NY State Senate Bill 2023-S124

Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Local Government Committee

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Jan 03, 2024	referred to local government
Jan 04, 2023	referred to local government

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2023-S124 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Local Government
Law Section:: General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:: Amd Part C §1, Chap 58 of 2005; amd §3-c, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: S5889
2013-2014: S153
2015-2016: S429
2017-2018: S5313
2019-2020: S1928
2021-2022: S2634

2023-S124 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to calculating social services district medical assistance expenditure amounts.

2023-S124 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S124

SPONSOR: GALLIVAN
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend part C of chapter 58 of the laws of 2005, relating to
authorizing reimbursements for expenditures made by or on behalf of
social services districts for medical assistance for needy persons and
the administration thereof, and to amend the general municipal law, in
relation to calculating social services district medical assistance
expenditure amounts

 
PURPOSE:

This bill provides for a takeover of the local share of Medicaid over a
twenty-year period beginning in 2017. This bill also provides that all
savings from this takeover are passed along to property taxpayers by
reducing the allowable levy under the property tax cap.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Subdivision c-1 of section 1 of chapter 58 of the laws of

2005 is amended to provide for a twenty-year takeover of the local share
of Medicaid costs.

Section 2: Subsection 3 of section 3-c of the General Municipal Law is
amended to provide for a reduction in the allowable tax levy limit for
counties equal to the amount of the reduction in each county's local
share of Medicaid costs.

Section 3: establishes the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Since the enactment of the Medicaid program in 1965, local social
service districts (counties and the City of New York) have been required
to share in both the cost and administrative operation of the program.
Over the years, the cost of the program has grown exponentially while
responsibility for program design and administration has been gradually
shifted to the state. Despite this shift of responsibility, county and
New York City governments continue to be required to contribute a
significant share of the total program cost. Currently, counties and New
York City pay approximately $7.3 billion per year.

The FY 2012-2013 budget began to address this unfunded mandate by phas-
ing out the 3% increase in county Medicaid costs each year, This will
allow counties to work within the enacted cap on property taxes without
slashing essential local services such as senior services, veterans'
services, law enforcement, parks, and road maintenance.

However, even after this freeze on local Medicaid costs being fully
implemented in 2015, over $7.5 billion of Medicaid costs will still fall
on local governments and thus property taxpayers. This bill would
address these remaining costs by having the state government assume
responsibility of 5% of the costs each year for twenty years.

Furthermore, this bill ensures that these local savings are passed along
to property taxpayers by reducing the allowable property tax levy for
counties by the amount they will save from reduced Medicaid costs.
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2021-22: S.2634/A.5183 Referred to Local Government/Referred to Health

2019-20: S.1928/A.2879 Referred to Local Government/Referred to Health

2017-18: S.5313/A.3200 Referred to Local Government/Referred to Health

2015-16: S.429-8/A.1734-8 Referred to Local Government/Referred to
Health

2013-14: S.153-A/A 4196-A Referred to Finance/Referred to Health

2011-12: S.5889D Committed to Finance

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2023-S124 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    124
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. GALLIVAN, GRIFFO -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 AN ACT to amend part C of chapter 58 of the laws of  2005,  relating  to
   authorizing  reimbursements  for  expenditures made by or on behalf of
   social services districts for medical assistance for needy persons and
   the administration thereof, and to amend the general municipal law, in
   relation to calculating social services  district  medical  assistance
   expenditure amounts
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision (c-1) of section 1 of part C of chapter  58  of
 the  laws  of  2005, relating to authorizing reimbursements for expendi-
 tures made by or on behalf of  social  services  districts  for  medical
 assistance for needy persons and the administration thereof, as added by
 section  1  of  part  F of chapter 56 of the laws of 2012, is amended to
 read as follows:
   (c-1) Notwithstanding  any  provisions  of  subdivision  (c)  of  this
 section to the contrary, effective April 1, 2013, for the period January
 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013 and for each calendar year thereafter,
 the  medical  assistance  expenditure  amount  for  the  social services
 district for such period shall be [equal to] the GREATER OF (I) ZERO; OR
 (II) THE previous calendar year's medical assistance expenditure  amount
 MINUS  FIVE PERCENT OF THE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE EXPENDITURE AMOUNT FOR THE
 PERIOD JANUARY 1, 2022 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2022, except that:
   (1) for the period January 1, 2013  through  December  31,  2013,  the
 previous  calendar  year  medical  assistance expenditure amount will be
 increased by 2%;
   (2) for the period January 1, 2014  through  December  31,  2014,  the
 previous  calendar  year  medical  assistance expenditure amount will be
 increased by 1%; AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD00208-01-3
 S. 124                              2
 
   (3) FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY 1, 2023  THROUGH  DECEMBER  31,  2023,  THE
 PREVIOUS  CALENDAR  YEAR  MEDICAL  ASSISTANCE EXPENDITURE AMOUNT WILL BE
 UNCHANGED.
   §  2.  Paragraph  (c)  of  subdivision 3 of section 3-c of the general
 municipal law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (viii) to read  as
 follows:
   (VIII)  SUBTRACT  THE  AMOUNT  THAT  THE  PRIOR  FISCAL YEAR'S MEDICAL
 ASSISTANCE EXPENDITURE AMOUNT EXCEEDS THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR'S  MEDICAL
 ASSISTANCE  EXPENDITURE  AMOUNT,  PROVIDED THAT THIS SHALL ONLY APPLY TO
 COUNTIES AND SHALL ONLY APPLY TO FISCAL YEARS THAT BEGIN AFTER TWO THOU-
 SAND TWENTY-TWO.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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Senate Bill S124

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Local Government Committee

co-Sponsors

2023-S124 (ACTIVE) - Details

2023-S124 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2023-S124 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S124 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Patrick M. Gallivan

Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Local Government Committee

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Joseph A. Griffo

2023-S124 (ACTIVE) - Details

2023-S124 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2023-S124 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S124 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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