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NY A05003

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/6/2017

Primary Sponsor

Joseph Giglio

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Origin

Assembly

2017-2018 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Adds new section 368-g to Social Services Law to prohibit unfunded mandates in medical assistance programs, making such provisions voluntary rather than mandatory.

  • Defines an unfunded mandate as any law requiring county or city social services districts to expend funds that results in aggregate net increase in direct expenditures, unless offset by state funding or concurrent reductions in other mandates.

  • Applies to statutes, executive orders by the governor, and rules or regulations promulgated by state agencies, departments, boards, or commissions.

  • Exempts from the prohibition: laws necessary to comply with federal law, those costing less than $20,000, those requested by affected districts, those reapportioning responsibilities between districts, emergency executive orders, laws applying equally to government and non-government entities, and laws already in effect before this section takes effect.

  • Takes effect April 1, 2018 and expires March 31, 2020.

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

held for consideration in social services

5/30/2018

Committee Referrals

Social Services2/6/2017

Full Bill Text

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