Increase Transparency for State Funds

Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 95-i of the state finance law, as added by chapter 290 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:

5. (a) As a condition of receiving grants from the fund, the Greater New York ALS Association and the ALS Association Upstate New York Chapter shall agree to issue and shall issue, on or before the first day of February each year, a report including, but not limited to, financial statements, financial reports and reports on the issuance of grants. Such reports shall be delivered to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, and the chairs of the senate finance committee and the assembly ways and means committee and shall also be made available to the public. Such financial statements and reports shall be audited by a nationally recognized accounting firm. Such report shall include how the monies of the fund were utilized during the preceding calendar year, and shall include:

(i) the amount of money dispersed from the fund;

(ii) recipients of awards from the fund and how such recipients were selected;

(iii) the amount awarded to each recipient;

(iv) the purposes for which such awards were granted;

(v) a summary financial plan for such monies which shall include estimates of all receipts and all disbursements for the current and succeeding fiscal years, along with the actual results from the prior fiscal year; and

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(vi) an explanation of why any remaining funds were not utilized, if applicable.

(b) Such report shall be made available to the public on the department of health's website. Should a report not be made available by the first day of February each year, the department shall update its website to inform the public that such report is not yet available and provide an expected release date.

§ 2. Subdivisions 2-b and 5 of section 89-e of the state finance law, subdivision 2-b as amended by chapter 453 of the laws of 2015, and subdivision 5 as added by chapter 590 of the laws of 1999, are amended to read as follows:

2-b. (a) On or before the first day of February each year, the commissioner of health shall provide a written report to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the chair of the senate finance committee, the chair of the assembly ways and means committee, the chair of the senate committee on health, the chair of the assembly health committee, the state comptroller, and the public. Such report shall include how the monies of the fund were utilized during the preceding calendar year and shall include:

(i) the amount of money dispersed from the fund [and the award process used for such disbursements];

(ii) recipients of awards from the fund and how such recipients were selected;

(iii) the amount awarded to each recipient;

(iv) the purposes for which such awards were granted; [and]

(v) a summary financial plan for such monies which shall include estimates of all receipts and all disbursements for the current and succeeding fiscal years, along with the actual results from the prior fiscal year; and

(vi) an explanation of why any remaining funds were not utilized, if applicable.

(b) Such report shall be made available to the public on the department of health's website. Should a report not be made available by the first day of February each year, the department shall update its website to inform the public that such report is not yet available and provide an expected release date.

5. (a) All payments [form] from such fund shall be made by the department of taxation and finance after audit and warrant of the comptroller on vouchers approved by the commissioner of health.

(b) The commissioner of health shall expend funds in the year in which they were donated to the extent practicable.

§ 3. Subdivision 2-a of section 95-e of state finance law, as amended by section 7 of part AA of chapter 56 of the laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows:

2-a. (a) On or before the first day of February each year, the comptroller shall certify to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the chair of the senate finance committee, and the chair of the assembly ways and means committee the amount of money deposited in the autism awareness and research fund during the preceding calendar year as the result of revenue derived pursuant to section six hundred thirty-d of the tax law, as added by chapter 483 of the laws of 2015.

(b) On or before the first day of February each year, the commissioner of the office for people with developmental disabilities shall provide a written report to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the chair of the senate finance committee, the chair of the assembly ways and means committee, the chair of the senate committee on health, the chair of the assembly health committee, the state comptroller, and the public. Such report shall include how the monies of the fund were utilized during the preceding calendar year, and shall include:

(i) the amount of money disbursed from the fund and the award process used for such disbursements;

(ii) recipients of awards from the fund and how such recipients were selected;

(iii) the amount awarded to each recipient;

(iv) the purposes for which such awards were granted; [and]

(v) a summary financial plan for such monies which shall include estimates of all receipts and all disbursements for the current and succeeding fiscal years, along with the actual results from the prior fiscal year; and

(vi) an explanation of why any remaining funds were not utilized, if applicable.

(c) Such report shall be made available to the public on the office for people with developmental disabilities' website. Should a report not be made available by the first day of February each year, the office shall update its website to inform the public that such report is not yet available and provide an expected release date.

§ 4. Subdivision 2-b of section 97-yy of the state finance law, as amended by chapter 453 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:

2-b. (a) On or before the first day of February each year, the commissioner of health shall provide a written report to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the chair of the senate finance committee, the chair of the assembly ways and means committee, the chair of the senate committee on health, the chair of the assembly health committee, the state comptroller, and the public. Such report shall include how the monies of the fund were utilized during the preceding calendar year, and shall include:

(i) the amount of money dispersed from the fund and the award process used for such disbursements;

(ii) recipients of awards from the fund and how such recipients were selected;

(iii) the amount awarded to each recipient;

(iv) the purposes for which such awards were granted; [and]

(v) a summary financial plan for such monies which shall include estimates of all receipts and all disbursements for the current and succeeding fiscal years, along with the actual results from the prior fiscal year; and

(vi) an explanation of why any remaining funds were not utilized, if applicable.

(b) Such report shall be made available to the public on the department of health's website. Should a report not be made available by the first day of February each year, the department shall update its website to inform the public that such report is not yet available and provide an expected release date.

§ 5. Subdivision 2-b of section 99-z of the state finance law, as added by chapter 443 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows:

2-b. (a) On or before the first day of February each year, the commissioner of health shall provide a written report to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the chair of the senate finance committee, the chair of the assembly ways and means committee, the chair of the senate committee on health, the chair of the assembly health committee, the state comptroller, and the public. Such report shall include how the monies of the fund were utilized during the preceding calendar year, and shall include:

(i) the amount of money disbursed from the fund and the award process used for such disbursements;

(ii) recipients of awards from the fund and how such recipients were selected;

(iii) the amount awarded to each recipient;

(iv) the purposes for which such awards were granted; [and]

(v) a summary financial plan for such monies which shall include estimates of all receipts and all disbursements for the current and succeeding fiscal years, along with the actual results from the prior fiscal year; and

(vi) an explanation of why any remaining funds were not utilized, if applicable.

(b) Such report shall be made available to the public on the department of health's website. Should a report not be made available by the first day of February each year, the department shall update its website to inform the public that such report is not yet available and provide an expected release date.

§ 6. Subdivision 7 of section 89-k of the state finance law, as added by chapter 548 of the laws of 2023, is amended to read as follows:

7. (a) On or before the first day of February each year, the commissioner of health shall provide a written report to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the chair of the senate finance committee, the chair of the assembly ways and means committee, the chair of the senate committee on health, the chair of the assembly health committee, and the public. Such report shall include how the monies of the fund were utilized during the preceding calendar year and shall include:

(i) the amount of money disbursed from the fund;

(ii) recipients of awards from the fund and how such recipients were selected;

(iii) the amount awarded to each recipient; [and]

(iv) the purposes for which such awards were granted;

(v) a summary financial plan for such monies which shall include estimates of all receipts and all disbursements for the current and succeeding fiscal years, along with the actual results from the prior fiscal year; and

(vi) an explanation of why any remaining funds were not utilized, if applicable.

(b) Such report shall be made available to the public on the department of health's website. Should a report not be made available by the first day of February each year, the department shall update its website to inform the public that such report is not yet available and provide an expected release date.

§ 7. Subdivision 7 of section 95-k of the state finance law, as added by chapter 444 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:

7. (a) On or before the first day of February each year, the commissioner of the department of health shall provide a written report to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the minority leader of the senate, the minority leader of the assembly, the chair of the senate finance committee, the chair of the assembly ways and means committee, the chair of the senate committee on health, [and] the chair of the assembly health committee, and the public. Such report shall include how the monies of the fund were utilized during the preceding calendar year and shall include:

(i) the amount of money dispersed from the fund;

(ii) recipients of awards from the fund and how such recipients were selected;

(iii) the amount awarded to each recipient; [and]

(iv) the purposes for which such awards were granted;

(v) a summary financial plan for such monies which shall include estimates of all receipts and all disbursements for the current and succeeding fiscal years, along with the actual results from the prior fiscal year; and

(vi) an explanation of why any remaining funds were not utilized, if applicable.

(b) Such report shall be made available to the public on the department of health's department website. Should a report not be made available by the first day of February each year, the office shall update its website to inform the public that such report is not yet available and provide an expected release date.

§ 8. Section 97-j of the state finance law is amended by adding three new subdivisions 6, 7 and 8 to read as follows: