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                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 4, 2010
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Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  WEISENBERG  -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to creating the New  York
  autism spectrum disorders treatment, training and research council and
  providing for the powers and duties of the council

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

  Section 1. Intent. The legislature  hereby  finds  and  declares  that
autism  spectrum  disorders, hereinafter ASDs, currently affect approxi-
mately one in 110 children and are considered to be  an  "urgent  public
health concern" by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
  The  legislature  further  finds that New York state has not responded
sufficiently to this crisis. In its 2010  report,  the  New  York  state
Interagency  Task  Force  on  Autism, hereinafter Task Force, identified
five primary needs of  the  growing  population  of  New  York  citizens
affected  by ASDs: coordination of state services, early identification,
lifelong service delivery, increased dissemination of  information,  and
coordination of research efforts. First, as a collaborative effort of 11
independent state agencies that each serve individuals impacted by ASDs,
the Task Force itself exemplifies the need for coordination of research,
treatment  and  training  responsibilities. Second, while the Task Force
determined that early identification and intervention  were  crucial  to
minimizing  the symptoms and impact of ASDs, it reported that only eight
percent of pediatricians routinely screen for ASDs and approximately  30
percent  of  children  with  ASDs  do not receive the early intervention
services provided by the New York State  Department  of  Health.  Third,
recognizing that the thousands of children diagnosed with ASDs will soon
age out of the state's educational system, the Task Force noted a dearth
of  post-secondary  training and transitional services. Fourth, the Task
Force determined that individuals and families affected  by  ASDs  would
benefit  from  a  centralized clearinghouse of relevant information, and
called for the provision of user-friendly access  to  such  information.
Finally,  the  Task  Force reported that collaboratively determining the
direction of future ASD research would best utilize available public and
private funding.
  The legislature therefore declares that there  is  a  need  to  expand
treatment,  training  and  research with regard to ASDs -- including the
              

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15567-04-0

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enhancement of efforts to improve access to, and the efficacy of, needed
services, support and treatment.
  S  2.  This  act  shall  be  known, and may be cited, as the "New York
autism spectrum disorders treatment, training and research act".
  S 3. The executive law is amended by adding a new article 41-A to read
as follows:
                              ARTICLE 41-A
                   NEW YORK AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS
                TREATMENT, TRAINING AND RESEARCH COUNCIL
SECTION 908. DEFINITIONS.
        908-A. NEW YORK AUTISM SPECTRUM  DISORDERS  TREATMENT,  TRAINING
                 AND RESEARCH COUNCIL; PURPOSE AND ORGANIZATION.
        908-B. FUNCTIONS, POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE COUNCIL.
  S 908. DEFINITIONS. WHEN USED IN THIS ARTICLE:
  1.  "AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER" OR "ASD" MEANS A NEUROBIOLOGICAL CONDI-
TION THAT INCLUDES AUTISM, ASPERGER SYNDROME, RETT'S SYNDROME, OR PERVA-
SIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER;
  2. "FAMILY" MEANS THE PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN OF AN INDIVIDUAL  DIAG-
NOSED WITH AN AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; AND
  3.  "PATIENT"  MEANS  AN  INDIVIDUAL DIAGNOSED WITH AN AUTISM SPECTRUM
DISORDER.
  S 908-A. NEW YORK AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS  TREATMENT,  TRAINING  AND
RESEARCH COUNCIL; PURPOSE AND ORGANIZATION. 1. THERE SHALL BE WITHIN THE
EXECUTIVE  DEPARTMENT  THE NEW YORK AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS TREATMENT,
TRAINING AND RESEARCH COUNCIL, HEREINAFTER COUNCIL, WHOSE PURPOSES SHALL
BE TO:
  (A) DEVELOP A COORDINATED NEW YORK  STATE  AUTISM  SPECTRUM  DISORDERS
TREATMENT,  TRAINING  AND  RESEARCH  POLICY  AND PLAN, HEREINAFTER STATE
POLICY AND PLAN, WITH RESPECT TO THE PROVISION OF SERVICES  TO  PATIENTS
AND THEIR FAMILIES;
  (B)  REVIEW  STATE  AGENCY  INITIATIVES FOR THEIR CONSISTENCY WITH THE
STATE POLICY AND PLAN;
  (C) PROVIDE A CONTINUING FORUM FOR DISCUSSION RELATED TO THE  DEVELOP-
MENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STATE POLICY AND PLAN; AND
  (D)  TAKE  THE STEPS ENUMERATED HEREIN TO EXPAND AND COORDINATE TREAT-
MENT, TRAINING AND RESEARCH.
  2. THE COUNCIL SHALL BE COMPRISED OF TWENTY-EIGHT MEMBERS AS FOLLOWS:
  (A) THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE COMMISSIONER  OF
THE  DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, THE COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND
FAMILY SERVICES, THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION, THE COMMISSIONER OF  THE
OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH, THE COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE OF MENTAL RETAR-
DATION AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, THE COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE OF
TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE, THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE INSURANCE
DEPARTMENT,  THE  CHANCELLOR  OF  THE  STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE
CHANCELLOR OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE CHAIR OF THE  COUNCIL
ON CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, THE CHAIR OF THE COMMISSION ON QUALITY OF CARE
AND  ADVOCACY  FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF THE DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL, ALL OF WHOM SHALL SERVE EX OFFICIO
AND WHO MAY DESIGNATE REPRESENTATIVES TO ACT ON THEIR BEHALF;
  (B) SEVEN MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, WHO SHALL POSSESS  EXPER-
TISE  IN  ASDS.  AT  LEAST TWO APPOINTEES SHALL REPRESENT NOT-FOR-PROFIT
ENTITIES WITH THE PRIMARY PURPOSE  OF  PROVIDING  ACCESS  TO  EDUCATION,
INFORMATION AND/OR SERVICES RELATED TO THE CARE OF PATIENTS; AND
  (C)  EIGHT  MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF
THE LEGISLATIVE LEADERS AS FOLLOWS:

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  (1) THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE  SENATE  AND  THE  SPEAKER  OF  THE
ASSEMBLY  SHALL  EACH RECOMMEND THREE MEMBERS TO THE COUNCIL. THE TEMPO-
RARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY SHALL  EACH
RECOMMEND  AT LEAST ONE CLINICAL OR RESEARCH EXPERT IN THE FIELD OF ASDS
AND AT LEAST ONE FAMILY MEMBER OF A PATIENT; AND
  (2)  THE  MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE AND THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE
ASSEMBLY SHALL EACH RECOMMEND ONE MEMBER TO THE COUNCIL.
  3. VACANCIES IN THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE COUNCIL SHALL BE FILLED  IN  THE
MANNER PROVIDED FOR ORIGINAL APPOINTMENTS.
  4.  THE  COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND THE COMMISSIONER
OF THE OFFICE OF MENTAL RETARDATION AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SHALL
SERVE, EX OFFICIO, AS CO-CHAIRS OF THE COUNCIL. ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES OF
THE COUNCIL SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF, AND EXECUTED BY, THE DEPART-
MENT OF HEALTH AND THE OFFICE OF MENTAL  RETARDATION  AND  DEVELOPMENTAL
DISABILITIES PURSUANT TO AN AGREEMENT EFFECTED BY THE CO-CHAIRS.
  5.  MEMBERS  OF  THE  COUNCIL  SHALL RECEIVE NO COMPENSATION FOR THEIR
SERVICES BUT SHALL BE REIMBURSED FOR NECESSARY EXPENSES.
  6. THE COUNCIL SHALL MEET QUARTERLY, OR MORE FREQUENTLY IF  ITS  BUSI-
NESS SHALL REQUIRE, PROVIDED THAT THE COMMUNITY FORUMS REQUIRED PURSUANT
TO  SECTION  NINE  HUNDRED  EIGHT-B  OF  THIS ARTICLE SHALL CONSTITUTE A
FORMAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL.
  S 908-B. FUNCTIONS, POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE  COUNCIL.  1.  NOT  LATER
THAN  ONE  YEAR  AFTER  THE  EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ARTICLE, THE COUNCIL
SHALL CONDUCT COMMUNITY FORUMS  TO  GAIN  INPUT  FROM  PATIENTS,  FAMILY
MEMBERS,  SERVICE  PROVIDERS,  EXPERT  RESEARCHERS  AND OTHER INTERESTED
PARTIES CONCERNING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE POLICY AND PLAN REQUIRED
BY THIS SECTION. THE COUNCIL SHALL THEN CONDUCT COMMUNITY  FORUMS  EVERY
FIVE YEARS, OR MORE FREQUENTLY AS THE COUNCIL SHALL DETERMINE. COMMUNITY
FORUMS SHALL BE CONDUCTED IN OR AROUND ALBANY, BINGHAMTON, BUFFALO, LONG
ISLAND,  NEW  YORK  CITY,  NORTHERN  METROPOLITAN NEW YORK, PLATTSBURGH,
POTSDAM, POUGHKEEPSIE, ROCHESTER, SYRACUSE, AND OTHER AREAS AS THE COUN-
CIL SHALL DETERMINE.
  2. THE COUNCIL SHALL PROVIDE THE INITIAL REPORT OF  THE  STATE  POLICY
AND PLAN REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE ON
OR  BEFORE  FEBRUARY  FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND TWELVE, AND SHALL PROVIDE AN
UPDATE OF SUCH POLICY AND PLAN BY FEBRUARY FIRST OF EVERY YEAR THEREAFT-
ER. THE STATE POLICY AND PLAN SHALL INCLUDE  COMPREHENSIVE  INFORMATION,
FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOW-
ING:
  (A)  COORDINATION  OF SERVICES, INCLUDING: COORDINATING STATE SERVICES
AND PROVIDING CASE MANAGEMENT; CLARIFYING AND  STREAMLINING  ELIGIBILITY
AND  INTAKE PROCESSES FOR STATE SERVICE SYSTEMS; ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF
PATIENTS WHO FAIL TO MEET ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA OF  STATE  AGENCIES;  AND
UNITING  PUBLIC  AND  PRIVATE  AGENCIES IN A MANNER THAT WILL BEST SERVE
PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. IN ASSESSING  THE  STRENGTHS  AND  GAPS  IN
SERVICES  FOR  PATIENTS  AND  THEIR  FAMILIES, THE STATE POLICY AND PLAN
SHALL INCLUDE EVALUATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS BY REGION;
  (B) EARLY IDENTIFICATION AND  INTERVENTION,  INCLUDING:  STANDARDIZING
ASD  SCREENING  PRACTICES; TRAINING EDUCATORS, MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AND
OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS TO RECOGNIZE AND TREAT ASDS; AND PROMOTING EARLY
CHILDHOOD SCREENING BY PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS;
  (C)  LIFELONG  SERVICE  DELIVERY,  INCLUDING:  PROMOTING   ACCESS   TO
EVIDENCE-BASED SERVICES FOR PATIENTS OF ALL AGES; ESTABLISHING TREATMENT
GUIDELINES  AND  TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR CAREGIVERS; PROVIDING RESIDENTIAL
SUPPORTS TO ADULT PATIENTS; AND  IMPLEMENTING  EMPLOYMENT  TRAINING  AND
POST-SCHOOL TRANSITIONAL SERVICES;

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  (D)  FAMILY  SUPPORT,  INCLUDING:  EXPANDING  RESPITE CARE OPTIONS AND
IMPLEMENTING OTHER MEANS TO REDUCE STRAIN ON FAMILIES;
  (E)  INCREASED DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION, INCLUDING: INCREASING ASD
AWARENESS PROGRAMS; DISTRIBUTING BEST PRACTICES  TO  EDUCATORS,  MEDICAL
PROFESSIONALS  AND  OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS; CONTINUING THE TASK FORCE'S
EFFORTS TO CREATE A CENTRALIZED HUB OF INFORMATION ON ASDS  THROUGH  THE
LAUNCH  OF  AN ONLINE INITIATIVE FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN ON THE SPECTRUM
(NEW YORK ACTS); AND ENHANCING SUPPORT  FOR  PATIENTS  AND  FAMILIES  IN
NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING COMMUNITIES;
  (F)  COORDINATED  RESEARCH,  INCLUDING:   UTILIZING AVAILABLE RESEARCH
FUNDS IN THE MOST EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT  MANNER;  TRANSLATING  RESULTS
INTO  IMPROVED  TREATMENT  PRACTICES; DISTRIBUTING RESULTS TO EDUCATORS,
MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AND  OTHER  SERVICE  PROVIDERS;  AND  UNITING  ASD
RESEARCHERS IN SEEKING TO ACHIEVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF ASDS;
  (G)  FINANCING  TRAINING, TREATMENT AND RESEARCH IN THE STATE, INCLUD-
ING: MAKING FINANCING MORE EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE; STRENGTHENING FAMILY
SERVICES AND SUPPORTS; PROVIDING A SEAMLESS SPECTRUM OF  SERVICES  IRRE-
SPECTIVE  OF  AGENCY  JURISDICTION;  IDENTIFYING  EXISTING AND POTENTIAL
SOURCES OF FUNDING; AND PARTNERING WITH PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS, FOUNDATIONS
AND OTHER ENTITIES; AND
  (H) A STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF DATA CONCERNING THE PREVALENCE OF AUTISM
IN NEW YORK STATE, BOTH STATEWIDE AND BY REGION; A LISTING OF  AVAILABLE
AND  PROPOSED  PROGRAMS,  AND THEIR AVAILABILITY BY REGION; A LISTING OF
AVAILABLE AND PROPOSED EXPENDITURES, AND THEIR AVAILABILITY BY REGION; A
LISTING OF FINANCIAL RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR THE PROVISION  OF  SERVICES
TO  PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES; AND SUCH OTHER INFORMATION AS THE COUN-
CIL SHALL DEEM RELEVANT.
  3. EXCEPT WHERE OTHERWISE PROHIBITED BY STATE STATUTE  OR  BY  FEDERAL
LAW,  RULE  OR  REQUIREMENT, THE PLAN SHALL BE BINDING UPON MEMBER STATE
AGENCIES, WHICH SHALL PROMULGATE REGULATIONS AND TAKE SUCH OTHER ACTIONS
REQUIRED TO EFFECTUATE THE STATE POLICY AND PLAN.
  4. THE COUNCIL SHALL SELECT AND DESIGNATE REGIONAL NEW YORK CENTERS ON
AUTISM AND RELATED DISABILITIES, HEREINAFTER NYCARD FACILITIES, FOR  THE
PURPOSE  OF IDENTIFYING, DISSEMINATING, AND ASSISTING IN THE IMPLEMENTA-
TION OF EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES TO SERVE PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
  (A) THE COUNCIL SHALL ESTABLISH CRITERIA FOR THE SELECTION AND  DESIG-
NATION OF NYCARD FACILITIES, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE AN ASSESSMENT OF APPLI-
CANT FACILITIES':
  (1) PARTICIPATION IN TRAINING TEACHERS, PARENTS AND PROFESSIONALS;
  (2) LEVEL OF NON-STATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT OPER-
ATIONS;
  (3)  UNDERSTANDING  OF PROGRAM GOALS AND OBJECTIVES ARTICULATED BY THE
COUNCIL;
  (4) PROPOSED GEOGRAPHICAL AREA TO BE SERVED;
  (5) PROPOSED WORK PLAN AND STAFF EXPERTISE;
  (6) RELATIONSHIP WITH ENTITIES OR COMMUNITIES TO BE SERVED,  EVIDENCED
BY  SUCH  FACTORS  AS  REPRESENTATION ON BOARDS OF DIRECTORS OR ADVISORY
COMMITTEES; AND
  (7) SUCH OTHER FACTORS AS THE COUNCIL SHALL DETERMINE.
  (B) THE COUNCIL SHALL DEVELOP A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, A  REQUEST  FOR
QUALIFICATIONS,  OR  A  REQUEST  FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST AS IT DEEMS
APPROPRIATE; AND IT SHALL ACCEPT APPLICATIONS  IN  RESPONSE  FOR  DESIG-
NATION  AS  A NYCARD FACILITY FROM NOT-FOR-PROFIT, ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH
ENTITIES IN THE STATE. WITHIN EIGHTEEN MONTHS AFTER THE  EFFECTIVE  DATE
OF THIS ARTICLE THE COUNCIL SHALL:

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  (1)  DESIGNATE AS NYCARD FACILITIES: FEDERAL STUDIES TO ADVANCE AUTISM
RESEARCH AND TREATMENT (STAART)  NETWORK  PROGRAMS  LOCATED  WITHIN  THE
STATE,  THE  CODY  CENTER  FOR  AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AT
STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY, AND THE CENTER FOR AUTISM AND RELATED  DISABILI-
TIES AT THE UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY;
  (2)  EXPAND  CURRENT  NYCARD  FACILITIES  LOCATED IN OR AROUND ALBANY,
BUFFALO, NEW YORK CITY, NORTHERN METROPOLITAN NEW  YORK  AND  ROCHESTER;
AND
  (3)  CREATE  ONE  OR  MORE  NYCARD FACILITIES IN OR AROUND BINGHAMTON,
PLATTSBURGH, POTSDAM, POUGHKEEPSIE, SYRACUSE AND SUCH OTHER AREAS AS THE
COUNCIL SHALL DETERMINE.
  (C) NYCARD FACILITIES SHALL PROVIDE TRAINING, REFERRAL AND INFORMATION
FOR PARENTS, EDUCATORS, MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AND OTHER SERVICE  PROVID-
ERS, INCLUDING;
  (1) INFORMATION AND REFERRAL;
  (2) EDUCATION AND TRAINING;
  (3) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND CONSULTATION;
  (4) PROVISION OF, OR REFERRAL TO, FAMILY SUPPORT GROUPS;
  (5)  DISSEMINATION  OF EVIDENCE-BASED MODELS OF PRACTICE FOR EFFECTIVE
SERVICE DELIVERY; AND
  (6) SUCH OTHER SERVICES AS THE COUNCIL SHALL REQUIRE.
  (D)   WHERE   FEASIBLE,   NYCARD   FACILITIES   SHALL   ALSO   PROVIDE
TREATMENT-BASED  SERVICES  INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, CASE CONSULTA-
TION AND CLINICAL SERVICES.
  (E) THE COUNCIL IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO  CONTRACT  FOR  SERVICES  WITH
DESIGNATED NYCARD FACILITIES PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION AND TO PROVIDE
GRANTS PURSUANT TO SUCH CONTRACTS WITHIN AMOUNTS DESIGNATED SPECIFICALLY
THEREFORE.  THE  COUNCIL  MAY ACT THROUGH ONE OR MORE MEMBER STATE AGEN-
CIES, WHICH IT SHALL DESIGNATE BY MAJORITY VOTE, FOR  ADMINISTRATION  OF
SUCH  CONTRACTS AND GRANTS. INSOFAR AS POSSIBLE, WHERE PROVISION OF SUCH
SERVICES IS PAID FOR, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, THROUGH  A  CONTRACT  WITH  A
STATE  AGENCY, THE COST CHARGED TO RECIPIENTS SHALL BE REDUCED PRO RATA.
CONTRACTS WITH NYCARD FACILITIES SHALL VARY DEPENDING ON THE SERVICES TO
BE PROVIDED, AND ANY SUCH CONTRACT SHALL REQUIRE THAT  FUNDING  PROVIDED
BY,  THROUGH  OR  PURSUANT  TO  THIS  SUBDIVISION, NOT BE USED TO OFFSET
EXISTING EXPENDITURES FOR THE SAME OR SIMILAR PROGRAMS.
  5. NYCARD FACILITIES, AS WELL AS ORGANIZATIONS  RECEIVING  FEDERAL  OR
NON-STATE  GRANT FUNDS FOR RESEARCH, MAY RECEIVE GRANTS PURSUANT TO THIS
SUBDIVISION FOR RESEARCH WITHIN AMOUNTS DESIGNATED  SPECIFICALLY  THERE-
FORE.    THE  COUNCIL IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO ADMINISTER SUCH GRANTS AND
MAY ACT THROUGH ONE OR MORE MEMBER STATE AGENCIES WHICH IT SHALL  DESIG-
NATE  BY  MAJORITY  VOTE.   SUCH GRANTS MAY ALLOW FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF
ACTIVITIES FUNDED FROM SUCH NON-STATE SOURCES  THAT  ARE  ALREADY  BEING
UNDERTAKEN BY SUCH ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING: THE CONTINUATION OF ONGOING
RESEARCH;  THE  PROVISION OF TECHNICAL INFORMATION; GUIDANCE FOR PRACTI-
TIONERS ON   ASD  CARE  STRATEGIES,  THERAPIES,  MEDICATIONS  AND  OTHER
RELATED   MATTERS;  COLLABORATIONS    WITH  PRACTITIONERS,  SCHOOLS  AND
NETWORKS; AND OTHER  ACTIVITIES  THE  COUNCIL  DEEMS  APPROPRIATE.  SUCH
GRANTS  MAY  BE  USED  FOR ANY PURPOSE IN FURTHERANCE OF SUCH ACTIVITIES
INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT  AND  SUPPLIES,
PAYMENT OF SALARIES, OR OTHER ACTIVITIES AND PURPOSES AS APPROVED BY THE
COUNCIL.
  S 4. This act shall take effect immediately.