OFFICE OF MENTAL RETARDATION AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
Adjusted Executive Legislative
Approp. Request Approp.
1999-00 2000-01 2000-01 Change
STATE OPERATIONS
General Fund 137,641,500 131,455,000 131,455,000 0
Special Rev.-Fed. 217,000 80,000 80,000 0
Special Rev.-Other 882,504,000 911,411,000 911,411,000 0
Fiduciary 540,000 555,000 555,000 0
Enterprise 1,950,000 1,950,000 1,950,000 0
Total for Agency: 1,022,852,500 1,045,451,000 1,045,451,000 0
Total Grants In Aid: 0 0 200,000 200,000
Total for STATE OPERATIONS:
1,022,852,500 1,045,451,000 1,045,651,000 200,000
AID TO LOCALITIES
Community Projects Fund 2,984,560 0 0 0
General Fund 601,948,000 620,466,000 622,196,000
1,730,000
Special Rev.-Other 377,885,000 445,988,000 445,988,000 0
Fiduciary 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 0
Total for Agency: 984,817,560 1,068,454,000 1,070,184,000 1,730,000
Total Grants In Aid: 0 0 3,729,684 3,729,684
Total for AID TO LOCALITIES:
984,817,560 1,068,454,000 1,073,913,684 5,459,684
CAPITAL PROJECTS
Capital Projects Fund 66,381,000 63,117,000 63,117,000 0
Total for CAPITAL PROJECTS:
66,381,000 63,117,000 63,117,0000 0
LEGISLATIVE ACTION
The Legislature provides $2,182,681,684 on an All Funds basis, an
increase of $5,659,684 to the Executive budget submission, and
approves full funding for the second year of the New York State CARES
program.
Legislative Changes
The Legislature provides $3,892,000 in additional support for
community based, not-for-profit providers of services to the mentally
retarded and developmentally disabled and their families.
Article VII
-- The Legislature approves legislation that would authorize
addition of the Valley Ridge Center for Intensive Treatment, to
receive admissions from across the State.
-- The Legislature approves legislation that would increase the
Department of Mental Hygiene (DMH) bond cap by $650,000,000 to
a total of $5,050,000,000.
-- The Legislature approves legislation that would authorize the
use of Capital Projects funds, including bond proceeds, for
personal service and non-personal service costs associated with
construction projects carried out by State employees.
-- The Legislature denies legislation that would permit bond
proceeds to be used for demolition and environmental remediation
projects.
-- The Legislature approves legislation that would permit capital
funds appropriated to the Office of Mental Retardation and
Developmental Disabilities to be paid to the Dormitory Authority
of the State of New York (DASNY) as reimbursement for funds
disbursed for capital projects.
-- In order to carry out its oversight responsibilities,the
Legislature approves legislation that would require monthly
reports on capital projects funded with bond proceeds, when
those projects are funded pursuant to appropriations or
reappropriations made to OMRDD in the annual budget and
transferred to DASNY pursuant to law. Such reports would be
made to the Chairs of the Assembly Ways and Means Committee and
the Senate Finance Committee, the State Comptroller, the
Director of the Budget and the Commissioner of OMRDD. Such
reports would be made by the tenth of each month and would
include, by appropriation, monthly cash disbursements and
expenditures, life-to-date disbursements and expenditures, and
amounts encumbered yet undisbursed.
Legislative Additions
The Legislature provides funding for the following:
GRANTS-IN-AID. $1,000,000
WESTCHESTER INSTITUTE. $500,000
LOCAL RESPITE. $455,000
OHEL CHILDREN`S HOME. $425,000
EPILEPSY COALITION OF NEW YORK STATE. $275,000
UCP OF THE NORTH COUNTRY. $250,000
INSTITUTE FOR BASIC RESEARCH-AUTISM STUDY. $200,000
CENTER FOR THE DISABLED. $200,000
DISABLED CHILDREN`S RELIEF FUND. $100,000
HASC. $85,000
SARATOGA ARC. $75,000
HERITAGE CHRISTIAN HOME. $75,000
NATIONAL JEWISH COUNCIL FOR THE DISABLED. $70,000
CHAPLAIN SERVICES/SUNMOUNT DEVELOPMENTAL CENTER. $67,000
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF BROWNSVILLE, INC.. $50,000
UCP OF NASSAU COUNTY. $50,000
NEURO/BEHAVIORAL TREATMENT PROGRAM. $50,000
SELF-ADVOCACY ASSOCIATION. $32,000
CENTER FOR THE DISABLED. $25,000