagraph (v)  of  paragraph  o  of  subdivision  10  of
section  54 of the state finance law, as added by section 7 of part O of
chapter 56 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
  (v) Twenty-first century demonstration project grants. (1) Within  the
amounts  appropriated therefor, subject to a plan developed in consulta-
tion with the commission on local government efficiency and competitive-
ness and approved by the director of the budget, the secretary of  state
may award competitive grants to municipalities to cover costs associated
with  a  functional  consolidation or a shared services agreement having
great potential to achieve financial savings and serve as  a  model  for
other  municipalities,  including  the  consolidation  of  services on a
multi-county basis, the consolidation of certain services countywide  as
identified  in such plan, the creation of a regional entity empowered to
provide multiple functions  on  a  countywide  or  regional  basis,  the
creation of a regional or city-county consolidated municipal government,
THE CREATION OF A REGIONAL SHARED SERVICES PROGRAM, the consolidation of
school  districts or supporting services for school districts encompass-
ing the area served by a board of cooperative educational  services,  or
the creation of a regional smart growth compact or program.
  (2)  Twenty-first  century demonstration project grants may be used to
cover  costs  including,  but  not  limited  to,  legal  and  consultant
services,  capital  improvements, transitional personnel costs essential
for the implementation  of  the  approved  twenty-first  century  demon-
stration  project grant work plan, and other necessary expenses.  Grants
may be used for capital improvements, transitional  personnel  costs  or

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10961-01-3

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