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Assembly Bill A2757

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides reimbursement to licensed not-for-profit corporations providing the office of mental retardation and developmental disabilities services for retirement cost

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2011-A2757 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Mental Health
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง41.60, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3327
2013-2014: A3912
2015-2016: A2047
2017-2018: A1759
2019-2020: A2633
2021-2022: A1722
2023-2024: A4643
2025-2026: A7498

2011-A2757 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the annual reimbursement to licensed not-for-profit corporations which provide direct care to consumers approved for service by the office of metal retardation and developmental disabilities for the cost of employer contributions to a retirement benefit fund governed by the provisions of the Federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

2011-A2757 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2757

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 20, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Mental Health

AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to retirement  bene-
  fits for certain direct care workers employed by not-for-profit office
  of mental retardation and developmental disabilities providers

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

  Section 1. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a  new  section
41.60 to read as follows:
S 41.60 ADDITIONAL EXPENDITURES RELATED TO RETIREMENT BENEFITS.
  THE  OFFICE OF MENTAL RETARDATION AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SHALL
ANNUALLY REIMBURSE LICENSED NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATIONS,  WHICH  PROVIDE
DIRECT  CARE  TO  CONSUMERS OF SERVICES APPROVED BY THE OFFICE OF MENTAL
RETARDATION AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, FOR  THE  COST  OF  EMPLOYER
CONTRIBUTIONS TO A RETIREMENT BENEFIT FUND GOVERNED BY THE PROVISIONS OF
THE FEDERAL EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED.
SUCH  REIMBURSEMENT  SHALL  COMMENCE  ON  THE  FIRST DAY OF APRIL OF THE
CALENDAR YEAR FOLLOWING THE SUBMISSION BY SUCH CORPORATION OF THE FEDER-
AL INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE FORM 5500 WHICH DOCUMENTS THAT SUCH EMPLOYER
CONTRIBUTIONS WERE MADE. ANY SUCH CORPORATION MAY APPLY TO THE OFFICE OF
MENTAL  RETARDATION  AND  DEVELOPMENTAL   DISABILITIES   FOR   EXPEDITED
REIMBURSEMENT  OF SUCH EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS UPON DEMONSTRATING TO SUCH
OFFICE THAT SUCH PAYMENTS MUST BE MADE PROMPTLY,  AND  THAT  THE  CORPO-
RATION  CANNOT  REASONABLY  MAKE  PROMPT  PAYMENT.  THE OFFICE OF MENTAL
RETARDATION AND  DEVELOPMENTAL  DISABILITIES  SHALL  NOT  REIMBURSE  ANY
AMOUNT  WHICH  EXCEEDS  TEN  PERCENT  OF THE EMPLOYER'S TOTAL PAYROLL ON
DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST OF ANY YEAR IN WHICH CONTRIBUTIONS ARE MADE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of April next  succeeding
the date on which it shall have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02992-01-1

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