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NY A05003
Bill
Status
2/6/2017
Primary Sponsor
Joseph Giglio
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AI Summary
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Adds new section 368-g to Social Services Law to prohibit unfunded mandates in medical assistance programs, making such provisions voluntary rather than mandatory.
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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.
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Applies to statutes, executive orders by the governor, and rules or regulations promulgated by state agencies, departments, boards, or commissions.
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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.
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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