Establishes a special fund to be known as the defense of the elderly fund to be made available to the division of criminal justice services for the creation of public information and promotional materials in support of state and local, and public and private initiatives that enhance law enforcement and crime prevention services that respond to the needs and concerns of the elderly.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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1981
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 14, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. MORELLE, ORTIZ, DIAZ, DESTITO, COLTON, PERRY,
CLARK, KOON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, DelMONTE, McENENY,
MILLMAN, PHEFFER, WEINSTEIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Aging
AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to the establishment
of a special fund to be known as the defense of the elderly fund, and
the establishment of a payroll deduction plan for contributions by
state employees to such fund
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section
2 92-ff to read as follows:
3 § 92-ff. Defense of the elderly fund. 1. A special fund to be known as
4 the "defense of the elderly fund" is hereby established in the custody
5 of the state comptroller and the commissioner of taxation and finance.
6 2. The fund shall consist of all monies transferred to such fund
7 pursuant to law, all monies required by any provision of law to be paid
8 into or credited to the fund, and any interest earnings that may accrue
9 from the investment of monies in the fund. Nothing contained herein
10 shall prevent the state from receiving grants, gifts or bequests for the
11 purposes of the fund as defined in this section and depositing them in
12 the fund according to law. Nor shall anything contained herein preclude
13 the state from entering into commercial agreements with private individ-
14 uals and private sector entities who would make such grants, gifts and
15 bequests in consideration of receiving recognition for their support of
16 the purposes of the fund.
17 3. Monies of the fund, when allocated, shall be available to the divi-
18 sion of criminal justice services for the creation of public information
19 and promotional materials in support of state and local, and public and
20 private initiatives that enhance law enforcement and crime prevention
21 services that respond to the needs and concerns of the elderly. Such
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 monies may be used to produce public information and education messages
2 in print, radio, internet, television and video formats as well as
3 advertising and promotional materials, brochures, pamphlets and outdoor
4 advertising.
5 4. Monies shall be payable from the fund on the audit and warrant of
6 the comptroller on vouchers approved and certified by the commissioner
7 of criminal justice services.
8 § 2. Section 201 of the state finance law is amended by adding a new
9 subdivision 16 to read as follows:
10 16. The comptroller of the state is hereby authorized to deduct from
11 the salary of any employee of the state such amount as such employee may
12 specify in writing filed with the comptroller within the minimum and
13 maximum amounts prescribed by the comptroller for contribution to the
14 defense of the elderly fund established pursuant to section ninety-two-
15 ff of this chapter. The comptroller is hereby authorized to make such
16 rules and regulations governing said contributions as he or she deems
17 necessary, such rules and regulations to be incorporated in the employ-
18 ee's written authorization of payroll deduction filed in a manner deter-
19 mined by the comptroller. Any such written authorization may be with-
20 drawn by such employee at any time upon filing written notice of such
21 withdrawal in a manner determined by the comptroller.
22 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
