Bill Text: NY S01151 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to a cost of living adjustment for designated human services for the purpose of establishing rates of payments; extends certain provisions; excludes food and energy.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-03 - REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES [S01151 Detail]

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          1151
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                     January 6, 2017
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by  Sen.  ORTT  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Social Services
        AN ACT to amend part C of chapter 57 of the laws of  2006,  relating  to
          establishing a cost of living adjustment for designated human services
          programs,  in relation to extending COLA provisions for the purpose of
          establishing rates of payments and the effectiveness thereof
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Subdivision 3-c of section 1 of part C of chapter 57 of the
     2  laws  of  2006  relating to establishing a cost of living adjustment for
     3  designated human services programs, as amended by section 1 of part I of
     4  chapter 60 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
     5    3-c. Notwithstanding any  inconsistent  provision  of  law,  beginning
     6  April  1, 2016 and ending March 31, [2019] 2017, the commissioners shall
     7  develop the COLA under this section using the actual U.S. consumer price
     8  index for all urban consumers (CPI-U) published  by  the  United  States
     9  department  of  labor,  bureau  of labor statistics for the twelve month
    10  period ending in July of the budget year  prior  to  such  state  fiscal
    11  year,  for  the  purpose of establishing rates of payments, contracts or
    12  any other form of reimbursement.
    13    § 2. Section 1 of part C of chapter 57 of the laws of  2006,  relating
    14  to  establishing  a  cost  of  living  adjustment  for  designated human
    15  services programs, is amended by adding a new subdivision 3-e to read as
    16  follows:
    17    3-e. Notwithstanding any  inconsistent  provision  of  law,  beginning
    18  April 1, 2017 and ending March 31, 2023, the commissioners shall develop
    19  the  COLA  under this section using the actual U.S. consumer price index
    20  for all urban consumers (CPI-U), excluding energy and food, published by
    21  the United States department of labor, bureau of  labor  statistics  for
    22  the  twelve month period ending in July of the budget year prior to such
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1  state fiscal year, for the purpose of establishing  rates  of  payments,
     2  contracts or any other form of reimbursement.
     3    §  3.  Section 4 of part C of chapter 57 of the laws of 2006, relating
     4  to establishing  a  cost  of  living  adjustment  for  designated  human
     5  services  programs,  as  amended by section 1 of part I of chapter 60 of
     6  the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
     7    § 4. This act shall take effect immediately and  shall  be  deemed  to
     8  have  been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2006; provided
     9  section one of this act shall expire and be  deemed  repealed  April  1,
    10  [2019]  2023; provided, further, that sections two and three of this act
    11  shall expire and be deemed repealed December 31, 2009.
    12    § 4. This act shall take effect immediately and  shall  be  deemed  to
    13  have been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2017; provided,
    14  however, that the amendments to section 1 of part C of chapter 57 of the
    15  laws  of  2006, relating to establishing a cost of living adjustment for
    16  designated human services programs made by sections one and two of  this
    17  act  shall  not  affect  the  repeal of such section and shall be deemed
    18  repealed therewith.