New York A 4037: Relates to curb repair in the city of New York

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A04037 Summary:

BILL NOA04037 

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SPONSORHevesi

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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 NOA04037 

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01/30/2025referred to social services

01/07/2026referred to social services

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Go to topA04037 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 4037

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 30, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Social Services

 AN ACT relating to programs that are eligible for a cost of living
 adjustment

 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 office of mental
 3 health, office for people with developmental disabilities, office of
 4 addiction services and supports, office of temporary and disability
 5 assistance, office of children and family services, the state office for
 6 the aging, and the department of health (hereinafter "the commission-
 7 ers") shall establish a state fiscal year 2026-2027 cost of living
 8 adjustment (COLA), effective April 1, 2026, for projecting for the
 9 effects of inflation upon rates of payments, contracts, or any other
 10 form of reimbursement for the programs and services listed in subdivi-
 11 sion five of this section. The COLA established herein shall be applied
 12 to the appropriate portion of reimbursable costs or contract amounts.
 13 Where appropriate, transfers to the department of health (DOH) shall be
 14 made as reimbursement for the state share of medical assistance.
 15 2. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, subject to the
 16 approval of the director of the budget and available appropriations
 17 therefore, for the period of April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027, the
 18 commissioners shall provide funding to support a seven and eight-tenths
 19 percent (7.8%) cost of living adjustment under this section for all
 20 eligible programs and services as determined pursuant to subdivision
 21 five of this section.
 22 3. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, and as approved
 23 by the director of the budget, the 7.8 percent cost of living adjustment
 24 (COLA) established herein shall be inclusive of all other cost of living
 25 type increases, inflation factors, or trend factors that are newly

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07257-02-5

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 1 applied effective April 1, 2026. Except for the 7.8 percent cost of
 2 living adjustment (COLA) established herein, for the period commencing
 3 on April 1, 2026 and ending March 31, 2027 the commissioners shall not
 4 apply any other new cost of living adjustments for the purpose of estab-
 5 lishing rates of payments, contracts or any other form of reimbursement.
 6 The phrase "all other cost of living type increases, inflation factors,
 7 or trend factors" as defined in this subdivision shall not include
 8 payments made pursuant to the American Rescue Plan Act or other federal
 9 relief programs related to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
 10 pandemic public health emergency. This subdivision shall not prevent the
 11 office of children and family services from applying additional trend
 12 factors or staff retention factors to eligible programs and services
 13 under paragraph (v) of subdivision five of this section.
 14 4. Each local government unit or direct contract provider receiving
 15 the cost of living adjustment established herein shall use such funding
 16 to provide a targeted salary increase of at least one and seven-tenths
 17 percent (1.7%) to eligible individuals in accordance with subdivision
 18 six of this section. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law,
 19 the commissioners shall develop guidelines for local government units
 20 and direct contract providers on implement