Bill A 8095 provides emergency funding to support the operations of state government and its employees. It extends the period for these appropriations from April 1 through May 1, 2025. The bill allocates funds for personal services, covering salaries for state officers and employees in the executive, legislative, and judicial branches, including those in special employment programs. It also covers non-personal service liabilities and general state charges, such as employee fringe benefits. This measure ensures continued government function until the full state budget for the fiscal year beginning April 1, 2025, is enacted.
Authorizes the department of public service to develop, implement, administer and operate a temporary middle income home energy assistance program; makes an appropriation therefor.
Awards grants to municipalities for any non-transportation related capital improvement projects with a maximum cumulative grant award not exceeding $250,000; makes an appropriation therefor.
Enacts the "social media monitoring safety act" to provide data analytic resources and funding to every school district to facilitate the monitoring of social media activities to provide early-detection information of possible threats to a student's health and the safety of the school; makes an appropriation therefor.
Establishes a limitation on financial services assessments and appropriation suballocations; requires that money obtained from assessments shall only be used to defray operating expenses of the department of financial services.
Prohibits line-item appropriations, grants, or disbursements from lump sum appropriations to be directed to organizations engaged in political activities.
Requires state agencies to expend funds no later than ninety days after receipt of a certificate of approval from the director of the budget; reduces the budget of an agency that violates such requirement for the upcoming fiscal year by 1% of the amount of the late award.
Authorizes the New York state energy research and development authority to develop, implement, administer and operate a temporary middle income home energy assistance program; suspends certain taxes on home heating fuels; makes an appropriation therefor.
Bill S 7753 proposes establishing a New York state federal relations office in Washington, D.C. This office would operate within the executive department to improve coordination and collaboration between New York state and federal elected officials. Its functions include advocating for federal resources, identifying key issues affecting New York residents, and enhancing the state's influence in federal policymaking. The bill appropriates $300,000 to fund the creation and operation of this new office.
This bill, A 3004, makes and renews appropriations for the state's capital projects budget, allocating funds for various government construction programs and projects. It ensures that any unspent money from prior years designated for these capital projects remains available for the fiscal year starting April 1, 2025. A key provision allows the budget director to withhold these funds if the state projects a general fund imbalance of $2 billion or more in fiscal year 2025-26. However, certain payments, such as public assistance and debt service, are exempt from these potential withholdings. The budget director must deplete a $2 billion reserve first and notify the legislature, which then has the opportunity to propose an alternative withholding plan.
