Assembly Bill A7292C

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  7292

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               May 4, 2015
                               ___________

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 retirement and social security law, in  relation  to
  the  form  of  a  membership  application (Part A); to amend the state
  finance law, in relation to the tobacco revenue guarantee  fund  (Part
  B);  to amend the state finance law, in relation to The New York state
  teen health education fund (Part C); to amend the  abandoned  property
  law,  in  relation  to payment technologies (Part D); and to amend the
  county law, in relation to filing an annual report  regarding  certain
  expenditures for indigent legal services (Part E)

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

  Section 1. This act enacts into law components  of  legislation  which
are  necessary  to  implement  certain  operational  changes  within the
Department of Audit and Control and the NYS Retirement System  and  make
technical  corrections  to  various provisions of law. Each component is
wholly contained within a Part identified as  Parts  A  through  E.  The
effective  date for each particular provision contained within such Part
is set forth in the last section of such  Part.  Any  provision  in  any
section  contained  within  a  Part, including the effective date of the
Part, which makes a reference to a section "of this act", when  used  in
connection  with  that particular component, shall be deemed to mean and
refer to the corresponding section of the Part in  which  it  is  found.
Section  three of this act sets forth the general effective date of this
act.

                                 PART A

  Section 1. The opening paragraph of subdivision a of section 40 of the
retirement and social security law is amended to read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10429-02-5

              

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  Each person who becomes a member of the retirement system shall file a
duly executed [and acknowledged] application with the comptroller.  Such
application shall contain:
  S  2.  The  opening  paragraph  of subdivision a of section 340 of the
retirement and social security law, as added by chapter 1000 of the laws
of 1966, is amended to read as follows:
  After the effective date of this article, each person  who  becomes  a
member  of  the  [policemen's  and  firemen's]  NEW YORK STATE AND LOCAL
POLICE AND FIRE retirement  system  shall  file  a  duly  executed  [and
acknowledged]  application  with the comptroller. Such application shall
contain:
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

                                 PART B

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 97-cccc of the state finance  law,
as amended by section 1 of part J of chapter 686 of the laws of 2003, is
amended to read as follows:
  1.  There  is  hereby  established  in the [sole] JOINT custody of the
state comptroller AND THE COMMISSIONER OF TAXATION AND FINANCE a fund to
be known as the tobacco revenue guarantee fund.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

                                 PART C

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 99-u of the state finance law,  as
added  by  section  2  of  part GG of chapter 59 of the laws of 2013, is
amended to read as follows:
  1. There is hereby established in the JOINT custody of THE STATE COMP-
TROLLER AND the commissioner of taxation and finance a  special  account
to be known as the "New York state teen health education fund".
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

                                 PART D

  Section  1.  Section  1414  of the abandoned property law, as added by
chapter 459 of the laws of 1952, is amended to read as follow:
  S 1414. Comptroller to make  regulations.  The  state  comptroller  is
hereby  authorized  to  make  such  rules and regulations as he may deem
necessary to enforce the provisions of this chapter INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT
LIMITED  TO,  RULES  AND  REGULATIONS  RELATING  TO THE INCLUSION OF NEW
PAYMENT TECHNOLOGIES WITHIN THE DEFINITION OF ABANDONED PROPERTY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

                                 PART E

  Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 722-f of the county law, as  added
by  section 4 of part J of chapter 62 of the laws of 2003, is amended to
read as follows:
  2. (a) The county executive or chief executive officer of each  county
or,  in  the  case of a county wholly contained within a city, such city
shall file an annual report which specifies in detail and  certifies  to
the  [state  comptroller]  OFFICE  OF  INDIGENT LEGAL SERVICES the total
expenditures of such county  or  city,  identifying  "local  funds",  as
defined  in  PARAGRAPH  (C) OF subdivision [four] TWO of section ninety-
eight-b of the state finance law, state funds, federal funds  and  funds

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received  from a "private source" as described in subdivision [four] TWO
of section ninety-eight-b of the state finance law, for providing  legal
representation to persons who were financially unable to afford counsel,
pursuant  to  this  article.  Such annual report shall be made on a form
developed for such purpose by the [state comptroller] OFFICE OF INDIGENT
LEGAL SERVICES.
  (b) Such annual report, detailing expenditures for the period  January
first through December thirty-first of the previous calendar year, shall
be  filed  on  or before the first day of March of each year[, provided,
however, that the  first  report  required  by  this  subdivision  shall
contain  the  required  information,  separately  stated,  for  the  two
preceeding calendar years].
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
  S 2. Severability clause. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivi-
sion, section or part of this act shall be  adjudged  by  any  court  of
competent  jurisdiction  to  be invalid, such judgment shall not affect,
impair, or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall  be  confined  in
its  operation  to the clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section
or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such judg-
ment shall have been rendered. It is hereby declared to be the intent of
the legislature that this act would  have  been  enacted  even  if  such
invalid provisions had not been included herein.
  S  3.  This  act shall take effect immediately provided, however, that
the applicable effective date of Parts A through E of this act shall  be
as specifically set forth in the last section of such Parts.

                            
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                                 7292--A
                                                        Cal. No. 444

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               May 4, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. FARRELL -- (at request of the State Comptroller)
  -- read once and referred to  the  Committee  on  Ways  and  Means  --
  reported  from  committee,  advanced  to  a third reading, amended and
  ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading

AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law, in  relation  to
  the  form  of  a  membership  application (Part A); to amend the state
  finance law, in relation to the tobacco revenue guarantee  fund  (Part
  B);  to amend the state finance law, in relation to The New York state
  teen health education fund (Part C); and to amend the county  law,  in
  relation to filing an annual report regarding certain expenditures for
  indigent legal services (Part D)

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

  Section 1. This act enacts into law components  of  legislation  which
are  necessary  to  implement  certain  operational  changes  within the
Department of Audit and Control and the NYS Retirement System  and  make
technical  corrections  to  various provisions of law. Each component is
wholly contained within a Part identified as  Parts  A  through  D.  The
effective  date for each particular provision contained within such Part
is set forth in the last section of such  Part.  Any  provision  in  any
section  contained  within  a  Part, including the effective date of the
Part, which makes a reference to a section "of this act", when  used  in
connection  with  that particular component, shall be deemed to mean and
refer to the corresponding section of the Part in  which  it  is  found.
Section  three of this act sets forth the general effective date of this
act.

                                 PART A

  Section 1. The opening paragraph of subdivision a of section 40 of the
retirement and social security law is amended to read as follows:

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

                                                           LBD10429-03-5

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  Each person who becomes a member of the retirement system shall file a
duly executed [and acknowledged] application with the comptroller.  Such
application shall contain:
  S  2.  The  opening  paragraph  of subdivision a of section 340 of the
retirement and social security law, as added by chapter 1000 of the laws
of 1966, is amended to read as follows:
  After the effective date of this article, each person  who  becomes  a
member  of  the  [policemen's  and  firemen's]  NEW YORK STATE AND LOCAL
POLICE AND FIRE retirement  system  shall  file  a  duly  executed  [and
acknowledged]  application  with the comptroller. Such application shall
contain:
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

                                 PART B

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 97-cccc of the state finance  law,
as amended by section 1 of part J of chapter 686 of the laws of 2003, is
amended to read as follows:
  1.  There  is  hereby  established  in the [sole] JOINT custody of the
state comptroller AND THE COMMISSIONER OF TAXATION AND FINANCE a fund to
be known as the tobacco revenue guarantee fund.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

                                 PART C

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 99-u of the state finance law,  as
added  by  section  2  of  part GG of chapter 59 of the laws of 2013, is
amended to read as follows:
  1. There is hereby established in the JOINT custody of THE STATE COMP-
TROLLER AND the commissioner of taxation and finance a  special  account
to be known as the "New York state teen health education fund".
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

                                 PART D

  Section  1. Subdivision 2 of section 722-f of the county law, as added
by section 4 of part J of chapter 62 of the laws of 2003, is amended  to
read as follows:
  2.  (a) The county executive or chief executive officer of each county
or, in the case of a county wholly contained within a  city,  such  city
shall  file  an annual report which specifies in detail and certifies to
the [state comptroller] OFFICE OF  INDIGENT  LEGAL  SERVICES  the  total
expenditures  of  such  county  or  city,  identifying "local funds", as
defined in PARAGRAPH (C) OF subdivision [four] TWO  of  section  ninety-
eight-b  of  the state finance law, state funds, federal funds and funds
received from a "private source" as described in subdivision [four]  TWO
of  section ninety-eight-b of the state finance law, for providing legal
representation to persons who were financially unable to afford counsel,
pursuant to this article. Such annual report shall be  made  on  a  form
developed for such purpose by the [state comptroller] OFFICE OF INDIGENT
LEGAL SERVICES.
  (b)  Such annual report, detailing expenditures for the period January
first through December thirty-first of the previous calendar year, shall
be filed on or before the first day of March of  each  year[,  provided,
however,  that  the  first  report  required  by  this subdivision shall

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contain  the  required  information,  separately  stated,  for  the  two
preceeding calendar years].
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
  S 2. Severability clause. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivi-
sion,  section  or  part  of  this act shall be adjudged by any court of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment  shall  not  affect,
impair,  or  invalidate  the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in
its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph,  subdivision,  section
or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such judg-
ment shall have been rendered. It is hereby declared to be the intent of
the  legislature  that  this  act  would  have been enacted even if such
invalid provisions had not been included herein.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately  provided,  however,  that
the  applicable effective date of Parts A through D of this act shall be
as specifically set forth in the last section of such Parts.

                            
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                                 7292--B
                                                        Cal. No. 279

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               May 4, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. FARRELL -- (at request of the State Comptroller)
  -- read once and referred to  the  Committee  on  Ways  and  Means  --
  reported  from  committee,  advanced  to  a third reading, amended and
  ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of  third  reading
  -- advanced to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retain-
  ing its place on the order of third reading

AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to the tobacco reven-
  ue  guarantee  fund  (Part  A);  to  amend  the  state finance law, in
  relation to the New York state teen health education  fund  (Part  B);
  and  to  amend  the county law, in relation to filing an annual report
  regarding certain expenditures for indigent legal services (Part C)

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

  Section  1.  This  act enacts into law components of legislation which
are necessary  to  implement  certain  operational  changes  within  the
Department  of  Audit and Control and the NYS Retirement System and make
technical corrections to various provisions of law.  Each  component  is
wholly  contained  within  a  Part  identified as Parts A through C. The
effective date for each particular provision contained within such  Part
is  set  forth  in  the  last section of such Part. Any provision in any
section contained within a Part, including the  effective  date  of  the
Part,  which  makes a reference to a section "of this act", when used in
connection with that particular component, shall be deemed to  mean  and
refer  to  the  corresponding  section of the Part in which it is found.
Section three of this act sets forth the general effective date of  this
act.

                                 PART A


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10429-06-6

              

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  Section  1. Subdivision 1 of section 97-cccc of the state finance law,
as amended by section 1 of part J of chapter 686 of the laws of 2003, is
amended to read as follows:
  1.  There  is  hereby  established  in the [sole] JOINT custody of the
state comptroller AND THE COMMISSIONER OF TAXATION AND FINANCE a fund to
be known as the tobacco revenue guarantee fund.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

                                 PART B

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 99-u of the state finance law,  as
added  by  section  2  of  part GG of chapter 59 of the laws of 2013, is
amended to read as follows:
  1. There is hereby established in the JOINT custody of THE STATE COMP-
TROLLER AND the commissioner of taxation and finance a  special  account
to be known as the "New York state teen health education fund".
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

                                 PART C

  Section  1. Subdivision 2 of section 722-f of the county law, as added
by section 4 of part J of chapter 62 of the laws of 2003, is amended  to
read as follows:
  2.  (a) The county executive or chief executive officer of each county
or, in the case of a county wholly contained within a  city,  such  city
shall  file  an annual report which specifies in detail and certifies to
the [state comptroller] OFFICE OF  INDIGENT  LEGAL  SERVICES  the  total
expenditures  of  such  county  or  city,  identifying "local funds", as
defined in PARAGRAPH (C) OF subdivision [four] TWO  of  section  ninety-
eight-b  of  the state finance law, state funds, federal funds and funds
received from a "private source" as described in subdivision [four]  TWO
of  section ninety-eight-b of the state finance law, for providing legal
representation to persons who were financially unable to afford counsel,
pursuant to this article. Such annual report shall be  made  on  a  form
developed for such purpose by the [state comptroller] OFFICE OF INDIGENT
LEGAL SERVICES.
  (b)  Such annual report, detailing expenditures for the period January
first through December thirty-first of the previous calendar year, shall
be filed on or before the first day of March of  each  year[,  provided,
however,  that  the  first  report  required  by  this subdivision shall
contain  the  required  information,  separately  stated,  for  the  two
preceeding calendar years].
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
  S 2. Severability clause. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivi-
sion,  section  or  part  of  this act shall be adjudged by any court of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment  shall  not  affect,
impair,  or  invalidate  the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in
its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph,  subdivision,  section
or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such judg-
ment shall have been rendered. It is hereby declared to be the intent of
the  legislature  that  this  act  would  have been enacted even if such
invalid provisions had not been included herein.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately  provided,  however,  that
the  applicable effective date of Parts A through C of this act shall be
as specifically set forth in the last section of such Parts.