What's happening
This bill provides $250 million for new developmental disability residential facilities in unserved and underserved communities.
Why it matters
Statewide reach. Targets unserved and underserved communities throughout New York for new residential treatment facilities and programs.
Two funding rounds. Makes $125 million available immediately and another $125 million one year after the bill takes effect.
Dedicated state funding. Appropriates up to $250 million from the general fund to the Office for People With Developmental Disabilities, with payments subject to comptroller review.
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Who cares
- Likely support
People with developmental disabilities
The funding would support new residential treatment facilities in communities with inadequate or no service.
Office for People With Developmental Disabilities
The agency would receive funding to develop new residential facilities and provide programs for them.
State comptroller
Payments would require the comptroller’s audit and warrant on vouchers certified or approved by the commissioner of developmental disabilities.
Headline styles
Fund Developmental Disability Residential Facilities
Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.
Sponsors
No co-sponsors yet.
History
- Referred to finance
- Referred to finance
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
4025
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
February 25, 2019
Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
AN ACT making an appropriation to the office for people with 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 Assembly, 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 appropriated to the office for people with developmental disabilities out of any moneys in the state treasury in the general fund, not otherwise appropriated, and made immediately available, for the following purposes:
a. One hundred twenty-five million dollars ($125,000,000) shall be made available to the office for people with developmental disabilities immediately to assist the office for people with 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 for people with developmental disabilities one year after the effective date of this act to continue to assist the office for people with developmental disabilities 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 comptroller on vouchers certified or approved by the commissioner of developmental disabilities in the manner prescribed by law.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08343-01-9
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Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
An act making an appropriation to the office for people with developmental disabilities for the purpose of increasing residential treatment facilities in unserved and underserved areas
Purpose or general idea of bill
The purpose of this bill is to increase residential capacity in under- served communities.
Summary of specific provisions
This bill would make an appropriation to the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities to serve as a necessary catalyst for the increase development of residential capacity in underserved communities throughout New York State that will be accompanied by the administration of qualifying programs under the capable jurisdiction of the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities.
Justification
There are presently people residing in underserved communities, and they require assistance that the Office for People with Developmental Disa- bilities can provide. The appropriation to the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities will help in an exorbitant way and further push to increase development of residential capacity in underserved communities throughout New York state.
Prior legislative history
2017-18: S2224 REFERRED TO FINANCE 2015-16: S.2616- Referred to Finance 2013-14: S.2827- Referred to Finance 2011-12: S.1725- Referred to Finance 2010: S.2450 - Referred to Finance 2008: S.7276 - Referred to Finance
Fiscal implication for state and local governments
Undetermined. State funding would be needed to implement this new program.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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