Increases the amount recipients of enhanced residential care may maintain in a personal allowance account and payments to the aged, blind and disabled.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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3120
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 26, 2017
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Introduced by M. of A. BRINDISI, CAHILL, STIRPE, LENTOL, STECK, LUPARDO,
FAHY, OTIS, LAVINE, JENNE, GUNTHER, CYMBROWITZ, ROZIC, ABBATE, HEVESI,
TITUS, ENGLEBRIGHT, GALEF, McDONALD, ABINANTI, GOTTFRIED, MAGNARELLI,
SKOUFIS, ZEBROWSKI -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. MAGEE, SKARTADOS,
TITONE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Social Services
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to additional state
payments to aged, blind and disabled and personal allowance accounts
for individuals receiving enhanced residential care
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 1 of section 131-o of the
2 social services law, as amended by section 1 of part O of chapter 54 of
3 the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows:
4 (c) (1) in the case of each individual receiving enhanced residential
5 care, an amount equal to at least $193.00 for each month beginning on or
6 after January first, two thousand sixteen.
7 (2) in the case of each individual receiving enhanced residential
8 care, an amount equal to at least $229.00 for each month beginning on or
9 after April first, two thousand seventeen.
10 § 2. Paragraphs (e) and (f) of subdivision 2 of section 209 of the
11 social services law, as amended by section 2 of part O of chapter 54 of
12 the laws of 2016, are amended to read as follows:
13 (e) (i) (1) On and after January first, two thousand sixteen, for an
14 eligible individual receiving enhanced residential care, $1427.00; and
15 [(ii)] (2) for an eligible couple receiving enhanced residential care,
16 two times the amount set forth in [subparagraph (i)] clause one of this
17 [paragraph] subparagraph.
18 (ii) (1) On and after April first, two thousand seventeen, for an
19 eligible individual receiving enhanced residential care, $1688.00; and
20 (2) for an eligible couple receiving enhanced residential care, two
21 times the amount set forth in clause one of this subparagraph.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 (f) (i) The amounts set forth in paragraphs (a) through (e) of this
2 subdivision shall be increased to reflect any increases in federal
3 supplemental security income benefits for individuals or couples which
4 become effective on or after January first, two thousand seventeen but
5 prior to June thirtieth, two thousand seventeen.
6 (ii) In addition to the amounts provided in subparagraph (i) of this
7 paragraph, on and after April first, two thousand seventeen, the addi-
8 tional state payment portion of the amounts set forth in paragraph (e)
9 of this subdivision shall be annually increased by the same percentage
10 of any federal supplemental security income cost of living adjustment
11 which becomes effective on or after January first, but prior to June
12 thirtieth, of each calendar year, rounded to the nearest whole dollar.
13 § 3. This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same
14 manner as part O of chapter 54 of the laws of 2016, takes effect.
