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Assembly Bill A10518

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to a cost of living adjustment for designated human services for the purpose of establishing rates of payments

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2015-A10518 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7612
Current Committee:
Assembly Mental Health
Law Section:
Social Services
Laws Affected:
Amd Part C ยงยง1 & 4, Chap 57 of 2006
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A4891, S1151
2019-2020: A2716
2021-2022: A3735
2023-2024: A1375

2015-A10518 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to a cost of living adjustment for designated human services for the purpose of establishing rates of payments; extends certain provisions; excludes food and energy.

2015-A10518 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  10518

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 31, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ROSENTHAL  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Mental Health

AN ACT to amend part C of chapter 57 of the laws of  2006,  relating  to
  establishing a cost of living adjustment for designated human services
  programs,  in relation to extending COLA provisions for the purpose of
  establishing rates of payments and the effectiveness thereof

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 3-c of section 1 of part C of chapter 57 of the
laws  of  2006  relating to establishing a cost of living adjustment for
designated human services programs, as amended by section 1 of part I of
chapter 60 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
  3-c. Notwithstanding any  inconsistent  provision  of  law,  beginning
April  1, 2016 and ending March 31, [2019] 2017, the commissioners shall
develop the COLA under this section using the actual U.S. consumer price
index for all urban consumers (CPI-U) published  by  the  United  States
department  of  labor,  bureau  of labor statistics for the twelve month
period ending in July of the budget year  prior  to  such  state  fiscal
year,  for  the  purpose of establishing rates of payments, contracts or
any other form of reimbursement.
  S 2. Section 1 of part C of chapter 57 of the laws of  2006,  relating
to  establishing  a  cost  of  living  adjustment  for  designated human
services programs, is amended by adding a new subdivision 3-e to read as
follows:
  3-E. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY  INCONSISTENT  PROVISION  OF  LAW,  BEGINNING
APRIL 1, 2017 AND ENDING MARCH 31, 2022, THE COMMISSIONERS SHALL DEVELOP
THE  COLA  UNDER THIS SECTION USING THE ACTUAL U.S. CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
FOR ALL URBAN CONSUMERS (CPI-U), EXCLUDING ENERGY AND FOOD, PUBLISHED BY
THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, BUREAU OF  LABOR  STATISTICS  FOR
THE  TWELVE MONTH PERIOD ENDING IN JULY OF THE BUDGET YEAR PRIOR TO SUCH
STATE FISCAL YEAR, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING  RATES  OF  PAYMENTS,
CONTRACTS OR ANY OTHER FORM OF REIMBURSEMENT.
  S  3.  Section 4 of part C of chapter 57 of the laws of 2006, relating
to establishing  a  cost  of  living  adjustment  for  designated  human

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

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