Assembly Bill A3912

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Provides reimbursement to licensed not-for-profit corporations providing the office for people with developmental disabilities services for retirement cost

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A3912 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Mental Health
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Add §41.60, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3327
2011-2012: A2757
2015-2016: A2047
2017-2018: A1759
2019-2020: A2633
2021-2022: A1722
2023-2024: A4643

2013-A3912 (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.

2013-A3912 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3912

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 29, 2013
                               ___________

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
  for people with 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  FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SHALL ANNUALLY
REIMBURSE LICENSED NOT-FOR-PROFIT  CORPORATIONS,  WHICH  PROVIDE  DIRECT
CARE  TO  CONSUMERS  OF  SERVICES APPROVED BY THE OFFICE FOR PEOPLE WITH
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 FEDERAL  INTER-
NAL  REVENUE  SERVICE  FORM  5500  WHICH  DOCUMENTS  THAT  SUCH EMPLOYER
CONTRIBUTIONS WERE MADE. ANY SUCH CORPORATION MAY APPLY  TO  THE  OFFICE
FOR  PEOPLE  WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES FOR EXPEDITED REIMBURSEMENT
OF SUCH EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS UPON DEMONSTRATING TO  SUCH  OFFICE  THAT
SUCH  PAYMENTS  MUST  BE  MADE PROMPTLY, AND THAT THE CORPORATION CANNOT
REASONABLY MAKE PROMPT PAYMENT. THE OFFICE FOR PEOPLE WITH 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.
                                                           LBD07706-01-3

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