S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
May 30, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Social Services
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to reimbursements
for domestic violence services
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 131-u of the social services law,
as amended by section 3 of part J of chapter 56 of the laws of 2019, is
amended to read as follows:
2. The department shall annually establish, subject to the approval of
the director of the budget, a daily rate of reimbursement for each resi-
dential program for victims of domestic violence, as defined in article
six-A of this chapter, certified by the department which provides emer-
gency shelter and services to persons eligible for such emergency shel-
ter and services pursuant to this section. A social services district
[financially responsible for a victim of domestic violence] shall reim-
burse a residential program for victims of domestic violence for the
costs of emergency shelter and services provided to such victim at the
daily reimbursement rate established by the department reduced by any
other STATE OR FEDERAL FUNDS PROVIDED FOR SUCH reimbursement available
for such costs. PROVIDED HOWEVER, LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICTS AND
RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHALL BE REIM-
BURSED AT ONE HUNDRED PERCENT FOR ANY ADDITIONAL COSTS INCURRED PROVID-
ING SHELTER AND SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AS A RESULT OF
AMENDMENTS MADE TO THIS SECTION PURSUANT TO SECTIONS ONE AND TWO OF PART
J OF CHAPTER FIFTY-SIX OF THE LAWS OF TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN. PROVIDED
HOWEVER, SUCH FUNDS UTILIZED BY THE STATE FOR SUCH REIMBURSEMENT SHALL
NOT REDUCE EXPENDITURES PROVIDED FOR STATE SERVICES ELIGIBLE UNDER TITLE
XX OF THE FEDERAL SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.
§ 2. This act shall take effect April 1, 2020.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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