New York S 3669: Provides targeted inflationary increases for designated programs

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S03669 Summary:

BILL NOS03669B

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SAME ASSAME AS A10924

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SPONSORPERSAUD

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COSPNSRCOONEY, FERNANDEZ, GONZALEZ, JACKSON, SALAZAR

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MLTSPNSR

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Provides targeted inflationary increases for designated programs for the 2026-2027 fiscal year.

Go to top S03669 Actions:

BILL NOS03669B

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01/29/2025REFERRED TO FINANCE

05/15/2025AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE

05/15/2025PRINT NUMBER 3669A

01/07/2026REFERRED TO FINANCE

01/27/2026AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE

01/27/2026PRINT NUMBER 3669B

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3669--B

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 29, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. PERSAUD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance -- committee
 discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
 to said committee -- 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 commit-
 tee

 AN ACT establishing a targeted inflationary increase for designated
 persons

 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 of the department of health,
 3 office of mental health, office for people with developmental disabili-
 4 ties, office of addiction services and supports, office of temporary and
 5 disability assistance, office of children and family services, and the
 6 directors of the state office for the aging and the office of victim
 7 services (hereinafter "the commissioners") shall establish a state
 8 fiscal year 2026-2027 targeted inflationary increase, effective April 1,
 9 2026, for projecting for the effects of inflation upon rates of
 10 payments, contracts, or any other form of reimbursement for the programs
 11 and services listed in subdivision four of this section. The targeted
 12 inflationary increase established herein shall be applied to the appro-
 13 priate portion of reimbursable costs or contract amounts. Where appro-
 14 priate, transfers to the department of health (DOH) shall be made as
 15 reimbursement for the state and/or local 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 therefor, for the period of April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027, the
 19 commissioners shall provide funding to support a two and seven-tenths
 20 percent (2.7%) targeted inflationary increase under this section for all

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08160-06-6

 S. 3669--B 2

 1 eligible programs and services as determined pursuant to subdivision
 2 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 targeted inflationary
 5 increase established herein shall be inclusive of all other inflationary
 6 increases, cost of living type increases, inflation factors, or trend
 7 factors that are newly applied effective April 1, 2026. Except for the
 8 2.7 percent targeted inflationary increase established herein, for the
 9 period commencing on April 1, 2026 and ending March 31, 2027 the commis-
 10 sioners shall not apply any other new targeted inflationary increases or
 11 cost of living adjustments for the purpose of establishing rates of
 12 payments, contracts or any other form of reimbursement. The phrase "all
 13 other inflationary increases, cost of living type increases, inflation
 14 factors, or trend factors" as defined in this subdivision shall not
 15 include payments made pursuant to the American Rescue Plan Act or other
 16 federal relief programs related to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-
 17 19) pandemic public health emergency. This subdivision shall not prevent
 18 the office of children and family serv