Source: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2017/s898/amendment/a
Timestamp: 2019-06-18 22:47:47
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 25', '§ 2', '§ 25', '§  3', '§ 25', '§  4', '§ 25', '§  5', '§ 25', '§ 2', '§ 3']

NY State Senate Bill S898A
senate Bill S898A
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Apr 30, 2018 referred to alcoholism and drug abuse
Apr 18, 2018 amended on third reading 898a
Jan 23, 2018 1st report cal.247
Jun 13, 2017 referred to alcoholism and drug abuse
Jan 24, 2017 1st report cal.86
Jan 05, 2017 referred to alcoholism and drug abuse
S898 - Details
S898 - Summary
S898 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:  S898
office of alcoholism and substance abuse services to provide funding
2016 S.7446 - Passed Senate.
S898 - Bill Text download pdf
Introduced  by Sens. AMEDORE, AKSHAR, MURPHY, O'MARA, ORTT -- read twice
§ 25.01 Definitions.
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4. "Capital  costs"  shall  mean  the costs of a program operated by a
local governmental unit or [a voluntary] AN agency with respect  to  the
acquisition  of real property estates, interests, and cooperative inter-
ests in realty, their design,  construction,  reconstruction,  rehabili-
tation  and improvement, original furnishings and equipment, site devel-
ations of the office to support the provision of substance use  disorder
with  the exclusion of appropriations for the purpose of medical assist-
6. ["Voluntary  agency]  "AGENCY  contributions"  shall  mean  revenue
sources  of  [voluntary]  agencies  exclusive of state aid and local tax
7. "Approved net operating cost" shall mean  the  remainder  of  total
operating  expenses approved by the office, less all sources of revenue,
existing pursuant to the not-for-profit corporation law for the  purpose
of,  OR ANY BUSINESS ENTITY providing substance use disorder, treatment,
§ 2. Section 25.03 of the mental hygiene law, as  amended  by  chapter
223  of the laws of 1992, subdivisions (a) and (b) as amended and subdi-
vision (d) as added by section 4 of part G of chapter 56 of the laws  of
§ 25.03 Financial support and disbursement of funds.
(a)  In  accordance  with  the  provisions of this article, and within
appropriations made available, the office may provide  state  aid  to  a
program  operated  by a local governmental unit or [voluntary] AN agency
program operated by a local governmental unit or [voluntary] AN  agency,
and  state  aid  may  also  be  granted to a program operated by a local
governmental unit or [a voluntary] AN agency for capital  costs  associ-
ated  with  the  provision  of  services  at a rate of up to one hundred
percent of approved capital costs. Such state aid shall not  be  granted
unless  and  until such program operated by a local governmental unit or
[voluntary] AN agency is in compliance with all regulations  promulgated
by  the  commissioner  regarding the financing of capital projects. Such
state aid for approved net operating costs shall be  made  available  by
way  of  advance or reimbursement, through either contracts entered into
between the office and such [voluntary] agency  or  by  distribution  of
such  state  aid  to  local  governmental  units through a grant process
(b) Financial support by the office shall be subject to  the  approval
(c)  All  federal  financial  assistance  granted  or allocated to the
office by the United States shall only be paid  out  on  the  audit  and
increase  such  state  aid  should  a  local governmental unit choose to
remove any portion of its local tax levy support  of  [voluntary]  agen-
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need,  or  conversely, may choose to reduce its state aid up to the same
§  3. Section 25.05 of the mental hygiene law, as amended by section 5
§ 25.05 Reimbursement from other sources.
§  4. Section 25.07 of the mental hygiene law, as amended by section 7
§ 25.07 Non-substitution.
§  5. Section 25.09 of the mental hygiene law, as amended by section 8
§ 25.09 Administrative costs.
S898A (ACTIVE) - Details
S898A (ACTIVE) - Summary
S898A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S898A
authorizing the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services to
provide funding to substance use disorder and/or compulsive gambling
programs operated by for profit agencies
Authorizes the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS)
to provide operational funding to substance use disorder and gambling
programs operated by business entities, in addition to local governments
and voluntary agencies, which they already may fund.
Section one defines "other business entity" as any corporation, associ-
ation, partnership, limited liability company, limited liability part-
nership, or other legal entity, that is not also a voluntary agency, and
provide substance use disorder treatment, compulsive gambling,
prevention or other authorized services. This section also provides that
"other business entities" shall not be permitted to use state grant
funds for capital costs and debt service.
Section two adds "other business entity" to the enumerated entities to
which the OASAS may provide State grant funds.
Sections three and four clarify that, as is the case with local govern-
ments and voluntary agencies, State grant funding cannot be used by an
"other business entity" to offset other funding sources or for an obli-
gation for which other reimbursement may be claimed.
Current law does not authorize the OASAS to grant funding to substance
use disorder and gambling programs operated by for-profit entities.
There are many highly qualified, effective substance use disorder and
problem-gambling providers which are not part of government or struc-
tured as a not-for profit entity. Allowing a greater number of providers
to participate in State programs will enhance treatment and recovery
options for New Yorkers suffering from substance abuse disorders and
Increasing competition within the RFP process will help to ensure that
State funds are being used in the most efficient way possible.
S.7446 (similar bill) passed Senate 2016.
S898A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
898--A
Introduced  by  Sens.  AMEDORE,  AKSHAR, FUNKE, HELMING, MURPHY, O'MARA,
ORTT, PHILLIPS, RANZENHOFER, RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered  print-
ed,  and  when  printed to be committed to the Committee on Alcoholism
and Drug Abuse -- recommitted to the Committee on Alcoholism and  Drug
Abuse  in  accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favorably
[1.] (A) "Local governmental unit" shall have the same meaning as that
[2.] (B) "Operating expenses" shall mean expenditures approved by  the
office  and  incurred for the maintenance and operation of substance use
disorder and/or compulsive gambling programs, including but not  limited
to expenditures for treatment, administration, personnel, and contractu-
al  services.  Operating  expenses do not include capital costs and debt
service unless such expenses are EXPENDITURES SUBMITTED BY  A  VOLUNTARY
AGENCY  OR  LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT AND ARE related to the rent, financing
or refinancing of the design, construction, acquisition, reconstruction,
rehabilitation or improvement of a substance use disorder and/or compul-
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sive gambling program facility pursuant to the mental hygiene facilities
finance program through the dormitory authority of the state of New York
(DASNY; successor to the Facilities Development Corporation), or  other-
wise approved by the office.
[3.] (C) "Debt service" shall mean amounts, subject to the approval of
the  office, required to be paid to amortize obligations including prin-
cipal and interest, assumed by or on behalf of a voluntary agency  or  a
[4.] (D) "Capital costs" shall mean the costs of a program operated by
a  local  governmental  unit [or], a voluntary agency, OR OTHER BUSINESS
ENTITY with respect to the acquisition of real property estates,  inter-
ests,  and  cooperative interests in realty, their design, construction,
reconstruction, rehabilitation and improvement, original furnishings and
equipment, site development, and appurtenances of a facility.
[5.] (E) "State aid" shall mean  financial  support  provided  through
appropriations  of  the office to support the provision of substance use
disorder treatment, compulsive gambling, prevention or other  authorized
services,  with  the  exclusion  of  appropriations  for  the purpose of
[6.] (F) "Voluntary agency contributions" shall mean  revenue  sources
of voluntary agencies exclusive of state aid and local tax levy.
[7.]  (G)  "Approved  net  operating cost" shall mean the remainder of
total operating expenses approved by the office,  less  all  sources  of
revenue, including voluntary agency contributions and local tax levy.
[8.]  (H)  "Voluntary  agency"  shall  mean a corporation organized or
of  providing  substance  use  disorder, treatment, compulsive gambling,
prevention or other authorized services.
(I) "OTHER BUSINESS ENTITY" SHALL MEAN ANY  CORPORATION,  ASSOCIATION,
PARTNERSHIP,  LIMITED  LIABILITY COMPANY, LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP,
OR OTHER LEGAL ENTITY, THAT IS NOT ALSO A VOLUNTARY AGENCY, AND  PROVIDE
SUBSTANCE  USE  DISORDER  TREATMENT, COMPULSIVE GAMBLING, PREVENTION, OR
OTHER AUTHORIZED SERVICES.
§ 2. Subdivision (a) of section 25.03 of the mental  hygiene  law,  as
amended  by  section  4  of part G of chapter 56 of the laws of 2013, is
program operated by a local governmental unit or voluntary agency up  to
one  hundred  per  centum  of  the  approved net operating costs of such
program operated by a local governmental unit or voluntary  agency,  and
state  aid  may also be granted to a program operated by a local govern-
mental unit [or], a voluntary agency, OR OTHER BUSINESS ENTITY for capi-
tal costs associated with the provision of services at a rate of  up  to
one  hundred percent of approved capital costs. Such state aid shall not
be granted unless and until such program operated  by  a  local  govern-
mental  unit  [or],  voluntary  agency,  OR  OTHER BUSINESS ENTITY is in
compliance with all regulations promulgated by the commissioner  regard-
ing  the  financing of capital projects. Such state aid for approved net
operating costs shall be made available by way of advance or  reimburse-
ment,  through either contracts entered into between the office and such
voluntary agency or by distribution of such state aid to  local  govern-
mental  units  through a grant process pursuant to section 25.11 of this
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§ 3. Section 25.05 of the mental hygiene law, as amended by section  5
of  part  G  of  chapter  56  of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as
The  office shall not provide a voluntary agency [or], a program oper-
ated by a local governmental unit, OR OTHER BUSINESS ENTITY with  finan-
cial support for obligations incurred by or on behalf of such program or
agency  for  substance  use disorder and/or compulsive gambling services
for which reimbursement is or may be claimed under any provision of  law
A  voluntary  agency  [or], a program operated by a local governmental
unit, OR OTHER BUSINESS ENTITY shall not  substitute  state  monies  for
cash  contributions,  federal aid otherwise committed to or intended for
use in such program or by such agency, revenues derived from the  opera-
tion of such program or agency, or the other resources available for use
in the operation of the program or agency.
advanced or reimbursed to a voluntary agency [or], a program operated by
a  local  governmental  unit,  OR OTHER BUSINESS ENTITY for the adminis-
tration of a program.