Provides for emergency appropriation for the period April 1, 2021 through April 8, 2021

Section 1. Legislative intent. The legislature hereby finds and declares that the enactment of these appropriations provides sufficient authority to the comptroller for the purpose of making payments for the purposes described herein until such time as appropriation bills submitted by the governor pursuant to article VII of the state constitution for the support of government for the state fiscal year beginning April 1, 2021 are enacted.

§ 2. The amount specified in this section, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to accomplish the purpose designated, is hereby appropriated and authorized to be paid as hereinafter provided, to the public officers and for the purpose specified, which amount shall be available for the state fiscal year beginning April 1, 2021.

ALL STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES

For the purpose of making payments for

personal service, including liabilities

incurred prior to April 1, 2021, on the

payrolls scheduled to be paid during the

period April 1 through April 8, 2021 to

state officers and employees of the execu-

tive branch, including the governor, lieu-

tenant governor, comptroller and attorney

general; to officers and employees of the

judiciary; to officers and employees of

the legislature, including payments to the

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

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members of the senate and assembly under

sections 5 and 5-a of the legislative law;

and payments for services performed by

mentally ill or developmentally disabled

persons who are employed in state-operated

special employment, work-for-pay or shel-

tered workshop programs .................... 471,000,000

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§ 3. The amount specified in this section, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to accomplish the purpose designated, is hereby appropriated and authorized to be paid as hereinafter provided, to the public officers and for the purpose specified, which amount shall be available for the state fiscal year beginning April 1, 2021.

ALL STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES

For the purpose of state agencies making

payments for fringe benefit and indirect

cost assessments incurred against personal

service liabilities prior to April 1,

2021, and during the period April 1

through April 8, 2021 ....................... 65,000,000

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§ 4. The amount specified in this section, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to accomplish the purpose designated, is hereby appropriated and authorized to be paid as hereinafter provided, to the public officers and for the purpose specified, which amount shall be available for the state fiscal year beginning April 1, 2021.

ALL STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES

For the payment of state operations nonper-

sonal service liabilities to the executive

branch, including the comptroller, the

attorney general, and the legislature,

incurred in the ordinary course of busi-

ness, during the period April 1 through

April 8, 2021, pursuant to existing state

law and for purposes for which the legis-

lature authorized the expenditure of

moneys during the 2020-2021 state fiscal

year; provided, however, that nothing

contained herein shall be deemed to limit

or restrict the power or authority of

state departments or agencies to conduct

their activities or operations in accord-

ance with existing law, and further

provided that nothing contained herein

shall be deemed to supersede, nullify or

modify the provisions of section 40 of the

state finance law prescribing when appro-

priations made for the 2020-2021 state

fiscal year shall have ceased to have

force and effect ............................ 22,000,000

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§ 5. The amount specified in this section, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to accomplish the purpose designated, is hereby appropriated and authorized to be paid as hereinafter provided, to the public officers and for the purpose specified, which amount shall be available for the state fiscal year beginning April 1, 2021.

ALL STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES

The sum of thirty seven million dollars

($37,000,000), or so much thereof as shall

be sufficient to accomplish the purpose

designated, is hereby appropriated for

contracts approved in accordance with

section 112 of the state finance law for

purposes for which the legislature author-

ized the expenditures of money during the

2020-2021 fiscal year. An amount up to

thirty seven million dollars ($37,000,000)

shall be available for the payment of

capital projects liabilities incurred

during the period from April 1 through

April 8, 2021 for contracts approved prior

to April 1, 2021, provided, however, that

nothing contained herein shall be deemed

to limit or restrict the power or authori-

ty of state departments or agencies to

conduct their activities or operations in

accordance with existing law, and further

provided that nothing contained herein

shall be deemed to supersede, nullify, or

modify the provisions of section 40 of the

state finance law prescribing when appro-

priations made for the 2020-2021 fiscal

year shall have ceased to have force and

effect ...................................... 37,000,000

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§ 6. The amount specified in this section, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to accomplish the purpose designated, is hereby appropriated and authorized to be paid as hereinafter provided, to the public officers and for the purpose specified, which amount shall be available for the state fiscal year beginning April 1, 2021.

ALL STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES

The sum of three million dollars

($3,000,000), or so much thereof as shall

be sufficient to accomplish the purpose

designated, is hereby appropriated for

contracts approved in accordance with

section 112 of the state finance law for

purposes for which the legislature author-

ized the expenditures of money during the

2020-2021 fiscal year. An amount up to

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three million dollars ($3,000,000) shall

be available for the payment of capital

projects liabilities incurred during the

period from April 1 through April 8, 2021

for contracts approved after April 1,

2021, provided, however, that nothing

contained herein shall be deemed to limit

or restrict the power or authority of

state departments or agencies to conduct

their activities or operations in accord-

ance with existing law, and further

provided that nothing contained herein

shall be deemed to supersede, nullify, or

modify the provisions of section 40 of the

state finance law prescribing when appro-

priations made for the 2020-2021 fiscal

year shall have ceased to have force and

effect ....................................... 3,000,000

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§ 7. The amounts specified in this section, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to accomplish the purposes designated, is hereby appropriated and authorized to be paid as hereinafter provided, to the public officers and for the purposes specified, which amount shall be available for the state fiscal year beginning April 1, 2021.

THE JUDICIARY

For the payment of state operations nonper-

sonal service liabilities, the sum of

thirty-five million ($35,000,000), or so

much thereof as shall be sufficient to

accomplish the purpose designated, is

hereby appropriated to the judiciary out

of any moneys in the general fund or other

funds to the credit of the state purposes

account not otherwise appropriated. The

comptroller is hereby authorized and

directed to utilize this appropriation for

the purpose of making payments for non-

personal service liabilities incurred by

the judiciary from April 1 through April

8, 2021 ..................................... 35,000,000 For the payment of aid to localities liabil-

ities, the sum of one hundred thousand

dollars ($100,000), or so much thereof as

shall be sufficient to accomplish the

purpose designated, is hereby appropriated

to the judiciary out of any moneys in the

general fund or other funds to the credit

of the state purposes account not other-

wise appropriated. The comptroller is

hereby authorized and directed to utilize

this appropriation for the purpose of

making payments for aid to localities

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liabilities incurred by the judiciary from

April 1 through April 8, 2021 .................. 100,000 For suballocation to the office of indigent

legal services, at the direction of the

chief administrator of the courts, for

payment pursuant to law to New York city,

pursuant to an agreement with such city,

for services and expenses related to

implementation of caseload standards for

institutional providers representing indi-

gent clients in criminal cases in such

city. Notwithstanding any other provision

of law, monies received by the office of

indigent legal services pursuant to this

suballocation may be distributed to New

York city only to the extent necessary to

enable compliance with section 127.7 of

the rules of the chief administrator of

the court (22 NYCRR § 127.7). Criminal Caseload Reduction program ........... 47,000,000 For the payment of employee fringe benefit

programs including, but not limited to,

the judiciary's contributions to the

health insurance fund, the employees'

retirement system pension accumulation

fund, the social security contribution

fund, employee benefit fund programs, the

dental insurance plan, the vision care

plan, the unemployment insurance fund, and

for workers' compensation benefits, the

sum of five million dollars ($5,000,000),

or so much thereof as shall be sufficient

to accomplish the purpose designated, is

hereby appropriated to the judiciary out

of any moneys in the general fund or other

funds to the credit of the state purposes

account not otherwise appropriated. The

comptroller is hereby authorized and

directed to utilize this appropriation for

the purpose of making payments for employ-

ee fringe benefit liabilities incurred by

the judiciary from April 1 through April

8, 2021 ...................................... 5,000,000

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§ 8. The amount specified in this section, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to accomplish the purposes designated, is hereby appropriated and authorized to be paid as hereinafter provided, to the public officers and for the purposes specified, which amount shall be available for the state fiscal year beginning April 1, 2021.

MISCELLANEOUS -- ALL STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES

GENERAL STATE CHARGES

STATE OPERATIONS

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GENERAL STATE CHARGES ...................................... 600,350,000

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General Fund

State Purposes Account - 10050

For employee fringe benefits according to

the following project schedule including

those benefits which are related to

employees paid from funds, accounts, or

programs where the division of the budget

has issued waivers ......................... 570,300,000

PROJECT SCHEDULE PROJECT AMOUNT -------------------------------------------- For the state's contribution

to the health insurance

fund. The state's share of

the health insurance program

dividends shall be available

to pay for the premiums in

2021-22 ...................... 400,000,000 For the state's contribution

to the social security

contribution fund ............. 75,000,000 For payments to the state

insurance fund for workers'

compensation benefits and

other related workers'

compensation costs prior to

or after they become

incurred including but not

limited to the benefits

defined in chapters 302 and

303 of the laws of 1985 ....... 50,500,000 For the state's contribution

to employee benefit fund

programs ...................... 35,000,000 For the state's contribution

to the dental insurance plan ... 6,000,000 For reimbursement to the unem-

ployment insurance fund for

payments made to claimants

formerly employed by the

state of New York .............. 2,000,000 For the state's contribution

to the vision care plan ........ 1,000,000 For the state's share of

contributions to the volun-

tary defined contribution

plan made on behalf of

eligible employees pursuant

to chapter 18 of the laws of

2012 who elect to partic-

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ipate in such plan and who

are not otherwise eligible

to participate in the SUNY

optional retirement program ...... 500,000 For payments for the income

protection plans of current

and prior years .................. 300,000

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Project schedule total ................... 570,300,000

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For judgments against the state pursuant to

section 20 of the court of claims act and

for judgments pursuant to actions brought

in the court of claims against public

benefit corporations indemnified by the

state, exclusive of the payment of any

judgments arising out of actions or

proceedings brought to obtain payment for

wages, salaries or other employee bene-

fits. The moneys hereby appropriated are

available for payment of any liabilities

or obligations incurred prior to April 1,

2021 in addition to current liabilities ..... 25,000,000 For the payment of the defense by private

counsel and the indemnification or payment

on behalf of state officers and employees

in civil judicial proceedings in accord-

ance with the provisions of section 17 of

the public officers law; the payment on

behalf of the state, exclusive of the

payment for wages, salaries or other

employee benefits, in civil judicial

proceedings where a state officer or

employee entitled to a defense in accord-

ance with section 17 of the public offi-

cers law was dismissed from the civil

judicial proceeding; the payment on behalf

of the state, exclusive of the payment for

wages, salaries or other employment bene-

fits, and in civil judicial proceedings

brought pursuant to Title VI of the Civil

Rights Act of 1964, 42 USC § 2000d et

seq., Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of

1964, 42 USC § 2000e et seq., Title IX of

the Education Amendments of 1972, 20 USC §

1681 et seq., Titles II, III, and/or V of

the Americans With Disabilities Act of

1990, 42 USC § 12101 et seq., of the Reha-

bilitation Act of 1973, 29 USC § 791 et

seq., the state human rights law and other

employment related causes of action; and

in criminal proceedings in accordance with

the provisions of section 19 of the public

officers law. The moneys hereby appropri-

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ated are available for payment of any

liabilities or obligations incurred prior