Senate Bill S5346

Vetoed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the use of EQUAL program funds for adult care facilities

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A7502 - Vetoed by Governor


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Vetoed By Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S5346 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7502
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §461-s, Soc Serv L

2015-S5346 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the use of EQUAL program funds for adult care facilities.

2015-S5346 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5346 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5346

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 13, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  HANNON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to the use of EQUAL
  program funds for adult care facilities

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

  Section  1. Subdivision 4 of section 461-s of the social services law,
as added by section 6 of part A of chapter 57 of the laws  of  2015,  is
amended to read as follows:
  4.  EQUAL  program  funds shall not be expended for a facility's daily
operating expenses, including employee salaries  or  benefits[,  or  for
expenses  incurred retrospectively]. EQUAL PROGRAM FUNDS MAY BE USED FOR
EXPENSES INCURRED AT ANY TIME DURING THE FISCAL YEAR FOR WHICH THE FUNDS
WERE APPROPRIATED, PROVIDED THAT, CONSISTENT WITH SUBDIVISION  THREE  OF
THIS  SECTION, THE RESIDENTS' COUNCIL APPROVES SUCH EXPENDITURE PRIOR TO
THE EXPENDITURE BEING INCURRED. EQUAL program  funds  may  be  used  for
expenditures  related  to corrective action as required by an inspection
report, provided such expenditure is consistent with  subdivision  three
of this section.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10919-01-5


              

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