New York S 1580: Adds certain human services programs to the designated human services programs eligible for a cost of living adjustment

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S01580 Summary:

BILL NOS01580A

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SAME ASSAME AS A02590-A

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SPONSORPERSAUD

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COSPNSRCOMRIE, GONZALEZ, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, JACKSON, RAMOS, RIVERA, RYAN C, SALAZAR, SERRANO, SKOUFIS, WEBB

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Adds certain human services programs to the designated human services programs eligible for a cost of living adjustment.

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BILL NOS01580A

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01/10/2025REFERRED TO FINANCE

01/07/2026REFERRED TO FINANCE

01/27/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE

01/27/2026PRINT NUMBER 1580A

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1580--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 10, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. PERSAUD, GONZALEZ, JACKSON, RIVERA, C. RYAN, SALA-
 ZAR, SKOUFIS, WEBB -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed
 to be committed to the Committee on Finance -- recommitted to the
 Committee on Finance in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
 committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
 recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to establish a cost of living adjustment for designated human
 services programs

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. 1. Subject to available appropriations and approval of the
 2 director of the budget, the commissioners and directors of the office of
 3 mental health, office for people with developmental disabilities, office
 4 of addiction services and supports, office of temporary and disability
 5 assistance, office of children and family services, office of victim
 6 services, department of health, and the state office for the aging
 7 (hereinafter "the commissioners") shall establish a state fiscal year
 8 2026-2027 cost of living adjustment (COLA), effective April 1, 2026, for
 9 projecting for the effects of inflation upon rates of payments,
 10 contracts, or any other form of reimbursement for the programs and
 11 services listed in subdivision four of this section. The COLA estab-
 12 lished herein shall be applied to the appropriate portion of reimbursa-
 13 ble costs or contract amounts. Where appropriate, transfers to the
 14 department of health (DOH) shall be made as reimbursement for the state
 15 share of medical assistance.
 16 2. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, subject to the
 17 approval of the director of the budget and available appropriations
 18 therefore, for the period of April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2027, the
 19 commissioners and directors shall provide funding to support a two and
 20 seven-tenths percent (2.7%) cost of living adjustment under this section

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03869-11-6

 S. 1580--A 2

 1 for all eligible programs and services as determined pursuant to subdi-
 2 vision four of this section.
 3 3. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, and as approved
 4 by the director of the budget, the 2.7 percent cost of living adjustment
 5 (COLA) established herein shall be inclusive of all other cost of living
 6 type increases, inflation factors, or trend factors that are newly
 7 applied effective April 1, 2026. Except for the 2.7 percent cost of
 8 living adjustment (COLA) established herein, for the period commencing
 9 on April 1, 2026, and ending March 31, 2027 the commissioners and direc-
 10 tors shall not apply any other new cost of living adjustments for the
 11 purpose of establishing rates of payments, contracts or any other form
 12 of reimbursement. The phrase "all other cost of living type increases,
 13 inflation factors, or trend factors" as defined in this subdivision
 14 shall not include payments made pursuant to the American Rescue Plan Act
 15 or other federal relief programs related to the Coronavirus Disease 2019
 16 (COVID-19) pandemic public health emergency. This subdivision shall not
 17 prevent the office of children and family services from applying addi-
 18 tional trend factors or staff retention factors to eligible programs and
 19 services under paragraph (v) of