STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 769 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled) January 8, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to reporting require- ments for certain funds The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 95-i of the state finance law, as 2 added by chapter 290 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows: 3 5. (a) As a condition of receiving grants from the fund, the Greater 4 New York ALS Association and the ALS Association Upstate New York Chap- 5 ter shall agree to issue and shall issue, on or before the first day of 6 February each year, a report including, but not limited to, financial 7 statements, financial reports and reports on the issuance of grants. 8 Such reports shall be delivered to the governor, the temporary president 9 of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, and the chairs of the senate 10 finance committee and the assembly ways and means committee and shall 11 also be made available to the public. Such financial statements and 12 reports shall be audited by a nationally recognized accounting firm. 13 Such report shall include how the monies of the fund were utilized 14 during the preceding calendar year, and shall include: 15 (i) the amount of money dispersed from the fund; 16 (ii) recipients of awards from the fund and how such recipients were 17 selected; 18 (iii) the amount awarded to each recipient; 19 (iv) the purposes for which such awards were granted; 20 (v) a summary financial plan for such monies which shall include esti- 21 mates of all receipts and all disbursements for the current and succeed- 22 ing fiscal years, along with the actual results from the prior fiscal 23 year; and EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02563-01-5
A. 769 2 1 (vi) an explanation of why any remaining funds were not utilized, if 2 applicable. 3 (b) Such report shall be made available to the public on the depart- 4 ment of health's website. Should a report not be made available by the 5 first day of February each year, the department shall update its website 6 to inform the public that such report is not yet available and provide 7 an expected release date. 8 § 2. Subdivisions 2-b and 5 of section 89-e of the state finance law, 9 subdivision 2-b as amended by chapter 453 of the laws of 2015, and 10 subdivision 5 as added by chapter 590 of the laws of 1999, are amended 11 to read as follows: 12 2-b. (a) On or before the first day of February each year, the commis- 13 sioner of health shall provide a written report to the governor, the 14 temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the 15 chair of the senate finance committee, the chair of the assembly ways 16 and means committee, the chair of the senate committee on health, the 17 chair of the assembly health committee, the state comptroller, and the 18 public. Such report shall include how the monies of the fund were 19 utilized during the preceding calendar year and shall include: 20 (i) the amount of money dispersed from the fund [and the award process 21 used for such disbursements]; 22 (ii) recipients of awards from the fund and how such recipients were 23 selected; 24 (iii) the amount awarded to each recipient; 25 (iv) the purposes for which such awards were granted; [and] 26 (v) a summary financial plan for such monies which shall include esti- 27 mates of all receipts and all disbursements for the current and succeed- 28 ing fiscal years, along with the actual results from the prior fiscal 29 year; and 30 (vi) an explanation of why any remaining funds were not utilized, if 31 applicable. 32 (b) Such report shall be made available to the public on the depart- 33 ment of health's website. Should a report not be made available by the 34 first day of February each year, the department shall update its website 35 to inform the public that such report is not yet available and provide 36 an expected release date. 37 5. (a) All payments [form] from such fund shall be made by the depart- 38 ment of taxation and finance after audit and warrant of the comptroller 39 on vouchers approved by the commissioner of health. 40 (b) The commissioner of health shall expend funds in the year in which 41 they were donated to the extent practicable. 42 § 3. Subdivision 2-a of section 95-e of state finance law, as amended 43 by section 7 of part AA of chapter 56 of the laws of 2020, is amended to 44 read as follows: 45 2-a. (a) On or before the first day of February each year, the comp- 46 troller shall certify to the governor, the temporary president of the 47 senate, the speaker of the assembly, the chair of the senate finance 48 committee, and the chair of the assembly ways and means committee the 49 amount of money deposited in the autism awareness and research fund 50 during the preceding calendar year as the result of revenue derived 51 pursuant to section six hundred thirty-d of the tax law, as added by 52 chapter 483 of the laws of 2015. 53 (b) On or before the first day of February each year, the commissioner 54 of the office for people with developmental disabilities shall provide a 55 written report to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, 56 the speaker of the assembly, the chair of the senate finance committee,
A. 769 3 1 the chair of the assembly ways and means committee, the chair of the 2 senate committee on health, the chair of the assembly health committee, 3 the state comptroller, and the public. Such report shall include how 4 the monies of the fund were utilized during the preceding calendar year, 5 and shall include: 6 (i) the amount of money disbursed from the fund and the award process 7 used for such disbursements; 8 (ii) recipients of awards from the fund and how such recipients were 9 selected; 10 (iii) the amount awarded to each recipient; 11 (iv) the purposes for which such awards were granted; [and] 12 (v) a summary financial plan for such monies which shall include esti- 13 mates of all receipts and all disbursements for the current and succeed- 14 ing fiscal years, along with the actual results from the prior fiscal 15 year; and 16 (vi) an explanation of why any remaining funds were not utilized, if 17 applicable. 18 (c) Such report shall be made available to the public on the office 19 for people with developmental disabilities' website. Should a report not 20 be made available by the first day of February each year, the office 21 shall update its website to inform the public that such report is not 22 yet available and provide an expected release date. 23 § 4. Subdivision 2-b of section 97-yy of the state finance law, as 24 amended by chapter 453 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as 25 follows: 26 2-b. (a) On or before the first day of February each year, the commis- 27 sioner of health shall provide a written report to the governor, the 28 temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the 29 chair of the senate finance committee, the chair of the assembly ways 30 and means committee, the chair of the senate committee on health, the 31 chair of the assembly health committee, the state comptroller, and the 32 public. Such report shall include how the monies of the fund were 33 utilized during the preceding calendar year, and shall include: 34 (i) the amount of money dispersed from the fund and the award process 35 used for such disbursements; 36 (ii) recipients of awards from the fund and how such recipients were 37 selected; 38 (iii) the amount awarded to each recipient; 39 (iv) the purposes for which such awards were granted; [and] 40 (v) a summary financial plan for such monies which shall include esti- 41 mates of all receipts and all disbursements for the current and succeed- 42 ing fiscal years, along with the actual results from the prior fiscal 43 year; and 44 (vi) an explanation of why any remaining funds were not utilized, if 45 applicable. 46 (b) Such report shall be made available to the public on the depart- 47 ment of health's website. Should a report not be made available by the 48 first day of February each year, the department shall update its website 49 to inform the public that such report is not yet available and provide 50 an expected release date. 51 § 5. Subdivision 2-b of section 99-z of the state finance law, as 52 added by chapter 443 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows: 53 2-b. (a) On or before the first day of February each year, the commis- 54 sioner of health shall provide a written report to the governor, the 55 temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the 56 chair of the senate finance committee, the chair of the assembly ways
A. 769 4 1 and means committee, the chair of the senate committee on health, the 2 chair of the assembly health committee, the state comptroller, and the 3 public. Such report shall include how the monies of the fund were 4 utilized during the preceding calendar year, and shall include: 5 (i) the amount of money disbursed from the fund and the award process 6 used for such disbursements; 7 (ii) recipients of awards from the fund and how such recipients were 8 selected; 9 (iii) the amount awarded to each recipient; 10 (iv) the purposes for which such awards were granted; [and] 11 (v) a summary financial plan for such monies which shall include esti- 12 mates of all receipts and all disbursements for the current and succeed- 13 ing fiscal years, along with the actual results from the prior fiscal 14 year; and 15 (vi) an explanation of why any remaining funds were not utilized, if 16 applicable. 17 (b) Such report shall be made available to the public on the depart- 18 ment of health's website. Should a report not be made available by the 19 first day of February each year, the department shall update its website 20 to inform the public that such report is not yet available and provide 21 an expected release date. 22 § 6. Subdivision 7 of section 89-k of the state finance law, as added 23 by chapter 548 of the laws of 2023, is amended to read as follows: 24 7. (a) On or before the first day of February each year, the commis- 25 sioner of health shall provide a written report to the governor, the 26 temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the 27 chair of the senate finance committee, the chair of the assembly ways 28 and means committee, the chair of the senate committee on health, the 29 chair of the assembly health committee, and the public. Such report 30 shall include how the monies of the fund were utilized during the 31 preceding calendar year and shall include: 32 (i) the amount of money disbursed from the fund; 33 (ii) recipients of awards from the fund and how such recipients were 34 selected; 35 (iii) the amount awarded to each recipient; [and] 36 (iv) the purposes for which such awards were granted; 37 (v) a summary financial plan for such monies which shall include esti- 38 mates of all receipts and all disbursements for the current and succeed- 39 ing fiscal years, along with the actual results from the prior fiscal 40 year; and 41 (vi) an explanation of why any remaining funds were not utilized, if 42 applicable. 43 (b) Such report shall be made available to the public on the depart- 44 ment of health's website. Should a report not be made available by the 45 first day of February each year, the department shall update its website 46 to inform the public that such report is not yet available and provide 47 an expected release date. 48 § 7. Subdivision 7 of section 95-k of the state finance law, as added 49 by chapter 444 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows: 50 7. (a) On or before the first day of February each year, the commis- 51 sioner of the department of health shall provide a written report to the 52 governor, the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the 53 assembly, the minority leader of the senate, the minority leader of the 54 assembly, the chair of the senate finance committee, the chair of the 55 assembly ways and means committee, the chair of the senate committee on 56 health, [and] the chair of the assembly health committee, and the
A. 769 5 1 public. Such report shall include how the monies of the fund were 2 utilized during the preceding calendar year and shall include: 3 (i) the amount of money dispersed from the fund; 4 (ii) recipients of awards from the fund and how such recipients were 5 selected; 6 (iii) the amount awarded to each recipient; [and] 7 (iv) the purposes for which such awards were granted; 8 (v) a summary financial plan for such monies which shall include esti- 9 mates of all receipts and all disbursements for the current and succeed- 10 ing fiscal years, along with the actual results from the prior fiscal 11 year; and 12 (vi) an explanation of why any remaining funds were not utilized, if 13 applicable. 14 (b) Such report shall be made available to the public on the depart- 15 ment of health's department website. Should a report not be made avail- 16 able by the first day of February each year, the office shall update its 17 website to inform the public that such report is not yet available and 18 provide an expected release date. 19 § 8. Section 97-j of the state finance law is amended by adding three 20 new subdivisions 6, 7 and 8 to read as follows: 21 6. On or before the first day of February each year, the comptroller 22 shall certify to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, 23 the speaker of the assembly, the chair of the senate finance committee, 24 and the chair of the assembly ways and means committee the amount of 25 money deposited in the firearm violence's research fund during the 26 preceding calendar year as the result of revenue derived pursuant to 27 section six hundred thirty-i of the tax law, as amended by chapter 169 28 of the laws of 2022. 29 7. (a) On or before the first day of February each year, the executive 30 committee of the New York firearm violence research institute shall 31 provide a written report to the governor, the temporary president of the 32 senate, the speaker of the assembly, the chair of the senate finance 33 committee, the chair of the assembly ways and means committee, the chair 34 of the senate committee on health, the chair of the assembly health 35 committee, the state comptroller, and the public. Such report shall 36 include how the monies of the fund were utilized during the preceding 37 calendar year, and shall include: 38 (i) the amount of money disbursed from the fund and the award process 39 used for such disbursements; 40 (ii) recipients of awards from the fund and how such recipients were 41 selected; 42 (iii) the amount awarded to each recipient; 43 (iv) the purposes for which such awards were granted; 44 (v) a summary financial plan for such monies which shall include esti- 45 mates of all receipts and all disbursements for the current and succeed- 46 ing fiscal years, along with the actual results from the prior fiscal 47 year; and 48 (vi) an explanation of why any remaining funds were not utilized, if 49 applicable. 50 (b) Such report shall be made available to the public on the New York 51 firearm violence research institute's website. Should a report not be 52 made available by the first day of February each year, the office shall 53 update its website to inform the public that such report is not yet 54 available and provide an expected release date.
A. 769 6 1 8. To the extent practicable, the commissioner of health shall ensure 2 that all monies received during a fiscal year are expended prior to the 3 end of that fiscal year. 4 § 9. Section 97-yyyy of the state finance law is amended by adding 5 three new subdivisions 4, 5 and 6 to read as follows: 6 4. On or before the first day of February each year, the comptroller 7 shall certify to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, 8 the speaker of the assembly, the chair of the senate finance committee, 9 and the chair of the assembly ways and means committee the amount of 10 money deposited in the New York state council on the arts' fund during 11 the preceding calendar year as the result of revenue derived pursuant to 12 section six hundred thirty-g of the tax law, as added by chapter 267 of 13 the laws of 2019. 14 5. (a) On or before the first day of February each year, the New York 15 state council on the arts shall provide a written report to the gover- 16 nor, the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, 17 the chair of the senate finance committee, the chair of the assembly 18 ways and means committee, the chair of the senate committee on health, 19 the chair of the assembly health committee, the state comptroller, and 20 the public. Such report shall include how the monies of the fund were 21 utilized during the preceding calendar year, and shall include: 22 (i) the amount of money disbursed from the fund and the award process 23 used for such disbursements; 24 (ii) recipients of awards from the fund and how such recipients were 25 selected; 26 (iii) the amount awarded to each recipient; 27 (iv) the purposes for which such awards were granted; 28 (v) a summary financial plan for such monies which shall include esti- 29 mates of all receipts and all disbursements for the current and succeed- 30 ing fiscal years, along with the actual results from the prior fiscal 31 year; and 32 (vi) an explanation of why any remaining funds were not utilized, if 33 applicable. 34 (b) Such report shall be made available to the public on the New York 35 state council on the arts' website. Should a report not be made avail- 36 able by the first day of February each year, the council shall update 37 its website to inform the public that such report is not yet available 38 and provide an expected release date. 39 6. To the extent practicable, the New York state council on the arts 40 shall ensure that all monies received during a fiscal year are expended 41 prior to the end of that fiscal year. 42 § 10. Subdivision 6 of section 82 of the state finance law, as amended 43 by section 1 of part Q of chapter 56 of the laws of 2021, is amended and 44 a new subdivision 7 is added to read as follows: 45 6. (a) On or before the first day of February each year, the commis- 46 sioner of health shall provide a written report to the governor, the 47 temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the 48 chair of the senate finance committee, the chair of the assembly ways 49 and means committee, the chair of the senate committee on social 50 services, the chair of the assembly social services committee, and the 51 public. Such report shall include how the monies of the fund were 52 utilized during the preceding calendar year and shall include: 53 [(a)] (i) the amount of money disbursed from the fund; 54 [(b)] (ii) the recipients of awards from the fund and how such recipi- 55 ents were selected; 56 [(c)] (iii) the amount awarded to each recipient;
A. 769 7 1 [(d)] (iv) the purposes for which such awards were granted; [and] 2 [(e)] (v) a summary financial plan for such monies which shall include 3 estimates of all receipts and all disbursements for the current and 4 succeeding fiscal years, along with the actual results from the prior 5 fiscal year; and 6 (vi) an explanation of why any remaining funds were not utilized, if 7 applicable. 8 (b) Such report shall be made available to the public on the depart- 9 ment of health's website. Should a report not be made available by the 10 first day of February each year, the department shall update its website 11 to inform the public that such report is not yet available and provide 12 an expected release date. 13 7. To the extent practicable, the department shall ensure that all 14 monies received during a fiscal year are expended prior to the end of 15 that fiscal year. 16 § 11. Subdivision 7 of section 91-g of the state finance law, as added 17 by chapter 659 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows: 18 7. (a) On or before the first day of February each year, the director 19 of the state office for the aging shall provide a written report to the 20 governor, the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the 21 assembly, the chair of the senate finance committee, the chair of the 22 assembly ways and means committee, the chair of the senate committee on 23 aging, and the chair of the assembly aging committee. Such report shall 24 include how the monies of the fund were utilized during the preceding 25 calendar year and shall include: 26 (i) the amount of money dispersed from the fund and the award process 27 used for such disbursements; 28 (ii) recipients of awards from the fund and how much recipients were 29 selected; 30 (iii) the amount awarded to each; [and] 31 (iv) the purposes for which such awards were granted; 32 (v) a summary financial plan for such monies which shall include esti- 33 mates of all receipts and all disbursements for the current and succeed- 34 ing fiscal years, along with the actual results from the prior fiscal 35 year; and 36 (vi) an explanation of why any remaining funds were not utilized, if 37 applicable. 38 (b) Such report shall be made available to the public on the office 39 for the aging's website. Should a report not be made available by the 40 first day of February each year, the office shall update its website to 41 inform the public that such report is not yet available and provide an 42 expected release date. 43 § 12. Subdivision 2-a of section 99-v of the state finance law, as 44 added by chapter 453 of the laws of 2015, the opening paragraph as 45 amended by section 23 of part PP of chapter 56 of the laws of 2022, is 46 amended and a new subdivision 6 is added to read as follows: 47 2-a. (a) On or before the first day of February each year, the commis- 48 sioner of the New York state department of veterans' services shall 49 provide a written report to the governor, the temporary president of the 50 senate, the speaker of the assembly, the chair of the senate finance 51 committee, the chair of the assembly ways and means committee, the chair 52 of the senate committee on veterans, homeland security and military 53 affairs, the chair of the assembly veterans' affairs committee, the 54 state comptroller, and the public. Such report shall include how the 55 monies of the fund were utilized during the preceding calendar year, and 56 shall include:
A. 769 8 1 (i) the amount of money dispersed from the fund and the award process 2 used for such disbursements; 3 (ii) recipients of awards from the fund and how such recipients were 4 selected; 5 (iii) the amount awarded to each recipient; 6 (iv) the purposes for which such awards were granted; [and] 7 (v) a summary financial plan for such monies which shall include esti- 8 mates of all receipts and all disbursements for the current and succeed- 9 ing fiscal years, along with the actual results from the prior fiscal 10 year; and 11 (vi) an explanation of why any remaining funds were not utilized, if 12 applicable. 13 (b) Such report shall be made available to the public on the New York 14 state department of veterans' services' website. Should a report not be 15 made available by the first day of February each year, the department 16 shall update its website to inform the public that such report is not 17 yet available and provide an expected release date. 18 6. To the extent practicable, the director of the state department of 19 veterans' services shall ensure that all monies received during a fiscal 20 year are expended prior to the end of such fiscal year. 21 § 13. Subdivision 2-a of section 84 of the state finance law, as added 22 by chapter 453 of the laws of 2015, the opening paragraph as amended by 23 section 27-b of part UU of chapter 54 of the laws of 2016, is amended 24 and a new subdivision 4 is added to read as follows: 25 2-a. (a) On or before the first day of February of each calendar year, 26 the comptroller shall certify to the governor, the temporary president 27 of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the chair of the senate 28 finance committee, and the chair of the assembly ways and means commit- 29 tee the amount of money deposited in the United States Olympic 30 Committee/Lake Placid Olympic Training Center fund during the preceding 31 calendar year as the result of revenue derived pursuant to section six 32 hundred twenty-six of the tax law, and from all grants, gifts and 33 bequests. 34 (b) On or before the first day of February each year, the chairperson 35 of the New York state Olympic regional development authority shall 36 provide a written report to the governor, the temporary president of the 37 senate, the speaker of the assembly, the chair of the senate finance 38 committee, the chair of the assembly ways and means committee, the chair 39 of the senate committee on cultural affairs, tourism, parks and recre- 40 ation, the chair of the assembly tourism, parks, arts and sports devel- 41 opment committee, the state comptroller, and the public. Such report 42 shall include how the monies of the fund were utilized during the 43 preceding calendar year, and shall include: 44 (i) the amount of money dispersed from the fund and the award process 45 used for such disbursements; 46 (ii) recipients of awards from the fund and how such recipients were 47 selected; 48 (iii) the amount awarded to each; 49 (iv) the purposes for which such awards were granted; [and] 50 (v) a summary financial plan for such monies which shall include esti- 51 mates of all receipts and all disbursements for the current and succeed- 52 ing fiscal years, along with the actual results from the prior fiscal 53 year; and 54 (vi) an explanation of why any remaining funds were not utilized, if 55 applicable.
A. 769 9 1 (c) Such report shall be made available to the public on the New York 2 state Olympic regional development authority's website. Should a report 3 not be made available by the first day of February each year, the 4 authority shall update its website to inform the public that such report 5 is not yet available and provide an expected release date. 6 4. To the extent practicable, the chairperson of the New York state 7 Olympic regional development authority shall ensure that all monies 8 received during a fiscal year are expended prior to the end of such 9 fiscal year. 10 § 14. Subdivisions 2, 2-a, and 3 of section 99-l of the state finance 11 law, subdivision 2 as amended and subdivision 2-a as added by chapter 12 174 of the laws of 2017, and subdivision 3 as added by chapter 303 of 13 the laws of 2004, are amended to read as follows: 14 2. (a) Such fund shall consist of all revenues received by the depart- 15 ment of motor vehicles pursuant to section four hundred four-v of the 16 vehicle and traffic law, as added by chapter three hundred three of the 17 laws of two thousand four, all the revenues received by the department 18 of taxation and finance pursuant to sections two hundred nine-K and six 19 hundred thirty-e of the tax law and all other moneys appropriated, cred- 20 ited, or transferred thereto from any other fund or source pursuant to 21 law. 22 (b) On or before the first day of February of each calendar year, the 23 comptroller shall certify to the governor, the temporary president of 24 the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the chair of the senate finance 25 committee, and the chair of the assembly ways and means committee the 26 amount of money deposited in the love your library fund during the 27 preceding calendar year as the result of revenue derived pursuant to 28 section six hundred thirty-e of the tax law, and from all grants, gifts 29 and bequests. 30 2-a. (a) On or before the first day of February each year, the commis- 31 sioner of the department of education shall provide a written report to 32 the governor, the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the 33 assembly, the chair of the senate finance committee, the chair of the 34 assembly ways and means committee, the state comptroller, and the 35 public. Such report shall include how the monies of the fund were 36 utilized during the preceding calendar year, and shall include: 37 (i) the amount of money disbursed from the fund and the award process 38 used for such disbursements; 39 (ii) recipients of awards from the fund and how such recipients were 40 selected; 41 (iii) the amount awarded to each recipient; 42 (iv) the purposes for which such awards were granted; [and] 43 (v) a summary financial plan for such monies which shall include esti- 44 mates of all receipts and all disbursements for the current and succeed- 45 ing fiscal years, along with the actual results from the prior fiscal 46 year; and 47 (vi) an explanation of why any remaining funds were not utilized, if 48 applicable. 49 (b) Such report shall be made available to the public on the New York 50 state department of education's website. Should a report not be made 51 available by the first day of February each year, the department shall 52 update its website to inform the public that such report is not yet 53 available and provide an expected release date. 54 3. (a) Moneys of the fund, following appropriation by the legislature 55 shall be expended only for the purposes of providing funding for the 56 statewide summer reading program set forth in subdivision ten of section
A. 769 10 1 two hundred seventy-three of the education law. Moneys shall be paid out 2 of the fund on the audit and warrant of the state comptroller on vouch- 3 ers approved and certified by the commissioner of education. Any inter- 4 est received by the comptroller on moneys on deposit in the love your 5 library fund shall be retained in and become part of such fund. 6 (b) To the extent practicable, the commissioner of education shall 7 ensure that all monies received during a fiscal year are expended prior 8 to the end of such fiscal year. 9 § 15. Subdivision 2-b of section 97-pppp of the state finance law, as 10 added by chapter 374 of the laws of 2017, is amended to read as follows: 11 2-b. (a) On or before the first day of February each year, the commis- 12 sioner of health shall provide a written report to the governor, the 13 temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the 14 chair of the senate finance committee, the chair of the assembly ways 15 and means committee, the chair of the senate committee on health, the 16 chair of the assembly health committee, the state comptroller, and the 17 public. Such report shall include how the monies of the fund were 18 utilized during the preceding calendar year, and shall include: 19 (i) the amount of money disbursed from the fund and the award process 20 used for such disbursements; 21 (ii) recipients of awards from the fund and how such recipients were 22 selected; 23 (iii) the amount awarded to each recipient; 24 (iv) the purposes for which such awards were granted; [and] 25 (v) a summary financial plan for such moneys which shall include esti- 26 mates of all receipts and all disbursements for the current and succeed- 27 ing fiscal years, along with the actual results from the prior fiscal 28 year; and 29 (vi) an explanation of why any remaining funds were not utilized, if 30 applicable. 31 (b) Such report shall be made available to the public on the New York 32 state department of health's website. Should a report not be made avail- 33 able by the first day of February each year, the department shall update 34 its website to inform the public that such report is not yet available 35 and provide an expected release date. 36 § 16. Subdivision 4 of section 95-h of the state finance law, as added 37 by chapter 422 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows: 38 4. (a) The monies of the fund shall be paid out on the audit and 39 warrant of the state comptroller on vouchers certified or approved by 40 the commissioner of mental health, or by an officer or employee of the 41 office of mental health designated by such commissioner. 42 (b) On or before the first day of February each year, the comptroller 43 shall certify to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, 44 the speaker of the assembly, the chair of the senate finance committee, 45 and the chair of the assembly ways and means committee the amount of 46 money deposited in the mental illness anti-stigma fund during the 47 preceding calendar year as the result of revenue derived pursuant to 48 section six hundred twenty-nine-a of the tax law. 49 (c) On or before the first day of February each year, the commissioner 50 of mental health shall provide a written report to the governor, the 51 temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the 52 chair of the senate finance committee, the chair of the assembly ways 53 and means committee, the chair of the senate committee on health, the 54 chair of the assembly health committee, the state comptroller, and the 55 public. Such report shall include how the monies of the fund were 56 utilized during the preceding calendar year, and shall include:
A. 769 11 1 (i) the amount of money disbursed from the fund and the award process 2 used for such disbursements; 3 (ii) recipients of awards from the fund and how such recipients were 4 selected; 5 (iii) the amount awarded to each recipient; 6 (iv) the purposes for which such awards were granted; 7 (v) a summary financial plan for such monies which shall include esti- 8 mates of all receipts and all disbursements for the current and succeed- 9 ing fiscal years, along with the actual results from the prior fiscal 10 year; and 11 (vi) an explanation of why any remaining funds were not utilized, if 12 applicable. 13 (d) This report shall be made available to the public on the New York 14 state department of mental hygiene's website. Should a report not be 15 made available by the first day of February each year, the department 16 shall update its website to inform the public that such report is not 17 yet available and provide an expected release date. 18 (e) To the extent practicable, the department of mental hygiene shall 19 ensure that all monies received during a fiscal year are expended prior 20 to the end of that fiscal year. 21 § 17. Subdivision 7 of section 89-i of the state finance law, as added 22 by chapter 374 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows: 23 7. (a) On or before the first day of February each year, the New York 24 state director of veterans' affairs shall provide a written report to 25 the governor, the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the 26 assembly, the chair of the senate finance committee, the chair of the 27 assembly ways and means committee, the chair of the senate committee on 28 veterans, homeland security and military affairs, the chair of the 29 assembly veterans affairs committee, and the public. Such report shall 30 include how the monies of the fund were utilized during the preceding 31 calendar year and shall include: 32 (i) the amount of money dispersed from the fund; 33 (ii) the recipients of awards from the fund and how such recipients 34 were selected; 35 (iii) the amount awarded to each recipient; 36 (iv) the purposes for which such awards were granted; [and] 37 (v) a summary financial plan for such monies which shall include esti- 38 mates of all receipts and all disbursements for the current and succeed- 39 ing fiscal years, along with the actual results from the prior fiscal 40 year; and 41 (vi) an explanation of why any remaining funds were not utilized, if 42 applicable. 43 (b) Such report shall be made available to the public on the New York 44 state department of veterans' affairs' website. Should a report not be 45 made available by the first day of February each year, the department 46 shall update its website to inform the public that such report is not 47 yet available and provide an expected release date. 48 § 18. Subdivisions 2-a and 5 of section 95-d of the state finance law, 49 subdivision 2-a as added by chapter 215 of the laws of 2018, and subdi- 50 vision 5 as added by chapter 415 of the laws of 2003, are amended to 51 read as follows: 52 2-a. (a) On or before the first day of February each year, the commis- 53 sioner of the department of health shall provide a written report to the 54 governor, the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the 55 assembly, the chair of the senate finance committee, the chair of the 56 assembly ways and means committee, the chair of the senate committee on
A. 769 12 1 health, the chair of the assembly health committee, the state comp- 2 troller and the public. Such report shall include how the monies of the 3 fund were utilized during the preceding calendar year, and shall 4 include: 5 (i) the amount of money disbursed from the fund and the award process 6 used for such disbursements; 7 (ii) recipients of awards from the fund and how such recipients were 8 selected; 9 (iii) the amount awarded to each recipient; 10 (iv) the purposes for which such awards were granted; [and] 11 (v) a summary financial plan for such monies which shall include esti- 12 mates of all receipts and all disbursements for the current and succeed- 13 ing fiscal years, along with the actual results from the prior fiscal 14 year; and 15 (vi) an explanation of why any remaining funds were not utilized, if 16 applicable. 17 5. (a) To the extent practicable, the commissioner of health shall 18 ensure that all monies received during a fiscal year are expended prior 19 to the end of that fiscal year. 20 (b) On or before the first day of February each year, the comptroller 21 shall certify to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, 22 the speaker of the assembly, the chair of the senate finance committee, 23 and the chair of the assembly ways and means committee the amount of 24 money deposited in the life pass it on trust fund during the preceding 25 calendar year as the result of revenue derived pursuant to section four 26 hundred four-u of the vehicle and traffic law, as added by chapter 415 27 of the laws of 2003. 28 § 19. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 4 and subdivision 5 of section 95-e 29 of the state finance law, paragraph (b) of subdivision 4 as amended by 30 chapter 453 of the laws of 2015, and subdivision 5 as amended by section 31 7 of part A of chapter 60 of the laws of 2014, are amended and a new 32 paragraph (c) is added to subdivision 4 to read as follows: 33 (b) On or before the first day of February each year, the commissioner 34 of health shall provide a written report to the governor, the temporary 35 president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the chair of the 36 senate finance committee, the chair of the assembly ways and means 37 committee, the chair of the senate committee on health, the chair of the 38 assembly health committee, the state comptroller, and the public. Such 39 report shall include how monies of the fund were utilized during the 40 preceding calendar year and shall include: 41 (i) the amount of money disbursed from the fund and the award process 42 used for such disbursements; 43 (ii) recipients of awards from the fund and how such recipients were 44 selected; 45 (iii) the amount awarded to each recipient; 46 (iv) the purposes for which such awards were granted; [and] 47 (v) a summary financial plan for such monies which shall include esti- 48 mates of all receipts and all disbursements for the current and succeed- 49 ing fiscal years, along with the actual results from the prior fiscal 50 year; and 51 (vi) an explanation of why any remaining funds were not utilized, if 52 applicable. 53 (c) Such report shall be made available to the public on the New York 54 state department of health's website. Should a report not be made avail- 55 able by the first day of February each year, the department shall update
A. 769 13 1 its website to inform the public that such report is not yet available 2 and provide an expected release date. 3 5. (a) Moneys shall be payable from the fund on the audit and warrant 4 of the comptroller on vouchers approved by the comptroller. 5 (b) To the extent practicable, the commissioner of health shall ensure 6 that all monies received during a fiscal year are expended prior to the 7 end of that fiscal year. 8 § 20. Paragraph 1-a of subdivision (a) of section 83 of the state 9 finance law, as added by chapter 453 of the laws of 2015, and the open- 10 ing paragraph of paragraph 1-a as amended by section 27-a of part UU of 11 chapter 54 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows: 12 1-a. (i) On or before the first day of February each year, the commis- 13 sioner of the department of environmental conservation shall provide a 14 written report to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, 15 the speaker of the assembly, the chair of the senate finance committee, 16 the chair of the assembly ways and means committee, the chair of the 17 senate committee on environmental conservation, the chair of the assem- 18 bly environmental conservation committee, the state comptroller, and the 19 public. Such report shall include how the monies of the fund received 20 pursuant to section six hundred twenty-five of the tax law were utilized 21 during the preceding calendar year, and shall include: 22 [(i)] (1) the amount of money dispersed from the fund and the award 23 process used for such disbursements; 24 [(ii)] (2) recipients of awards from the fund and how such recipients 25 were selected; 26 [(iii)] (3) the amount awarded to each recipient; 27 [(iv)] (4) the purposes for which such awards were granted; [and 28 (v)] (5) a summary financial plan for such monies which shall include 29 estimates of all receipts and all disbursements for the current and 30 succeeding fiscal years, along with the actual results from the prior 31 fiscal year; and 32 (6) an explanation of why any remaining funds were not utilized, if 33 applicable. 34 (ii) Such report shall be made available to the public on the New York 35 state department of environmental conservation's website. Should a 36 report not be made available by the first day of February each year, the 37 department shall update its website to inform the public that such 38 report is not yet available and provide an expected release date. 39 (iii) To the extent practicable, the commissioner of the department of 40 environmental conservation shall ensure that all monies received during 41 a fiscal year are expended prior to the end of that fiscal year. 42 § 21. Subdivision 3 of section 99-bb of the state finance law, as 43 added by chapter 293 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows: 44 3. a. On or before the first day of February each year, the commis- 45 sioner of health shall provide a written report to the governor, the 46 temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the 47 chair of the senate finance committee, the chair of the assembly ways 48 and means committee, the state comptroller, and the public. Such report 49 shall include how the monies of the fund were utilized during the 50 preceding calendar year, and shall include: 51 [a.] (i) the amount of money dispersed from the fund and the award 52 process used for such disbursements; 53 [b.] (ii) recipients of awards from the fund and how such recipients 54 were selected; 55 [c.] (iii) the amount awarded to each recipient; 56 [d.] (iv) the purposes for which such awards were granted; [and
A. 769 14 1 e.] (v) a summary financial plan for such monies which shall include 2 estimates of all receipts and all disbursements for the current and 3 succeeding fiscal years, along with the actual results from the prior 4 fiscal year; and 5 (vi) an explanation of why any remaining funds were not utilized, if 6 applicable. 7 b. Such report shall be made available to the public on the New York 8 state department of health's website. Should a report not be made avail- 9 able by the first day of February each year, the department shall update 10 its website to inform the public that such report is not yet available 11 and provide an expected release date. 12 c. To the extent practicable, the commissioner of the department of 13 health shall ensure that all monies received during a fiscal year are 14 expended prior to the end of that fiscal year. 15 § 22. Subdivision 4 of section 89-j of the state finance law, as added 16 by chapter 572 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows: 17 4. (a) The monies of the fund shall be paid out on the audit and 18 warrant of the state comptroller on vouchers certified or approved by 19 the commissioner of addiction services and supports, or by an officer or 20 employee of the office of addiction services and supports designated by 21 such commissioner. 22 (b) On or before the first day of February each year, the comptroller 23 shall certify to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, 24 the speaker of the assembly, the chair of the senate finance committee, 25 and the chair of the assembly ways and means committee the amount of 26 money deposited by source in the substance use disorder education and 27 recovery fund during the preceding calendar year as the result of reven- 28 ue derived pursuant to section six hundred twenty-nine-b of the tax law. 29 (c) On or before the first day of February each year, the commissioner 30 of addiction services shall provide a written report to the governor, 31 the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the 32 chair of the senate finance committee, the chair of the assembly ways 33 and means committee, the chair of the senate committee on health, the 34 chair of the assembly health committee, the state comptroller, and the 35 public. Such report shall include how monies of the fund were utilized 36 during the preceding calendar year and shall include: 37 (i) the amount of money disbursed from the fund and the award process 38 used for such disbursements; 39 (ii) recipients of awards from the fund and how such recipients were 40 selected; 41 (iii) the amount awarded to each recipient; 42 (iv) the purposes for which such awards were granted; 43 (v) a summary financial plan for such monies which shall include esti- 44 mates of all receipts and all disbursements for the current and succeed- 45 ing fiscal years, along with the actual results from the prior fiscal 46 year; and 47 (vi) an explanation of why any remaining funds were not utilized, if 48 applicable. 49 (d) Such report shall be made available to the public on the New York 50 state office of addiction services and supports website. Should a report 51 not be made available by the first day of February each year, the 52 department shall update its website to inform the public that such 53 report is not yet available and provide an expected release date. 54 § 23. Subdivisions 2 and 2-a of section 99-u of the state finance law, 55 as amended by section 31 of part A of chapter 54 of the laws of 2016, 56 are amended to read as follows:
A. 769 15 1 2. (a) Such fund shall consist of all revenues received by the depart- 2 ment of taxation and finance, pursuant to the provisions of section six 3 hundred thirty-c of the tax law and all other moneys appropriated there- 4 to from any other fund or source pursuant to law. Nothing contained in 5 this section shall prevent the state from receiving grants, gifts or 6 bequests for the purposes of the fund as defined in this section and 7 depositing them into the fund according to law. 8 (b) On or before the first day of February each year, the comptroller 9 shall certify to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, 10 the speaker of the assembly, the chair of the senate finance committee, 11 and the chair of the assembly ways and means committee the amount of 12 money deposited by source in the New York state teen health education 13 fund during the preceding calendar year as the result of revenue derived 14 pursuant to section six hundred thirty-c of the tax law. 15 2-a. (a) On or before the first day of February each year, the commis- 16 sioner of education shall provide a written report to the governor, the 17 temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the 18 chair of the senate finance committee, the chair of the assembly ways 19 and means committee, the chair of the senate committee on health, the 20 chair of the assembly health committee, the state comptroller, and the 21 public. Such report shall include how the monies of the fund were 22 utilized during the preceding calendar year, and shall include: 23 (i) the amount of money dispersed from the fund and the award process 24 used for such disbursements; 25 (ii) recipients of awards from the fund and how such recipients were 26 selected; 27 (iii) the amount awarded to each recipient; 28 (iv) the purposes for which such awards were granted; [and] 29 (v) a summary financial plan for such monies which shall include esti- 30 mates of all receipts and all disbursements for the current and succeed- 31 ing fiscal years, along with the actual results from the prior fiscal 32 year; and 33 (vi) an explanation of why any remaining funds were not utilized, if 34 applicable. 35 (b) This report shall be made available to the public on the New York 36 state department of education's website. Should a report not be made 37 available by the first day of February each year, the department shall 38 update its website to inform the public that such report is not yet 39 available and provide an expected release date. 40 (c) To the extent practicable, the commissioner of the department of 41 education shall ensure that all monies received during a fiscal year are 42 expended prior to the end of that fiscal year. 43 § 24. Subdivision 7 of section 81 of the state finance law, as added 44 by chapter 432 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows: 45 7. (a) On or before the first of February each year, the commissioner 46 of health shall provide a written report to the governor, the temporary 47 president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the chair of the 48 senate finance committee, the chair of the assembly ways and means 49 committee, the chair of the senate committee on health, the chair of the 50 assembly health committee, the state comptroller, and the public. Such 51 report shall include how the monies of the fund were utilized during the 52 preceding calendar year and shall include: 53 [(a)] (i) the amount of money dispersed from the fund and the award 54 process used for such disbursements; 55 [(b)] (ii) the recipients of awards from the fund and how such recipi- 56 ents were selected;
A. 769 16 1 [(c)] (iii) the amount awarded to each recipient; 2 [(d)] (iv) the purposes for which such awards were granted; [and 3 (e)] (v) a summary financial plan for such monies which shall include 4 estimates of all receipts and all disbursements for the current and 5 succeeding fiscal years, along with the actual results from the prior 6 fiscal year; and 7 (vi) an explanation of why any remaining funds were not utilized, if 8 applicable. 9 (b) Such report shall be made available to the public on the New York 10 state department of health's website. Should a report not be made avail- 11 able by the first day of February each year, the department shall update 12 its website to inform the public that such report is not yet available 13 and provide an expected release date. 14 (c) To the extent practicable, the commissioner of the department of 15 health shall ensure that all monies received during a fiscal year are 16 expended prior to the end of that fiscal year. 17 § 25. Subdivision 2-a of section 97-mmmm of the state finance law, as 18 added by chapter 453 of the laws of 2015, and the opening paragraph as 19 amended by section 22 of part PP of chapter 56 of the laws of 2022, is 20 amended to read as follows: 21 2-a. (a) On or before the first day of February each year, the commis- 22 sioner of the New York state department of veterans' services shall 23 provide a written report to the governor, the temporary president of the 24 senate, the speaker of the assembly, the chair of the senate finance 25 committee, the chair of the assembly ways and means committee, the chair 26 of the senate committee on veterans, homeland security and military 27 affairs, the chair of the assembly veterans' affairs committee, the 28 state comptroller, and the public. Such report shall include how the 29 monies of the fund were utilized during the preceding calendar year, and 30 shall include: 31 (i) the amount of money dispersed from the fund and the award process 32 used for such disbursements; 33 (ii) recipients of awards from the fund and how such recipients were 34 selected; 35 (iii) the amount awarded to each recipient; 36 (iv) the purposes for which such awards were granted; [and] 37 (v) a summary financial plan for such monies which shall include esti- 38 mates of all receipts and all disbursements for the current and succeed- 39 ing fiscal years, along with the actual results from the prior fiscal 40 year; and 41 (vi) an explanation of why any remaining funds were not utilized, if 42 applicable. 43 (b) Such report shall be made available to the public on the New York 44 state department of veterans' services' website. Should a report not be 45 made available by the first day of February each year, the department 46 shall update its website to inform the public that such report is not 47 yet available and provide an expected release date. 48 (c) To the extent practicable, the commissioner of the New York state 49 department of veterans' services shall ensure that all monies received 50 during a fiscal year are expended prior to the end of that fiscal year. 51 § 26. Subdivision 2-a of section 99-q of the state finance law, as 52 added by chapter 453 of the laws of 2015, and the opening paragraph as 53 amended by section 27-g of part UU of chapter 54 of the laws of 2016, is 54 amended to read as follows: 55 2-a. (a) On or before the first day of February each year, the state 56 fire administrator shall provide a written report to the governor, the
A. 769 17 1 temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the 2 chair of the senate finance committee, the chair of the assembly ways 3 and means committee, the chair of the senate committee on local govern- 4 ment, the chair of the assembly local government committee, the state 5 comptroller, and the public. Such report shall include how the monies of 6 the fund were utilized during the preceding calendar year, and shall 7 include: 8 (i) the amount of money dispersed from the fund and the award process 9 used for such disbursements; 10 (ii) recipients of awards from the fund and how such recipients were 11 selected; 12 (iii) the amount awarded to each recipient; 13 (iv) the purposes for which such awards were granted; [and] 14 (v) a summary financial plan for such monies which shall include esti- 15 mates of all receipts and all disbursements for the current and succeed- 16 ing fiscal years, along with the actual results from the prior fiscal 17 year; and 18 (vi) an explanation of why any remaining funds were not utilized, if 19 applicable. 20 (b) Such report shall be made available to the public on the New York 21 state division of homeland security and emergency services' website in 22 the office of fire prevention and control. Should a report not be made 23 available by the first day of February each year, the department shall 24 update its website to inform the public that such report is not yet 25 available and provide an expected release date. 26 § 27. Subdivision 5 of section 97-llll of the state finance law, as 27 added by chapter 420 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows: 28 5. (a) To the extent practicable, the commissioner of health shall 29 ensure that all monies received during a fiscal year are expended prior 30 to the end of that fiscal year. 31 (b) On or before the first day of February each year, the comptroller 32 shall certify to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, 33 the speaker of the assembly, the chair of the senate finance committee, 34 and the chair of the assembly ways and means committee the amount of 35 money deposited in the women's cancers education and prevention fund 36 during the preceding calendar year as the result of revenue derived 37 pursuant to section two hundred nine-i and section six hundred thirty-d 38 of the tax law as added by chapter 420 of the laws of 2015. 39 (c) On or before the first day of February each year, the commissioner 40 of health shall provide a written report to the governor, the temporary 41 president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the chair of the 42 senate finance committee, the chair of the assembly ways and means 43 committee, the chair of the senate committee on health, the chair of the 44 assembly health committee, the state comptroller, and the public. Such 45 report shall include how the monies of the fund were utilized during the 46 preceding calendar year, and shall include: 47 (i) the amount of money disbursed from the fund and the award process 48 used for such disbursements; 49 (ii) recipients of awards from the fund and how such recipients were 50 selected; 51 (iii) the amount awarded to each recipient; 52 (iv) the purposes for which such awards were granted; 53 (v) a summary financial plan for such monies which shall include esti- 54 mates of all receipts and all disbursements for the current and succeed- 55 ing fiscal years, along with the actual results from the prior fiscal 56 year; and
A. 769 18 1 (vi) an explanation of why any remaining funds were not utilized, if 2 applicable. 3 (d) Such report shall be made available to the public on the depart- 4 ment of health's website. Should a report not be made available by the 5 first day of February each year, the department shall update its website 6 to inform the public that such report is not yet available and provide 7 an expected release date. 8 § 28. This act shall take effect immediately.