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History
- Vetoed memo.68
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to senate
- Passed assembly
- Ordered to third reading rules cal.615
- Substituted for A7993A
- Referred to governmental operations
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 60–2
- Amended on third reading 372a
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
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- 1st report cal.573
- Referred to finance
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Relates to requiring reports by state agencies relating to certain grants and expenditures made to community based organizations
Assembly Floor Calendar · Sponsor Inez Barron
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S372A
Title of bill
An act to amend the executive law and the state finance law, in relation to requiring reports by state agencies relating to certain grants and expenditures made to community based organizations
General idea of bill
To require an annual report from each department that relates to the distribution of funds and grants to community based organizations that would create greater transparency and accountability by the department.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1 of the bill amends the executive law so that each department, including the executive department, will be required to submit a report to the legislature by the fifteenth day of May each year. This report will relate to the distribution of funds end grants to community based organizations by or through the department The report will provide a listing of recipients, Organized by zip code, of grants, awards or funds appropriated for services end programs that are made to organizations which provide services on a local basis.
Section 2 amends the state finance law so that each department, including the executive department, will be required to submit an additional report to the legislature by the fifteenth day of October of each year. This report will relate to the distribution of funds and grants to community based organizations by or through the department. The report will provide a listing of recipients, organized by zip code, of grants, awards or funds appropriated for services and programs that are made to organizations which provide services on a local basis.
Section 3 is the effective date.
Justification
This legislation would create transparency in departmental spending by providing citizens knowledge of how the government is spending its budget and where the money is going to. The additional report that each department is required to submit would allow citizens to track the allocation of funds to community based organizations, which localities the funds are going to, and the type of services and programs that are being supported.
Prior legislative history
First introduced in 2010.
Fiscal implications for state and local governments
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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