S10421 • 2025

Relates to state aid provided to volunteer agencies for the provision of certain addiction services

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Sponsor: Siela Bynoe
Last action: 2026-05-15
Official status: In Senate Committee
Effective date: Not listed

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Relates to state aid provided to volunteer agencies for the provision of certain addiction services

Relates to state aid provided to volunteer agencies for the provision of certain addiction services Provides that any volunteer agency who is granted state aid by the office of addiction services and supports or pursuant to a contract with a local governmental unit shall receive the full amount of such state aid within sixty days from approval; provides that volunteer agencies shall have two years to spend such aid.

What This Bill Does

Relates to state aid provided to volunteer agencies for the provision of certain addiction services Provides that any volunteer agency who is granted state aid by the office of addiction services and supports or pursuant to a contract with a local governmental unit shall receive the full amount of such state aid within sixty days from approval; provides that volunteer agencies shall have two years to spend such aid.

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Bill History

2026-05-15 Senate
REFERRED TO ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS

Official Summary Text

Relates to state aid provided to volunteer agencies for the provision of certain addiction services
Provides that any volunteer agency who is granted state aid by the office of addiction services and supports or pursuant to a contract with a local governmental unit shall receive the full amount of such state aid within sixty days from approval; provides that volunteer agencies shall have two years to spend such aid.

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          10421

                                    I N  S E N A T E

                                      May 15, 2026
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        Introduced  by  Sen.  BYNOE  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Alcoholism  and  Substance
          Use Disorders

        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  mental  hygiene  law,  in relation to state aid
          provided to volunteer agencies for the provision of certain  addiction
          services

          THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
        BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

     1    Section 1. Section 25.11 of the  mental  hygiene  law  is  amended  by
     2  adding a new subdivision (c) to read as follows:
     3    (C)  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  LAW,  RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, A
     4  VOLUNTEER AGENCY WHO IS GRANTED STATE AID BY THE OFFICE OR PURSUANT TO A
     5  CONTRACT WITH A LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL UNIT SHALL RECEIVE THE FULL AMOUNT OF
     6  SUCH STATE AID WITHIN SIXTY  DAYS  FROM  THE  TIME  SUCH  STATE  AID  IS
     7  APPROVED.  ONCE  A  VOLUNTEER  AGENCY  HAS RECEIVED SUCH STATE AID, SUCH
     8  VOLUNTEER AGENCY SHALL UTILIZE THE FULL AMOUNT OF SUCH  AID  WITHIN  TWO
     9  YEARS  OF  RECEIPT  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  PROVIDING SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER,
    10  TREATMENT, COMPULSIVE GAMBLING, PREVENTION OR OTHER AUTHORIZED  SERVICES
    11  AND CONSISTENT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE.
    12    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11466-01-5