S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
(PREFILED)
January 7, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. JACOBS, V. LOPEZ, J. RIVERA, MARKEY, JOHN,
ZEBROWSKI, COLTON, DINOWITZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BRENNAN,
CAHILL, CHRISTENSEN, DESTITO, ESPAILLAT, FARRELL, GLICK, GORDON, GOTT-
FRIED, JAFFEE, MAYERSOHN, McENENY, MILLMAN, NOLAN, SWEENEY, WEISENBERG
-- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to extending provisions
providing for the distribution of community services block grant
program funds by the department of state
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 1
of part R of chapter 59 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as
follows:
S 159-i. Distribution of funds. For federal fiscal year two thousand
[nine] TEN 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 grantees as defined in subdivision one of section
one hundred fifty-nine-e of this article. Each such grantee shall
receive the same proportion of community services block grant funds as
was the proportion of funds received in federal fiscal year nineteen
hundred eighty-one by such grantee under the federal community services
administration program account numbers 01 and 05 pursuant to section two
hundred twenty-one of title II and for migrant and seasonal farm worker
organizations pursuant to section two hundred twenty-two of title II of
the economic opportunity act of 1964, as amended, as compared to the
total amount received by all grantees in the state, under the federal
community services administration program account numbers 01 and 05
pursuant to section two hundred twenty-one of title II and for migrant
and seasonal farm worker organizations pursuant to section two hundred
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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twenty-two of title II of such act in federal fiscal year nineteen
hundred eighty-one.
For federal fiscal year two thousand nine the secretary shall, pursu-
ant to section one hundred fifty-nine-h of this article, retain not more
than five percent of the community services block grant funds for admin-
istration at the state level.
For federal fiscal year two thousand nine the remainder of the commu-
nity services block grant funds received by the state shall be distrib-
uted 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;
community action agencies established in federal fiscal year nineteen
hundred eighty-three; counties which do not have a community action
agency in existence and seek to establish an organization which is
consistent with the objectives of an eligible entity; limited purpose
agencies which had received funding during federal fiscal year nineteen
hundred eighty-one under section two hundred twenty-one, section two
hundred twenty-two(a)(4) or section two hundred thirty-two of title II
of the economic opportunity act of 1964, as amended; and community based
organizations.
S 2. 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.