Bill > A03606

This bill provides relief to human services providers in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. It requires the Commissioner of Social Services to amend contracts to provide retroactive incentive pay for essential workers, personal protective equipment (PPE), and a 3% annual cost of living adjustment (COLA) for state human services programs. The bill also requires the state to provide 60% cash advances on fiscal year 2022 contracts, forgive all not-for-profit human services debt, and fulfill capital obligations for human services providers. Additionally, the bill establishes a workgroup to identify and recommend extensions of any easing of reporting requirements due to COVID-19, and appropriates $100 million to the Nonprofit Infrastructure Capital Investment Program.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A3606