of

rent state fiscal year, it may still sub-
mit a plan for department and division
the budget approval for diverting any
unanticipated savings realized under the
allocation in the current state fiscal
year to new initiatives as described above
beginning in the state fiscal year com-
mencing on April 1, 1993. Subject to the
approval of the director of the division
of the budget, the department shall, pur-
suant to the approved local district plan,
divert savings realized at the end of the
current state fiscal year, if any, as
the entire state and local share, after
the application of any available federal
funds, for such approved new local initia-
tives. Pursuant to a plan developed by the
department and approved by the director of
the division of the budget, the first

three million dollars of savings realized
in the current state fiscal year by social
services districts which do not have an
approved local district plan for expending
anticipated or achieved savings. shall be
transferred and deposited in a special
revenue fund, state operations account for
initiatives which reduce foster care ex-
penditures or enhance adoption efforts.
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary,
the comptroller is authorized and directed
to receive for deposit to the credit of
the special revenue fund, state operations
account such savings
savings and, pursuant to a
plan developed by the department and ap-
proved by the director of the division of
the budget, the department is authorized
to use such amounts deposited for initia-
tives which reduce foster care[p] caseload
and/or expenditures including, but not
limited to, initiatives which facilitate
the adoption of foster children.

Of the amount appropriated herein, up to
$25,905,000, or such other amount as may
be approved by the director of the divi-
sion of the budget, shall be available for
transfer to the medical assistance program
for medical costs for foster children.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law
to the contrary, of the amount appropri-
ated herein, up to $27,936,000 shall be
available for local expenditures for main-
tenance of handicapped children placed by
school districts pursuant to article 89 of

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the education law [for services provided through June 30, 1992] and for reimbursement of local social services district expenditures, pursuant to paragraph d of subdivision 1 of section 153 of the social services law, for transitional care and maintenance of persons who are age 21 or over at the time that such transitional care and maintenance is provided, and who were placed in an approved residential child care program or school within or outside of New York state prior to the age of 21, who were placed in such approved residential child care program or school pursuant to article 6 of the social services law or article 89 of the education law, and who are disabled, have a plan for continued out-of-home residential care approved by the office of mental retardation and developmental disabilities or the fice of mental health, as appropriate, and for whom no appropriate placement is currently available in these care systems.

of

Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, funds appropriated and reappropriated to the department of social services pursuant to this chapter and the balance of chapter 53 of the laws of 1991, as amended, for the special day care services program may be used for activities related to the improvement of the availability and quality of child day care services, including but not limited to implementation of day care registration pursuant to chapter 750 of the laws of 1990 as amended by chapter 394 of the laws of 1991. Such activities shall be consistent with the plan of expenditures for federal child care development block grant and state day care funds approved by the director of the budget during state fiscal year 1991. Funds may be transferred as necessary and as required by such expenditure plan to the general fund state pur

poses account.

Funds

appropriated herein shall not be used to supplant any other funding sources available for day care services. Local districts must maintain expenditures for day care from all funding sources consistent with the requirements of section

402 (i) (1) of the social security act and the federal child care and development block grant. The legislature finds and declares that continuity of care in quality child care settings is critical for the development of low-income children especially as their parents transition from public assistance to work. In order to ensure such continuity of care, the Legislature directs the department to submit a plan to allow for a unified child care funding stream with consistent regulations and a uniform local match and shall include the merging of Title IV-A "At-Risk" funds and Child Care and Development Block Grant funds with the Low-Income Child Care program. Such plan shall be submitted to the Legislature by December 1, 1992. Where appropriate, the department's plan shall require local district linkages with local child care resource and referral centers for the development of expanded day services to eligible families as defined herein. [For grants and contracts related to

training for child day care teachers and providers and any funds remaining] .. .. 36,866,000 For grants and contracts related to training for child day care teachers and providers and any funds remaining for 75 percent state share of approved services and expenses, after first deducting any federal funds applicable to expenditures made as a result of this appropriation, related to start up grants pursuant to section 4 of chapter 750 of the laws of 1990 as amended by chapter 394 of the laws of 1991. The remaining 25 percent may be met by local governmental private or inkind funds. The commissioner shall establish guidelines including, but not limited to, allowable costs, and criteria for eligibility for grants giving preference to those day care providers who will, to the maximum extent feasible, serve participants of employment and training programs pursuant to the family support act of 1988 and title 9-B

of article 5 of the social services law. The commissioner shall publicize the availability of funds. No awards shall be granted which exceed $2,500 for a new family day care provider or group family day care provider, or $25,000 for a new

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school-aged child care program or $100,000
for a new day care center. Providers re-
ceiving grants pursuant to this appropria-
tion must become licensed or certified
before providing any services. In awarding
grants, the commissioner will give prefer-
ence to providers who will serve partici-
pants of employment and training programs
pursuant to the family support act of 1988
and title 9-B of article 5 of the social
services law, providers who will to the
maximum extent feasible target day care
services to other aid to dependent chil-
dren recipients or households having in-
comes below 200 percent of the federal
poverty standard, and give preference to
those communities which are significantly
underserved by existing programs and to
those programs which will serve infants
under 2 years
.... 2,605,000

Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, for the payment of mass transportation operating assistance pursuant to section 18-b of the transportation law for the period April 1, 1992 to March 31, 1993 in accordance

with the following schedule provided, however, that notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, $20,000,000 of the general fund local assistance account may be paid to the metropolitan transportation authority pursuant to the appropriation contained herein on or after April 1, 1993 but not later than May 10, 1993. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 40 of the state finance law or any other provision of law to the contrary, so much of this appropriation as is necessary to fulfill the requirements of such payment to the metropolitan transportation authority shall remain in full force and effect until May 31, 1993.

SCHEDULE

General Fund Local Assistance Account

Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, for the
payment of mass transportation operating assistance pur-
suant to section 18-b of the transportation law for the
period April 1, 1992 to March 31, 1993 in accordance
with the following schedule. Provided, however, that
notwithstanding section 18-b of the transportation law
the forty million in funding provided to the Metropoli-
tan Transportation Authority for the operating expenses
of
the New York City transit authority, the Manhattan
and Bronx surface transit operating authority, and the
Staten Island rapid transit operating authority shall be
made available for the period April 1, 1992 to December
31, 1992, and in recognition of the availability of
fourteen million of calendar year 1991 New York city
transit authority operating revenue for calendar year
1992 operating expenses, the local match required to be
made by the city of New York for the funding received
under this appropriation shall be twenty-six million.

SPECIAL TRANSPORTATION AID

General Fund

Local Assistance Account

For services

and expenses including capital expenses of the Long Island [Rise] Ride Sharing Program .......7,500

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