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NY A05201
Bill
Status
2/13/2015
Primary Sponsor
Joseph Giglio
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AI Summary
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Adds new section 368-g to Social Services Law prohibiting unfunded mandates, making any such mandate voluntary rather than mandatory in operation.
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Defines an unfunded mandate as a law requiring county or city social services districts to expend funds that results in an aggregate net increase in necessary direct expenditures, unless offset by provided monies or concurrent decreases in other mandates.
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Applies prohibition to statutes, executive orders, and rules or regulations issued by state agencies, departments, boards, and commissions.
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Exempts from prohibition: federal compliance requirements, expenditures under $20,000, locally-requested laws, responsibility reapportionments between districts, gubernatorial emergency orders, laws applying equally to government and non-government entities, and laws already in effect before the effective date.
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Takes effect April 1, 2016 and expires March 31, 2018.
Legislative Description
Prohibits unfunded mandates in medicaid; provides that a provision of law which is determined to be an unfunded mandate according to this new section of law shall cease to be mandatory and become voluntary in operation; defines "law" as a statute, executive order of the governor, or rule or regulation; provides such prohibition does not apply to laws in full force and effect prior to the effective date of the section.
Last Action
referred to social services
1/6/2016