NY State Senate Bill S967

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Jan 09, 2019	referred to local government

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S967 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A6308
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:: 2017-2018: S8411
2021-2022: A4040

S967 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to medical expenditure amounts and to county property tax levy reductions resulting from medical assistance program expenditure reductions.

S967 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S967

SPONSOR: YOUNG
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend chapter 58 of the laws of 2005 authorizing reimburse-
ments for expenditures made by or on behalf of social services districts
for medical assistance for needy persons and the administration thereof,
in relation to medical assistance expenditure amounts; and to amend the
general municipal law, in relation to county property tax levy
reductions resulting from medical assistance program expenditure
reductions

 
PURPOSE:

This bill provides for a takeover of the local share of Medicaid outside
of New York City over a five-year period beginning in calendar year
2019. This bill also ensures that any cost savings to a county that
takes effect due to federal or state action that reduces the county's
contribution for Medicaid costs are passed on as real property tax
reductions.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Section 1 of chapter 58 of the laws of 2005 is amended by
adding a new subdivision (c-2) to provide for the takeover of the local
share of Medicaid costs outside of New York City over a five-year peri-
od.

Section 2: Adds a new section 3-e to the general municipal law which
provides that in the event federal or state statute is modified to elim-
inate or reduce a county's local contributions to New York's share of
payments under the Medicaid assistance program, the amount of the
reduction shall be applied as a correlating reduction in the property
tax levy of such county.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Since the enactment of the Medicaid program in 1965, local social
service districts (counties and the City of New York) have been required
to share in both the cost and administrative operation of the program.
The State is responsible for program design and, over the course of
several years, the overall administration of the program has been gradu-
ally shifting to the state. The counties' Medicaid share is currently
capped at 2015 levels. However, counties outside of New York City still
contributed $2.3 billion to the program in FY 2018.

This bill would enact a responsible, phased-in state takeover of the
county share of Medicaid, over a five-year period, lifting substantial
property tax pressure on counties. Furthermore, the bill ensures that
New York's tax burden on local property taxpayers is alleviated by
requiring that any reduction in county Medicaid costs resulting from
state or federal legislative action be passed on to resident property
taxpayers on a dollar for dollar basis.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2018: S.8411 Passed Senate

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None in FY 2020.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

S967 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   967

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             January 9, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced by Sens. YOUNG, AKSHAR, CARLUCCI, FUNKE, GALLIVAN, RITCHIE --
  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  authorizing  reimburse-
  ments  for  expenditures  made  by  or  on  behalf  of social services
  districts for medical assistance for needy persons  and  the  adminis-
  tration   thereof,  in  relation  to  medical  assistance  expenditure
  amounts; and to amend the general municipal law, in relation to county
  property tax levy reductions 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,
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 SUBDIVISION (C)  OR  (C-1)  OF
THIS  SECTION  TO THE CONTRARY, AND EXCLUDING A SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT
THAT CONSTITUTES A CITY OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, 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 (1)
ZERO; OR (2) THE PREVIOUS CALENDAR YEAR'S MEDICAL ASSISTANCE EXPENDITURE
AMOUNT MINUS TWENTY PERCENT OF THE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE EXPENDITURE AMOUNT
FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY 1, 2019 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2019.
  § 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-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                           LBD04029-01-9

S. 967                              2

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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Catharine Young

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Fred Akshar

David Carlucci

Rich Funke

Patrick M. Gallivan

Patty Ritchie

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S967 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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