A07502 Summary:
BILL NO | A07502 |
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SAME AS | SAME AS S05346 |
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SPONSOR | Gottfried |
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Amd S461-s, Soc Serv L | |
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Relates to the use of EQUAL program funds for adult care facilities. |
A07502 Memo:
Go to topNEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)   BILL NUMBER: A7502 SPONSOR: Gottfried
  TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the social services law, in relation to the use of EQUAL program funds for adult care facilities   PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: to clarify that EQUAL funds may be spent for qualifying expenses incurred at any time during the fiscal year of the applicable EQUAL award.   SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Would amend subdivision 4 of section 461-s of the social services law, to authorize the use of EQUAL funds for expenses incurred at any time during the fiscal year for which the funds were appropriated, provided Resident Council approval is obtained for the expenditure. This section would also delete the existing prohibition on using EQUAL funding for retrospective expenses   JUSTIFICATION: EQUAL funding often occurs late in the fiscal year. In the interim between award and the receipt of funding, operators often cannot wait until the actual issuance of the EQUAL funds to purchase items or execute improvements that are the subject of the award. In such situ- ations, the operator, with the resident council approval -- should be able to apply the EQUAL funds retrospectively, to reimburse the already paid-for project.   PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: New bill   FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None   EFFECTIVE DATE: Immediately.
A07502 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7502 2015-2016 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY May 13, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GOTTFRIED -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to the use of EQUAL program funds for adult care facilities The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 461-s of the social services law, 2 as added by section 6 of part A of chapter 57 of the laws of 2015, is 3 amended to read as follows: 4 4. EQUAL program funds shall not be expended for a facility's daily 5 operating expenses, including employee salaries or benefits[, or for6expenses incurred retrospectively]. EQUAL program funds may be used for 7 expenses incurred at any time during the fiscal year for which the funds 8 were appropriated, provided that, consistent with subdivision three of 9 this section, the residents' council approves such expenditure prior to 10 the expenditure being incurred. EQUAL program funds may be used for 11 expenditures related to corrective action as required by an inspection 12 report, provided such expenditure is consistent with subdivision three 13 of this section. 14 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10919-01-5