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Jan 08, 2014 |
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May 16, 2013 |
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Senate Bill S5449
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2013-S5449 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- State Finance Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §54, St Fin L
2013-S5449 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5449 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the state finance law, in relation to twenty-first century demonstration project grants PURPOSE: To expand the Twenty-First Century Demonstration Project Grant program in order to broaden the opportunities for transformative local government efficiency projects. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Amends Section 54(10)(o) of the State Finance Law to revise the Twenty-First Century Demonstration Project Grant program: it would increase the maximum grant award to 5700,000 per participating municipality (instead of $400,000); and it would specify that funds may be used for the creation of a regional shared services program. JUSTIFICATION: The Local Government Efficiency Grant Program was established to encourage and assist municipalities to implement programs to consolidate governmental units and to consolidate or share services and programs. The program established a maximum limit on the size of a grant that could be awarded. However, the program also authorized larger grants for projects that have "great potential to achieve financial savings and serve as a model for other municipalities." These are called Twenty-First Century Demonstration Projects.
2013-S5449 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5449 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 16, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. FARLEY -- 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 twenty-first century demonstration project grants THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subparagraph (v) of paragraph o of subdivision 10 of section 54 of the state finance law, as added by section 7 of part O of chapter 56 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows: (v) Twenty-first century demonstration project grants. (1) Within the amounts appropriated therefor, subject to a plan developed in consulta- tion with the commission on local government efficiency and competitive- ness and approved by the director of the budget, the secretary of state may award competitive grants to municipalities to cover costs associated with a functional consolidation or a shared services agreement having great potential to achieve financial savings and serve as a model for other municipalities, including the consolidation of services on a multi-county basis, the consolidation of certain services countywide as identified in such plan, the creation of a regional entity empowered to provide multiple functions on a countywide or regional basis, the creation of a regional or city-county consolidated municipal government, THE CREATION OF A REGIONAL SHARED SERVICES PROGRAM, the consolidation of school districts or supporting services for school districts encompass- ing the area served by a board of cooperative educational services, or the creation of a regional smart growth compact or program. (2) Twenty-first century demonstration project grants may be used to cover costs including, but not limited to, legal and consultant services, capital improvements, transitional personnel costs essential for the implementation of the approved twenty-first century demon- stration project grant work plan, and other necessary expenses. Grants may be used for capital improvements, transitional personnel costs or EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10961-01-3
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