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I N A S S E M B L Y
June 10, 2010
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Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. M. Miller)
-- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the community services
block grant program and to amend chapter 728 of the laws of 1982 and
chapter 710 of the laws of 1983 amending the executive law relating to
the community services block grant program, in relation to extending
such program for one year
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 159-i of the executive law, as amended by section 4
of part R of chapter 59 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as
follows:
S 159-i. Distribution of funds. For federal fiscal year two thousand
[ten] ELEVEN at least ninety percent of the community services block
grant funds received by the state shall be distributed pursuant to a
contract by the secretary to eligible entities as defined in subdivision
one of section one hundred fifty-nine-e of this article. Each such
eligible entity shall receive the same proportion of community services
block grant funds as was the proportion of funds received in the imme-
diately preceding federal fiscal year under the federal community
services block grant program as compared to the total amount received by
all eligible entities in the state, under the federal community services
block grant program.
For federal fiscal year two thousand [ten] ELEVEN the secretary shall,
pursuant to section one hundred fifty-nine-h of this article, retain not
more than five percent of the community services block grant funds for
administration at the state level.
For federal fiscal year two thousand [ten] ELEVEN the remainder of the
community services block grant funds received by the state shall be
distributed pursuant to a contract by the secretary in the following
order of preference: a sum of up to one-half of one percent of the
community services block grant funds received by the state to Indian
tribes and tribal organizations as defined in this article, on the basis
of need; and to community based organizations. Such remainder funds
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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received by eligible entities will not be included in determining the
proportion of funds received by any such entity in the immediately
preceding federal fiscal year under the federal community services block
grant program.
S 2. Section 5 of chapter 728 of the laws of 1982, amending the execu-
tive law relating to community services block grant program, as amended
by section 6 of part R of chapter 59 of the laws of 2009, is amended to
read as follows:
S 5. This act shall take effect immediately provided, however, that
section four hereof shall take effect October 1, 1982 and provided
further, however, that the provisions of sections two, three and four of
this act shall be in full force and effect only until September 30, 1983
and section one of this act shall be in full force and effect until
September 30, [2010] 2011, provided, however, that the distribution of
funds pursuant to section 159-i of the executive law shall be limited to
the federal fiscal year expressly set forth in such section.
S 3. Section 7 of chapter 710 of the laws of 1983, amending the execu-
tive law relating to community services block grant program, as amended
by section 7 of part R of chapter 59 of the laws of 2009, is amended to
read as follows:
S 7. This act shall take effect September 30, 1983 and shall be in
full force and effect only until September 30, [2010] 2011 at which time
the amendments and additions made pursuant to the provisions of this act
shall be deemed to be repealed, provided, however, that the distribution
of funds pursuant to section 159-i of the executive law shall be limited
to the federal fiscal year expressly set forth in such section.
S 4. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
the amendments to section 159-i of the executive law made by section one
of this act shall not affect the expiration of such section as provided
in section 5 of chapter 728 of the laws of 1982, as amended, and section
7 of chapter 710 of the laws of 1983, as amended, and shall be deemed to
expire therewith.