Assembly Bill A2716

2019-2020 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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  • 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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2019-A2716 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Mental Health
Law Section:
Social Services
Laws Affected:
Amd Part C §§1 & 4, Chap 57 of 2006
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A10518
2017-2018: A4891
2021-2022: A3735
2023-2024: A1375

2019-A2716 (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.

2019-A2716 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2716
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 25, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. L. 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  AA
 of chapter 57 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   3-c.  Notwithstanding  any  inconsistent  provision  of law, beginning
 April 1, 2019 and ending March 31, [2022] 2020, 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.
   §  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-f to read as
 follows:
   3-F.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  INCONSISTENT  PROVISION  OF LAW, BEGINNING
 APRIL 1, 2020 AND ENDING MARCH 31, 2026, FOR HUMAN SERVICES PROGRAMS NOT
 FUNDED WITH FEDERAL MEDICAID FUNDS, 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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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