Assembly Actions -
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Jan 05, 2022 |
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Jan 06, 2021 |
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Senate Bill S295
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 20th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2021-S295 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- State Finance Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §23, St Fin L
- Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
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2021-S295 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S295 SPONSOR: MYRIE TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the state finance law, in relation to the negative effect of COVID-19 related budget cuts on certain populations PURPOSE: Prevent disproportionately impacted populations from being further victimized in the wake of budget cuts resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Do No Harm Act". Section 2: Amends subdivision 7 of Section 23 of the state finance law by adding subparagraph (v) to paragraph (d), which subparagraph requires
2021-S295 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 295 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 6, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MYRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to the negative effect of COVID-19 related budget cuts on certain populations THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Do No Harm Act". § 2. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 7 of section 23 of the state finance law, as added by section 24 of part JJ of chapter 56 of the laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows: (d) The following types of appropriations shall be exempt from such reduction pursuant to this subdivision: (i) public assistance payments for families and individuals and payments for eligible aged, blind and disabled persons related to supplemental social security; (ii) any reductions that would violate federal law; (iii) payments of debt service and related expenses for which the state is constitutionally obligated to pay debt service or is contractually obligated to pay debt service, subject to an appropriation, including where the state has a contingent contractual obligation; [and] (iv) payments the state is obligated to make pursuant to court orders or judgments; AND (V) ANY REDUCTIONS IN FUNDING THAT WOULD COMPOUND THE DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON CERTAIN DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED POPULATIONS. ANY PROPOSED REDUCTION IN FUNDING THAT WOULD COMPOUND THE DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON CERTAIN DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED POPULATIONS SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A REMEDIATION PLAN TO OFFSET THE DISPROPOR- TIONATE IMPACT. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH, "DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACT" SHALL MEAN DISPARITIES IN RATES OF INFECTION AND DEATH BY RACE, AGE, AND ZIP CODE BASED ON DEMOGRAPHIC DATA PROVIDED BY STATE AND LOCAL DEPARTMENTS OF HEALTH. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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