S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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7841
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
May 19, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. KATZ -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law and the legislative law, in
relation to prohibiting state funds from being allocated to Planned
Parenthood or any organization which performs abortions; and to amend
the state finance law, in relation to making technical changes thereto
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 600 of the public health law, as
added by chapter 901 of the laws of 1986, is amended and a new subdivi-
sion 7 is added to read as follows:
6. appropriate or otherwise make funds available to finance a
prescribed share of the cost of public health services[.]; AND
7. PROVIDED NO STATE AID RECEIVED UNDER THIS CHAPTER MAY BE ALLOCATED,
TRANSFERRED, OR GIVEN TO THE ORGANIZATION KNOWN AS PLANNED PARENTHOOD OR
ANY OF SUCH ORGANIZATION'S AFFILIATED ENTITIES OR ANY ORGANIZATION WHICH
PERFORMS ABORTIONS.
S 2. The legislative law is amended by adding a new section 57 to read
as follows:
S 57. MEMBER ITEMS. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE TERM "MEMBER ITEM"
SHALL MEAN A BUDGETARY ALLOCATION FUNDED THROUGH LEGISLATIVE COMMUNITY
PROJECTS FUNDS AS DEFINED IN SECTION NINETY-NINE-U OF THE STATE FINANCE
LAW, AT THE DISCRETION AND REQUEST OF A MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATURE FOR A
CERTIFIED TAX-EXEMPT NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF
THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE IN NEW YORK STATE, A STATE AGENCY, A MUNICI-
PALITY OR THEIR AFFILIATED DEPARTMENT, UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE, OR SCHOOL
DISTRICT.
2. MEMBER ITEMS SHALL NOT BE APPROPRIATED, ALLOCATED OR TRANSFERRED TO
THE ORGANIZATION KNOWN AS PLANNED PARENTHOOD OR ANY OF SUCH ORGANIZA-
TION'S AFFILIATED ENTITIES OR ANY ORGANIZATION WHICH PERFORMS ABORTIONS.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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S 3. Section 99-d of the state finance law, as added by chapter 474 of
the laws of 1996, is renumbered section 99-u and the section heading, as
added by chapter 474 of the laws of 1996, and subdivision 1, as amended
by section 2 of part BB of chapter 686 of the laws of 2003, are amended
to read as follows:
[Community] LEGISLATIVE COMMUNITY projects fund. 1. There is hereby
established in the joint custody of the comptroller and the commissioner
of taxation and finance a special fund to be known as the LEGISLATIVE
community projects fund. This fund may have separate accounts designated
pursuant to a specific appropriation to such account or pursuant to a
written suballocation plan approved in a memorandum of understanding
executed by the director of the budget, the secretary of the senate
finance committee and the secretary of the assembly ways and means
committee. Such suballocation shall be submitted to the comptroller.
S 4. This act shall take effect immediately.