NY State Senate Bill 2021-S8208

Senate Bill S8208

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Prohibits the withholding of state funding for service providers for people with developmental disabilities due to the receipt of certain COVID-19 federal funds

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jun 03, 2022	committed to rules
May 11, 2022	advanced to third reading
May 10, 2022	2nd report cal.
May 09, 2022	1st report cal.1155
Feb 02, 2022	referred to disabilities

Votes

- May 9, 2022 - Disabilities Committee Vote
  S8208
  
  7
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Disabilities Committee Vote: May 9, 2022
      
      aye (7)
      
      Akshar
      
      Brooks
      
      Cleare
      
      Felder
      
      Mannion
      
      Martucci
      
      Persaud

2021-S8208 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A10040
Current Committee:: Senate Rules
Law Section:: Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:: Add §16.38, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:: S2360, A2359

2021-S8208 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the withholding of state funding for service providers for people with developmental disabilities due to the receipt of certain COVID-19 federal funds.

2021-S8208 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S8208

SPONSOR: MANNION
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to prohibiting the
withholding of state funding for service providers for people with
developmental disabilities due to the receipt of COVID-19 federal funds

 
PURPOSE:

To prohibit the state from withholding funding to provider agencies who
received federal funds.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1. Amends the mental hygiene law by adding a new section 16.38
to state that any provider agency that is authorized, funded or approved
by the office for people with developmental disabilities should not have
any state funding withheld as a result of the receipt of federal COVID-
19 relief funds.

Section 2. Effective Date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The COVID-19 pandemic created a significant strain on the
intellectual/developmental disability service delivery system. Due to
the pandemic, the not-for-profit provider agencies that provide vital
supports and services to individuals with intellectual and developmental
disabilities were forced to incur significant costs associated with
keeping staff and individuals receiving services safe, while trying to
maintain the services and programs that they were providing. Due to the
nature of the pandemic and the increased risk of individuals with I/DD,
many providers had to scale down and/or close programs which significant
impacted provider agency revenues, which to date have no fully recovered
from the pandemic.

Similar to a law which was enacted in 2021, we must ensure adequate
protections are in place to prevent the state from penalizing these
agencies for federal relief that they received over the course of the
pandemic.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

This is a new bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None to the State.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2021-S8208 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8208
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 2, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. MANNION -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Disabilities
 
 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to  prohibiting  the
   withholding  of  state  funding  for service providers for people with
   developmental disabilities due to  the  receipt  of  COVID-19  federal
   funds

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a  new  section
 16.38 to read as follows:
 § 16.38 FUNDING FOR SERVICES OF THE OFFICE FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL
           DISABILITIES  NOT  AFFECTED BY THE RECEIPT OF CERTAIN COVID-19
           FEDERAL FUNDS.
   A HOLDER OF AN OPERATING CERTIFICATE ISSUED PURSUANT TO  THIS  ARTICLE
 OR  ORGANIZATION  WHOSE INCORPORATION OR ACTIVITIES REQUIRE THE APPROVAL
 OF THE COMMISSIONER, OR PROGRAM FUNDED OR  ADMINISTERED  BY  THE  OFFICE
 SHALL  NOT HAVE ANY STATE FUNDING WITHHELD AS A RESULT OF THE RECEIPT OF
 FEDERAL FUNDS THAT WERE PROVIDED TO SUCH OPERATING  CERTIFICATE  HOLDER,
 ORGANIZATION OR PROGRAM:
   (A)  AS  PART OF ANY FEDERAL PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM LOAN FORGIVE-
 NESS FUNDING;
   (B) AS A RESULT  OF  FEDERAL  EMERGENCY  MANAGEMENT  AGENCY  EMERGENCY
 PROTECTIVE  MEASURES,  INCLUDING  BUT NOT LIMITED TO PERSONAL PROTECTIVE
 EQUIPMENT AND CLEANING SERVICES;
   (C) AS PART OF THE CORONAVIRUS  AID,  RELIEF,  AND  ECONOMIC  SECURITY
 (CARES) ACT OF 2020;
   (D)  AS  PART OF THE FAMILIES FIRST CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE ACT, AMERICAN
 RESCUE PLAN ACT OF 2021; OR
   (E) AS OTHER EXTRAORDINARY FEDERAL FUNDING PROVIDED IN RESPONSE TO THE
 COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and  shall  be  deemed  to
 have been in full force and effect on and after March 13, 2020.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13303-02-1

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