Senate Bill S2562

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  2562

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 24, 2009
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Introduced  by  Sen.  DeFRANCISCO -- 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 agency expenditure
  reporting

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

  Section  1.  The  state finance law is amended by adding a new section
53-e to read as follows:
  S 53-E. AGENCY EXPENDITURE REPORTING. 1.  ON OR BEFORE  MAY  FIFTEENTH
AND  NOVEMBER  FIFTEENTH  OF EACH YEAR, THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET SHALL
COMPILE AND MAKE PUBLIC AN EXPENDITURE REPORT  FOR  EACH  STATE  AGENCY,
COVERED AUTHORITY AND THE JUDICIARY, AS DEFINED BY SECTION TWO-A OF THIS
CHAPTER,  AND  ANY  501(C)(3) NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION AFFILIATED WITH
THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, SHOWING ALL CASH DISBURSEMENTS MADE BY
OR ON BEHALF OF EACH SUCH ENTITY DURING THE PRECEDING SIX MONTHS  ENDING
MARCH THIRTY-FIRST AND SEPTEMBER THIRTIETH, RESPECTIVELY, WHICH SHALL BE
BASED  UPON  ACTUAL  CASH DISBURSEMENTS AS RECORDED BY THE OFFICE OF THE
STATE COMPTROLLER, BASED UPON NEW YORK STATE VOUCHERS AND PAYROLL  FORMS
SUBMITTED  BY EACH STATE AGENCY, COVERED AUTHORITY AND THE JUDICIARY, AS
DEFINED BY SECTION TWO-A OF THIS CHAPTER.  SUCH REPORTS SHALL BE  ORGAN-
IZED FOR STATE AGENCIES, BY AGENCY, PROGRAM, FUND AND APPROPRIATION; FOR
COVERED AUTHORITIES, BY AUTHORITY AND BY PROGRAM; AND FOR THE JUDICIARY,
BY JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT, JUDICIAL DISTRICT AND COURT, INCLUDING THE COURT
OF  APPEALS,  EXCEPT  THAT  THE  OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION SHALL BE
ORGANIZED BY PROGRAM AND FUND, AND ALL SHALL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING LEVEL
OF DETAIL:
  A. FOR CASH DISBURSEMENTS RELATED TO PERSONAL SERVICE EXPENSES:
  (I) SALARY PAYMENTS TO EACH  EMPLOYEE  CLASSIFIED  AS  NON-COMPETITIVE
UNDER THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW, EACH EMPLOYEE OF A 501(C)(3) NOT-FOR-PROFIT
CORPORATION  AFFILIATED  WITH  THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AND EACH
JUDGE AND JUSTICE WHO WORKED IN ANY ENTITY COVERED BY THIS  SECTION  AND

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09656-01-9
              

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WHO  RECEIVED  SALARY  PAYMENTS  AT ANY TIME DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD
WILL BE LISTED, ALONG WITH THEIR NAME, SERVICE DATES, JOB TITLE, PAYROLL
TYPE AND TOTAL AMOUNT PAID.  ANY ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION PAID DURING THE
REPORTING  PERIOD  SHALL BE SEPARATELY LISTED FROM SALARY PAYMENTS.  ANY
PAYMENT FOR HOLIDAY OR OVERTIME PAY MADE TO EACH  SUCH  EMPLOYEE  DURING
THE  REPORTING  PERIOD  SHALL  BE  SEPARATELY  LISTED,  ALONG WITH DATES
RELATED TO SUCH HOLIDAY OR OVERTIME PAY; AND
  (II) ALL SALARY PAYMENTS RECEIVED DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD  BY  ALL
EMPLOYEES  CLASSIFIED  AS COMPETITIVE UNDER THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW, SHALL
BE LISTED BY CATEGORY OF TITLE. ANY PAYMENT FOR HOLIDAY OR OVERTIME  PAY
MADE  TO  SUCH EMPLOYEES DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD SHALL BE SEPARATELY
LISTED BY CATEGORY OF TITLE.
  B. FOR CASH DISBURSEMENTS RELATED TO NONPERSONAL SERVICE EXPENSES:
  (I) FOR SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS,  EQUIPMENT  AND  CONTRACTUAL  SERVICES
CASH  DISBURSEMENTS, ALL VOUCHERED PAYMENTS MADE ON BEHALF OF EACH STATE
AGENCY, COVERED AUTHORITY AND THE JUDICIARY, AS DEFINED BY SECTION TWO-A
OF THIS CHAPTER AND ANY 501(C)(3) NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION  AFFILIATED
WITH THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD, SHALL
BE  LISTED SEPARATELY INCLUDING, IF APPLICABLE AND TO THE EXTENT PRACTI-
CABLE, THE CHECK DATE,  VOUCHER  NUMBER,  PAYEE  NAME,  DESCRIPTION  AND
AMOUNT  PAID  ACCORDING TO THE SPECIFIC TYPE OF EXPENSE AS CLASSIFIED BY
THE COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE PURSUANT TO SECTION FIFTY-TWO OF THIS  ARTICLE;
AND
  (II)  FOR  TRAVEL  EXPENDITURES: (1) EACH VOUCHERED PAYMENT FOR TRAVEL
MADE BY EACH EMPLOYEE CLASSIFIED  AS  NON-COMPETITIVE  UNDER  THE  CIVIL
SERVICE LAW AND EACH JUDGE AND JUSTICE, LISTING THE NAME OF SUCH EMPLOY-
EE  ALONG WITH THE DATES AND DESCRIPTION OF TRAVEL, AND THE AMOUNT PAID;
AND (2) A SINGLE AMOUNT OF TOTAL VOUCHERED PAYMENTS FOR TRAVEL  MADE  BY
ALL EMPLOYEES CLASSIFIED AS COMPETITIVE UNDER THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW.
  2.  EACH  AGENCY, COVERED AUTHORITY AND THE JUDICIARY SHALL ASSIST THE
DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET IN OBTAINING THE INFORMATION NECESSARY TO PRODUCE
SUCH REPORTS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.