Law, Department of
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Mission
The Department of Law is responsible for protecting the legal rights of New York State and its citizens by representing the State in litigation and in other legal affairs.
In implementing its constitutional responsibilities, the Department performs a wide range of functions including prosecuting or defending actions and proceedings for or against the State and its departments; prosecuting certain criminal violations of the Labor, Workers’ Compensation and Unemployment Insurance laws; investigating and prosecuting other criminal cases at the request of the Governor or the commissioners of State departments; investigating the activities of organized crime; bringing civil and/or criminal actions against polluters, violators of antitrust laws and those who defraud consumers or investors; mediating consumer complaints; and investigating and prosecuting cases of Medicaid fraud.
Budget Highlights
The Executive Budget recommends $226.1 million ($102.8 million General Fund; $83.8 million in Special Revenue Funds-Other; $38.4 million Federal Funds) for operations of the Department. This reflects an increase of $1.1 million from 2014-15 for General State Charges. In addition, a new $1 million capital appropriation is recommended to support critical technology projects. Reappropriations of $100.2 million support Medicaid fraud investigations, housing foreclosure and amelioration activities, and previously authorized IT projects.
The Executive Budget appropriations support a workforce of 1,833 FTEs, which is unchanged from 2014-15.
| Category | Available 2014-15 |
Appropriations Recommended 2015-16 |
Change From 2014-15 |
Reappropriations Recommended 2015-16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Operations | 223,959,000 | 225,057,000 | 1,098,000 | 9,650,000 |
| Aid To Localities | 81,500,234 | 0 | (81,500,234) | 81,500,234 |
| Capital Projects | 9,000,000 | 1,000,000 | (8,000,000) | 9,000,000 |
| Total | 314,459,234 | 226,057,000 | (88,402,234) | 100,150,234 |
| Program | 2014-15 Estimated FTEs 03/31/15 |
2015-16 Estimated FTEs 03/31/16 |
FTE Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administration | |||
| General Fund | 185 | 185 | 0 |
| Appeals and Opinions | |||
| General Fund | 87 | 87 | 0 |
| Counsel for the State | |||
| General Fund | 336 | 336 | 0 |
| Special Revenue Funds - Other | 114 | 114 | 0 |
| Criminal Investigations | |||
| General Fund | 149 | 149 | 0 |
| Economic Justice | |||
| General Fund | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Special Revenue Funds - Other | 170 | 170 | 0 |
| Social Justice | |||
| General Fund | 74 | 74 | 0 |
| Special Revenue Funds - Other | 99 | 99 | 0 |
| Capital Projects Funds - Other | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Criminal Justice | |||
| General Fund | 89 | 89 | 0 |
| Special Revenue Funds - Other | 52 | 52 | 0 |
| Medicaid Fraud Control | |||
| Special Revenue Funds - Federal | 249 | 249 | 0 |
| Special Revenue Funds - Other | 83 | 83 | 0 |
| Regional Offices | |||
| General Fund | 138 | 138 | 0 |
| Total | 1,833 | 1,833 | 0 |
Note: Most recent estimates as of 01/21/2015