Senate Bill S5683

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Provides funding for family planning services in the event federal funding therefor is reduced or eliminated; appropriates $35,000,000 therefor

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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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2017-S5683 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Appropriations
Laws Affected:
Add Art 25 Title 7 §2595, Pub Health L; add §85, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S1053

2017-S5683 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides funding for family planning services in the event federal funding therefor is reduced or eliminated; appropriates $35,000,000 therefor.

2017-S5683 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5683 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5683
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 25, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. PERSAUD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law and  the  state  finance  law,  in
   relation  to  the provision of family planning services; and making an
   appropriation therefor

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Article 25 of the public health law is amended by adding a
 new title 7 to read as follows:
                                  TITLE 7
                        FUNDING OF FAMILY PLANNING
                                 SERVICES
 SECTION 2595. FUNDING OF FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; REDUCTION  OR  ELIMI-
                 NATION OF FEDERAL FUNDS.
   §  2595. FUNDING OF FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; REDUCTION OR ELIMINATION
 OF FEDERAL FUNDS. 1. THE COMMISSIONER, IN THE EVENT OF THE REDUCTION  OR
 ELIMINATION  OF  FEDERAL  FINANCIAL  PARTICIPATION  THROUGH  THE MEDICAL
 ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, FEDERAL TITLE X FUNDS OR OTHER FEDERAL FUNDS RELATED
 TO THE PROVISION OF FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES, SHALL  PROVIDE  GRANTS  TO
 PROVIDERS  OF  FAMILY  PLANNING SERVICES IN THE STATE INCLUDING, BUT NOT
 LIMITED TO, PLANNED PARENTHOOD FACILITIES. SUCH GRANTS SHALL BE  AWARDED
 UPON  APPLICATION  SUBMITTED  AND  APPROVED  BY  THE COMMISSIONER IN THE
 AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE FEDERAL FUNDING  FOR  FAMILY  PLANNING  SERVICES  OF
 WHICH  THE  APPLICANT  WAS  DEPRIVED  AS THE RESULT OF SUCH REDUCTION OR
 ELIMINATION. GRANTS SHALL ONLY BE PROVIDED PURSUANT TO THIS  SECTION  TO
 APPLICANTS  WHICH  HAVE  BEEN CERTIFIED BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET TO
 HAVE LOST FEDERAL FUNDING FOR FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES.
   2. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS AS  HE
 OR SHE SHALL DEEM NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
   §  2.  The  state finance law is amended by adding a new section 85 to
 read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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