NY State Senate Bill 2015-S2168A

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2015-S2168 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A809
Current Committee:: Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:: Tax Law
Laws Affected:: Add §§209-J & 630-e, Tax L; add §95-i, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: S5393, A7840
2013-2014: S2004, A1169
2017-2018: S1474, A398

2015-S2168 - Summary

Relates to ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) research and education; creates the New York ALS research and education fund.

2015-S2168 - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S2168

TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the tax law and the state finance law, in relation to
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) research and education

PURPOSE:

Provides for corporate franchise tax and personal income tax checkoffs
for taxpayer gifts for ALS research and education. This bill also
establishes New York State ALS research and education fund.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1. Amends the tax law by adding a new section to enable
corporate taxpayers to make contributions to the ALS research and
education fund. This contribution can be made in any whole dollar
amount, and shall not reduce the amount of the state tax owed by the
taxpayer. In addition, this section mandates that all revenues
collected be credited to ALS research and education fund, as
enumerated in the state finance law.

Section 2. Amends the tax law by adding a new section to enable
personal taxpayers to make a contribution to the ALS research and
education fund. This contribution can be made in any whole dollar

amount, and shall not reduce the amount of the state tax owed by the
taxpayer. In addition, this section mandates that all revenues
collected be credited to ALS research and education fund, as
enumerated in the state finance law.

Section 3. Amends the state finance law by establishing the "New York
State ALS research and education fund" in the joint custody of the
commissioner of taxation and finance and the controller. This section
also provides that all moneys of the fund shall be expended to provide
grants to the Greater New York ALS Association and the ALS Association
Upstate New York Chapter, not-for-profit corporations incorporated for
the purpose of advancing and financing ALS research and education
projects. This section further requires the Comptroller to report by
February first of each year on the aggregate collections-in the fund
by source. Also, the Greater New York ALS Association and ALS
Association Upstate New York Chapter is required to publish an annual
report on or before February first which details the issuance of
grants, and financial statements as a condition of receiving grants
from the "New York State. ALS research and education fund." Financial
statements included in this report must be audited by a nationally
recognized accounting firm.

Section 4. Effective date.

JUSTIFICATION:

The facts and statistics relating to ALS are startling:

* Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), often referred to as Lou
Gehrig's Disease, is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that


affects motor neurons in the brain and the spinal cord. On average,
one person with ALS die within two to five years of diagnosis.

* In the one hundred fifty years since ALS was identified as a
disease, there is still no known cause, prevention, treatment or cure.
Genetics, toxic agents and stress are all suspected as possible causes
of the disease. However, further research is needed to determine
whether any or all of these factors are the cause of ALS and related
disorders. It is estimated that there are more than thirty thousand
Americans who have ALS and related disorders at any given time. Based
on united states' population studies, a little more than five thousand
six hundred people in the united States are diagnosed with ALS each
year. Approximately every ninety minutes, someone is diagnosed with
ALS and every ninety minutes, someone dies from ALS.

* Studies supported by the Department of veterans Affairs, Harvard
university and the Institute of Medicine among others repeatedly have
found that military veterans, regardless of branch or era of service,
are approximately twice as likely to die from Lou Gehrig's Disease as
those who have not served in the military. These findings were most
recently confirmed by a September 2009 study funded by the VA and the
National Institutes of Health. without funding for research projects,
opportunities to discover and deliver a treatment to veterans will
leave them - and all people living with the disease with no effective
treatment option. We need to fund vital research to ensure that our
nation continues to fight for our veterans just as they fought for us.

* Research has shown that coordinated and comprehensive
community-based clinical care provided within a multidisciplinary
treatment program can marginally extend life and improve the quality
of life for persons with ALS. The surge in the numbers of those
persons affected by ALS, including family caregivers, will place a
severe strain on the state's already challenged health, social
services, geriatrics and other service delivery systems.

The addition of a check-off box on the Corporate and Personal Income
Tax forms will provide a convenient way for people to contribute to
ALS research and education.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2013-14: S2004-C/A1169-C - Investigations & Gov't Operations/3rd
Reading Calendar

2011-12: S5393-B/A7840-B - Finance Committee/Passed Assembly

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None to state.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

This act shall take effect immediately.

2015-S2168 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2168

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 21, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
  ment Operations

AN ACT to amend the tax law and the state finance law,  in  relation  to
  ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) research and education

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

  Section 1. The tax law is amended by adding a  new  section  209-I  to
read as follows:
  S  209-I.  GIFT FOR ALS RESEARCH AND EDUCATION.  EFFECTIVE FOR ANY TAX
YEAR COMMENCING ON OR AFTER  JANUARY  FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  SIXTEEN,  A
TAXPAYER  IN  ANY TAXABLE YEAR MAY ELECT TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE SUPPORT OF
THE NEW YORK STATE ALS  (AMYOTROPHIC  LATERAL  SCLEROSIS)  RESEARCH  AND
EDUCATION  FUND.  SUCH  CONTRIBUTION SHALL BE IN ANY WHOLE DOLLAR AMOUNT
AND SHALL NOT REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF THE STATE TAX OWED BY SUCH  TAXPAYER.
THE  COMMISSIONER SHALL INCLUDE SPACE ON THE CORPORATE INCOME TAX RETURN
TO ENABLE A TAXPAYER TO  MAKE  SUCH  CONTRIBUTION.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY
OTHER  PROVISION OF LAW, ALL REVENUES COLLECTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION
SHALL BE CREDITED TO THE NEW YORK STATE ALS RESEARCH AND EDUCATION  FUND
AND  SHALL BE USED ONLY FOR THOSE PURPOSES ENUMERATED IN SECTION NINETY-
FIVE-H OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW.
  S 2. The tax law is amended by adding a new section 630-d to  read  as
follows:
  S  630-D.  GIFT FOR ALS RESEARCH AND EDUCATION.  EFFECTIVE FOR ANY TAX
YEAR COMMENCING ON OR AFTER JANUARY  FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  SIXTEEN,  AN
INDIVIDUAL  IN  ANY TAXABLE YEAR MAY ELECT TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE NEW YORK
STATE ALS (AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS) RESEARCH AND  EDUCATION  FUND.
SUCH  CONTRIBUTION  SHALL  BE  IN  ANY WHOLE DOLLAR AMOUNT AND SHALL NOT
REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF STATE TAX OWED BY SUCH INDIVIDUAL. THE COMMISSIONER
SHALL INCLUDE SPACE ON THE  PERSONAL  INCOME  TAX  RETURN  TO  ENABLE  A
TAXPAYER TO MAKE SUCH CONTRIBUTION.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00985-01-5

S. 2168                             2

OF LAW ALL REVENUES COLLECTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE CREDITED
TO  THE NEW YORK STATE ALS RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FUND AND USED ONLY FOR
THOSE PURPOSES ENUMERATED IN SECTION NINETY-FIVE-H OF THE STATE  FINANCE
LAW.
  S  3. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 95-h to
read as follows:
  S 95-H. NEW YORK STATE ALS RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FUND. 1.   THERE  IS
HEREBY  ESTABLISHED IN THE JOINT CUSTODY OF THE COMMISSIONER OF TAXATION
AND FINANCE AND THE COMPTROLLER, A SPECIAL FUND TO BE KNOWN AS  THE  NEW
YORK  STATE  ALS  (AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS) RESEARCH AND EDUCATION
FUND.
  2. SUCH FUND SHALL CONSIST OF ALL REVENUES RECEIVED  PURSUANT  TO  THE
PROVISIONS  OF  SECTIONS  TWO HUNDRED NINE-I AND SIX HUNDRED THIRTY-D OF
THE TAX LAW, ALL REVENUES RECEIVED PURSUANT  TO  APPROPRIATIONS  BY  THE
LEGISLATURE, AND ALL MONEYS APPROPRIATED, CREDITED, OR TRANSFERRED THER-
ETO FROM ANY OTHER FUND OR SOURCE PURSUANT TO LAW.  NOTHING CONTAINED IN
THIS  SECTION  SHALL  PREVENT  THE STATE FROM RECEIVING GRANTS, GIFTS OR
BEQUESTS FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE FUND AS DEFINED  IN  THIS  SECTION  AND
DEPOSITING THEM INTO THE FUND ACCORDING TO LAW. ANY INTEREST RECEIVED BY
THE  COMPTROLLER  ON MONEYS ON DEPOSIT IN SUCH FUND SHALL BE RETAINED IN
AND BECOME PART OF SUCH FUND.
  3. MONEYS OF THE FUND SHALL BE EXPENDED ONLY TO PROVIDE GRANTS TO  THE
GREATER  NEW  YORK  ALS  ASSOCIATION AND THE ALS ASSOCIATION UPSTATE NEW
YORK CHAPTER, NOT-FOR-PROFIT  CORPORATIONS  ESTABLISHED  IN  THIS  STATE
WHICH  ARE  INCORPORATED  FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADVANCING AND FINANCING ALS
RESEARCH AND EDUCATION PROJECTS, PROVIDED THAT MONEYS OF THE FUND  SHALL
BE  EXPENDED  ONLY  IN SUPPORT OF THE GREATER NEW YORK ALS ASSOCIATION'S
ALSA CERTIFIED TREATMENT CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE LOCATED IN NEW YORK STATE
OR OTHERWISE IN SUPPORT OF THE GREATER NEW YORK ALS  ASSOCIATION'S  WORK
IN NEW YORK STATE.
  4.  ON  OR BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF FEBRUARY EACH YEAR, THE COMPTROLLER
SHALL CERTIFY TO THE GOVERNOR, TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, SPEAK-
ER OF THE ASSEMBLY, CHAIR OF THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND  CHAIR  OF
THE  ASSEMBLY WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE, THE AMOUNT OF MONEY DEPOSITED BY
SOURCE IN THE NEW YORK STATE ALS RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FUND DURING  THE
PRECEDING  CALENDAR  YEAR  AS  THE RESULT OF REVENUE DERIVED PURSUANT TO
SECTIONS TWO HUNDRED NINE-I AND SIX HUNDRED THIRTY-D OF THE TAX LAW  AND
FROM  ALL  OTHER SOURCES, AS WELL AS ALL DISBURSEMENTS FROM THE NEW YORK
STATE ALS RESEARCH AND EDUCATION  FUND  DURING  THE  PRECEDING  CALENDAR
YEAR.  THE COMPTROLLER SHALL EXPEND FUNDS IN THE YEAR IN WHICH THEY WERE
DONATED TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE. IN THE EVENT THAT ANY SUCH FUNDS WERE
NOT EXPENDED IN THE YEAR IN WHICH THEY  WERE  DONATED,  THE  COMPTROLLER
SHALL  PROVIDE  JUSTIFICATION,  ALONG WITH A REMEDIAL PLAN TO ENSURE THE
TIMELY AND EFFECTIVE USE OF THE FUNDS IN THE ANNUAL REPORT TO THE GOVER-
NOR, TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, SPEAKER OF THE  ASSEMBLY,  CHAIR
OF THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND CHAIR OF THE ASSEMBLY WAYS AND MEANS
COMMITTEE.
  5.  AS  A CONDITION OF RECEIVING GRANTS FROM THE FUND, THE GREATER NEW
YORK ALS ASSOCIATION AND THE ALS ASSOCIATION UPSTATE  NEW  YORK  CHAPTER
SHALL  AGREE  TO  ISSUE  AND  SHALL ISSUE, ON OR BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF
FEBRUARY EACH YEAR, A REPORT INCLUDING, BUT NOT  LIMITED  TO,  FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS,  FINANCIAL  REPORTS  AND  REPORTS ON THE ISSUANCE OF GRANTS.
SUCH REPORTS SHALL BE DELIVERED TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE  CHAIRS  OF  THE
SENATE  FINANCE  COMMITTEE AND THE ASSEMBLY WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE AND
SHALL ALSO BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.  SUCH  FINANCIAL  STATEMENTS
AND REPORTS SHALL BE AUDITED BY A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ACCOUNTING FIRM.

S. 2168                             3

  6.  MONEYS  SHALL BE PAYABLE FROM THE FUND TO THE GREATER NEW YORK ALS
ASSOCIATION AND THE ALS  ASSOCIATION  UPSTATE  NEW  YORK  CHAPTER,  WITH
SIXTY-FIVE  PERCENT OF MONEYS IN THE FUND TO BE ALLOCATED TO THE GREATER
NEW YORK ALS ASSOCIATION AND THIRTY-FIVE PERCENT OF MONEYS IN  THE  FUND
TO  BE  ALLOCATED  TO THE ALS ASSOCIATION UPSTATE NEW YORK CHAPTER ON AN
ANNUAL BASIS, ON THE AUDIT AND WARRANT OF THE  COMPTROLLER  ON  VOUCHERS
APPROVED BY THE COMPTROLLER.
  S 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

co-Sponsors

2015-S2168A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A809
Current Committee:: Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:: Tax Law
Laws Affected:: Add §§209-J & 630-e, Tax L; add §95-i, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: S5393, A7840
2013-2014: S2004, A1169
2017-2018: S1474, A398

2015-S2168A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) research and education; creates the New York ALS research and education fund.

2015-S2168A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S2168A

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the tax law and the state finance law, in relation to
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) research and education

 PURPOSE :

Provides for corporate franchise tax and personal income tax checkoffs
for taxpayer gifts for ALS research and education. This bill also
establishes New York State ALS research and education fund.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1. Amends the tax law by adding a new section to enable
corporate taxpayers to make contributions to the ALS research and
education fund. This contribution can be made in any whole dollar
amount, and shall not reduce the amount of the state tax owed by the
taxpayer. In addition, this section mandates that all revenues
collected be credited to ALS research and education fund, as
enumerated in the state finance law.

Section 2. Amends the tax law by adding a new section to enable
personal taxpayers to make a contribution to the ALS research and
education fund. This contribution can be made in any whole dollar

amount, and shall not reduce the amount of the state tax owed by the
taxpayer. In addition, this section mandates that all revenues
collected be credited to ALS research and education fund, as
enumerated in the state finance law.

Section 3. Amends the state finance law by establishing the "New York
State ALS research and education fund" in the joint custody of the
commissioner of taxation and finance and the controller. This section
also provides that all moneys of the fund shall be expended to provide
grants to the Greater New York ALS Association and the ALS Association
Upstate New York Chapter, not-for-profit corporations incorporated for
the purpose of advancing and financing ALS research and education
projects. This section further requires the Comptroller to report by
February first of each year on the aggregate collections-in the fund
by source. Also, the Greater New York ALS Association and ALS
Association Upstate New York Chapter is required to publish an annual
report on or before February first which details the issuance of
grants, and financial statements as a condition of receiving grants
from the "New York State. ALS research and education fund." Financial
statements included in this report must be audited by a nationally
recognized accounting firm.

Section 4. Effective date.

 JUSTIFICATION :

The facts and statistics relating to ALS are startling:

*Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), often referred to as Lou
Gehrig's Disease, is a progressive rieurodegenerative disease that
affects motor neurons in the brain and the spinal cord. On average,
one person with ALS die within two to five years of diagnosis.

*In the one hundred fifty years since ALS was identified as a disease,
there is still no known cause, prevention, treatment or cure.
Genetics, toxic agents and stress are all suspected as possible causes
of the disease. However, further research is needed to determine
whether any or all of these factors are the cause of ALS and related
disorders. It is estimated that there are more than thirty thousand
Americans who have ALS and related disorders at any given time. Based
on united states' population studies, a little more than five thousand
six hundred people in the united States are diagnosed with ALS each
year. Approximately every ninety minutes, someone is diagnosed with
ALS and every ninety minutes, someone dies from ALS.

*Studies supported by the Department of veterans Affairs, Harvard
university and the Institute of Medicine among others repeatedly have
found that military veterans, regardless of branch or era of service,
are approximately twice as likely to die from Lou Gehrig's Disease as
those who have not served in the military. These findings were most
recently confirmed by a September 2009 study funded by the VA and the
National Institutes of Health. without funding for research projects,
opportunities to discover and deliver a treatment to veterans will
leave them - and all people living with the disease with no effective
treatment option. We need to fund vital research to ensure that our
nation continues to fight for our veterans just as they fought for us.

*Research has shown that coordinated and comprehensive community-based
clinical care provided within a multidisciplinary treatment program
can marginally extend life and improve the quality of life for persons
with ALS. The surge in the numbers of those persons affected by ALS,
including family caregivers, will place a severe strain on the state's
already challenged health, social services, geriatrics and other
service delivery systems.

The addition of a check-off box on the Corporate and Personal Income
Tax forms will provide a convenient way for people to contribute to
ALS research and education.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

2013-14: S2004-C/A1169-C - Investigations & Gov't Operations/3rd
Reading Calendar

2011-12: S5393-B/A7840-B - Finance Committee/Passed Assembly

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

None to state.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately.

2015-S2168A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 2168--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 21, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by Sens. CARLUCCI, ADDABBO, STEWART-COUSINS -- read twice and
  ordered  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
  Investigations and Government Operations -- recommitted to the Commit-
  tee on Investigations and Government  Operations  in  accordance  with
  Senate  Rule  6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the tax law and the state finance law,  in  relation  to
  ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) research and education

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

  Section 1. The tax law is amended by adding a  new  section  209-J  to
read as follows:
  S  209-J.  GIFT FOR ALS RESEARCH AND EDUCATION.  EFFECTIVE FOR ANY TAX
YEAR COMMENCING ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  SEVENTEEN,  A
TAXPAYER  IN  ANY TAXABLE YEAR MAY ELECT TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE SUPPORT OF
THE NEW YORK STATE ALS  (AMYOTROPHIC  LATERAL  SCLEROSIS)  RESEARCH  AND
EDUCATION  FUND.  SUCH  CONTRIBUTION SHALL BE IN ANY WHOLE DOLLAR AMOUNT
AND SHALL NOT REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF THE STATE TAX OWED BY SUCH  TAXPAYER.
THE  COMMISSIONER SHALL INCLUDE SPACE ON THE CORPORATE INCOME TAX RETURN
TO ENABLE A TAXPAYER TO  MAKE  SUCH  CONTRIBUTION.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY
OTHER  PROVISION OF LAW, ALL REVENUES COLLECTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION
SHALL BE CREDITED TO THE NEW YORK STATE ALS RESEARCH AND EDUCATION  FUND
AND  SHALL BE USED ONLY FOR THOSE PURPOSES ENUMERATED IN SECTION NINETY-
FIVE-I OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW.
  S 2. The tax law is amended by adding a new section 630-e to  read  as
follows:
  S  630-E.  GIFT FOR ALS RESEARCH AND EDUCATION.  EFFECTIVE FOR ANY TAX
YEAR COMMENCING ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO  THOUSAND  SEVENTEEN,  AN
INDIVIDUAL  IN  ANY TAXABLE YEAR MAY ELECT TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE NEW YORK
STATE ALS (AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS) RESEARCH AND  EDUCATION  FUND.
SUCH  CONTRIBUTION  SHALL  BE  IN  ANY WHOLE DOLLAR AMOUNT AND SHALL NOT

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00985-02-6

S. 2168--A                          2

REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF STATE TAX OWED BY SUCH INDIVIDUAL. THE COMMISSIONER
SHALL INCLUDE SPACE ON THE  PERSONAL  INCOME  TAX  RETURN  TO  ENABLE  A
TAXPAYER TO MAKE SUCH CONTRIBUTION.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION
OF LAW ALL REVENUES COLLECTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE CREDITED
TO  THE NEW YORK STATE ALS RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FUND AND USED ONLY FOR
THOSE PURPOSES ENUMERATED IN SECTION NINETY-FIVE-I OF THE STATE  FINANCE
LAW.
  S  3. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 95-i to
read as follows:
  S 95-I. NEW YORK STATE ALS RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FUND. 1.   THERE  IS
HEREBY  ESTABLISHED IN THE JOINT CUSTODY OF THE COMMISSIONER OF TAXATION
AND FINANCE AND THE COMPTROLLER, A SPECIAL FUND TO BE KNOWN AS  THE  NEW
YORK  STATE  ALS  (AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS) RESEARCH AND EDUCATION
FUND.
  2. SUCH FUND SHALL CONSIST OF ALL REVENUES RECEIVED  PURSUANT  TO  THE
PROVISIONS  OF  SECTIONS  TWO HUNDRED NINE-J AND SIX HUNDRED THIRTY-E OF
THE TAX LAW, ALL REVENUES RECEIVED PURSUANT  TO  APPROPRIATIONS  BY  THE
LEGISLATURE, AND ALL MONEYS APPROPRIATED, CREDITED, OR TRANSFERRED THER-
ETO FROM ANY OTHER FUND OR SOURCE PURSUANT TO LAW.  NOTHING CONTAINED IN
THIS  SECTION  SHALL  PREVENT  THE STATE FROM RECEIVING GRANTS, GIFTS OR
BEQUESTS FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE FUND AS DEFINED  IN  THIS  SECTION  AND
DEPOSITING THEM INTO THE FUND ACCORDING TO LAW. ANY INTEREST RECEIVED BY
THE  COMPTROLLER  ON MONEYS ON DEPOSIT IN SUCH FUND SHALL BE RETAINED IN
AND BECOME PART OF SUCH FUND.
  3. MONEYS OF THE FUND SHALL BE EXPENDED ONLY TO PROVIDE GRANTS TO  THE
GREATER  NEW  YORK  ALS  ASSOCIATION AND THE ALS ASSOCIATION UPSTATE NEW
YORK CHAPTER, NOT-FOR-PROFIT  CORPORATIONS  ESTABLISHED  IN  THIS  STATE
WHICH  ARE  INCORPORATED  FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADVANCING AND FINANCING ALS
RESEARCH AND EDUCATION PROJECTS, PROVIDED THAT MONEYS OF THE FUND  SHALL
BE  EXPENDED  ONLY  IN SUPPORT OF THE GREATER NEW YORK ALS ASSOCIATION'S
ALSA CERTIFIED TREATMENT CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE LOCATED IN NEW YORK STATE
OR OTHERWISE IN SUPPORT OF THE GREATER NEW YORK ALS  ASSOCIATION'S  WORK
IN NEW YORK STATE.
  4.  ON  OR BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF FEBRUARY EACH YEAR, THE COMPTROLLER
SHALL CERTIFY TO THE GOVERNOR, TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, SPEAK-
ER OF THE ASSEMBLY, CHAIR OF THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND  CHAIR  OF
THE  ASSEMBLY WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE, THE AMOUNT OF MONEY DEPOSITED BY
SOURCE IN THE NEW YORK STATE ALS RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FUND DURING  THE
PRECEDING  CALENDAR  YEAR  AS  THE RESULT OF REVENUE DERIVED PURSUANT TO
SECTIONS TWO HUNDRED NINE-J AND SIX HUNDRED THIRTY-E OF THE TAX LAW  AND
FROM  ALL  OTHER SOURCES, AS WELL AS ALL DISBURSEMENTS FROM THE NEW YORK
STATE ALS RESEARCH AND EDUCATION  FUND  DURING  THE  PRECEDING  CALENDAR
YEAR.  THE COMPTROLLER SHALL EXPEND FUNDS IN THE YEAR IN WHICH THEY WERE
DONATED TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE. IN THE EVENT THAT ANY SUCH FUNDS WERE
NOT EXPENDED IN THE YEAR IN WHICH THEY  WERE  DONATED,  THE  COMPTROLLER
SHALL  PROVIDE  JUSTIFICATION,  ALONG WITH A REMEDIAL PLAN TO ENSURE THE
TIMELY AND EFFECTIVE USE OF THE FUNDS IN THE ANNUAL REPORT TO THE GOVER-
NOR, TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, SPEAKER OF THE  ASSEMBLY,  CHAIR
OF THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND CHAIR OF THE ASSEMBLY WAYS AND MEANS
COMMITTEE.
  5.  AS  A CONDITION OF RECEIVING GRANTS FROM THE FUND, THE GREATER NEW
YORK ALS ASSOCIATION AND THE ALS ASSOCIATION UPSTATE  NEW  YORK  CHAPTER
SHALL  AGREE  TO  ISSUE  AND  SHALL ISSUE, ON OR BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF
FEBRUARY EACH YEAR, A REPORT INCLUDING, BUT NOT  LIMITED  TO,  FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS,  FINANCIAL  REPORTS  AND  REPORTS ON THE ISSUANCE OF GRANTS.
SUCH REPORTS SHALL BE DELIVERED TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE  CHAIRS  OF  THE

S. 2168--A                          3

SENATE  FINANCE  COMMITTEE AND THE ASSEMBLY WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE AND
SHALL ALSO BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.  SUCH  FINANCIAL  STATEMENTS
AND REPORTS SHALL BE AUDITED BY A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ACCOUNTING FIRM.
  6.  MONEYS  SHALL BE PAYABLE FROM THE FUND TO THE GREATER NEW YORK ALS
ASSOCIATION AND THE ALS  ASSOCIATION  UPSTATE  NEW  YORK  CHAPTER,  WITH
SIXTY-FIVE  PERCENT OF MONEYS IN THE FUND TO BE ALLOCATED TO THE GREATER
NEW YORK ALS ASSOCIATION AND THIRTY-FIVE PERCENT OF MONEYS IN  THE  FUND
TO  BE  ALLOCATED  TO THE ALS ASSOCIATION UPSTATE NEW YORK CHAPTER ON AN
ANNUAL BASIS, ON THE AUDIT AND WARRANT OF THE  COMPTROLLER  ON  VOUCHERS
APPROVED BY THE COMPTROLLER.
  S 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

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Senate Bill S2168A

Sponsored By

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations Committee

Bill Amendments

co-Sponsors

2015-S2168 - Details

2015-S2168 - Summary

2015-S2168 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S2168 - Bill Text download pdf

co-Sponsors

2015-S2168A (ACTIVE) - Details

2015-S2168A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2015-S2168A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S2168A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Senate Bill S2168A

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Sponsored By

David Carlucci

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations Committee

Bill Amendments

co-Sponsors

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.

Andrea Stewart-Cousins

2015-S2168 - Details

2015-S2168 - Summary

2015-S2168 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S2168 - Bill Text download pdf

co-Sponsors

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.

Andrea Stewart-Cousins

2015-S2168A (ACTIVE) - Details

2015-S2168A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2015-S2168A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S2168A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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