N.Y. State Finance Law § 99-ee: Down's syndrome research fund

§ 99-ee. Down's syndrome research fund. 1. There is hereby established

in the joint custody of the commissioner of taxation and finance and the

comptroller a fund to be known as the "Down's syndrome research fund".

2. Such fund shall consist of all revenues received pursuant to

section four hundred four-ee of the vehicle and traffic law and all

other moneys appropriated, credited or transferred thereto from any

other fund or source pursuant to law. Nothing contained in this section

shall prevent the state from receiving grants, gifts or bequests for the

purposes of the fund as defined in this section and depositing them into

the fund according to law.

2-a. On or before the first day of February each year, the comptroller

shall certify to the governor, temporary president of the senate,

speaker of the assembly, chair of the senate finance committee and chair

of the assembly ways and means committee, the amount of money deposited

in the Down's syndrome research fund during the preceding calendar year

as the result of revenue derived pursuant to section four hundred

four-ee of the vehicle and traffic law and from grants, gifts and

bequests.

2-b. On or before the first day of February each year, the

commissioner of the office for people with developmental disabilities

shall provide a written report to the temporary president of the senate,

speaker of the assembly, chair of the senate finance committee, chair of

the assembly ways and means committee, chair of the senate committee on

mental health and developmental disabilities, chair of the assembly

committee on mental health, the state comptroller and the public. Such

report shall include how the monies of the fund were utilized during the

preceding calendar year, and shall include:

(i) the amount of money disbursed from the fund and the award process

used for such disbursements;

(ii) recipients of awards from the fund;

(iii) the amount awarded to each;

(iv) the purposes for which such awards were granted; and

(v) a summary financial plan for such monies which shall include

estimates of all receipts and all disbursements for the current and

succeeding fiscal years, along with the actual results from the prior

fiscal year.

3. Monies of the fund shall be expended only for Down's syndrome

research projects approved by the office for people with developmental

disabilities in New York state. As used in this section, the term

"Down's syndrome research project" means scientific research approved by

the office for people with developmental disabilities into the causes,

prevention, screening, treatment and cure of Down's syndrome.

4. Monies shall be payable from the fund on the audit and warrant of

the comptroller on vouchers approved and certified by the commissioner

of the office for people with developmental disabilities.

5. To the extent practicable, the commissioner of the office for

people with developmental disabilities shall ensure that all monies

received during a fiscal year are expended prior to the end of that

fiscal year.