Senate Bill S7871

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Establishes a temporary task force to study implementation of the Health Care Reform Act

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 19, 2010	referred to finance

2009-S7871 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Finance
Law Section:: Health

2009-S7871 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a temporary task force to study and make recommendations on the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 in this state.

2009-S7871 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S7871

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to establish a temporary task force on the implementation in
the state of New York of the Health Care Reform Act, and providing for
the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof


 PURPOSE :

Establishes a temporary task force to study implementation of the
Health Care Reform Act.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1. Establishes a temporary task force to examine, evaluate,
and make recommendations on the implementation in the State of New
York of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health
Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010.

Section 2. Establishes the structure of the task force including
members appointed by leaders of the Legislature, representatives of
the attorney general, and appointees of the state comptroller.

Section 3. Bestows the task force with powers to meet within and

without the state, to hold public hearings, and to have the powers of
a legislative committee.

Section 4. Prohibits compensation for task force members, but allows
for compensation of actual and necessary expenses.

Section 5. Allows the task force to request and receive information
from state agencies and their subdivisions.

Section 6. Requires reporting to the governor and to the legislature.

 EXISTING LAW :

None.

 JUSTIFICATION :

On May 13, 2010, Governor Paterson created the Governor's Health Care
Reform Cabinet to, among other things, advise and make recommendations
to the Governor on all aspects of federal health care reform and
strategic planning regarding the Patient Protection and Affordable
Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act. The
Governor's Cabinet will include, in pertinent part, the Department of
Health, the Department of Insurance, the Division of the Budget, the
Department of Civil Service, the Department of Taxation and Finance,
the Department of Labor, the Office for Technology, the Office of
Temporary and Disability Assistance, the Office of Mental Health, the
Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, the
Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services, the Office for the
Aging, the Office of the Medicaid Inspector General, and the Office of
Children and Family Services.

Absent from the list of the Governor's cabinet are any representatives
from the State Legislature or the Attorney General and State
Comptroller's Office. It is of vital importance, that when federal
health care reform is implemented in New York, every branch of
government has been thoroughly educated on the implications of the
reforms.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :
New bill.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

None.

 LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

None.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately, and shall expire and be deemed
repealed April 1, 2011.

2009-S7871 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  7871

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 19, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  HANNON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

AN ACT to establish a temporary task force on the implementation in  the
  state of New York of the Health Care Reform Act, and providing for the
  repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

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

  Section 1. A temporary task force on the implementation in  the  state
of  New  York of the Health Care and Education Affordability Act of 2010
is hereby established to  examine,  evaluate  and  make  recommendations
concerning  the  effects  on  this  state  of and the means, methods and
procedures of implementing the Patient Protection  and  Affordable  Care
Act  and  the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act
of 2010.
  S 2. The task force shall consist of 10 members  to  be  appointed  as
follows:  2 shall be appointed by the temporary president of the senate,
2 shall be appointed  by  the  speaker  of  the  assembly,  1  shall  be
appointed  by the minority leader of the senate, 1 shall be appointed by
the minority leader of the assembly, 2 shall be appointed by the  attor-
ney  general  and  2  shall  be  appointed by the state comptroller. The
appointees shall be broadly representative of the  geographic  areas  of
the  state.  No more than 4 appointees shall be legislators. The members
of the task force shall designate a chair  from  among  its  membership.
Vacancies  in  the  membership  of the task force shall be filled in the
manner provided for original appointments.
  S 3. The task force may meet within and without the state, shall  hold
public  hearings, and shall have all the powers of a legislative commit-
tee pursuant to the legislative law.
  S 4. The members of the task force shall receive no  compensation  for
their services, but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses
incurred in the performance of their duties pursuant to this act.
  S  5.  To  the  maximum  extent,  the  task force shall be entitled to
request and receive, and shall utilize and be provided with, such facil-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD17362-02-0

S. 7871                             2

ities, resources and data of any department,  division,  board,  bureau,
commission or agency of the state or any political subdivision thereof.
  S  6.  The task force shall submit to the governor and to the legisla-
ture, a report of its findings, conclusions and  recommendations  on  or
before  March  31,  2011.  Such  report  shall  include such legislative
proposals as the task force deems necessary to implement its recommenda-
tions.
  S 7. This act shall take effect immediately, and shall expire  and  be
deemed repealed April 1, 2011.

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