NY State Senate Bill 2019-S1053

Senate Bill S1053

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Provides funding for family planning services in the event federal funding therefor is reduced or eliminated; appropriates $35,000,000 therefor

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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
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- Passed Assembly
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Delivered to Governor
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2019-S1053 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Finance
Law Section:: Appropriations
Laws Affected:: Add Art 25 Title 7 §2595, Pub Health L; add §85, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:: S5683

2019-S1053 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides funding for family planning services in the event federal funding therefor is reduced or eliminated; appropriates $35,000,000 therefor.

2019-S1053 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S1053

SPONSOR: PERSAUD
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the public health law and the state
finance law, in relation to the provision of family planning services;
and making an appropriation therefor

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

Establishes a contingency fund to reimburse providers for family plan-
ning services in case of the elimination or reduction of federal funding
for family planning services.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1 of the bill creates a new title in the Public Health Law enti-
tled Funding of Family Planning Services. This new title authorizes the
Commissioner of Health to provide grants to providers of family planning
services in an amount equal to the loss of federal funding for family
planning services. The Commissioner of Health would approve applications
for funding from qualified organizations.

Section 2 amends the state finance law to create a family planning
services contingency fund managed by the State Comptroller.

Section 3 authorizes the appropriation of $35 million to the family
planning services contingency fund.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Family Planning providers in New York State get their funding from a
mixture of federal, state and local funding streams. These providers
provide services such as contraception, screening, and treatment of
sexually transmitted diseases, as well as fertility services, pregnancy
care, and cancer screenings.

While New York State has been a leader in ensuring affordable access to
reproductive and family planning services, funding on the federal level
for these important services has never been in greater jeopardy. Recent-
ly, President Trump signed legislation that would allow states to begin
the process of withholding federal Title X family planning funding from
family planning service providers.  President Trump and the Republican
leaders in Congress have stated that defunding Planned Parenthood is one
of their top priorities. It has been estimated that these cuts could
result in a loss of up to $35 million in federal funding for family
planning services in New York State.

This bill will ensure that family planning providers will be able to
continue to provide these important health services, regardless of what
happens on the federal level. The contingency fund created by this bill
will fully reimburse these providers for these critical services if
federal funding is reduced or eliminated.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2017/2018: S5683 REFERRED TO SENATE FINANCE CMTE

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

$35 million.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
60 days after it shall have become a law.

2019-S1053 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1053
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. PERSAUD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law and  the  state  finance  law,  in
   relation  to  the provision of family planning services; and making an
   appropriation therefor

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Article 25 of the public health law is amended by adding a
 new title 7 to read as follows:
                                  TITLE 7
                        FUNDING OF FAMILY PLANNING
                                 SERVICES
 SECTION 2595. FUNDING OF FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; REDUCTION  OR  ELIMI-
                 NATION OF FEDERAL FUNDS.
   §  2595. FUNDING OF FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; REDUCTION OR ELIMINATION
 OF FEDERAL FUNDS. 1. THE COMMISSIONER, IN THE EVENT OF THE REDUCTION  OR
 ELIMINATION  OF  FEDERAL  FINANCIAL  PARTICIPATION  THROUGH  THE MEDICAL
 ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, FEDERAL TITLE X FUNDS OR OTHER FEDERAL FUNDS RELATED
 TO THE PROVISION OF FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES, SHALL  PROVIDE  GRANTS  TO
 PROVIDERS  OF  FAMILY  PLANNING SERVICES IN THE STATE INCLUDING, BUT NOT
 LIMITED TO, PLANNED PARENTHOOD FACILITIES. SUCH GRANTS SHALL BE  AWARDED
 UPON  APPLICATION  SUBMITTED  AND  APPROVED  BY  THE COMMISSIONER IN THE
 AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE FEDERAL FUNDING  FOR  FAMILY  PLANNING  SERVICES  OF
 WHICH  THE  APPLICANT  WAS  DEPRIVED  AS THE RESULT OF SUCH REDUCTION OR
 ELIMINATION. GRANTS SHALL ONLY BE PROVIDED PURSUANT TO THIS  SECTION  TO
 APPLICANTS  WHICH  HAVE  BEEN CERTIFIED BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET TO
 HAVE LOST FEDERAL FUNDING FOR FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES.
   2. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS AS  HE
 OR SHE SHALL DEEM NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
   §  2.  The  state finance law is amended by adding a new section 85 to
 read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD00865-01-9

 S. 1053                             2
 
   § 85. FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES CONTINGENCY FUND. 1.  THERE  IS  HEREBY
 ESTABLISHED IN THE CUSTODY OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER A SPECIAL FUND TO BE
 KNOWN AS THE "FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES CONTINGENCY FUND".
   2.  THE FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES CONTINGENCY FUND SHALL CONSIST OF ALL
 MONIES APPROPRIATED OR TRANSFERRED TO SUCH FUND  PURSUANT  TO  LAW,  ALL
 MONIES REQUIRED BY ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO BE PAID INTO OR CREDIT-
 ED  TO  THE  FUND,  AND  ANY INTEREST EARNINGS WHICH MAY ACCRUE FROM THE
 INVESTMENT OF MONIES IN THE FUND.
   3. MONIES OF THE FUND, WHEN ALLOCATED, SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO  THE
 DEPARTMENT  OF  HEALTH  FOR  THE  FUNDING OF FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH TITLE SEVEN OF ARTICLE TWENTY-FIVE OF THE PUBLIC  HEALTH
 LAW.
   4.  MONIES  SHALL BE PAYABLE FROM THE FUND ON THE AUDIT AND WARRANT OF
 THE COMPTROLLER ON VOUCHERS APPROVED AND CERTIFIED BY  THE  COMMISSIONER
 OF HEALTH.
   §  3. The sum of thirty-five million dollars ($35,000,000), or so much
 thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated to the department of
 audit and control from any moneys in the state treasury in  the  general
 fund  to the credit of the local assistance account not otherwise appro-
 priated to the department of health for family planning  services  shall
 be credited to and deposited in the family planning services contingency
 fund  established  by  section  85 of the state finance law, as added by
 section two of this act.  No expenditure shall be made from this  appro-
 priation until a certificate of approval of availability shall have been
 issued  by  the  director  of  the budget and filed with the state comp-
 troller and a copy filed with the chairman of the senate finance commit-
 tee and the chairman of the assembly  ways  and  means  committee.  Such
 certificate  may  be  amended  from  time to time by the director of the
 budget and a copy of each such amendment shall be filed with  the  state
 comptroller, the chairman of the senate finance committee and the chair-
 man of the assembly ways and means committee.
   § 4. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it shall have become a law.  Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 tation  of this act on its effective date are authorized and directed to
 be made and completed on or before such effective date.

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