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                                   6773
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of the Governor) -- read
   once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
 
 AN ACT making appropriations for the support of government
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1.  Legislative  intent.  The  legislature  hereby  finds  and
 declares  that the enactment of these appropriations provides sufficient
 authority to the comptroller for the purpose of making payments for  the
 purposes described herein until such time as appropriation bills submit-
 ted  by  the  governor pursuant to article VII of the state constitution
 for the support of government for the state fiscal year beginning  April
 1, 2021 are enacted.
   § 2. The amount specified in this section, or so much thereof as shall
 be  sufficient to accomplish the purpose designated, is hereby appropri-
 ated and authorized to be paid as hereinafter provided,  to  the  public
 officers  and for the purpose specified, which amount shall be available
 for the state fiscal year beginning April 1, 2021.
 
                    ALL STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES

 For  the  purpose  of  making  payments  for
   personal  service,  including  liabilities
   incurred prior to April 1,  2021,  on  the
   payrolls  scheduled  to be paid during the
   period April 1 through April  8,  2021  to
   state officers and employees of the execu-
   tive branch, including the governor, lieu-
   tenant  governor, comptroller and attorney
   general; to officers and employees of  the
   judiciary;  to  officers  and employees of
   the legislature, including payments to the
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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   members of the senate and  assembly  under
   sections 5 and 5-a of the legislative law;
   and  payments  for  services  performed by
   mentally  ill  or developmentally disabled
   persons who are employed in state-operated
   special employment, work-for-pay or  shel-
   tered workshop programs .................... 471,000,000
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   § 3. The amount specified in this section, or so much thereof as shall
 be  sufficient to accomplish the purpose designated, is hereby appropri-
 ated and authorized to be paid as hereinafter provided,  to  the  public
 officers  and for the purpose specified, which amount shall be available
 for the state fiscal year beginning April 1, 2021.
 
                    ALL STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES
 
 For the purpose  of  state  agencies  making
   payments  for  fringe benefit and indirect
   cost assessments incurred against personal
   service  liabilities  prior  to  April  1,
   2021,   and  during  the  period  April  1
   through April 8, 2021 ....................... 65,000,000
                                             --------------
 
   § 4. The amount specified in this section, or so much thereof as shall
 be sufficient to accomplish the purpose designated, is hereby  appropri-
 ated  and  authorized  to be paid as hereinafter provided, to the public
 officers and for the purpose specified, which amount shall be  available
 for the state fiscal year beginning April 1, 2021.
 
                    ALL STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES
 
 For  the payment of state operations nonper-
   sonal service liabilities to the executive
   branch,  including  the  comptroller,  the
   attorney  general,  and  the  legislature,
   incurred in the ordinary course  of  busi-
   ness,  during  the  period April 1 through
   April 8, 2021, pursuant to existing  state
   law  and for purposes for which the legis-
   lature  authorized  the   expenditure   of
   moneys  during  the 2020-2021 state fiscal
   year;  provided,  however,  that   nothing
   contained  herein shall be deemed to limit
   or restrict  the  power  or  authority  of
   state  departments  or agencies to conduct
   their activities or operations in  accord-
   ance   with   existing  law,  and  further
   provided  that  nothing  contained  herein
   shall  be  deemed to supersede, nullify or
   modify the provisions of section 40 of the
   state finance law prescribing when  appro-
   priations  made  for  the  2020-2021 state
   fiscal year  shall  have  ceased  to  have
   force and effect ............................ 22,000,000

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   § 5. The amount specified in this section, or so much thereof as shall
 be  sufficient to accomplish the purpose designated, is hereby appropri-
 ated and authorized to be paid as hereinafter provided,  to  the  public
 officers  and for the purpose specified, which amount shall be available
 for the state fiscal year beginning April 1, 2021.
 
                    ALL STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES
 
 The sum  of  thirty  seven  million  dollars
   ($37,000,000), or so much thereof as shall
   be  sufficient  to  accomplish the purpose
   designated,  is  hereby  appropriated  for
   contracts   approved  in  accordance  with
   section 112 of the state finance  law  for
   purposes for which the legislature author-
   ized  the expenditures of money during the
   2020-2021 fiscal year.  An  amount  up  to
   thirty seven million dollars ($37,000,000)
   shall  be  available  for  the  payment of
   capital  projects   liabilities   incurred
   during  the  period  from  April 1 through
   April 8, 2021 for contracts approved prior
   to April 1, 2021, provided, however,  that
   nothing  contained  herein shall be deemed
   to limit or restrict the power or authori-
   ty of state  departments  or  agencies  to
   conduct  their activities or operations in
   accordance with existing law, and  further
   provided  that  nothing  contained  herein
   shall be deemed to supersede, nullify,  or
   modify the provisions of section 40 of the
   state  finance law prescribing when appro-
   priations made for  the  2020-2021  fiscal
   year  shall  have ceased to have force and
   effect ...................................... 37,000,000
                                             --------------
 
   § 6. The amount specified in this section, or so much thereof as shall
 be sufficient to accomplish the purpose designated, is hereby  appropri-
 ated  and  authorized  to be paid as hereinafter provided, to the public
 officers and for the purpose specified, which amount shall be  available
 for the state fiscal year beginning April 1, 2021.
 
                    ALL STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES
 
 The    sum    of   three   million   dollars
   ($3,000,000), or so much thereof as  shall
   be  sufficient  to  accomplish the purpose
   designated,  is  hereby  appropriated  for
   contracts   approved  in  accordance  with
   section 112 of the state finance  law  for
   purposes for which the legislature author-
   ized  the expenditures of money during the
   2020-2021 fiscal year.  An  amount  up  to

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   three  million  dollars ($3,000,000) shall
   be available for the  payment  of  capital
   projects  liabilities  incurred during the
   period  from April 1 through April 8, 2021
   for  contracts  approved  after  April  1,
   2021,   provided,  however,  that  nothing
   contained herein shall be deemed to  limit
   or  restrict  the  power  or  authority of
   state departments or agencies  to  conduct
   their  activities or operations in accord-
   ance  with  existing  law,   and   further
   provided  that  nothing  contained  herein
   shall be deemed to supersede, nullify,  or
   modify the provisions of section 40 of the
   state  finance law prescribing when appro-
   priations made for  the  2020-2021  fiscal
   year  shall  have ceased to have force and
   effect ....................................... 3,000,000
                                             --------------
 
   § 7. The amounts specified in this section,  or  so  much  thereof  as
 shall  be  sufficient  to  accomplish the purposes designated, is hereby
 appropriated and authorized to be paid as hereinafter provided,  to  the
 public  officers  and  for the purposes specified, which amount shall be
 available for the state fiscal year beginning April 1, 2021.
 
                               THE JUDICIARY
 
 For the payment of state operations  nonper-
   sonal  service  liabilities,  the  sum  of
   thirty-five million ($35,000,000),  or  so
   much  thereof  as  shall  be sufficient to
   accomplish  the  purpose  designated,   is
   hereby  appropriated  to the judiciary out
   of any moneys in the general fund or other
   funds to the credit of the state  purposes
   account  not  otherwise  appropriated. The
   comptroller  is  hereby   authorized   and
   directed to utilize this appropriation for
   the  purpose  of  making payments for non-
   personal service liabilities  incurred  by
   the  judiciary  from April 1 through April
   8, 2021 ..................................... 35,000,000
 For the payment of aid to localities liabil-
   ities, the sum  of  one  hundred  thousand
   dollars  ($100,000), or so much thereof as
   shall  be  sufficient  to  accomplish  the
   purpose designated, is hereby appropriated
   to  the judiciary out of any moneys in the
   general fund or other funds to the  credit
   of  the  state purposes account not other-
   wise  appropriated.  The  comptroller   is
   hereby  authorized and directed to utilize
   this  appropriation  for  the  purpose  of
   making  payments  for  aid  to  localities

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   liabilities incurred by the judiciary from
   April 1 through April 8, 2021 .................. 100,000
 For  suballocation to the office of indigent
   legal services, at the  direction  of  the
   chief  administrator  of  the  courts, for
   payment pursuant to law to New York  city,
   pursuant  to  an agreement with such city,
   for  services  and  expenses  related   to
   implementation  of  caseload standards for
   institutional providers representing indi-
   gent clients in  criminal  cases  in  such
   city.  Notwithstanding any other provision
   of  law,  monies received by the office of
   indigent legal services pursuant  to  this
   suballocation  may  be  distributed to New
   York city only to the extent necessary  to
   enable  compliance  with  section 127.7 of
   the rules of the  chief  administrator  of
   the court (22 NYCRR § 127.7).
 Criminal Caseload Reduction program ........... 47,000,000
 For  the  payment of employee fringe benefit
   programs including, but  not  limited  to,
   the   judiciary's   contributions  to  the
   health  insurance  fund,  the   employees'
   retirement   system  pension  accumulation
   fund,  the  social  security  contribution
   fund,  employee benefit fund programs, the
   dental insurance  plan,  the  vision  care
   plan, the unemployment insurance fund, and
   for  workers'  compensation  benefits, the
   sum of five million dollars  ($5,000,000),
   or  so much thereof as shall be sufficient
   to accomplish the purpose  designated,  is
   hereby  appropriated  to the judiciary out
   of any moneys in the general fund or other
   funds to the credit of the state  purposes
   account  not  otherwise  appropriated. The
   comptroller  is  hereby   authorized   and
   directed to utilize this appropriation for
   the purpose of making payments for employ-
   ee  fringe benefit liabilities incurred by
   the judiciary from April 1  through  April
   8, 2021 ...................................... 5,000,000
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   § 8. The amount specified in this section, or so much thereof as shall
 be sufficient to accomplish the purposes designated, is hereby appropri-
 ated  and  authorized  to be paid as hereinafter provided, to the public
 officers and for the purposes specified, which amount shall be available
 for the state fiscal year beginning April 1, 2021.
 
            MISCELLANEOUS -- ALL STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES
 
                           GENERAL STATE CHARGES
 
                             STATE OPERATIONS

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 GENERAL STATE CHARGES ...................................... 600,350,000
                                                           --------------
 
   General Fund
   State Purposes Account - 10050
 
 For  employee  fringe  benefits according to
   the following project  schedule  including
   those   benefits   which  are  related  to
   employees paid from  funds,  accounts,  or
   programs  where the division of the budget
   has issued waivers ......................... 570,300,000
 
               PROJECT SCHEDULE
 PROJECT                               AMOUNT
 --------------------------------------------
 For the  state's  contribution
   to   the   health  insurance
   fund. The state's  share  of
   the health insurance program
   dividends shall be available
   to  pay  for the premiums in
   2021-22 ...................... 400,000,000
 For the  state's  contribution
   to   the   social   security
   contribution fund ............. 75,000,000
 For  payments  to  the   state
   insurance  fund for workers'
   compensation  benefits   and
   other    related    workers'
   compensation costs prior  to
   or    after    they   become
   incurred including  but  not
   limited   to   the  benefits
   defined in chapters 302  and
   303 of the laws of 1985 ....... 50,500,000
 For  the  state's contribution
   to  employee  benefit   fund
   programs ...................... 35,000,000
 For  the  state's contribution
   to the dental insurance plan ... 6,000,000
 For reimbursement to the unem-
   ployment insurance fund  for
   payments  made  to claimants
   formerly  employed  by   the
   state of New York .............. 2,000,000
 For  the  state's contribution
   to the vision care plan ........ 1,000,000
 For  the  state's   share   of
   contributions  to the volun-
   tary  defined   contribution
   plan   made   on  behalf  of
   eligible employees  pursuant
   to chapter 18 of the laws of
   2012  who  elect  to partic-

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   ipate in such plan  and  who
   are  not  otherwise eligible
   to  participate  in the SUNY
   optional retirement program ...... 500,000
 For payments  for  the  income
   protection  plans of current
   and prior years .................. 300,000
                               --------------
     Project schedule total ................... 570,300,000
                                             --------------
 
 For judgments against the state pursuant  to
   section  20 of the court of claims act and
   for judgments pursuant to actions  brought
   in  the  court  of  claims  against public
   benefit corporations  indemnified  by  the
   state,  exclusive  of  the  payment of any
   judgments  arising  out  of   actions   or
   proceedings  brought to obtain payment for
   wages, salaries or  other  employee  bene-
   fits.  The  moneys hereby appropriated are
   available for payment of  any  liabilities
   or  obligations incurred prior to April 1,
   2021 in addition to current liabilities ..... 25,000,000
 For the payment of the  defense  by  private
   counsel and the indemnification or payment
   on  behalf of state officers and employees
   in civil judicial proceedings  in  accord-
   ance  with the provisions of section 17 of
   the public officers law;  the  payment  on
   behalf  of  the  state,  exclusive  of the
   payment  for  wages,  salaries  or   other
   employee   benefits,   in  civil  judicial
   proceedings  where  a  state  officer   or
   employee  entitled to a defense in accord-
   ance with section 17 of the  public  offi-
   cers  law  was  dismissed  from  the civil
   judicial proceeding; the payment on behalf
   of the state, exclusive of the payment for
   wages, salaries or other employment  bene-
   fits,  and  in  civil judicial proceedings
   brought pursuant to Title VI of the  Civil
   Rights  Act  of  1964,  42  USC § 2000d et
   seq., Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of
   1964, 42 USC § 2000e et seq., Title IX  of
   the Education Amendments of 1972, 20 USC §
   1681  et seq., Titles II, III, and/or V of
   the Americans  With  Disabilities  Act  of
   1990, 42 USC § 12101 et seq., of the Reha-
   bilitation  Act  of  1973, 29 USC § 791 et
   seq., the state human rights law and other
   employment related causes of  action;  and
   in criminal proceedings in accordance with
   the provisions of section 19 of the public
   officers  law. The moneys hereby appropri-

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   ated are  available  for  payment  of  any
   liabilities  or obligations incurred prior
   to  April  1,  2021 in addition to current
   liabilities .................................. 3,000,000
 For the payment of the metropolitan commuter
   transportation mobility  tax  pursuant  to
   article  23  of  the  tax  law as added by
   chapter 25 of the laws of 2009  on  behalf
   of  the  state  employees  employed in the
   metropolitan    commuter    transportation
   district ..................................... 1,300,000
 For  assessments for local improvements. The
   moneys hereby appropriated  are  available
   for  payment  of  any liabilities or obli-
   gations incurred prior to April 1, 2021 in
   addition to current liabilities ................ 500,000
 For payment of claims for damage to personal
   or real property or for bodily injuries or
   wrongful death caused by officers, employ-
   ees, or other authorized persons providing
   service to state government while  provid-
   ing such service, and the state university
   construction  fund while acting within the
   scope of their employment, and while oper-
   ating motor vehicles, and for any individ-
   uals operating motor  vehicles  which  are
   assigned  on  a permanent basis with unre-
   stricted use to state officers and employ-
   ees  when  the   person   is   permanently
   assigned the motor vehicle ..................... 250,000
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     Total amount available ................... 600,350,000
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   §  9.  The  amounts  specified  in this section, or so much thereof as
 shall be sufficient to accomplish the  purposes  designated,  is  hereby
 appropriated  and  authorized to be paid as hereinafter provided, to the
 public officers and for the purposes specified, which  amount  shall  be
 available for the state fiscal year beginning April 1, 2021.
 
                      DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY ASSISTANCE
 
               OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE
 
                             AID TO LOCALITIES
 
 EMPLOYMENT AND INCOME SUPPORT PROGRAM ...................... 212,916,000
                                                           --------------
 
   General Fund
   Local Assistance Account - 10000
 
 For  state  reimbursement  of the safety net
   assistance program as established pursuant
   to chapter 436 of the laws of 1997.

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 Notwithstanding section 153  of  the  social
   services  law  or  any  other inconsistent
   provision of law, funds appropriated here-
   in shall reimburse 29  percent  of  safety
   net assistance expenditures, including the
   cost  of providing shelter supplements for
   safety net assistance households at  local
   option,   including   eligible  households
   containing a household member who has been
   released from prison, in order to  prevent
   eviction   and   address  homelessness  in
   accordance with social  services  district
   plans  approved by the office of temporary
   and disability assistance and the director
   of the budget, provided, however, that  in
   social  services  districts  with  a popu-
   lation  over  five  million   no   shelter
   supplements  other  than  those to prevent
   eviction shall be reimbursed  unless  such
   social  services  district  has  agreed to
   offset claims for  other  eligible  public
   assistance   expenditures   in  an  amount
   commensurate with the  cost  of  any  such
   supplements,  and  further  provided  that
   such supplements shall not be part of  the
   standard of need pursuant to section 131-a
   of  the  social services law. Funds appro-
   priated herein  shall  also  reimburse  29
   percent  of safety net assistance expendi-
   tures, in social services districts with a
   population over five million, for emergen-
   cy shelter, transportation,  or  nutrition
   payments which the district determines are
   necessary  to  establish or maintain inde-
   pendent living arrangements among  persons
   living   with   medically   diagnosed  HIV
   infection as defined by the AIDS institute
   of the state department of health and  who
   are  homeless  or  facing homelessness and
   for whom no viable and less costly  alter-
   native  to housing is available; provided,
   however, that  funds  appropriated  herein
   may  only be used for such purposes if the
   cost of such allowances are  not  eligible
   for reimbursement under medical assistance
   or other programs.
 Funds appropriated herein shall reimburse 29
   percent  of safety net assistance expendi-
   tures, in social services districts with a
   population of five million or  fewer,  for
   emergency  shelter payments promulgated by
   the office  of  temporary  and  disability
   assistance  which  the district determines
   are necessary  to  establish  or  maintain
   independent   living   arrangements  among
   persons living  with  medically  diagnosed

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   HIV  infection  as  defined  by  the  AIDS
   institute  of  the  state  department   of
   health  and  who  are  homeless  or facing
   homelessness  and  for  whom no viable and
   less  costly  alternative  to  housing  is
   available;  provided,  however, that funds
   appropriated herein may only be  used  for
   such  purposes  if the cost of such allow-
   ances are not eligible  for  reimbursement
   under    medical   assistance   or   other
   programs.
 Funds appropriated herein shall reimburse 29
   percent of safety net assistance  expendi-
   tures, in social services districts with a
   population  of  five million or fewer, for
   emergency shelter payments  in  excess  of
   those  promulgated by the office of tempo-
   rary and  disability  assistance  but  not
   exceeding an amount reasonably approximate
   to  100  percent  of  fair market rent, at
   local option which the district determines
   are necessary  to  establish  or  maintain
   independent   living   arrangements  among
   persons living  with  medically  diagnosed
   HIV  infection  as  defined  by  the  AIDS
   institute  of  the  State  department   of
   health  and  who  are  homeless  or facing
   homelessness and for whom  no  viable  and
   less  costly  alternative  to  housing  is
   available; provided, however,  that  funds
   appropriated  herein  may only be used for
   such purposes if the cost of  such  allow-
   ances  are  not eligible for reimbursement
   under   medical   assistance   or    other
   programs.  Such emergency shelter payments
   shall only be made at local option and  in
   accordance  with  a  plan  approved by the
   office of temporary and disability assist-
   ance  and  the  director  of  the  budget.
   Provided, however, notwithstanding section
   153  of  the  social  services  law or any
   other inconsistent provision  of  law,  if
   necessary  funding,  as  determined by the
   director of the budget, is  secured  in  a
   social  services district from the medical
   assistance program by reducing the capita-
   tion rates paid to medicaid  managed  care
   organizations  by  the  amount  of savings
   resulting from stably housing  individuals
   living   with   medically   diagnosed  HIV
   infection as defined by the AIDS institute
   of the state  department  of  health,  the
   social  services  district shall make such
   emergency shelter payments  in  excess  of
   those  promulgated by the office of tempo-
   rary and  disability  assistance  but  not

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   exceeding an amount reasonably approximate
   to  100  percent  of fair market rent, and
   the savings shall be used to reimburse 100
   percent  of  the cost of such excess emer-
   gency shelter  payments  for  cases  reim-
   bursed  under the safety net assistance or
   family  assistance  programs   in   social
   services  districts  with  a population of
   five million or fewer, in accordance  with
   a plan approved by the office of temporary
   and disability assistance and the director
   of   the  budget;  provided  further  that
   reimbursement shall be provided  to  medi-
   caid  managed  care  organizations through
   adjustments  to  capitation  rates  should
   actual  gross  savings  not be realized as
   determined by the director of the budget.
 For persons living with medically  diagnosed
   HIV  infection  as  defined  by  the  AIDS
   institute  of  the  state  department   of
   health  living in social service districts
   with a population over  five  million  who
   are  receiving  public  assistance,  funds
   appropriated herein shall be used to reim-
   burse 29 percent of the additional  rental
   costs  determined  based  on limiting such
   person's  earned  and/or  unearned  income
   contribution to 30 percent.
 For  persons living with medically diagnosed
   HIV  infection  as  defined  by  the  AIDS
   institute   of  the  state  department  of
   health living in social services districts
   with a population of five million or fewer
   who are receiving public assistance, funds
   appropriated herein may be used  to  reim-
   burse  up to 100 percent of the additional
   rental costs determined based on  limiting
   such   person's   earned  and/or  unearned
   income contribution to  30  percent.  Such
   payments  of additional rental costs shall
   only  be  made  at  local  option  and  in
   accordance  with  a  plan  approved by the
   office of temporary and disability assist-
   ance  and  the  director  of  the  budget.
   Provided, however, notwithstanding section
   153  of  the  social  services  law or any
   other inconsistent provision  of  law,  if
   necessary  funding,  as  determined by the
   director of the budget, is  secured  in  a
   social  services district from the medical
   assistance program by reducing the capita-
   tion rates paid to medicaid  managed  care
   organizations  by  the  amount  of savings
   resulting from stably housing  individuals
   living   with   medically   diagnosed  HIV
   infection as defined by the AIDS institute

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   of the state  department  of  health,  the
   social  services  district shall make such
   payments of additional rental  costs,  for
   cases  reimbursed  under  the  safety  net
   assistance and family assistance  program,
   and the savings shall be used to reimburse
   100  percent of the cost of the additional
   rental costs determined based on  limiting
   such   person's   earned  and/or  unearned
   income  contribution  to  30  percent   in
   social  services  districts  with  a popu-
   lation  of  five  million  or  fewer,   in
   accordance  with  a  plan  approved by the
   office of temporary and disability assist-
   ance  and  the  director  of  the  budget;
   provided  further that reimbursement shall
   be  provided  to  medicaid  managed   care
   organizations through adjustments to capi-
   tation  rates  should actual gross savings
   not  be  realized  as  determined  by  the
   director of the budget.
 Amounts  appropriated  herein may be used to
   enter into contracts with persons or enti-
   ties authorized  pursuant  to  subdivision
   (i)  of  section 17 of the social services
   law  consistent  with  federal   law   and
   requirements.   Such   contracts  will  be
   consistent with subdivision (i) of section
   17 of the social services law.    Notwith-
   standing   section   153   of  the  social
   services law  or  any  other  inconsistent
   provision  of  law,  the office may reduce
   reimbursement otherwise payable to  social
   services  districts  to recover 29 percent
   of  costs  incurred  by  the  office   for
   expenditures related to subdivision (i) of
   section 17 of the social services law.
 Such  funds  are to be available for payment
   of aid heretofore accrued or hereafter  to
   accrue  to  municipalities. Subject to the
   approval of the director  of  the  budget,
   such  funds  shall  be  available  to  the
   office of temporary and disability assist-
   ance  net   of   disallowances,   refunds,
   reimbursements,   and  credits,  including
   those related to title IV-E of the  social
   security   act;  and  including,  but  not
   limited  to,  additional   federal   funds
   resulting from any changes in federal cost
   allocation methodologies.
 Notwithstanding  any  inconsistent provision
   of law, the amount herein appropriated may
   be increased or decreased  by  interchange
   with  any  other  appropriation within the
   office of temporary and disability assist-
   ance  general  fund  -  local   assistance

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   account  with the approval of the director
   of  the  budget,  who  shall   file   such
   approval  with the department of audit and
   control and copies thereof with the chair-
   man  of  the  senate finance committee and
   the chairman  of  the  assembly  ways  and
   means committee.
 Social  services districts shall be required
   to report to the office of  temporary  and
   disability  assistance on an annual basis,
   information, as determined  and  requested
   by  the  office,  related  to services and
   expenditures for  which  reimbursement  is
   sought  for  providing  temporary  housing
   assistance  to  homeless  individuals  and
   families.   Such   information   shall  be
   submitted  electronically  to  the  extent
   feasible  as determined by the office, and
   shall be used to evaluate expenditures  by
   such  social  services  districts  for the
   provision of temporary housing  assistance
   for homeless individuals and families.
 Notwithstanding  section  153  of the social
   services law, or  any  other  inconsistent
   provision  of law, the office of temporary
   and disability assistance may withhold  or
   deny  reimbursement,  in whole or in part,
   to any social services district that fails
   to develop or submit a  homeless  services
   plan subject to the approval of the office
   of  temporary  and  disability assistance,
   fails to  provide  homeless  services  and
   outreach  in  accordance with its approved
   homeless services plan, or fails to devel-
   op or  submit  homeless  services  outcome
   reports,  consistent  with  those require-
   ments promulgated by the office of  tempo-
   rary and disability assistance.
 Notwithstanding  section  153  of the social
   services law, or  any  other  inconsistent
   provision of law, such appropriation shall
   be available for reimbursement of eligible
   costs incurred on or after January 1, 2021
   and  before  January  1,  2022,  that  are
   otherwise reimbursable by the state on  or
   after  April  1, 2021, that are claimed by
   March 1, 2022.  Such  reimbursement  shall
   constitute  total  state reimbursement for
   activities funded herein in  state  fiscal
   year 2021-22 (52203) ........................ 46,250,000
 For   expenditures   for   additional  state
   payments for  eligible  aged,  blind,  and
   disabled  persons  related to supplemental
   security income and for expenditures  made
   pursuant  to  title  8 of article 5 of the
   social services law. Such funds are avail-

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   able for payment of aid heretofore accrued
   or hereafter  to  accrue.  Notwithstanding
   any  inconsistent  provision  of  law, the
   amount    herein   appropriated   may   be
   increased or decreased by interchange with
   any other appropriation within the  office
   of  temporary  and  disability  assistance
   general fund -  local  assistance  account
   with  the  approval of the director of the
   budget, who shall file such approval  with
   the  department  of  audit and control and
   copies thereof with the  chairman  of  the
   senate  finance committee and the chairman
   of the assembly ways and  means  committee
   (52311) ..................................... 58,333,000
                                             --------------
     Program account subtotal ................. 104,583,000
                                             --------------
 
   Special Revenue Funds - Federal
   Federal Health and Human Services Fund
   Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Account - 25178
 
 For  reimbursement of the cost of the family
   assistance and the emergency assistance to
   families programs. Notwithstanding section
   153 of the  social  services  law  or  any
   inconsistent   provision   of  law,  funds
   appropriated  herein  shall  be   provided
   without   state   or  local  participation
   except that for social services  districts
   with a population of five million or more,
   reimbursement will be eighty-five percent.
   Funds   appropriated   herein  shall  also
   include  the  cost  of  providing  shelter
   supplements  for  family assistance house-
   holds at local option, including  eligible
   households  containing  a household member
   who has  been  released  from  prison,  in
   order  to  prevent  eviction  and  address
   homelessness  in  accordance  with  social
   services  district  plans  approved by the
   office of temporary and disability assist-
   ance  and  the  director  of  the  budget,
   provided, however, that in social services
   districts  with  a  population  over  five
   million no shelter supplements other  than
   those  to  prevent eviction shall be reim-
   bursed   unless   such   social   services
   district  has  agreed to offset claims for
   other eligible public assistance  expendi-
   tures  in  an amount commensurate with the
   cost of any such supplement,  and  further
   provided  that  such supplements shall not
   be part of the standard of  need  pursuant

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   to  section  131-a  of the social services
   law.
 Funds  appropriated  herein shall also reim-
   burse for family  assistance  expenditures
   for  emergency shelter, transportation, or
   nutrition  payments  which  the   district
   determines  are  necessary to establish or
   maintain independent  living  arrangements
   among  persons living with medically diag-
   nosed HIV infection as defined by the AIDS
   institute  of  the  State  department   of
   health  and  who  are  homeless  or facing
   homelessness and for whom  no  viable  and
   less  costly  alternative  to  housing  is
   available; provided, however,  that  funds
   appropriated  herein  may only be used for
   such purposes if the cost of  such  allow-
   ances  are  not eligible for reimbursement
   under   medical   assistance   or    other
   programs.
 For  persons living with medically diagnosed
   HIV  infection  as  defined  by  the  AIDS
   institute   of  the  state  department  of
   health who are receiving public assistance
   funds appropriated  herein  shall  not  be
   used  to  reimburse  the additional rental
   costs determined based  on  limiting  such
   person's  earned  and/or  unearned  income
   contribution to 30 percent.
 Amounts appropriated herein may be  used  to
   enter into contracts with persons or enti-
   ties  authorized  pursuant  to subdivision
   (i) of section 17 of the  social  services
   law   consistent   with  federal  law  and
   requirements. Such contracts will be  made
   consistent with subdivision (i) of section
   17  of  the social services law.  Notwith-
   standing  section  153   of   the   social
   services  law  or  any  other inconsistent
   provision of law, the  office  may  reduce
   reimbursement  otherwise payable to social
   services districts to recover the  federal
   share  of costs incurred by the office for
   expenditures related to subdivision (i) of
   section 17 of the social services law.
 Such funds are to be available  for  payment
   of  aid heretofore accrued or hereafter to
   accrue to municipalities. Subject  to  the
   approval  of  the  director of the budget,
   such  funds  shall  be  available  to  the
   office of temporary and disability assist-
   ance   net   of   disallowances,  refunds,
   reimbursements, and credits including, but
   not limited to, additional  federal  funds
   resulting from any changes in federal cost
   allocation methodologies.

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 Notwithstanding  any  inconsistent provision
   of law, the amount herein appropriated may
   be increased or decreased  by  interchange
   with  any  other  appropriation within the
   office of temporary and disability assist-
   ance   federal  fund  -  local  assistance
   account with the approval of the  director
   of   the   budget,  who  shall  file  such
   approval with the department of audit  and
   control and copies thereof with the chair-
   man  of  the  senate finance committee and
   the chairman  of  the  assembly  ways  and
   means committee.
 Social  services districts shall be required
   to report to the office of  temporary  and
   disability  assistance on an annual basis,
   information, as determined  and  requested
   by  the  office,  related  to services and
   expenditures for  which  reimbursement  is
   sought  for  providing  temporary  housing
   assistance  to  homeless  individuals  and
   families.   Such   information   shall  be
   submitted  electronically  to  the  extent
   feasible  as determined by the office, and
   shall be used to evaluate expenditures  by
   such  social  services  districts  for the
   provision of temporary housing  assistance
   for homeless individuals and families.
 Notwithstanding  section  153  of the social
   services law, or  any  other  inconsistent
   provision  of law, the office of temporary
   and disability assistance may withhold  or
   deny  reimbursement,  in whole or in part,
   to any social services district that fails
   to develop or submit a  homeless  services
   plan subject to the approval of the office
   of  temporary  and  disability assistance,
   fails to  provide  homeless  services  and
   outreach  in  accordance with its approved
   homeless services plan, or fails to devel-
   op or  submit  homeless  services  outcome
   reports,  consistent  with  those require-
   ments promulgated by the office of  tempo-
   rary and disability assistance.
 Notwithstanding  section  153  of the social
   services law, or  any  other  inconsistent
   provision of law, such appropriation shall
   be available for reimbursement of eligible
   costs incurred on or after January 1, 2021
   and  before  January  1,  2022,  that  are
   otherwise reimbursable by the state on  or
   after  April  1, 2021, that are claimed by
   March 1, 2022.  Such  reimbursement  shall
   constitute total federal reimbursement for
   activities  funded  herein in state fiscal
   year 2021-22 (52203)  ...................... 108,333,000

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                                             --------------
     Program account subtotal ................. 108,333,000
                                             --------------

   §  10.  The  amounts  specified in this section, or so much thereof as
 shall be sufficient to accomplish the  purposes  designated,  is  hereby
 appropriated  and  authorized to be paid as hereinafter provided, to the
 public officers and for the purposes specified, which  amount  shall  be
 available for the state fiscal year beginning April 1, 2021.
 
                           DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
 
                             AID TO LOCALITIES
 
 CENTER FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH PROGRAM ......................... 19,200,000
                                                           --------------
 
   General Fund
   Local Assistance Account - 10000
 
 For  services  and  expenses  related to the
   Indian health program. The  moneys  hereby
   appropriated   shall  be  for  payment  of
   financial assistance heretofore accrued or
   hereafter to accrue (26840) .................. 3,200,000
                                             --------------
     Program account subtotal ................... 3,200,000
                                             --------------
 
   Special Revenue Funds - Federal
   Federal USDA-Food and Nutrition Services Fund
   Federal Food and Nutrition Services Account - 25022
 
 For various  federal  food  and  nutritional
   services.  The  moneys hereby appropriated
   shall be available for payment  of  finan-
   cial assistance heretofore accrued (26986) .. 16,000,000
                                             --------------
     Program account subtotal .................. 16,000,000
                                             --------------
 
   §  11.  The  amount  specified  in this section, or so much thereof as
 shall be sufficient to accomplish  the  purpose  designated,  is  hereby
 appropriated  and  authorized to be paid as hereinafter provided, to the
 public officers and for the purpose specified,  which  amount  shall  be
 available for the state fiscal year beginning April 1, 2021.
 
                     JUSTICE CENTER FOR THE PROTECTION
                       OF PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
 
                             AID TO LOCALITIES
 
 COMMUNITY SUPPORT PROGRAMS ..................................... 105,000
                                                           --------------
 
   Special Revenue Funds - Other

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   Miscellaneous Special Revenue Fund
   Federal Salary Sharing Account - 22056
 
 Notwithstanding  any other provision of law,
   the  money  hereby  appropriated  may   be
   increased  or  decreased  by  interchange,
   with  any  appropriation  of  the  justice
   center  for  the protection of people with
   special needs, and  may  be  increased  or
   decreased  by  transfer  or  suballocation
   between  these  appropriated  amounts  and
   appropriations of the commission on quali-
   ty  of  care and advocacy for persons with
   disabilities,  office  of  mental  health,
   office for people with developmental disa-
   bilities, office of addiction services and
   supports,  department  of  health, and the
   office of  children  and  family  services
   with  the  approval of the director of the
   budget who shall file such  approval  with
   the  department  of  audit and control and
   copies thereof with the  chairman  of  the
   senate  finance committee and the chairman
   of the assembly ways and means committee.
 For  surrogate   decision-making   committee
   program   contracts   with  local  service
   providers (48926) .............................. 105,000
                                             --------------
 
   § 12. The amount specified in this section,  or  so  much  thereof  as
 shall  be  sufficient  to  accomplish  the purpose designated, is hereby
 appropriated and authorized to be paid as hereinafter provided,  to  the
 public  officers  and  for  the purpose specified, which amount shall be
 available for the state fiscal year beginning April 1, 2021.
 
                            DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
                             AID TO LOCALITIES
 
 UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFIT PROGRAM ................... 5,000,000,000
                                                           --------------
 
   Enterprise Funds
   Unemployment Insurance Benefit Fund
   Unemployment Insurance Benefit Account - 50650
 
 For payment of unemployment insurance  bene-
   fits  pursuant  to article 18 of the labor
   law  or  as  authorized  by  the   federal
   government  through the disaster unemploy-
   ment assistance   program,  the  emergency
   unemployment   compensation  program,  the
   extended benefit    program,  the  federal
   additional  compensation  program  or  any
   other federally funded unemployment  bene-
   fit program (34787) ...................... 5,000,000,000

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                                             --------------
 
   §  13.  The  amounts  specified in this section, or so much thereof as
 shall be sufficient to accomplish the  purposes  designated,  is  hereby
 appropriated  and  authorized to be paid as hereinafter provided, to the
 public officers and for the purposes specified, which  amount  shall  be
 available for the state fiscal year beginning April 1, 2021.
 
                       DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HYGIENE
 
             OFFICE FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
 
                             AID TO LOCALITIES
 
 COMMUNITY SERVICES PROGRAM .................................. 98,034,000
                                                           --------------
 
   General Fund
   Local Assistance Account - 10000
 
 For  services  and expenses of the community
   services program,  net  of  disallowances,
   for  community  programs  for  people with
   developmental  disabilities  pursuant   to
   article  41  of  the  mental  hygiene law,
   and/or chapter 620 of the  laws  of  1974,
   chapter  660  of the laws of 1977, chapter
   412 of the laws of 1981, chapter 27 of the
   laws of 1987, chapter 729 of the  laws  of
   1989,  chapter 329 of the laws of 1993 and
   other provisions  of  the  mental  hygiene
   law.   Notwithstanding   any  inconsistent
   provision of law, the following  appropri-
   ation shall be net of prior and/or current
   year refunds, rebates, reimbursements, and
   credits.
 Notwithstanding  any other provision of law,
   advances and reimbursement  made  pursuant
   to  subdivision  (d)  of section 41.15 and
   section 41.18 of the  mental  hygiene  law
   shall  be allocated pursuant to a plan and
   in a manner prescribed by the agency  head
   and  approved by the director of the budg-
   et.   The moneys hereby  appropriated  are
   available  to reimburse or advance locali-
   ties and voluntary non-profit agencies for
   expenditures  made  during  local   fiscal
   periods  commencing January 1, 2020, April
   1, 2020 or July 1, 2020, and for  advances
   for  the  3 month period beginning January
   1, 2021.
 Notwithstanding the provisions of article 41
   of the mental hygiene  law  or  any  other
   inconsistent  provision  of  law,  rule or
   regulation, the commissioner, pursuant  to
   such  contract  and in the manner provided

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   therein, may pay all or a portion  of  the
   expenses  incurred by such voluntary agen-
   cies arising out of loans which are funded
   from  the  proceeds  of  bonds  and  notes
   issued by the dormitory authority  of  the
   state of New York.
 Notwithstanding  any other provision of law,
   the  money  hereby  appropriated  may   be
   transferred to state operations and/or any
   appropriation  of  the  office  for people
   with developmental disabilities  with  the
   approval of the director of the budget.
 Notwithstanding  any  inconsistent provision
   of law, moneys from this appropriation may
   be used for state aid of up to 100 percent
   of the net deficit costs of  day  training
   programs and family support services.
 Notwithstanding  the  provisions  of section
   16.23 of the mental hygiene  law  and  any
   other  inconsistent provision of law, with
   relation to  the  operation  of  certified
   family  care  homes, including family care
   homes sponsored by voluntary  not-for-pro-
   fit  agencies,  moneys from this appropri-
   ation may be used for payments to purchase
   general services including but not limited
   to respite providers, up to a maximum of 7
   days, at rates to be  established  by  the
   commissioner  and approved by the director
   of the budget in consideration of  factors
   including,  but not limited to, geographic
   area and number of clients  cared  for  in
   the  home  and  for  payment  in an amount
   determined by  the  commissioner  for  the
   personal  needs of each client residing in
   the family care home.
 Notwithstanding the provisions  of  subdivi-
   sion  12 of section 8 of the state finance
   law and any other  inconsistent  provision
   of law, moneys from this appropriation may
   be  used for expenses of family care homes
   including payments to operators of  certi-
   fied  family care homes for damages caused
   by clients to personal and  real  property
   in  accordance  with standards established
   by the commissioner and  approved  by  the
   director of the budget.
 Notwithstanding  any  inconsistent provision
   of law, moneys from this appropriation may
   be  used  for  appropriate   day   program
   services  and residential services includ-
   ing, but not limited  to,  direct  housing
   subsidies    to    individuals,   start-up
   expenses for family care providers,  envi-
   ronmental modifications, adaptive technol-
   ogies,   appraisals,   property   options,

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   feasibility  studies  and   preoperational
   expenses.
 Notwithstanding  any  inconsistent provision
   of law, for the period commencing on April
   1, 2020 and  ending  March  31,  2021  the
   commissioner  shall  not apply any cost of
   living  adjustment  for  the  purpose   of
   establishing  rates of payments, contracts
   or any other form of reimbursement.
 Notwithstanding section 6908 of  the  educa-
   tion  law  and any other provision of law,
   rule or regulation to the contrary, direct
   support staff  in  programs  certified  or
   approved  by  the  office  for people with
   developmental disabilities, including  the
   home  and  community based services waiver
   programs that the office for  people  with
   developmental  disabilities  is authorized
   to administer with federal approval pursu-
   ant to subdivision (c) of section 1915  of
   the   federal  social  security  act,  are
   authorized to provide such tasks as  OPWDD
   may   specify  when  performed  under  the
   supervision,   training    and    periodic
   inspection  of  a  registered professional
   nurse and in accordance with an authorized
   practitioner's ordered care.
 Funds appropriated herein shall be available
   in accordance with the following:
 Notwithstanding any  inconsistent  provision
   of  law,  the  director  of  the budget is
   authorized  to  make  suballocations  from
   this  appropriation  to  the department of
   health   medical    assistance    program.
   Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision
   of  law,  and  pursuant to criteria estab-
   lished by the commissioner of  the  office
   for people with developmental disabilities
   and  approved by the director of the budg-
   et, expenditures may  be  made  from  this
   appropriation  for  residential facilities
   which  are  pending   recertification   as
   intermediate  care  facilities  for people
   with developmental disabilities.
 Notwithstanding the  provisions  of  section
   41.36  of  the  mental hygiene law and any
   other  inconsistent  provision   of   law,
   moneys from this appropriation may be used
   for  payment  up  to  $250  per  year  per
   client, at such times and in  such  manner
   as  determined  by the commissioner on the
   basis of financial need for  the  personal
   needs of each client residing in voluntar-
   y-operated community residences and volun-
   tary-operated community residential alter-
   natives,      including     individualized

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   residential alternatives  under  the  home
   and  community  based services waiver. The
   commissioner   shall,   subject   to   the
   approval  of  the  director of the budget,
   alter existing advance  payment  schedules
   for   voluntary-operated  community  resi-
   dences  established  pursuant  to  section
   41.36 of the mental hygiene law.
 Notwithstanding  any  inconsistent provision
   of law, moneys from this appropriation may
   be  used  for  the  operation  of  clinics
   licensed  pursuant  to  article  16 of the
   mental  hygiene  law  including,  but  not
   limited  to,  supportive  and habilitative
   services  consistent  with  the  home  and
   community based services waiver.
 For  the  state  share of medical assistance
   services expenses incurred by the  depart-
   ment   of  health  for  the  provision  of
   medical assistance services to people with
   developmental disabilities (37835) .......... 77,480,000
 For services and expenses of  the  community
   services  program,  net  of disallowances,
   for community  programs  for  people  with
   developmental   disabilities  pursuant  to
   article 41  of  the  mental  hygiene  law,
   and/or  chapter  620  of the laws of 1974,
   chapter 660 of the laws of  1977,  chapter
   412 of the laws of 1981, chapter 27 of the
   laws  of  1987, chapter 729 of the laws of
   1989, chapter 329 of the laws of 1993  and
   other  provisions  of  the  mental hygiene
   law.  Notwithstanding   any   inconsistent
   provision  of law, the following appropri-
   ation shall be net of prior and/or current
   year refunds, rebates, reimbursements, and
   credits.
 Notwithstanding any other provision of  law,
   advances  and  reimbursement made pursuant
   to subdivision (d) of  section  41.15  and
   section  41.18  of  the mental hygiene law
   shall be allocated pursuant to a plan  and
   in  a manner prescribed by the agency head
   and approved by the director of the  budg-
   et.  The  moneys  hereby  appropriated are
   available to reimburse or advance  locali-
   ties and voluntary non-profit agencies for
   expenditures   made  during  local  fiscal
   periods commencing January 1, 2020,  April
   1,  2020 or July 1, 2020, and for advances
   for the 3 month period  beginning  January
   1, 2021.
 Notwithstanding the provisions of article 41
   of  the  mental  hygiene  law or any other
   inconsistent provision  of  law,  rule  or
   regulation,  the commissioner, pursuant to

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   such contract and in the  manner  provided
   therein,  may  pay all or a portion of the
   expenses incurred by such voluntary  agen-
   cies arising out of loans which are funded
   from  the  proceeds  of  bonds  and  notes
   issued by the dormitory authority  of  the
   state of New York.
 Notwithstanding  any other provision of law,
   the  money  hereby  appropriated  may   be
   transferred to state operations and/or any
   appropriation  of  the  office  for people
   with developmental disabilities  with  the
   approval of the director of the budget.
 Notwithstanding  any  inconsistent provision
   of law, moneys from this appropriation may
   be used for state aid of up to 100 percent
   of the net deficit costs of  day  training
   programs and family support services.
 Notwithstanding  the  provisions  of section
   16.23 of the mental hygiene  law  and  any
   other  inconsistent provision of law, with
   relation to  the  operation  of  certified
   family  care  homes, including family care
   homes sponsored by voluntary  not-for-pro-
   fit  agencies,  moneys from this appropri-
   ation may be used for payments to purchase
   general services including but not limited
   to respite providers, up to a maximum of 7
   days, at rates to be  established  by  the
   commissioner  and approved by the director
   of the budget in consideration of  factors
   including,  but not limited to, geographic
   area and number of clients  cared  for  in
   the  home  and  for  payment  in an amount
   determined by  the  commissioner  for  the
   personal  needs of each client residing in
   the family care home.
 Notwithstanding the provisions  of  subdivi-
   sion  12 of section 8 of the state finance
   law and any other  inconsistent  provision
   of law, moneys from this appropriation may
   be  used for expenses of family care homes
   including payments to operators of  certi-
   fied  family care homes for damages caused
   by clients to personal and  real  property
   in  accordance  with standards established
   by the commissioner and  approved  by  the
   director of the budget.
 Notwithstanding  any  inconsistent provision
   of law, moneys from this appropriation may
   be  used  for  appropriate   day   program
   services  and residential services includ-
   ing, but not limited  to,  direct  housing
   subsidies    to    individuals,   start-up
   expenses for family care providers,  envi-
   ronmental modifications, adaptive technol-

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   ogies,   appraisals,   property   options,
   feasibility  studies  and   preoperational
   expenses.
 Notwithstanding  any  inconsistent provision
   of law, for the period commencing on April
   1, 2020 and  ending  March  31,  2021  the
   commissioner  shall  not apply any cost of
   living  adjustment  for  the  purpose   of
   establishing  rates of payments, contracts
   or any other form of reimbursement.
 Notwithstanding section 6908 of  the  educa-
   tion  law  and any other provision of law,
   rule or regulation to the contrary, direct
   support staff  in  programs  certified  or
   approved  by  the  office  for people with
   developmental disabilities, including  the
   home  and  community based services waiver
   programs that the office for  people  with
   developmental  disabilities  is authorized
   to administer with federal approval pursu-
   ant to subdivision (c) of section 1915  of
   the   federal  social  security  act,  are
   authorized to provide such tasks as  OPWDD
   may   specify  when  performed  under  the
   supervision,   training    and    periodic
   inspection  of  a  registered professional
   nurse and in accordance with an authorized
   practitioner's ordered care.
 Funds appropriated herein shall be available
   in accordance with the following:
 Notwithstanding any other provision  of  law
   to the contrary, funds appropriated herein
   are available to reimburse in- and out-of-
   state  private residential schools, pursu-
   ant to subdivision (c) of section  13.37-a
   and  subdivision  (g)  of section 13.38 of
   the  mental  hygiene  law,  for  costs  of
   supporting the residential and day program
   services  available to individuals who are
   over the age of 21 years of age,  provided
   that   the  amount  paid  for  residential
   services and/or maintenance costs  is  net
   of  any supplemental security income bene-
   fit  to  which  the  individual  receiving
   services is eligible, and provided further
   that  funding  for nonresidential services
   will be in an amount  not  to  exceed  the
   maximum  reimbursement for appropriate day
   services  delivered  by  the  office   for
   people   with  developmental  disabilities
   certified or approved providers other than
   in- and out-of-state  private  residential
   schools,  unless  otherwise  authorized by
   the director of the budget.
 Notwithstanding section  163  of  the  state
   finance  law,  section 142 of the economic

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   development law, and  article  41  of  the
   mental  hygiene  law,  the commissioner of
   the office for people  with  developmental
   disabilities  may make the funds appropri-
   ated herein available as state aid, a loan
   or a grant, pursuant to terms  and  condi-
   tions  established  by the commissioner of
   the office for people  with  developmental
   disabilities,  to  cover  a portion of the
   development  costs  of   private,   public
   and/or non-profit organizations, including
   corporations  and partnerships established
   pursuant to the  private  housing  finance
   law and/or any other statutory provisions,
   for  supportive  housing  units  that have
   been set aside for individuals with intel-
   lectual  and  developmental  disabilities.
   Further, the office for people with devel-
   opmental disabilities shall have a lien on
   the  real  property  developed  with  such
   state aid, loans or grants, which shall be
   in the amount of the loan or grant, for  a
   maximum  term of 30 years, or other longer
   term consistent with the  requirements  of
   another regulatory agency.
 For  services  and  expenses  related to the
   provision  of  residential   services   to
   people   with  developmental  disabilities
   (37802) ..................................... 11,659,000
 For services and  expenses  related  to  the
   provision   of  day  program  services  to
   people  with  developmental   disabilities
   (37803) ...................................... 2,674,000
 For  services  and  expenses  related to the
   provision of family  support  services  to
   people   with  developmental  disabilities
   (37804) ...................................... 3,732,000
 For services and  expenses  related  to  the
   provision  of  workshop,  day training and
   employment services to people with  devel-
   opmental disabilities. Notwithstanding any
   other  provision of law, up to $800,000 of
   this appropriation may be  transferred  to
   the  New York State Education Departments'
   Adult  Career  and  Continuing   Education
   Services   -   Vocational   Rehabilitation
   (ACCES-VR) program to  support  the  Long-
   Term Sheltered Employment program operated
   by  FEDCAP  Rehabilitation  Services, Inc.
   (37805) ...................................... 2,154,000
 For other services and expenses provided  to
   people   with  developmental  disabilities
   including but not limited to hepatitis  B,
   care  at  home  waiver, epilepsy services,
   Special Olympics New York, Inc. and volun-
   tary fingerprinting (37806) .................... 335,000

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   §  14.  The  amount  specified  in this section, or so much thereof as
 shall be sufficient to accomplish  the  purpose  designated,  is  hereby
 appropriated  and  authorized to be paid as hereinafter provided, to the
 public officers and for the purpose specified,  which  amount  shall  be
 available for the state fiscal year beginning April 1, 2021.
 
                      DIVISION OF VETERANS' SERVICES
 
                             AID TO LOCALITIES
 
 BLIND VETERAN ANNUITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ....................... 407,000
                                                           --------------
 
   General Fund
   Local Assistance Account - 10000
 
 For  payment  of annuities to blind veterans
   and   eligible surviving  spouses.  Up  to
   $15,000   of  this  appropriation  may  be
   transferred to state operations for admin-
   istrative  costs  associated   with   this
   program (54606) ................................ 407,000
                                             --------------
 
   §  15.  No expenditure may be made from any appropriation in this act,
 until a certificate of approval has been issued by the director  of  the
 budget  and  a  copy  of such certificate shall have been filed with the
 state comptroller, the chairman of the senate finance committee and  the
 chairman  of  the  assembly  ways and means committee provided, however,
 that any expenditures from any appropriation in this  act  made  by  the
 legislature or judiciary shall not require such certificate.
 
   §  16.  All  expenditures and disbursements made against the appropri-
 ations in this act shall, upon final action by the legislature on appro-
 priation bills submitted by the governor pursuant to article VII of  the
 state  constitution  for  the support of government for the state fiscal
 year beginning April 1, 2021,  be  transferred  by  the  comptroller  as
 expenditures  and  disbursements  to  such  appropriations for all state
 departments and agencies, the legislature and the judiciary, as applica-
 ble, in amounts equal to the amounts charged against the  appropriations
 in this act for each such department and agency, the legislature and the
 judiciary.
 
   §  17. Severability clause. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdi-
 vision, 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.

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   §  18.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to
 have been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2021; provided,
 however, that upon the transfer of expenditures and disbursements by the
 comptroller as provided in section sixteen of this  act,  the  appropri-
 ations  made  by  this  act  and subject to such section shall be deemed
 repealed.