S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5513
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 9, 2017
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Introduced by M. of A. STIRPE -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Health
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to reimbursement
for expenditures made by or on behalf of the county of Onondaga
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 368-a of the social services law
is amended by adding a new paragraph (aa) to read as follows:
(AA) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER OR ANY
OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, REIMBURSEMENT FOR EXPENDITURES
MADE BY OR ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTY OF ONONDAGA AUTHORIZED IN RELATION TO
THE ADOPTION OF A COMPREHENSIVE MUNICIPAL CONSOLIDATION PLAN AND A
REDUCTION IN THE COUNTY REAL PROPERTY TAX LEVY.
§ 2. a. The department of social welfare shall establish the Govern-
ment Modernization and Medicaid Reimbursement Pilot program to reduce
the property taxes in the county of Onondaga by connecting the adoption
of a comprehensive consolidation plan with a state take-over of the
Medicaid costs.
b. The department shall establish a five member commission to oversee
the process and to determine if the goals of the program are met. Such
goals shall include, but not be limited to adopting significant modern-
ization steps and cutting the tax levy comparable to the relief brought
by state takeover of Medicaid expenses.
c. The commission shall include the comptroller or his or her repre-
sentative; two state and local government representatives appointed by
the executive; one state and local government representative appointed
by the senate and one state and local government representative
appointed by the assembly.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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