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- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.922
- Referred to local government
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Authorizes the state comptroller to distribute certain funds from the indigent legal services fund to Orleans county
In Assembly Committee · Judiciary · Sponsor Stephen Hawley
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Title of bill
An act authorizing the state comptroller to distribute certain funds from the indigent legal services fund to Orleans county
Purpose or general idea of bill
This bill authorizes the Comptroller to disburse monies from the indigent legal services fund to Orleans County in an amount equal to what the County would have received had it met its statutory maintenance of effort formula requirements
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary the State Comptroller shall determine the amount of local funds expended by Orleans County for services and expenses pursuant to article 18-B of the County law during the 2009 calendar year and disburse state funds from the indigent legal services fund as if the county had complied with the requirements set out in paragraph (C) of subdivision 4 of section 98-b of the state finance law.
Justification
Last year the Governor proposed and the legislature adopted S.3641/A.7231, that allowed the counties of Nassau, Delaware, Herkimer, Otsego and Wayne to receive all or at least a percentage of the funds that they expected from ILSF, even though they had not met their statutory maintenance of effort formula requirements.
This year Orleans County faces the same situation. The Counties inability to meet its maintenance of effort formula requirement was due to a lighter caseload, and had no impact on its level of service to indigent clients. The MOE system punished smaller counties like Orleans and would result in a $118,835 hit to the Counties budget. This is simply unfair and this legislation seeks to rectify the situation.
Prior legislative history
New bill.
Fiscal implications
This bill would have no impact on the State budget but, would provide fiscal relief to Orleans County.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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