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Senate Bill S5708

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Makes an appropriation to the office for people with developmental disabilities for the cost of increased development of residential facilities

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2013-S5708 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Appropriations
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S3656

2013-S5708 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Makes an appropriation to the office for people with developmental disabilities for the cost of increased development of residential facilities.

2013-S5708 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S5708 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5708

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 6, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. GRISANTI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

AN ACT making an appropriation to the office for  people  with  develop-
  mental  disabilities  for the purpose of increasing residential treat-
  ment facilities

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

  Section  1. The sum of fifty million dollars ($50,000,000), or so much
thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated to  the  office  for
people  with  developmental  disabilities out of any moneys in the state
treasury in the general fund, not otherwise appropriated, and made imme-
diately available to assist the office  for  people  with  developmental
disabilities  with  the  development and operation of programs, supports
and services for  new  residential  opportunities  throughout  New  York
state.  Such funding shall supplement the monies appropriated by chapter
53 of the laws of 2013 to the office for people with developmental disa-
bilities and shall be subject to the same conditions and requirements as
stipulated  in such chapter, including sub-allocations to the department
of health for the state's medical assistance program.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11288-02-3

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