STATE OF NEW YORK
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3656
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
February 13, 2015
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Introduced by Sen. ORTT -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
AN ACT making an appropriation to the office for people with develop-
mental disabilities for the purpose of increasing residential treat-
ment facilities
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The sum of fifty million dollars ($50,000,000), or so much
2 thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated to the office for
3 people with developmental disabilities out of any moneys in the state
4 treasury in the general fund, not otherwise appropriated, and made imme-
5 diately available to assist the office for people with developmental
6 disabilities with the development and operation of programs, supports
7 and services for new residential opportunities throughout New York
8 state. Such funding shall supplement the monies appropriated by chapter
9 53 of the laws of 2013 to the office for people with developmental disa-
10 bilities and shall be subject to the same conditions and requirements as
11 stipulated in such chapter, including sub-allocations to the department
12 of health for the state's medical assistance program.
13 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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