NY State Senate Bill 2019-S328A

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 08, 2020	referred to local government
Jun 28, 2019	print number 328a
Jun 28, 2019	amend (t) and recommit to local government
Jan 09, 2019	referred to local government

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2019-S328 - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Local Government
Law Section:: General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:: Amd Part C §1, Chap 58 of 2005; add §3-e, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: S6520
2017-2018: S1251
2021-2022: S1902

2019-S328 - Summary

Relates to calculating social services district medical assistance expenditure amounts and to a county property tax levy reduction resulting from medical assistance program expenditure reductions.

2019-S328 - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S328

SPONSOR: AKSHAR
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend chapter 58 of the laws of 2005, relat-
ing 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 OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

A five-year state takeover of local Medicaid expenses for cities with a
population of one million or less. The bill also provides that savings
passed along to property tax payers by reducing the allowable levy under
the tax cap.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1 Amends section 1 of part C of chapter 58 of the laws of 2005
by amending a new subdivision (c-2) to make the medical assistance

expenditure amount for the social service district shall be the greater
of zero; or the previous calendar year's medical assistance expenditure
amount.

Section 2 Amends the general municipal law to subtract the amount that
the prior fiscal year's medical assistance expenditure amount exceeds
the current fiscal year's medical assistance amount.

Section 3 Provides that the act shall take effect immediately provided
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 a section.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Counties in New York have one of the largest shares of Medicaid costs in
the country, approximately $8.4 billion annually. These costs put unfair
pressures on municipalities across New York. This bill provides for a
state takeover of Medicaid costs for cities with a population of one
million or less residents to reduce the financial burden on local
governments.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2018- S1251:Referred to Local Government
2017- S1251:Referred to Local Government
2016- S6520:Referred to Local Government

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.

2019-S328 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    328
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  AKSHAR -- 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. Section 1 of part C of 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,  is  amended by adding a new
 subdivision (c-2) to read as follows:
   (C-2) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISIONS (C) AND (C-1)  OF
 THIS  SECTION  TO  THE CONTRARY, EFFECTIVE APRIL 1, 2019, FOR THE PERIOD
 JANUARY 1, 2019 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND  FOR  EACH  CALENDAR  YEAR
 THEREAFTER,  THE  MEDICAL  ASSISTANCE  EXPENDITURE AMOUNT FOR THE SOCIAL
 SERVICES DISTRICT FOR SUCH PERIOD SHALL BE THE GREATER OF (I)  ZERO;  OR
 (II)  THE PREVIOUS CALENDAR YEAR'S MEDICAL ASSISTANCE EXPENDITURE AMOUNT
 MINUS 20% OF THE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE EXPENDITURE AMOUNT  FOR  THE  PERIOD
 JANUARY  1,  2018  THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2019, EXCEPT THAT FOR THE PERIOD
 JANUARY 1, 2019 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2019, THE  PREVIOUS  CALENDAR  YEAR
 MEDICAL  ASSISTANCE EXPENDITURE AMOUNT WILL BE UNCHANGED. THE PROVISIONS
 OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT APPLY  TO  ANY  SOCIAL  SERVICES  DISTRICT
 CONTAINING A CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE.
   §  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:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05375-01-9

 S. 328                              2
 
   (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 NINETEEN.
   §  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.

2019-S328A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Local Government
Law Section:: General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:: Amd Part C §1, Chap 58 of 2005; add §3-e, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: S6520
2017-2018: S1251
2021-2022: S1902

2019-S328A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to calculating social services district medical assistance expenditure amounts and to a county property tax levy reduction resulting from medical assistance program expenditure reductions.

2019-S328A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S328A

SPONSOR: AKSHAR
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend chapter 58 of the laws of 2005, relat-
ing 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 county property tax levy reduction resulting from medical
assistance program expenditure reductions

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

A five-year state takeover of local Medicaid expenses for cities with a
population of one million or less. The bill also requires any share of
payments that are reduced or eliminated as a result in federal or state
statue be applied as an equal dollar amount reduction in the property
tax levy of such county.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1 Amends section 1 of part C of chapter 58 of the laws of 2005

by amending a new subdivision (c-2) to make the medical assistance
expenditure amount for the social service district shall be the greater
of zero; or the previous calendar year's medical assistance expenditure
amount.

Section 2 Amends the general municipal law by adding section 3-e that
requires any share of payments that are reduced or eliminated as a
result in federal or state statue be applied as an equal dollar amount
reduction in the property tax levy of such county.

Section 3 States the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Counties in New York have one of the largest shares of Medicaid costs in
the country, approximately $8.4 billion annually. These costs put unfair
pressures on municipalities across New York. This bill provides for a
state takeover of Medicaid costs for cities with a population of one
million or less residents to reduce the financial burden on local
governments.

This bill also requires that any savings in this statute, or any federal
or state statute that reduces the county's share of payments under the
medical assistance program be applied as an equal dollar reduction in
the property tax levy of such county.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2018- S1251: Referred to Local Government
2017- S1251: Referred to Local Government
2016- S6520: Referred to Local Government

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.

2019-S328A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  328--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  AKSHAR -- 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 county property tax levy reduction resulting from  medical
   assistance program expenditure reductions
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 1 of part C of 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,  is  amended by adding a new
 subdivision (c-2) to read as follows:
   (C-2) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISIONS (C) AND (C-1)  OF
 THIS  SECTION  TO  THE CONTRARY, EFFECTIVE APRIL 1, 2020, FOR THE PERIOD
 JANUARY 1, 2020 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2020 AND  FOR  EACH  CALENDAR  YEAR
 THEREAFTER,  THE  MEDICAL  ASSISTANCE  EXPENDITURE AMOUNT FOR THE SOCIAL
 SERVICES DISTRICT FOR SUCH PERIOD SHALL BE THE GREATER OF (I)  ZERO;  OR
 (II)  THE PREVIOUS CALENDAR YEAR'S MEDICAL ASSISTANCE EXPENDITURE AMOUNT
 MINUS 20% OF THE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE EXPENDITURE AMOUNT  FOR  THE  PERIOD
 JANUARY  1,  2019  THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2020, EXCEPT THAT FOR THE PERIOD
 JANUARY 1, 2020 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2020, THE  PREVIOUS  CALENDAR  YEAR
 MEDICAL  ASSISTANCE EXPENDITURE AMOUNT WILL BE UNCHANGED. THE PROVISIONS
 OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT APPLY  TO  ANY  SOCIAL  SERVICES  DISTRICT
 CONTAINING A CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD05375-02-9

 S. 328--A                           2
 
   § 2.  The general municipal law is amended by adding a new section 3-e
 to read as follows:
   §  3-E.  COUNTY  PROPERTY  TAX  LEVY  REDUCTION RESULTING FROM MEDICAL
 ASSISTANCE PROGRAM EXPENDITURE  REDUCTIONS.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER
 PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, IN THE EVENT A COUNTY'S LOCAL CONTRIB-
 UTION TO NEW YORK STATE'S SHARE OF PAYMENTS UNDER THE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
 PROGRAM  ARE  REDUCED OR ELIMINATED AS A RESULT OF CHANGES IN FEDERAL OR
 STATE STATUTE, THE AMOUNT OF SUCH  REDUCTION  OR  ELIMINATION  SHALL  BE
 APPLIED  AS AN EQUAL DOLLAR AMOUNT REDUCTION IN THE PROPERTY TAX LEVY OF
 SUCH COUNTY.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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2019-S328 - Details

2019-S328 - Summary

2019-S328 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S328 - Bill Text download pdf

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2019-S328A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2019-S328A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

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