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NY S07506
NY S07506Enacts into law major components of legislation necessary to implement the state education, labor, housing and family assistance budget for the 2020-2021 state fiscal year; relates to contracts for excellence and the apportionment of public moneys; relates to the statewide universal full-day pre-kindergarten program; relates to conditions under which districts are entitled to apportionment; relates to courses of instruction in patriotism and citizenship and in certain historic documents; relates
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Introduced
01/22/2020
01/22/2020
In Committee
04/02/2020
04/02/2020
Crossed Over
04/02/2020
04/02/2020
Passed
04/03/2020
04/03/2020
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
04/03/2020
04/03/2020
Introduced Session
2019-2020 General Assembly
Bill Summary
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to contracts for excellence and the apportionment of public moneys; to amend the education law, in relation to the statewide universal full-day pre-kindergarten program; to amend the education law, in relation to conditions under which districts are entitled to apportionment; to amend the education law, in relation to courses of instruction in patriotism and citizenship and in certain historic documents; to amend the education law, in relation to instruction in the Holocaust in certain schools; to amend the education law, in relation to moneys apportioned to school districts for commercial gaming grants; to amend part B of chapter 57 of the laws of 2008 amending the education law relating to the universal pre-kindergarten program, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; to amend chapter 756 of the laws of 1992, relating to funding a program for work force education conducted by the consortium for worker education in New York city, in relation to reimbursements for the 2020-2021 school year; to amend chapter 756 of the laws of 1992, relating to funding a program for work force education conducted by the consortium for worker education in New York city, in relation to withholding a portion of employment preparation education aid and in relation to the effectiveness thereof; to amend chapter 169 of the laws of 1994, relating to certain provisions related to the 1994-95 state operations, aid to localities, capital projects and debt service budgets, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; to amend chapter 147 of the laws of 2001, amending the education law relating to condi[ ] is old law to be omitted. S. 7506--B 2 A. 9506--B tional appointment of school district, charter school or BOCES employees, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; to amend chapter 425 of the laws of 2002, amending the education law relating to the provision of supplemental educational services, attendance at a safe public school and the suspension of pupils who bring a firearm to or possess a firearm at a school, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; to amend chapter 101 of the laws of 2003, amending the education law relating to implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; to amend part C of chapter 57 of the laws of 2004, relating to the support of education, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; relates to school bus driver training; relates to special apportionment for salary expenses and public pension accruals; relates to authorizing the city school district of the city of Rochester to purchase certain services; relates to suballocations of appropriations; to amend chapter 121 of the laws of 1996, relating to authorizing the Roosevelt union free school district to finance deficits by the issuance of serial bonds; in relation to certain apportionments; to amend chapter 89 of the laws of 2016 relating to supplementary funding for dedicated programs for public school students in the East Ramapo central school district, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; to amend chapter 18 of the laws of 2020, authorizing deficit financing and an advance of aid payments for the Wyandanch union free school district, in relation to the issuance of serial bonds; and relates to the support of public libraries (Part A); to amend the education law, in relation to establishing the Syracuse Comprehensive Education and Workforce Training Center focusing on Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math to provide instruction to students in the Onondaga, Cortland and Madison county BOCES and the central New York region in the areas of science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (Part B); directing the commissioner of education to appoint a monitor for the Rochester city school district, establishing the powers and duties of such monitor and certain other officers and relating to the apportionment of aid to such school district; and providing for the repeal of certain provisions upon the expiration thereof (Part C); to amend the education law, in relation to predictable tuition allowing annual tuition increase for certain SUNY schools (Part D); intentionally omitted (Part E); intentionally omitted (Part F); intentionally omitted (Part G); to utilize reserves in the mortgage insurance fund for various housing purposes (Part H); to amend the emergency tenant protection act of nineteen seventy-four, in relation to authorizing a payment offset for rent administration costs (Part I); to amend the labor law, in relation to requirements for sick leave (Part J); to amend the social services law, in relation to increasing the standards of monthly need for aged, blind and disabled persons living in the community (Part K); to amend the family court act, in relation to judgments of parentage of children conceived through assisted reproduction or pursuant to surrogacy agreements; to amend the domestic relations law, in relation to restricting genetic surrogate parenting contracts; to amend the public health law, in relation to voluntary acknowledgments of parentage, gestational surrogacy and regulations concerning ova donation; to amend the general business law, the estates, powers and trusts law, the social services law and the insurance law, in relation to the regulation of surrogacy programs; to amend the estates powers and trusts law, in relation to inheritance by children after the death of an intended parent; and to repeal section 73 of the domestic S. 7506--B 3 A. 9506--B relations law, relating to legitimacy of children born by artificial insemination (Part L); intentionally omitted (Part M); to amend the social services law, in relation to restructuring financing for residential school placements; to repeal certain provisions of the education law relating thereto; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof (Part N); intentionally omitted (Part O); to amend the education law, in relation to establishing the curing Alzheimer's health consortium (Part P); to amend the education law, in relation to the foster youth college success initiative (Part Q); to amend the social services law, in relation to the standard of proof for unfounded and indicated reports of child abuse and maltreatment; and to amend the family court act, in relation to the admissibility of reports of child abuse and maltreatment (Part R); to amend the private housing finance law, in relation to increasing the annual amount of loans made to an agricultural producer from the housing development fund (Part S); to amend the private housing finance law, in relation to increasing the bonding authority of the New York city housing development corporation (Part T); to amend the local emergency housing rent control act, in relation to the date when the local legislative body of a city having a population of one million or more may determine the continuation of the emergency (Part U); to amend the social services law and the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to photo identification cards (Part V); to amend the tax law, in relation to state support for the local enforcement of past-due property taxes (Part W); and to amend the tax law, in relation to the employer compensation expense tax (Part X); to amend the New York Health Care Reform Act of 1996, in relation to extending certain provisions relating thereto; to amend the public health law, in relation to health care initiative pool distributions; to amend the New York Health Care Reform Act of 2000, in relation to extending the effectiveness of provisions thereof; to amend the public health law and the state financial law in relation to eliminating programs that do not support the department of health's core mission; to amend the public health law, in relation to payments for uncompensated care to certain voluntary non-profit diagnostic and treatment centers; to amend the public health law, in relation to the distribution pool allocations and graduate medical education; to amend the public health law, in relation to the assessments on covered lives; to amend the public health law, in relation to tobacco control and insurance initiatives pool distributions; to amend chapter 266 of the laws of 1986 amending the civil practice law and rules and other laws relating to malpractice and professional medical conduct, in relation to extending the effectiveness of certain provisions thereof; to amend chapter 62 of the laws of 2003 amending the general business law and other laws relating to enacting major components necessary to implement the state fiscal plan for the 2003-04 state fiscal year, in relation to the deposit of certain funds; to amend the social services law, in relation to extending payment provisions for general hospitals; to amend the public health law, in relation to extending payment provisions for certain medical assistance rates for certified home health agencies; to amend the social services law, in relation to extending payment provisions for certain personal care services medical assistance rates; to amend chapter 517 of the laws of 2016 amending the public health law relating to payments from the New York state medical indemnity fund, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; and to repeal certain provisions of the public health law relating to funding for S. 7506--B 4 A. 9506--B certain programs (Part Y); to amend the social services law, in relation to limiting the availability of enhanced quality of adult living program ("EQUAL") grants (Part Z); to amend the state finance law, in relation to transferring responsibility for the autism awareness and research fund to the office for people with developmental disabilities; to amend the mental hygiene law, the insurance law and the labor law, in relation to transferring responsibility for the comprehensive care centers for eating disorders to the office of mental health; and to repeal certain provisions of the public health law relating to funding for certain programs (Part AA); to amend chapter 59 of the laws of 2016 amending the public health law and other laws relating to electronic prescriptions, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; to amend chapter 19 of the laws of 1998, amending the social services law relating to limiting the method of payment for prescription drugs under the medical assistance program, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; to amend the public health law, in relation to continuing nursing home upper payment limit payments; to amend chapter 904 of the laws of 1984, amending the public health law and the social services law relating to encouraging comprehensive health services, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; to amend chapter 62 of the laws of 2003, amending the public health law relating to allowing for the use of funds of the office of professional medical conduct for activities of the patient health information and quality improvement act of 2000, in relation to extending the provisions thereof; to amend chapter 59 of the laws of 2011, amending the public health law relating to the statewide health information network of New York and the statewide planning and research cooperative system and general powers and duties, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; to amend chapter 58 of the laws of 2008, amending the elder law and other laws relating to reimbursement to participating provider pharmacies and prescription drug coverage, in relation to extending the expiration of certain provisions thereof; to amend the public health law, in relation to issuance of certificates of authority to accountable care organizations; to amend chapter 59 of the laws of 2016, amending the social services law and other laws relating to authorizing the commissioner of health to apply federally established consumer price index penalties for generic drugs, and authorizing the commissioner of health to impose penalties on managed care plans for reporting late or incorrect encounter data, in relation to the effectiveness of certain provisions of such chapter; to amend part B of chapter 57 of the laws of 2015, amending the social services law and other laws relating to supplemental rebates, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; to amend chapter 57 of the laws of 2019, amending the public health law relating to waiver of certain regulations, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; to amend chapter 474 of the laws of 1996, amending the education law and other laws relating to rates for residential health care facilities, in relation to extending the effectiveness of certain provisions thereof; to amend chapter 81 of the laws of 1995, amending the public health law and other laws relating to medical reimbursement and welfare reform, in relation to extending the effectiveness of certain provisions thereof; to amend chapter 58 of the laws of 2008, amending the social services law and the public health law relating to adjustments of rates, in relation to extending the date of the expiration of certain provisions thereof; to amend chapter 495 of the laws of 2004, amending the insurance law and the public health law relating to the New York state health insurance S. 7506--B 5 A. 9506--B continuation assistance demonstration project, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; to amend chapter 563 of the laws of 2008, amending the education law and the public health law relating to immunizing agents to be administered to adults by pharmacists, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; to amend chapter 116 of the laws of 2012, amending the education law relating to authorizing a licensed pharmacist and certified nurse practitioner to administer certain immunizing agents, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; and to amend chapter 21 of the laws of 2011, amending the education law relating to authorizing pharmacists to perform collaborative drug therapy management with physicians in certain settings, in relation to the effectiveness thereof (Part BB); to amend the public health law, in relation to the state's schedules of controlled substances (Part CC); to amend the public health law and the labor law, in relation to the state's modernization of environmental health fee (Part DD); to amend the public health law, the tax law and the general business law, in relation to the sale of tobacco products and vapor products (Part EE); to amend the public health law, in relation to the renaming of the Physically Handicapped Children's Program (Part FF); to amend the social services law and the public health law, in relation to creating a single preferred-drug list for medication assisted treatment; to amend chapter 57 of the laws of 2015, amending the social services law and other laws relating to supplemental rebates, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; to amend chapter 165 of the laws of 1991, amending the public health law and other laws relating to establishing payments for medical assistance, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; to amend chapter 710 of the laws of 1988, amending the social services law and the education law relating to medical assistance eligibility of certain persons and providing for managed medical care demonstration programs, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; and providing for the repeal of certain provisions upon expiration thereof (Part GG); to amend the public health law, in relation to expanding telehealth services (Part HH); to establish a pilot program for the purposes of promoting social determinant of health interventions (Part II); to provide for the administration of certain funds and accounts related to the 2020-2021 budget, authorizing certain payments and transfers; to amend the state finance law, in relation to the administration of certain funds and accounts; to amend part D of chapter 389 of the laws of 1997 relating to the financing of the correctional facilities improvement fund and the youth facility improvement fund, in relation to the issuance of certain bonds or notes; to amend part Y of chapter 61 of the laws of 2005, relating to providing for the administration of certain funds and accounts related to the 2005-2006 budget, in relation to the issuance of certain bonds or notes; to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the issuance of certain bonds or notes; to amend part K of chapter 81 of the laws of 2002, relating to providing for the administration of certain funds and accounts related to the 2002-2003 budget, in relation to the issuance of certain bonds or notes; to amend the New York state medical care facilities finance agency act, in relation to the issuance of certain bonds or notes; to amend the New York state urban development corporation act, in relation to the issuance of certain bonds or notes; to amend chapter 329 of the laws of 1991, amending the state finance law and other laws relating to the establishment of the dedicated highway and bridge trust fund, in relation to the issuance of certain bonds or notes; to amend the public authorities law, in S. 7506--B 6 A. 9506--B relation to the issuance of certain bonds or notes; to amend the New York state urban development corporation act, in relation to the issuance of certain bonds or notes; to amend the private housing finance law, in relation to housing program bonds and notes; to amend the New York state urban development corporation act, in relation to authorizing the dormitory authority of the state of New York and the urban development corporation to enter into line of credit facilities, and in relation to state-supported debt issued during the 2021 fiscal year; to amend the state finance law, in relation to payments of bonds; to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to an action related to a bond; to amend the state finance law, in relation to establishing the public health emergency charitable gifts trust fund; and providing for the repeal of certain provisions upon expiration thereof (Part JJ); to amend the public health law, in relation to the designation of statewide general hospital quality and sole community pools and the reduction of capital related inpatient expenses; to repeal certain provisions of such law relating thereto; and providing for the repeal of certain provisions upon expiration thereof (Part KK); to amend the social services law, in relation to reimbursement of transportation costs; to supplemental transportation payments; to reimbursement of emergency transportation services; to manage Medicaid transportation services using the contracted transportation managers for transportation provided to enrollees of managed long term care plans; to transition to a Medicaid transportation broker; and to reimbursement of emergency medical transportation (Part LL); to amend the social services law, in relation to changing the authorization requirements for personal care services; to amend the public health law, in relation to integrated medicaid managed care products for dual-eligibles; in relation to licensed home care service agency contracting; to amend chapter 60 of the laws of 2014, amending the social services law relating to fair hearings within the Fully Integrated Duals Advantage program, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; to amend the social services law, in relation to integrated fair hearing and appeals processes; to amend the public health law, in relation to the hospice worker recruitment and retention program; in relation to licensed home care services agencies; to direct the department of health to contract with an independent assessor to conduct community health assessments; to amend part C of chapter 57 of the laws of 2018, amending the social services law and the public health law relating to health homes and penalties for managed care providers, in relation to the effectiveness of certain contracts; to amend the social services law, in relation to the medicaid eligibility look-back period and to the community spouse resource amount; to amend the public health law, in relation to authorizations for personal care services; to direct the department of health to establish or procure the services of an independent panel of clinical professionals and to develop and implement a uniform task-based assessment tool; and in relation to managed long term care plans program oversight and administration (Part MM); to amend the public health law, in relation to discontinuing return of equity payments to for-profit nursing homes (Part NN); to amend the public health law and the labor law, in relation to wage parity enforcement (Part OO); to amend the social services law, in relation to improving access to private duty nursing services for medically fragile children, removing limitations on alternative rehabilitative services and establishing pilot programs promoting the use of alternative treatments for individuals suffering S. 7506--B 7 A. 9506--B from chronic lower back pain and diabetes and chronic disease selfmanagement (Part PP); to amend the social services law, the public health law and the insurance law, in relation to managed care encounter data (Part QQ); to amend the general city law and the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to authorizing providing relocation and employment assistance credits (Part RR); to amend the real property tax law and the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to abatement of tax payments for certain industrial and commercial properties in a city of one million or more persons (Part SS); to amend the election law, in relation to omitting a candidate for the office of president of the United States from the primary ballot (Part TT); to amend the criminal procedure law, the judiciary law and the executive law, in relation to securing orders and pretrial proceedings (Part UU); to amend the penal law, in relation to transit crimes and prohibition orders relating to such crimes (Part VV); to amend the Hudson river park act, in relation to Pier 76 (Part WW); to amend the insurance law, in relation to prescription drug pricing and creating a drug accountability board (Part XX); to amend the financial services law and the insurance law, in relation to claims payment timeframes and payment of interest, payment and billing for out-of-network hospital emergency services, claims payment performance and creation of a workgroup to study health care administrative simplification; to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to claims for medical debt; to amend the public health law, the insurance law and the financial services law, in relation to provisional credentialing of physicians and to amend the insurance law and the public health law, in relation to preventing recoupment of COVID-19 related inpatient and emergency services claims (Part YY); to amend the tax law and the social services law, in relation to certain Medicaid management; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof (Part ZZ); to amend chapter 266 of the laws of 1986 amending the civil practice law and rules and other laws relating to malpractice and professional medical conduct, in relation to extending the effectiveness of certain provisions thereof; to amend part J of chapter 63 of the laws of 2001 amending chapter 266 of the laws of 1986, amending the civil practice law and rules and other laws relating to malpractice and professional medical conduct, relating to the effectiveness of certain provisions of such chapter, in relation to extending certain provisions concerning the hospital excess liability pool; and to amend part H of chapter 57 of the laws of 2017, amending the New York Health Care Reform Act of 1996 and other laws relating to extending certain provisions relating thereto, in relation to extending provisions relating to excess coverage (Part AAA); intentionally omitted (Part BBB); to amend part H of chapter 59 of the laws of 2011, amending the public health law and other laws relating to known and projected department of health state fund Medicaid expenditures, in relation to extending the Medicaid global cap (Part CCC); to amend the insurance law, in relation to capping cost sharing for insulin (Part DDD); to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the New York State Bridge Authority (Part EEE); to amend the public health law, in relation to extending and enhancing the Medicaid drug cap and to reduce unnecessary pharmacy benefit manager costs to the Medicaid program; to direct the department of health to remove the pharmacy benefit from the managed care benefit package and to provide the pharmacy benefit under the fee for service program; and to amend the public health law, in relation to partic S. 7506--B 8 A. 9506--B ipation and membership in a demonstration period (Part FFF); to amend the public health law, in relation to enacting the emergency or disaster treatment protection act (Part GGG); to amend the criminal procedure law and the judiciary law, in relation to automatic discovery (Part HHH); to amend the local finance law, in relation to establishing a period of probable usefulness for airport construction and improvement of the Ithaca Tompkins International Airport (Part III); to validate certain acts of the Mahopac Central school district with regard to certain capital improvement projects (Part JJJ); to amend the social services law, the public health law and the insurance law, in relation to managed care encounter data, authorizing electronic notifications, and establishing regional demonstration projects (Part KKK); and to amend chapter 141 of the laws of 1994, amending the legislative law and the state finance law relating to the operation and administration of the legislature, in relation to extending such provisions (Part LLL)
AI Summary
This bill enacts major components of legislation necessary to implement the state education, labor, housing and family assistance budget for the 2020-2021 state fiscal year. Key provisions include:
- Amendments to the education law related to contracts for excellence, the statewide universal full-day pre-kindergarten program, conditions for district apportionment, and courses of instruction in patriotism, citizenship, civic education and values, and the history of diversity.
- Authorizing the establishment of the Syracuse Comprehensive Education and Workforce Training Center to provide education and training in science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM) for students in the Onondaga, Cortland, and Madison BOCES regions.
- Appointment of a monitor for the Rochester City School District to provide oversight, guidance and technical assistance related to the district's educational and fiscal policies, practices, programs and decisions.
- Allowing for predictable tuition increases at certain SUNY schools.
- Utilizing reserves in the mortgage insurance fund for various housing purposes.
- Authorizing a payment offset for rent administration costs in New York City.
- Establishing new requirements for sick leave for employees.
- Increasing the monthly personal needs allowance for certain individuals receiving public assistance.
- Establishing the Syracuse Comprehensive Education and Workforce Training Center and related building aid provisions.
- Repealing certain provisions related to the comprehensive care centers for eating disorders program.
- Making various changes related to Medicaid coverage, rates, and administration.
The bill also includes numerous other provisions related to education, health care, housing, labor, and other areas.
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Budget and Finance
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Last Action
SIGNED CHAP.56 (on 04/03/2020)
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