S 3919: Makes an appropriation to the office for people with developmental disabilities to offset the cost of increased development of residential facilities in unserved and underserved communities.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3919 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE January 30, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- 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 in unserved and underserved areas The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The sum of two hundred fifty million dollars 2 ($250,000,000), or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appro- 3 priated to the office for people with developmental disabilities out of 4 any moneys in the state treasury in the general fund, not otherwise 5 appropriated, and made immediately available, for the following 6 purposes: 7 a. One hundred twenty-five million dollars ($125,000,000) shall be 8 made available to the office for people with developmental disabilities 9 immediately to assist the office for people with developmental disabili- 10 ties with the development and providing programs for new residential 11 treatment facilities in unserved and underserved communities throughout 12 New York state; and 13 b. One hundred twenty-five million dollars ($125,000,000) shall be 14 made available to the office for people with developmental disabilities 15 one year after the effective date of this act to continue to assist the 16 office for people with developmental disabilities with increasing the 17 number of new residential treatment facilities in unserved and under- 18 served areas of this state through the development and providing of 19 programs for these new facilities. 20 Such moneys shall be payable on the audit and warrant of the comp- 21 troller on vouchers certified or approved by the commissioner of devel- 22 opmental disabilities in the manner prescribed by law. 23 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07228-01-5