Senate Bill S2450

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Makes an appropriation to the office of mental retardation and developmental disabilities to offset the cost of increased development of residential facilities

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

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2009-S2450 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5601
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Appropriations
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S1725
2013-2014: S2827
2015-2016: S2616
2017-2018: S2224
2019-2020: S4025
2021-2022: S3274
2023-2024: S4696

2009-S2450 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Makes an appropriation to the office of mental retardation and developmental disabilities to offset the cost of increased development of residential facilities in unserved and underserved communities.

2009-S2450 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S2450 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2450

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 20, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens. PARKER, ONORATO -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

AN ACT making an appropriation to the office of mental  retardation  and
  developmental  disabilities  for the purpose of increasing residential
  treatment facilities in unserved and underserved areas

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

  Section   1.   The   sum   of   two   hundred  fifty  million  dollars
($250,000,000), or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appro-
priated to the office of mental retardation and developmental  disabili-
ties  out  of  any moneys in the state treasury in the general fund, not
otherwise appropriated, and made immediately available, for the  follow-
ing purposes:
  a.  One  hundred  twenty-five  million dollars ($125,000,000) shall be
made available to the office of  mental  retardation  and  developmental
disabilities  immediately to assist the office of mental retardation and
developmental disabilities with the development and  providing  programs
for  new  residential  treatment  facilities in unserved and underserved
communities throughout New York state; and
  b. One hundred twenty-five million  dollars  ($125,000,000)  shall  be
made  available  to  the  office of mental retardation and developmental
disabilities one year after the effective date of this act  to  continue
to  assist  the office of mental retardation and developmental disabili-
ties with increasing the number of new residential treatment  facilities
in  unserved and underserved areas of this state through the development
and providing of programs for these new facilities.
  Such moneys shall be payable on the audit and  warrant  of  the  comp-
troller  on  vouchers  certified  or approved by the commissioner of the
office of mental  retardation  and  developmental  disabilities  in  the
manner prescribed by law.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02438-01-9

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