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                                   3955
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 1, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. KENNEDY, SALAZAR -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 AN ACT to amend chapter 53 of the laws of  2019,  enacting  the  aid  to
   localities budget, in relation to state HIV rental assistance funding
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 53 of the laws of 2019,  enacting  the
 aid  to localities budget, is amended by repealing the items hereinbelow
 set forth in brackets and by adding to  such  section  the  other  items
 underscored in this section.
 
                      DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY ASSISTANCE
               OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE
 
                        AID TO LOCALITIES   2019-20
 
 Notwithstanding  any  inconsistent provision
   of  law,  for  state  reimbursement  of  a
   program  in social services districts with
   a population over five million for shelter
   supplements in order to  prevent  eviction
   and  to address homelessness in accordance
   with a plan  approved  by  the  office  of
   temporary  and  disability  assistance and
   the director of the  budget.  Expenditures
   for  such shelter supplements for individ-
   uals and families in receipt of safety net
   assistance  shall  be  reimbursed  at   29
   percent  by  this appropriation.  Expendi-
   tures for any other such  shelter  supple-
   ments  shall  be  fully reimbursed by this
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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   appropriation.  Such  reimbursement  shall
   constitute  total reimbursement for activ-
   ities  funded herein for state fiscal year
   2019-20 (52221) ............................. 15,000,000
 For services and  expenses  of  a  voluntary
   initiative  in  social  services districts
   with a population of five million or fewer
   to  fund   emergency   shelter   allowance
   payments in excess of those promulgated by
   the  office  of  temporary  and disability
   assistance, but not  exceeding  an  amount
   reasonably  approximate  to 100 percent of
   fair market rent,  and  to  reimburse  100
   percent  of  the  additional  rental costs
   determined based on limiting such person's
   earned and/or unearned income contribution
   to 30 percent, which the  district  deter-
   mines  are necessary to establish or main-
   tain independent living arrangements among
   persons ELIGIBLE  FOR  OR  in  receipt  of
   public  assistance  who  are  living  with
   medically  diagnosed  HIV   infection   as
   defined by the AIDS institute of the State
   department  of health and who are homeless
   or facing homelessness  and  for  whom  no
   viable  and  less  costly  alternative  to
   housing is available;  provided,  however,
   that funds appropriated herein may only be
   used for such purposes if the cost of such
   allowances are not eligible for reimburse-
   ment  under  medical  assistance  or other
   programs, and further provided  that  such
   payments shall not be part of the standard
   of  need  pursuant to section 131-a of the
   social services law.  Such  funds  may  be
   provided by the commissioner of the office
   of  temporary and disability assistance to
   participating  social  services  districts
   with a population of five million or fewer
   in  accordance  with  a  plan submitted by
   such social services district and approved
   by the office of temporary and  disability
   assistance and the director of the budget.
   Up  to  $1,000,000  may be made available,
   without local participation,  to  selected
   social  services  districts that submit an
   approved plan, which includes one or  more
   agreements   with  medicaid  managed  care
   organizations,     performing     provider
   systems,  and/or  other third-party payors
   to  provide  dollar  for  dollar  matching
   funding  and an agreement with a qualified
   not-for-profit entity to provide services,
   including  case   management,   to   those
   persons  in receipt of the emergency shel-
   ter allowance in excess of that promulgat-

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   ed by the office of temporary and disabil-
   ity assistance and the 30  percent  income
   contribution identified in this paragraph.
   To  the  extent  that savings are realized
   over the course of the  designated  period
   set  forth  in the plan, at the end of the
   period set forth in the plan, THE  SAVINGS
   SHALL  BE SHARED AMONG THE SOCIAL SERVICES
   DISTRICT AND  the  medicaid  managed  care
   organization,  performing provider system,
   and/or  other  third-party  payor   [shall
   continue to fully fund such ongoing excess
   shelter  allowance  payments  and services
   for the  participating  public  assistance
   recipients]  TO COVER ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
   OF  THE  INITIATIVE  AND  TO  CONTINUE  TO
   PROVIDE  ONGOING FUNDING TO ENSURE HOUSING
   STABILITY FOR PERSONS ELIGIBLE FOR  OR  IN
   RECEIPT   OF  PUBLIC  ASSISTANCE  WHO  ARE
   LIVING  WITH   MEDICALLY   DIAGNOSED   HIV
   INFECTION .................................... 5,000,000
 For  services  and  expenses  related to the
   continuation of the empire  state  poverty
   reduction initiative ......................... 4,500,000
 For  services and expenses of Ibero-American
   Action League ................................... 50,000
 For services and expenses of  Mohawk  Valley
   Latino Association .............................. 50,000
 For  services  and  expenses of Family Resi-
   dences and Essential Enterprises, Inc ........... 50,000
 For services and expenses of  Centro  Civico
   of Amsterdam .................................... 50,000
 For  services and expenses of Spanish Action
   League in Onondaga .............................. 50,000
 For  services  and  expenses  of   Hempstead
   Hispanic Civic Association ...................... 50,000
 For  services  and  expenses of the Hispanic
   Federation ...................................... 50,000
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.