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                                  3947

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 29, 2009
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Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  WALKER, TOBACCO, CONTE, BARRA, ALFANO, KOLB,
  RAIA, SALADINO, McDONOUGH, FIELDS, DUPREY, McKEVITT,  THIELE,  GIGLIO,
  SCOZZAFAVA,  SAYWARD, FINCH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BURLING,
  ERRIGO, MOLINARO, QUINN, RABBITT, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred
  to the Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to  the  creation  of
  the autism school construction fund and making an appropriation there-
  for

  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
95-ee to read as follows:
  S  95-EE.  AUTISM  SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION FUND. 1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTAB-
LISHED IN THE CUSTODY OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER  A  SPECIAL  FUND  TO  BE
KNOWN AS THE AUTISM SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION FUND.
  2.  SUCH FUND SHALL CONSIST OF ALL MONEYS APPROPRIATED FOR THE PURPOSE
OF SUCH FUND, ALL MONEYS TRANSFERRED  TO  SUCH  FUND  PURSUANT  TO  LAW,
CONTRIBUTIONS  CONSISTING OF PROMISES OR GRANTS OF ANY MONEY OR PROPERTY
OF ANY KIND OR VALUE, OR ANY OTHER THING OF VALUE, INCLUDING  GRANTS  OR
OTHER  FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM ANY AGENCY OF GOVERNMENT AND ALL MONEYS
REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION OR ANY OTHER LAW TO BE PAID INTO OR CREDITED TO
THE FUND.
  3. MONEYS OF THE FUND, WHEN  ALLOCATED,  SHALL  BE  AVAILABLE  TO  THE
COMMISSIONER  OF  EDUCATION  AND  SHALL BE USED TO CONSTRUCT AND TO GIVE
GRANTS TO PUBLIC AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT PRIVATE SCHOOLS  FOR  THE  BUILDING,
CONSTRUCTION  AND/OR  EXPANSION OF SCHOOLS DEDICATED TO STUDENTS WHO ARE
AUTISTIC.
  4. THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION  SHALL  PROMULGATE  RULES  AND  REGU-
LATIONS  FOR THE CREATION OF THE AUTISM SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION FUND AND THE
USE OF THE FUNDS IN SUCH FUND.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01742-02-9

              

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  5. MONIES SHALL BE PAYABLE FROM THE FUND ON THE AUDIT AND  WARRANT  OF
THE  COMPTROLLER  ON VOUCHERS APPROVED AND CERTIFIED BY THE COMMISSIONER
OF EDUCATION.
  6.  TO  THE  EXTENT  PRACTICABLE,  THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION SHALL
ENSURE THAT ALL MONIES RECEIVED DURING A FISCAL YEAR ARE EXPENDED  PRIOR
TO THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR.
  S 2. The sum of twenty million dollars ($20,000,000), or so much ther-
eof  as  may  be  necessary, is hereby appropriated to the autism school
construction fund as established pursuant to section 95-ee of the  state
finance law from any moneys in the state treasury in the general fund to
the  credit  of  the account not otherwise appropriated for services and
expenses of the account for the purposes of carrying out the  provisions
of  this  act.  Such moneys shall be payable on the audit and warrant of
the comptroller on vouchers certified or approved by the commissioner of
education in the manner prescribed by law.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.