Senate Bill S377

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to a cost of living adjustment for human services programs

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2025-S377 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Social Services
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S9615
2023-2024: S1291

2025-S377 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes an annual cost of living adjustment for human services programs indexed to inflation.

2025-S377 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S377 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    377
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  BROUK,  GALLIVAN, HELMING, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, PARKER,
   SALAZAR, SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and  when  printed
   to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 AN  ACT relating to establishing an annual cost of living adjustment for
   designated human services programs

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. 1. Subject to available appropriations and approval of the
 director of the budget,  the  commissioners  of  the  office  of  mental
 health,  office  for  people  with developmental disabilities, office of
 addiction services and supports,  office  of  temporary  and  disability
 assistance, office of children and family services, and the state office
 for  the  aging  shall  establish  an  annual  cost of living adjustment
 (COLA), effective beginning  April  1,  2025,  for  projecting  for  the
 effects  of  inflation  upon  rates of payments, contracts, or any other
 form of reimbursement for the programs and services listed in paragraphs
 (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v),  and  (vi)  of  subdivision  four  of  this
 section.   The COLA established herein shall be applied to the appropri-
 ate portion of reimbursable costs or contract amounts.  Where  appropri-
 ate,  transfers  to  the  department  of  health  (DOH) shall be made as
 reimbursement for the state share of medical assistance.
   2. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, subject  to  the
 approval  of  the  director  of  the budget and available appropriations
 therefore, for state fiscal years beginning April 1, 2025 and  thereaft-
 er, the commissioners shall provide funding to support an annual cost of
 living  adjustment under this section in an amount equal to the consumer
 price index - urban (CPI-U) from the previous  July,  published  by  the
 bureau  of  labor  statistics  of  the U.S. Department of Labor, for all
 eligible programs and services as  determined  pursuant  to  subdivision
 four of this section.

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

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