95-E*2 - New York state Autism awareness and research fund.
* § 95-e. The New York state autism awareness and research fund. 1. There is hereby established in the joint custody of the commissioner of taxation and finance and the comptroller, a special fund to be known as the New York state autism awareness and research fund. 2. Such fund shall consist of all revenues received pursuant to the provisions of section four hundred four-v 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. 3. (a) Monies of the fund shall be expended only for autism awareness projects or autism research projects approved by the department of health in New York state provided, however, that no more than ten percent of monies from such fund shall be expended on the aggregate number of autism research projects approved in a fiscal year. (b) As used in this section, the term "autism research project" means scientific research approved by the department of health into the causes and/or treatment of autism, and the term "autism awareness project" means a project approved by the department of health aimed toward educating the general public about the causes, symptoms, and treatments of autism. 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 health. 5. To the extent practicable, the commissioner of health shall ensure that all monies received during a fiscal year are expended prior to the end of that fiscal year. * NB There are 2 § 95-e's