NY State Senate Bill 2015-S429B

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 08, 2016	print number 429b
Jan 08, 2016	amend and recommit to local government
Jan 06, 2016	referred to local government
Feb 09, 2015	print number 429a
Feb 09, 2015	amend and recommit to local government
Jan 07, 2015	referred to local government

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2015-S429 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A1734
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, A4196
2017-2018: S5313, A3200
2019-2020: S1928, A2879
2021-2022: S2634, A5183
2023-2024: S124

2015-S429 - Summary

Relates to calculating social services district medical assistance expenditure amounts.

2015-S429 - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S429

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend 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.

 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
phasing out the 3% increase in county Medicaid costs each year. This
will allow counties to work within the recently 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. In many counties this will mean year-to-year reductions in the
property tax levy from 2017 until 2036, reversing a long trend of
year-to-year increases that were caused, in part, by Medicaid cost
sharing.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :.

2013-14: S.153-A/A.4196-A Referred to Finance/Referred to Health
2011-12: S.5889D Committed to Finance
 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately.

2015-S429 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   429

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. GALLIVAN, AVELLA, CARLUCCI, FARLEY, GRIFFO, LARKIN,
  LATIMER, LIBOUS, RANZENHOFER, RITCHIE, SEWARD, YOUNG -- read twice and
  ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
  Local Government

AN  ACT to amend 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, 2017 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2017, 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%;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01294-01-5

S. 429                              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
  (3)  FOR  THE  PERIOD  JANUARY  1, 2017 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2017, THE
PREVIOUS CALENDAR YEAR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE  EXPENDITURE  AMOUNT  WILL  BE
UNCHANGED.
  S  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 SEVENTEEN.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately, provided,  however,  that
the  amendments  to  section  3-c  of  the general municipal law made by
section two of this act shall not affect the repeal of such section  and
shall be deemed repealed therewith.

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2015-S429A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A1734
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, A4196
2017-2018: S5313, A3200
2019-2020: S1928, A2879
2021-2022: S2634, A5183
2023-2024: S124

2015-S429A - Summary

Relates to calculating social services district medical assistance expenditure amounts.

2015-S429A - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S429A

TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend 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 2015. 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.

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
phasing out the 3% increase in county Medicaid costs each year, This
will allow counties to work within the recently 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. In many counties this will mean year-to-year reductions in the
property tax levy from 2015 until 2034, reversing a long trend of


year-to-year increases that were caused, in part, by Medicaid cost
sharing.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:  2013-14. S.153-A/A 4196-A Referred to
Finance/Referred to Health 2011-12. S 5889D Committed to Finance

EFFECTIVE DATE:  This act shall take effect immediately.

2015-S429A - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 429--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. GALLIVAN, AVELLA, CARLUCCI, FARLEY, GRIFFO, LARKIN,
  LATIMER, LIBOUS, ORTT, RANZENHOFER, RITCHIE,  SEWARD,  YOUNG  --  read
  twice  and  ordered  printed,  and when printed to be committed to the
  Committee on Local Government -- committee discharged,  bill  amended,
  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT to amend 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, 2015 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2015, 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%;

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

                                                           LBD01294-02-5

S. 429--A                           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
  (3)  FOR  THE  PERIOD  JANUARY  1, 2015 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2015, THE
PREVIOUS CALENDAR YEAR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE  EXPENDITURE  AMOUNT  WILL  BE
UNCHANGED.
  S  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 FIFTEEN.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately, provided,  however,  that
the  amendments  to  section  3-c  of  the general municipal law made by
section two of this act shall not affect the repeal of such section  and
shall be deemed repealed therewith.

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2015-S429B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A1734
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, A4196
2017-2018: S5313, A3200
2019-2020: S1928, A2879
2021-2022: S2634, A5183
2023-2024: S124

2015-S429B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to calculating social services district medical assistance expenditure amounts.

2015-S429B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S429B               REVISED 1/20/16

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend 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 2016. 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.

 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
phasing out the 3% increase in county Medicaid costs each year, This
will allow counties to work within the recently 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. In many counties this will mean year-to-year reductions in the
property tax levy from 2015 until 2034, reversing a long trend of
year-to-year increases that were caused, in part, by Medicaid cost
sharing.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY : 2013-14. S.153-A/A 4196-A Referred to
Finance/Referred to Health 2011-12. S 5889D Committed to Finance

 EFFECTIVE DATE : This act shall take effect immediately.

2015-S429B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 429--B

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. GALLIVAN, AVELLA, CARLUCCI, FARLEY, GRIFFO, LARKIN,
  LATIMER, MARCHIONE, ORTT, RANZENHOFER, RITCHIE, SEWARD, YOUNG --  read
  twice  and  ordered  printed,  and when printed to be committed to the
  Committee on Local Government -- committee discharged,  bill  amended,
  ordered  reprinted  as  amended  and  recommitted to said committee --
  recommitted to the Committee on Local Government  in  accordance  with
  Senate  Rule  6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend 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, 2015 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2016, except that:

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

                                                           LBD01294-04-6

S. 429--B                           2

  (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
  (3)  FOR  THE  PERIOD  JANUARY  1, 2016 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2016, THE
PREVIOUS CALENDAR YEAR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE  EXPENDITURE  AMOUNT  WILL  BE
UNCHANGED.
  S  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 SIXTEEN.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately, provided,  however,  that
the  amendments  to  section  3-c  of  the general municipal law made by
section two of this act shall not affect the repeal of such section  and
shall be deemed repealed therewith.

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