The New York State Senate

 
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                                   4040
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 1, 2021
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. SCHMITT, MANKTELOW, BYRNES, ASHBY, McDONOUGH,
   MONTESANO, M. MILLER -- read once and referred  to  the  Committee  on
   Local Governments
 
 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, 2022,
 FOR  THE  PERIOD JANUARY 1, 2022 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2022, 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, 2021 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2021.
   §  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.

                                                            LBD06881-01-1

 A. 4040                             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.