What's happening
This bill appropriates $1 billion from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s budget to fund programs for people with developmental disabilities.
Why it matters
Redirects significant transit funding. By shifting $1 billion from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) to the Office for People With Developmental Disabilities, the bill could impact public transportation projects or services, raising questions about priorities between transit and disability services.
Creates immediate funding for disability programs. The legislation ensures rapid access to new resources for programs serving people with developmental disabilities, potentially allowing for quick expansion or improvement of services that address urgent needs for a vulnerable population.
Sets a precedent for budget reallocation. Using funds earmarked for a major state authority like the MTA to support social services could influence future budget decisions, signaling a willingness to reallocate funds across sectors to address emerging or underfunded needs.
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Who cares
People with developmental disabilities
The bill would make up to $1 billion immediately available for programs and services for them.
Office for People With Developmental Disabilities
The office would receive the appropriation, with payments requiring vouchers certified or approved by its commissioner.
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
The bill would redirect up to $1 billion from money appropriated to the authority in the 2018-2019 state fiscal plan.
State comptroller
Payments from the appropriation would be subject to the comptroller’s audit and warrant.
Headline styles
Fund Disability Support Programs
Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.
Sponsors
2 Co-sponsors
History
- Held for consideration in ways and means
- Referred to ways and means
- Referred to ways and means
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
5298
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 8, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. DiPIETRO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
AN ACT relating to funding for the office for people with developmental disabilities
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The sum of one billion dollars ($1,000,000,000), or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated to the office for people with developmental disabilities out of any moneys appropriated to the metropolitan transportation authority in the 2018-2019 state fiscal plan, and made immediately available for programs and services for persons with developmental disabilities. Such moneys shall be payable on the audit and warrant of the comptroller on vouchers certified or approved by the commissioner of the office for people with developmental disabilities in the manner prescribed by law.
§ 2. This act shall take effect April 1, 2019.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08337-01-9
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