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Assembly Bill A9639

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to the timely expenditure of check-off monies

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2013-A9639 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Add §71-b, amd §22, St Fin L

2013-A9639 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the timely expenditure of check-off monies and requires annual reports relating to the use of such monies.

2013-A9639 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9639

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 13, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. FARRELL -- (at request of the State Comptroller)
  -- read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to the timely expend-
  iture of check-off monies and requiring annual reports relating to the
  use of such monies, the process used for awarding such monies, amounts
  of such monies awarded and  the  manner  in  which  such  monies  were
  expended;  and  in  relation  to  requiring  information  relating  to
  projected tax check-off fund activity to be included in the  executive
  budget submission and the state's financial plan

  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
71-b to read as follows:
  S 71-B. EXPENDITURE OF CHECK-OFF MONIES. 1. TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE,
FOR  EVERY  FUND  ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THIS CHAPTER OR ANY OTHER LAW,
FOR WHICH A TAX CHECK-OFF IS A SOURCE OF THE MONIES IN  SUCH  FUND,  THE
HEAD  OF  THE  AGENCY  OR  ENTITY  ADMINISTERING THE EXPENDITURE OF SUCH
MONIES SHALL ENSURE THAT ALL TAX  CHECK-OFF  MONIES  RECEIVED  DURING  A
FISCAL YEAR ARE EXPENDED PRIOR TO THE END OF SUCH FISCAL YEAR.
  2.  THE  HEAD OF THE AGENCY OR ENTITY ADMINISTERING THE EXPENDITURE OF
TAX CHECK-OFF MONIES SHALL REPORT ANNUALLY ON THE USE OF SUCH MONIES  TO
THE  GOVERNOR,  THE  STATE  COMPTROLLER,  THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE
SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE CHAIR AND RANKING MEMBER OF THE
SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE, THE CHAIR AND RANKING MEMBER OF  THE  ASSEMBLY
WAYS  AND MEANS COMMITTEE AND THE PUBLIC. SUCH REPORT SHALL INCLUDE, BUT
NOT BE LIMITED TO: (A) THE AWARD PROCESS USED  FOR  SUCH  DISBURSEMENTS,
THE  AMOUNT  AWARDED  TO EACH RECIPIENT, THE MANNER IN WHICH SUCH MONIES
WERE EXPENDED BY SUCH RECIPIENT, AND, IN THE EVENT THAT ANY SUCH  MONIES
WERE  NOT EXPENDED BY THE ADMINISTERING AGENCY DURING THE FISCAL YEAR IN
WHICH SUCH MONIES WERE RECEIVED, A JUSTIFICATION  FOR  SUCH  FAILURE  TO
EXPEND  AND  A  REMEDIAL  PLAN TO ENSURE THE TIMELY AND EFFECTIVE USE OF
SUCH MONIES; AND (B) A SUMMARY FINANCIAL  PLAN  FOR  SUCH  MONIES  WHICH
SHALL  INCLUDE  ESTIMATES  OF ALL RECEIPTS AND ALL DISBURSEMENTS FOR THE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14469-04-4

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