Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Dec 11, 2015 |
vetoed memo.301 |
Nov 30, 2015 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 19, 2015 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.718 substituted for a7792 |
Jun 17, 2015 |
referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1802 committee discharged and committed to rules |
May 14, 2015 |
referred to social services |
Senate Bill S5515
Vetoed By Governor2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Vetoed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Vetoed By Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
2015-S5515 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A7792
- Law Section:
- Social Services
- Laws Affected:
- Amd Part I ยง1, Chap 58 of 2014
2015-S5515 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5515 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend part I of chapter 58 of the laws of 2014, relating to reducing state aid for administrative costs of certain fair hearings in local social services districts, in relation to minimizing any existence of backlog of fair hearings in certain social services districts PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: The purpose of this bill is to modify the fair hearing chargeback meth- odology to reflect the reduction on the backlog of fair hearings in the city and to further facilitate the city's ability to resolve and admin- ister fair hearing cases in an effective manner. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill amends Section 1 of part I of chapter 58 of the laws of 2014 to require any social services district with a population of more than five million to submit to the office of temporary and disa- bility assistance on a quarterly basis a written plan outlining the efforts of such district to minimize any existing backlog of fair hear- ings to be scheduled so that hearings may be conducted within a reason- able time.
2015-S5515 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5515 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 14, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Social Services AN ACT to amend part I of chapter 58 of the laws of 2014, relating to reducing state aid for administrative costs of certain fair hearings in local social services districts, in relation to minimizing any existence of backlog of fair hearings in certain social services districts THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 1 of part I of chapter 58 of the laws of 2014, relating to reducing state aid for administrative costs of certain fair hearings in local social services districts, is amended to read as follows: Section 1. ANY SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT WITH A POPULATION OF MORE THAN FIVE MILLION SHALL SUBMIT TO THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE ON A QUARTERLY BASIS NO LATER THAN FIFTEEN DAYS AFTER THE END OF ANY QUARTER BEGINNING WITH THE QUARTER COMMENCING APRIL 1, 2015 A WRITTEN PLAN OUTLINING THE EFFORTS OF SUCH DISTRICT TO MINIMIZE ANY EXISTING BACKLOG OF FAIR HEARINGS TO BE SCHEDULED SUCH THAT HEARINGS MAY BE CONDUCTED WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME. THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISA- BILITY ASSISTANCE SHALL PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO SUCH DISTRICT TO SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SUCH PLANS. IN THE EVENT THAT SUCH PLANS ARE NOT TIMELY SUBMITTED, OR ANY EXISTING BACKLOG GROWS OVER FOUR OR MORE CONSECUTIVE QUARTERS BEGINNING WITH THE QUARTER COMMENCING APRIL 1, 2015, THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS SHALL APPLY: Notwithstanding any incon- sistent provision of law, beginning April 1, 2014, for any local social services district with greater than forty percent of the statewide total of fair hearings issues heard in a given state fiscal year quarter, the office of temporary and disability assistance shall calculate the number of issues reversed plus the number of local district issues withdrawn after scheduling of the hearing, BUT NOT INCLUDING ISSUES IN WHICH THE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11102-01-5
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