S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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7045
I N S E N A T E
March 18, 2016
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Introduced by Sen. MONTGOMERY -- read twice and ordered printed, and
when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the Kings county
health care facility transformation program
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 2825-a of the public health law is
renumbered subdivision 6 and a new subdivision 5 is added to read as
follows:
5. (A) THE AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS
SECTION SHALL INCLUDE:
(I) A SCHEDULE OR TIMETABLE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF THE REQUEST FOR APPLI-
CATIONS, THE RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS AND THE AWARDING OF THE GRANTS;
(II) A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROCESS OR PROCEDURES FOR DETERMINING THE
AMOUNTS TO BE AWARDED TO EACH APPLICANT; AND
(III) A DESCRIPTION OF HOW THE GRANTS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED, ADMINIS-
TERED AND MONITORED.
(B) WITHIN THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE DEADLINE FOR THE RECEIPT OF APPLICA-
TIONS, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC, INCLUDING
POSTING ON THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE DEPARTMENT AND OF THE DORMITORY
AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, A COPY OF ALL APPLICATIONS RECEIVED
AND THE AMOUNT OF THE GRANT REQUESTED BY, OR TO BE AWARDED TO, EACH
APPLICANT. THE COMMISSIONER AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE DORMITORY AUTHORITY
OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL CONDUCT AT LEAST ONE PUBLIC HEARING IN
THE COUNTY OF KINGS AT LEAST SIXTY DAYS PRIOR TO THE DATE OF AWARD.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD14107-02-6