NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A5913
SPONSOR: Seawright TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend chapter 373 of the laws of 1998, amending the public
authorities law relating to the powers of NYSARC, Inc., in relation to
the effectiveness thereof
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
The purpose of this bill is to extend the authority of NYSARC, Inc.,
d/b/a The Arc New York, to avail itself of Dormitory Authority of the.
State of New York services until December 31, 2028.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 of this bill would extend, until December 31, 2028, the
authority of NYSARC to avail itself of Dormitory Authority of the State
of New York services. Section 2 of this bill would establish a contracts
provision. Section 3 of this bill provides that the effective date shall
take effect immediately.
JUSTIFICATION:
NYSARC is a private, not-for-profit organization dedicated to ensuring
that persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities become
active and contributing members of their communities. Since NYSARC's
authority to utilize Dormitory Authority construction and management
services was established, NYSARC has bonded over $356,000,000 for 562
projects throughout the state saving over $52 million in public funds.
Expiration of NYSARC's authority would undermine very substantial bond
initiatives now underway, resulting in lost savings to the state and
lost funding to reinvest in critical services to persons with develop-
mental disabilities. Future bond issues contingent on this legislation
are expected to continue to benefit both New York taxpayers and the
people and families that reply on NYSARC for services.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2017-18: A10332 (Gunther)- Signed Chapter 444.
2013-14: A4844 Weisenberg - Signed Chapter 26.
2007-08: A10592 (Weisenberg) Signed Chapter 194
2003-04: A9001 (Rivera) - Signed Chapter 622.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
None.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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5913
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
March 24, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. SEAWRIGHT -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
AN ACT to amend chapter 373 of the laws of 1998, amending the public
authorities law relating to the powers of NYSARC, Inc., in relation to
the effectiveness thereof
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 5 of chapter 373 of the laws of 1998, amending the
2 public authorities law relating to the powers of NYSARC, Inc., as
3 amended by chapter 444 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as
4 follows:
5 § 5. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
6 deemed repealed on December 31, [2023] 2028.
7 § 2. Any contracts entered into by the dormitory authority pursuant to
8 this act shall be deemed state contracts within the meaning of that term
9 as set forth in article 15-A of the executive law, and the authority
10 shall be deemed, for the purposes of this act, a contracting agency as
11 that term is used in such article.
12 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD09913-01-3
