NY State Senate Bill 2015-S5492

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Nov 20, 2015	signed chap.453
Nov 10, 2015	delivered to governor
Jun 15, 2015	returned to assembly passed senate substituted for s5492
Jun 15, 2015	substituted by a7419 ordered to third reading cal.1568 committee discharged and committed to rules
May 14, 2015	referred to finance

Votes

- Jun 15, 2015 - Floor Vote
  A7419
  
  62
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  1
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 15, 2015
      
      aye (62)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Amedore
      
      Avella
      
      Bonacic
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Carlucci
      
      Comrie
      
      Croci
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Diaz
      
      Dilan
      
      Espaillat
      
      Farley
      
      Felder
      
      Flanagan
      
      Funke
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Golden
      
      Griffo
      
      Hamilton
      
      Hannon
      
      Hassell-Thompson
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Kennedy
      
      Klein
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Latimer
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Marchione
      
      Martins
      
      Montgomery
      
      Murphy
      
      Nozzolio
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
      
      Panepinto
      
      Parker
      
      Peralta
      
      Perkins
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Sampson
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Skelos
      
      Squadron
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Valesky
      
      Venditto
      
      Young
      
      excused (1)
      
      Libous
  Jun 15, 2015 - Rules Committee Vote
  S5492
  
  25
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Rules Committee Vote: Jun 15, 2015
      
      aye (25)
      
      Bonacic
      
      Breslin
      
      Carlucci
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Dilan
      
      Espaillat
      
      Farley
      
      Flanagan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Hannon
      
      Hassell-Thompson
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Larkin
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Montgomery
      
      Nozzolio
      
      Parker
      
      Perkins
      
      Seward
      
      Skelos
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Valesky
      
      Young

2015-S5492 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A7419
Law Section:: State Finance Law
Laws Affected:: Amd St Fin L, generally

2015-S5492 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to tax check-off funds.

2015-S5492 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S5492

TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the state finance law, in relation to
tax check-off funds

PURPOSE: The purpose of this legislation is to establish uniform
requirements for all funds in which tax check-off monies are deposited
and require annual reports relating to the use of such monies.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill amends Subdivision (a) of
Section 83 of the State Finance Law (Fish and Wildlife Management
Account within the Conservation Fund) by adding a new Paragraph 1-a to
require that an annual report on how the monies in the fund were
utilized be provided to the governor, the temporary president of the
senate, the speaker of the assembly, the chair of the senate finance
committee, the chair assembly ways and means committee, the state
comptroller and the public.

Section 2 of the bill amends Section 84 of the State Finance Law
(United States Olympic Committee/Lake Placid Olympic Training Center
Fund) by adding a new Subdivision 2-a to require that an annual report
on how the monies in the fund were utilized be provided to the
governor, the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the
assembly, the chair of the senate finance committee, the chair
assembly ways and means committee, the state comptroller and the
public.

Section 3 of the bill amends Subdivision 2-b of Section 97-yy of the
State Finance Law (Breast Cancer Research and Education Fund) to
include the State Comptroller and the public as recipients of the
report required by such section.

Section 4 of the bill amends Section 97-mmmm of the State Finance Law
(Veterans Remembrance and Cemetery Maintenance and Operation Fund) by
adding a new Subdivision 2-a to require that an annual report on how
the monies in the fund were utilized be provided to the governor, the
temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the
chair of the senate finance committee, the chair assembly ways and
means committee, the state comptroller and the public.

Section 5 of the bill amends Section 99-v of the State Finance Law
(Homeless Veterans Assistance Fund) by adding a new Subdivision 2-a to
require that an annual report on how the monies in the fund were
utilized be provided to the governor, the temporary president of the
senate, the speaker of the assembly, the chair of the senate finance
committee, the chair assembly ways and means committee, the state
comptroller and the public.

Section 6 of the bill amends Section 92-w of the State Finance Law
(Missing and Exploited Children Clearinghouse Fund) by adding a new
Subdivision 2-a to require that an annual report on how the monies in
the fund were utilized be provided to the governor, the temporary
president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the chair of the
senate finance committee, the chair assembly ways and means committee,
the state comptroller and the public.


Section 7 of the bill amends Subdivision 2-b of Section 89-e of the
State Finance Law (Alzheimer's Disease Assistance Fund) to include the
State Comptroller and the public as recipients of the report required
by such section.

Section 8 of the bill amends Subdivision 2-b of Section 95-e of the
State Finance Law (NYS Prostate and Testicular Cancer Research and
Education Fund) to include the State Comptroller and the public as
recipients of the report required by such section.

Section 9 of the bill amends Section 79 of the State Finance Law
(World Trade Center Memorial Foundation Fund) by adding a new
Subdivision 2-a to require that an annual report on how the monies in
the fund were utilized be provided to the governor, the temporary
president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the chair of the
senate finance committee, the chair assembly ways and means committee,
the state comptroller and the public.

Section 10 of the bill amends Section 99-q of the State Finance Law
(Volunteer Firefighting and Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment
and Retention Fund) by adding a new Subdivision 2-a to require that an
annual report on how the monies in the fund were utilized be provided
to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of
the assembly, the chair of the senate finance committee, the chair
assembly ways and means committee, the state comptroller and the
public.

Section 11 of the bill amends Section 99-u of the State Finance Law
(NYS Teen Health Education Fund) by adding a new Subdivision 2-a to
require that an annual report on how the monies in the fund were
utilized be provided to the governor, the temporary president of the
senate, the speaker of the assembly, the chair of the senate finance
committee, the chair assembly ways and means committee, the state
comptroller and the public.

Section 12 of the bill amends Subdivision 3 of section 22 of the state
finance law requiring that the annual budget submitted annually by the
governor to the legislature, in accordance with article seven of the
constitution include estimates for state funds that receive tax
check-off monies of all receipts and all disbursements for the current
and succeeding fiscal years, along with the actual results from the
prior fiscal year.

Section 13 of the bill adds a new section 71-b requiring that to the
extent practicable, for every fund established pursuant to the State
Finance law or any other law on and after the effective date of this
act, for which a tax check-off is a source of monies in such fund, the
head of the agency or entity administering the expenditure of such
monies shall ensure that all monies received during a fiscal year are
expended prior to the end of such fiscal year. Additionally, this
section requires an annual report on the use of such monies be
provided to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, the
speaker of the assembly, the chair of the senate finance committee,
the chair of the assembly ways and means committee, the state
comptroller and the public.


The bill sets forth the information required in such report including,
but not limited to, the amount of money disbursed from the fund, the
award process used for such disbursements, recipients of awards from
the fund, the amount awarded to each, the purposes for which such
awards were granted and a summary financial plan for such monies.

Section 14 provides for an immediate effective date and provides that
the provisions of section thirteen shall apply to funds created on and
after such date.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: New bill.

JUSTIFICATION: New Yorkers have contributed more than $50 million for
worthy causes through check-offs on their personal income tax forms,
but all or significant portions of these funds often remain unused.
More than $15 million has accumulated in eight check-off funds
(excluding the Conservation Fund and the World Trade Center Memorial
Fund) reflecting contributions from taxpayers, transfers from the
state's General Fund, dedicated fees, interest and other revenues.
Nearly 90 percent of such amount is for health-related causes
including breast cancer, prostate cancer and Alzheimer's disease. To
assure consistent use of these generous donations, the monies in these
funds should adhere to the standards and requirements set forth in
this proposal.

New Yorkers are generously giving to causes they care about but the
money is piling up for some funds. Currently, there are eleven causes
that New Yorkers can support through personal income tax check-offs
including fish and wildlife programs, missing and exploited children
efforts, veterans' causes, and disease research. The first check-off
was created in 1982 to support the state's Conservation Fund,
administered by the Department of Environmental Conservation, for fish
and wildlife management.

A 2014 State Comptroller's Report found that the pace of spending from
the eight dedicated funds in existence at the time with accumulated
balances had declined in the previous five years. While $12 million
came into the check-off funds (excluding the Conservation Fund and the
World Trade Center Memorial Fund) during the previous five years, only
$5.1 million, or 43 percent, had been spent, compared to nearly 70
percent during the prior five years. No spending had occurred out of
two funds - the prostate cancer check-off and the volunteer
firefighting and EMS fund. The SFY 2014-15 Enacted Budget increased
proposed Executive Budget appropriations for research into breast
cancer, prostate cancer and Alzheimer's disease by $7.2 million, $3.1
million and $1.6 million, respectively, to spend funds accumulated in
tax check-off accounts for these programs. The Budget required the
Commissioner to provide the Legislature with annual reports on
disbursements from each fund, recipients of awards, the amounts they
received, and the purpose of the awards.

The SFY 2014-15 Enacted Budget also renamed the Prostate Cancer
Research, Detection and Education Fund to the Prostate and Testicular
Cancer Research and Education Fund, expanded resources accruing to the
Fund to include proceeds from "drive for the cure" license plates, and
removed a reference to the New York State Coalition to Cure Prostate


Cancer as the sole entity eligible for Fund distributions in an effort
to facilitate spending from the fund.

While these measures reflect good progress in ensuring the tax
check-off funds are expended in a timely manner for the important
purposes for which they were created, more standardized and
comprehensive reporting could be beneficial in ensuring full
transparency and accountability for the use of these funds. In
addition, universally applying to all check-off funds the provision to
require the entity administering the expenditure of such monies to
ensure that all monies received during a fiscal year are expended
prior to the end of such fiscal year to the extent practicable, would
provide greater assurance to taxpayers that their contributions were
providing the benefit intended.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE: This bill has no significant State
fiscal impact.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect immediately; provided,
however, that the provisions of section thirteen of this act shall
apply to funds created on and after such date.

2015-S5492 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5492

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 14, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. MARCELLINO -- (at request of the State Comptroller)
  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
  the Committee on Finance

AN ACT to amend the state finance law,  in  relation  to  tax  check-off
  funds

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

  Section 1. Subdivision (a) of section 83 of the state finance  law  is
amended by adding a new paragraph 1-a to read as follows:
  1-A. ON OR BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF FEBRUARY EACH YEAR, THE COMMISSION-
ER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION SHALL PROVIDE A WRIT-
TEN  REPORT  TO  THE  TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, SPEAKER OF THE
ASSEMBLY, CHAIR OF THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE, CHAIR OF  THE  ASSEMBLY
WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE, CHAIR OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, CHAIR
OF  THE ASSEMBLY HEALTH COMMITTEE, THE STATE COMPTROLLER AND THE PUBLIC.
SUCH REPORT SHALL INCLUDE HOW THE MONIES OF THE FUND  RECEIVED  PURSUANT
TO  SECTION  SIX HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE OF THE TAX LAW WERE UTILIZED DURING
THE PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR, AND SHALL INCLUDE:
  (I) THE AMOUNT OF MONEY DISPERSED FROM THE FUND AND THE AWARD  PROCESS
USED FOR SUCH DISBURSEMENTS;
  (II) RECIPIENTS OF AWARDS FROM THE FUND;
  (III) THE AMOUNT AWARDED TO EACH;
  (IV) THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH SUCH AWARDS WERE GRANTED; AND
  (V) A SUMMARY FINANCIAL PLAN FOR SUCH MONIES WHICH SHALL INCLUDE ESTI-
MATES OF ALL RECEIPTS AND ALL DISBURSEMENTS FOR THE CURRENT AND SUCCEED-
ING  FISCAL  YEARS,  ALONG WITH THE ACTUAL RESULTS FROM THE PRIOR FISCAL
YEAR.
  S 2. Section 84 of the state finance law is amended by  adding  a  new
subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
  2-A. ON OR BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF FEBRUARY EACH YEAR, THE CHAIRPERSON
OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STATE  OLYMPIC  REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY SHALL

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09958-02-5

S. 5492                             2

PROVIDE A WRITTEN REPORT TO  THE  TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT  OF  THE  SENATE,
SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, CHAIR OF THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE, CHAIR OF
THE  ASSEMBLY WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE, CHAIR OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON
HEALTH,  CHAIR  OF  THE ASSEMBLY HEALTH COMMITTEE, THE STATE COMPTROLLER
AND THE PUBLIC. SUCH REPORT SHALL INCLUDE HOW THE  MONIES  OF  THE  FUND
WERE UTILIZED DURING THE PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR, AND SHALL INCLUDE:
  (I)  THE AMOUNT OF MONEY DISPERSED FROM THE FUND AND THE AWARD PROCESS
USED FOR SUCH DISBURSEMENTS;
  (II) RECIPIENTS OF AWARDS FROM THE FUND;
  (III) THE AMOUNT AWARDED TO EACH;
  (IV) THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH SUCH AWARDS WERE GRANTED; AND
  (V) A SUMMARY FINANCIAL PLAN FOR SUCH MONIES WHICH SHALL INCLUDE ESTI-
MATES OF ALL RECEIPTS AND ALL DISBURSEMENTS FOR THE CURRENT AND SUCCEED-
ING FISCAL YEARS, ALONG WITH THE ACTUAL RESULTS FROM  THE  PRIOR  FISCAL
YEAR.
  S  3.  Subdivision  2-b  of section 97-yy of the state finance law, as
added by section 5-b of part A of chapter 60 of the  laws  of  2014,  is
amended to read as follows:
  2-b. On or before the first day of February each year, the commission-
er  of  health shall provide a written report to the temporary president
of the senate, speaker of the assembly,  chair  of  the  senate  finance
committee,  chair of the assembly ways and means committee, chair of the
senate  committee  on  health,  [and]  chair  of  the  assembly   health
committee,  THE  STATE  COMPTROLLER  AND THE PUBLIC.   Such report shall
include how the monies of the fund were utilized  during  the  preceding
calendar year, and shall include:
  (i)  the amount of money dispersed from the fund AND THE AWARD PROCESS
USED FOR SUCH DISBURSEMENTS;
  (ii) recipients of awards from the fund;
  (iii) the amount awarded to each; [and]
  (iv) the purposes for which such awards were granted; AND
  (V) A SUMMARY FINANCIAL PLAN FOR SUCH MONIES WHICH SHALL INCLUDE ESTI-
MATES OF ALL RECEIPTS AND ALL DISBURSEMENTS FOR THE CURRENT AND SUCCEED-
ING FISCAL YEARS, ALONG WITH THE ACTUAL RESULTS FROM  THE  PRIOR  FISCAL
YEAR.
  S  4.  Section 97-mmmm of the state finance law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
  2-A. ON OR BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF FEBRUARY EACH YEAR, THE DIRECTOR OF
THE NEW YORK STATE DIVISION OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS SHALL PROVIDE A WRITTEN
REPORT TO THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, SPEAKER OF  THE  ASSEM-
BLY,  CHAIR  OF THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE, CHAIR OF THE ASSEMBLY WAYS
AND MEANS COMMITTEE, CHAIR OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH,  CHAIR  OF
THE  ASSEMBLY  HEALTH  COMMITTEE,  THE STATE COMPTROLLER AND THE PUBLIC.
SUCH REPORT SHALL INCLUDE HOW THE  MONIES  OF  THE  FUND  WERE  UTILIZED
DURING THE PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR, AND SHALL INCLUDE:
  (I)  THE AMOUNT OF MONEY DISPERSED FROM THE FUND AND THE AWARD PROCESS
USED FOR SUCH DISBURSEMENTS;
  (II) RECIPIENTS OF AWARDS FROM THE FUND;
  (III) THE AMOUNT AWARDED TO EACH;
  (IV) THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH SUCH AWARDS WERE GRANTED; AND
  (V) A SUMMARY FINANCIAL PLAN FOR SUCH MONIES WHICH SHALL INCLUDE ESTI-
MATES OF ALL RECEIPTS AND ALL DISBURSEMENTS FOR THE CURRENT AND SUCCEED-
ING FISCAL YEARS, ALONG WITH THE ACTUAL RESULTS FROM  THE  PRIOR  FISCAL
YEAR.

S. 5492                             3

  S 5. Section 99-v of the state finance law, as added by chapter 428 of
the  laws of 2014, is amended by adding a new subdivision 2-a to read as
follows:
  2-A. ON OR BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF FEBRUARY EACH YEAR, THE DIRECTOR OF
THE NEW YORK STATE DIVISION OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS SHALL PROVIDE A WRITTEN
REPORT  TO  THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, SPEAKER OF THE ASSEM-
BLY, CHAIR OF THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE, CHAIR OF THE  ASSEMBLY  WAYS
AND  MEANS  COMMITTEE, CHAIR OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, CHAIR OF
THE ASSEMBLY HEALTH COMMITTEE, THE STATE  COMPTROLLER  AND  THE  PUBLIC.
SUCH  REPORT  SHALL  INCLUDE  HOW  THE  MONIES OF THE FUND WERE UTILIZED
DURING THE PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR, AND SHALL INCLUDE:
  (I) THE AMOUNT OF MONEY DISPERSED FROM THE FUND AND THE AWARD  PROCESS
USED FOR SUCH DISBURSEMENTS;
  (II) RECIPIENTS OF AWARDS FROM THE FUND;
  (III) THE AMOUNT AWARDED TO EACH;
  (IV) THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH SUCH AWARDS WERE GRANTED; AND
  (V) A SUMMARY FINANCIAL PLAN FOR SUCH MONIES WHICH SHALL INCLUDE ESTI-
MATES OF ALL RECEIPTS AND ALL DISBURSEMENTS FOR THE CURRENT AND SUCCEED-
ING  FISCAL  YEARS,  ALONG WITH THE ACTUAL RESULTS FROM THE PRIOR FISCAL
YEAR.
  S 6. Section 92-w of the state finance law is amended by adding a  new
subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
  2-A. ON OR BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF FEBRUARY EACH YEAR, THE DIRECTOR OF
THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES SHALL PROVIDE A WRITTEN REPORT
TO THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, CHAIR
OF  THE  SENATE  FINANCE COMMITTEE, CHAIR OF THE ASSEMBLY WAYS AND MEANS
COMMITTEE, CHAIR OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, CHAIR OF THE  ASSEM-
BLY HEALTH COMMITTEE, THE STATE COMPTROLLER AND THE PUBLIC.  SUCH REPORT
SHALL  INCLUDE  HOW  THE  MONIES  OF  THE  FUND WERE UTILIZED DURING THE
PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR, AND SHALL INCLUDE:
  (I) THE AMOUNT OF MONEY DISPERSED FROM THE FUND AND THE AWARD  PROCESS
USED FOR SUCH DISBURSEMENTS;
  (II) RECIPIENTS OF AWARDS FROM THE FUND;
  (III) THE AMOUNT AWARDED TO EACH;
  (IV) THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH SUCH AWARDS WERE GRANTED; AND
  (V) A SUMMARY FINANCIAL PLAN FOR SUCH MONIES WHICH SHALL INCLUDE ESTI-
MATES OF ALL RECEIPTS AND ALL DISBURSEMENTS FOR THE CURRENT AND SUCCEED-
ING  FISCAL  YEARS,  ALONG WITH THE ACTUAL RESULTS FROM THE PRIOR FISCAL
YEAR.
  S 7. Subdivision 2-b of section 89-e of  the  state  finance  law,  as
added  by  section  9  of  part  A of chapter 60 of the laws of 2014, is
amended to read as follows:
  [(2-b)] 2-B. On or before the first day of  February  each  year,  the
commissioner  of  health shall provide a written report to the temporary
president of the senate, speaker of the assembly, chair  of  the  senate
finance committee, chair of the assembly ways and means committee, chair
of  the  senate  committee on health, [and] chair of the assembly health
committee, THE STATE COMPTROLLER AND THE  PUBLIC.    Such  report  shall
include  how  the  monies of the fund were utilized during the preceding
calendar year and shall include:
  (i) the amount of money dispersed from the fund AND THE AWARD  PROCESS
USED FOR SUCH DISBURSEMENTS;
  (ii) recipients of awards from the fund;
  (iii) the amount awarded to each; [and]
  (iv) the purposes for which such awards were granted; AND

S. 5492                             4

  (V) A SUMMARY FINANCIAL PLAN FOR SUCH MONIES WHICH SHALL INCLUDE ESTI-
MATES OF ALL RECEIPTS AND ALL DISBURSEMENTS FOR THE CURRENT AND SUCCEED-
ING  FISCAL  YEARS,  ALONG WITH THE ACTUAL RESULTS FROM THE PRIOR FISCAL
YEAR.
  S  8.  Paragraph  (b)  of  subdivision  4 of section 95-e of the state
finance law, as added by section 7 of part A of chapter 60 of  the  laws
of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
  (b) On or before the first day of February each year, the commissioner
of  health  shall provide a written report to the temporary president of
the senate, speaker of the assembly, chair of the senate finance commit-
tee, chair of the assembly ways and means committee, chair of the senate
committee on health, [and] chair of the assembly health  committee,  THE
STATE  COMPTROLLER AND THE PUBLIC.  Such report shall include how monies
of the fund were utilized during the preceding calendar year  and  shall
include:
  (i)  the amount of money disbursed from the fund AND THE AWARD PROCESS
USED FOR SUCH DISBURSEMENTS;
  (ii) recipients of awards from the fund;
  (iii) the amount awarded to each; [and]
  (iv) the purposes for which such awards were granted; AND
  (V) A SUMMARY FINANCIAL PLAN FOR SUCH MONIES WHICH SHALL INCLUDE ESTI-
MATES OF ALL RECEIPTS AND ALL DISBURSEMENTS FOR THE CURRENT AND SUCCEED-
ING FISCAL YEARS, ALONG WITH THE ACTUAL RESULTS FROM  THE  PRIOR  FISCAL
YEAR.
  S  9.  Section  79 of the state finance law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
  2-A. ON OR BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF FEBRUARY EACH YEAR, THE CHAIRMAN OF
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE WORLD  TRADE  CENTER  MEMORIAL  FOUNDATION
SHALL PROVIDE A WRITTEN REPORT TO THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE,
SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, CHAIR OF THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE, CHAIR OF
THE  ASSEMBLY WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE, CHAIR OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON
HEALTH, CHAIR OF THE ASSEMBLY HEALTH COMMITTEE,  THE  STATE  COMPTROLLER
AND  THE  PUBLIC.  SUCH  REPORT SHALL INCLUDE HOW THE MONIES OF THE FUND
WERE UTILIZED DURING THE PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR, AND SHALL INCLUDE:
  (I) THE AMOUNT OF MONEY DISPERSED FROM THE FUND AND THE AWARD  PROCESS
USED FOR SUCH DISBURSEMENTS;
  (II) RECIPIENTS OF AWARDS FROM THE FUND;
  (III) THE AMOUNT AWARDED TO EACH;
  (IV) THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH SUCH AWARDS WERE GRANTED; AND
  (V) A SUMMARY FINANCIAL PLAN FOR SUCH MONIES WHICH SHALL INCLUDE ESTI-
MATES OF ALL RECEIPTS AND ALL DISBURSEMENTS FOR THE CURRENT AND SUCCEED-
ING  FISCAL  YEARS,  ALONG WITH THE ACTUAL RESULTS FROM THE PRIOR FISCAL
YEAR.
  S 10. Section 99-q of the state finance law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
  2-A. ON OR BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF FEBRUARY EACH YEAR, THE STATE  FIRE
ADMINISTRATOR  SHALL PROVIDE A WRITTEN REPORT TO THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT
OF THE SENATE, SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY,  CHAIR  OF  THE  SENATE  FINANCE
COMMITTEE,  CHAIR OF THE ASSEMBLY WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE, CHAIR OF THE
SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, CHAIR OF THE ASSEMBLY HEALTH COMMITTEE,  THE
STATE  COMPTROLLER  AND  THE  PUBLIC.  SUCH REPORT SHALL INCLUDE HOW THE
MONIES OF THE FUND WERE UTILIZED DURING THE PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR, AND
SHALL INCLUDE:
  (I) THE AMOUNT OF MONEY DISPERSED FROM THE FUND AND THE AWARD  PROCESS
USED FOR SUCH DISBURSEMENTS;
  (II) RECIPIENTS OF AWARDS FROM THE FUND;

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  (III) THE AMOUNT AWARDED TO EACH;
  (IV) THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH SUCH AWARDS WERE GRANTED; AND
  (V) A SUMMARY FINANCIAL PLAN FOR SUCH MONIES WHICH SHALL INCLUDE ESTI-
MATES OF ALL RECEIPTS AND ALL DISBURSEMENTS FOR THE CURRENT AND SUCCEED-
ING  FISCAL  YEARS,  ALONG WITH THE ACTUAL RESULTS FROM THE PRIOR FISCAL
YEAR.
  S 11. 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 by adding a new
subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
  2-A. ON OR BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF FEBRUARY EACH YEAR, THE COMMISSION-
ER OF HEALTH SHALL PROVIDE A WRITTEN REPORT TO THE  TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT
OF  THE  SENATE,  SPEAKER  OF  THE ASSEMBLY, CHAIR OF THE SENATE FINANCE
COMMITTEE, CHAIR OF THE ASSEMBLY WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE, CHAIR OF  THE
SENATE  COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, CHAIR OF THE ASSEMBLY HEALTH COMMITTEE, THE
STATE COMPTROLLER AND THE PUBLIC. SUCH  REPORT  SHALL  INCLUDE  HOW  THE
MONIES OF THE FUND WERE UTILIZED DURING THE PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR, AND
SHALL INCLUDE:
  (I)  THE AMOUNT OF MONEY DISPERSED FROM THE FUND AND THE AWARD PROCESS
USED FOR SUCH DISBURSEMENTS;
  (II) RECIPIENTS OF AWARDS FROM THE FUND;
  (III) THE AMOUNT AWARDED TO EACH;
  (IV) THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH SUCH AWARDS WERE GRANTED; AND
  (V) A SUMMARY FINANCIAL PLAN FOR SUCH MONIES WHICH SHALL INCLUDE ESTI-
MATES OF ALL RECEIPTS AND ALL DISBURSEMENTS FOR THE CURRENT AND SUCCEED-
ING FISCAL YEARS, ALONG WITH THE ACTUAL RESULTS FROM  THE  PRIOR  FISCAL
YEAR.
  S  12. Subdivision 3 of section 22 of the state finance law is amended
by adding a new paragraph j to read as follows:
  J. INCLUDE A SUMMARY FINANCIAL PLAN FOR THE FUNDS OF THE STATE RECEIV-
ING TAX CHECK-OFF MONIES WHICH SHALL INCLUDE ESTIMATES OF  ALL  RECEIPTS
AND ALL DISBURSEMENTS FOR THE CURRENT AND SUCCEEDING FISCAL YEARS, ALONG
WITH THE ACTUAL RESULTS FROM THE PRIOR FISCAL YEAR.
  S 13. 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 TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, CHAIR OF
THE  SENATE  FINANCE  COMMITTEE,  CHAIR  OF  THE ASSEMBLY WAYS AND MEANS
COMMITTEE, CHAIR OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, CHAIR OF THE  ASSEM-
BLY HEALTH COMMITTEE, THE STATE COMPTROLLER AND THE PUBLIC.  SUCH REPORT
SHALL  INCLUDE THE AMOUNT OF MONEY DISPERSED FROM THE FUND AND THE AWARD
PROCESS USED FOR SUCH DISBURSEMENTS, RECIPIENTS OF AWARDS FROM THE FUND,
THE AMOUNT AWARDED TO EACH, THE PURPOSES  FOR  WHICH  SUCH  AWARDS  WERE
GRANTED,  AND  A  SUMMARY  FINANCIAL  PLAN  FOR  SUCH MONIES WHICH SHALL
INCLUDE ESTIMATES OF ALL RECEIPTS AND ALL DISBURSEMENTS FOR THE  CURRENT
AND  SUCCEEDING  FISCAL  YEARS,  ALONG  WITH THE ACTUAL RESULTS FROM THE
PRIOR FISCAL YEAR.
  S 14. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however,  that
the  provisions  of  section  thirteen  of this act shall apply to funds
established on and after such date.

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Senate Bill S5492

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Carl L. Marcellino

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