Assembly Bill A5601

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-A5601 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2450
Current Committee:
Assembly Mental Health
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-A5601 (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-A5601 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5601

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 13, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. BOYLAND -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Mental Health, Mental Retardation and  Developmental  Disabili-
  ties

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.

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