Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 04, 2016 |
reported and committed to finance |
Feb 12, 2016 |
print number 2906a |
Feb 12, 2016 |
amend and recommit to social services |
Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to social services |
Jun 02, 2015 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jan 30, 2015 |
referred to social services |
Senate Bill S2906A
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(R) Senate District
(R) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C) 53rd Senate District
2015-S2906 - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A4160
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- Social Services Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§209 & 366, Soc Serv L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2009-2010:
A4046
2011-2012: A3923
2013-2014: A2163
2017-2018: S2754, A2232
2019-2020: A1767
2021-2022: A5308
2015-S2906 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2906 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the social services law, in relation to personal needs allowances PURPOSE: Increases the existing personal needs allowance of individuals in nursing homes and provides for an allowance for individuals in residential programs for victims of domestic violence. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. Subdivision 2-a of section 209 of the social services law, as amended by chapter 450 of the laws of 1987 is amended to increase the monthly personal needs allowance from $25 to $45 for those in nursing homes who receive additional federal or state funds. Section 2. Clause (ii) of subparagraph 10 of paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 366 of the social services law, as amended by chapter 855 of the laws of 1990 is amended to increase the monthly personal needs allowance from $50 to $75 for those nursing home residents who don't receive additional payments. This bill also provides for a new paragraph (c) which would provide for a monthly
2015-S2906 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2906 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 30, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sens. LAVALLE, NOZZOLIO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Social Services AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to personal needs allowances THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 2-a of section 209 of the social services law, as amended by chapter 450 of the laws of 1987, is amended to read as follows: 2-a. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (d) of subdivision one of this section, an individual who is receiving or is eligible to receive federal supplemental security income payments and/or additional state payments and who is a resident of a residential health care facility as defined by section twenty-eight hundred one of the public health law, shall, in accordance with regu- lations of the department, be entitled to a state payment for personal needs in the amount of fifteen dollars a month, provided, however, that on or after January first, nineteen hundred eighty-eight the state payment for personal needs for such persons shall be in the amount of [twenty-five] FORTY-FIVE dollars a month; PROVIDED FURTHER THAT SUCH FORTY-FIVE DOLLAR AMOUNT BE SUBJECT TO AN ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT REFLECTING THE LATEST CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (ALL ITEMS--U.S. CITY AVERAGE), PUBLISHED BY THE UNITED STATES BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, COMMENCING JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN AND RECALCULATED EVERY JANUARY FIRST THEREAFTER. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (d) of subdivision one of this section, on or after January first, nineteen hundred eighty-eight, a resident of an interme- diate care facility operated or issued an operating certificate by the office [of mental retardation and] FOR PEOPLE WITH developmental disa- bilities or a patient of a hospital operated by the office of mental health as defined in subdivision ten of section 1.03 of the mental EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05147-03-5
co-Sponsors
(R) Senate District
(R) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C) 53rd Senate District
2015-S2906A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A4160
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- Social Services Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§209 & 366, Soc Serv L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2009-2010:
A4046
2011-2012: A3923
2013-2014: A2163
2017-2018: S2754, A2232
2019-2020: A1767
2021-2022: A5308
2015-S2906A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2906A TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the social services law, in relation to personal needs allowances PURPOSE : Increases the existing personal needs allowance of individuals in nursing homes and provides for an allowance for individuals in residential programs for victims of domestic violence. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1. Subdivision 2-a of section 209 of the social services law, as amended by chapter 450 of the laws of 1987 is amended to increase the monthly personal needs allowance from $25 to $45 for those in nursing homes who receive additional federal or state funds. Section 2. Clause (ii) of subparagraph 10 of paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 366 of the social services law, as amended by chapter 855 of the laws of 1990 is amended to increase the monthly personal needs allowance from $50 to $75 for those nursing home residents who don't receive additional payments. This bill also provides for a new paragraph (c) which would provide for a monthly allowance of $75 for domestic violence victims in residential programs.
2015-S2906A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2906--A 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 30, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sens. LAVALLE, BOYLE, CROCI, DeFRANCISCO, GRIFFO, NOZZOLIO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Social Services -- recommitted to the Committee on Social Services in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to personal needs allowances THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 2-a of section 209 of the social services law, as amended by chapter 450 of the laws of 1987, is amended to read as follows: 2-a. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (d) of subdivision one of this section, an individual who is receiving or is eligible to receive federal supplemental security income payments and/or additional state payments and who is a resident of a residential health care facility as defined by section twenty-eight hundred one of the public health law, shall, in accordance with regu- lations of the department, be entitled to a state payment for personal needs in the amount of fifteen dollars a month, provided, however, that on or after January first, nineteen hundred eighty-eight the state payment for personal needs for such persons shall be in the amount of [twenty-five] FORTY-FIVE dollars a month; PROVIDED FURTHER THAT SUCH FORTY-FIVE DOLLAR AMOUNT BE SUBJECT TO AN ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT REFLECTING THE LATEST CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (ALL ITEMS--U.S. CITY AVERAGE), PUBLISHED BY THE UNITED STATES BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, COMMENCING JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN AND RECALCULATED EVERY JANUARY FIRST THEREAFTER. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of subpar- agraph (ii) of paragraph (d) of subdivision one of this section, on or after January first, nineteen hundred eighty-eight, a resident of an EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05147-04-6
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