Bill Text: NY A02047 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 2047 (Prior Session Legislation)

NY State Legislature page for A02047

Introduced

Bill Title: Provides for the annual reimbursement to licensed not-for-profit corporations which provide direct care to consumers approved for service by the office for people with developmental disabilities for the cost of employer contributions to a retirement benefit fund governed by the provisions of the Federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - referred to mental health [A02047 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A02047-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         2047
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 15, 2015
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       Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
         tee on Mental Health
       AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to retirement  bene-
         fits for certain direct care workers employed by not-for-profit office
         for people with developmental disabilities providers
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a  new  section
    2  41.60 to read as follows:
    3  S 41.60 ADDITIONAL EXPENDITURES RELATED TO RETIREMENT BENEFITS.
    4    THE  OFFICE  FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SHALL ANNUALLY
    5  REIMBURSE LICENSED NOT-FOR-PROFIT  CORPORATIONS,  WHICH  PROVIDE  DIRECT
    6  CARE  TO  CONSUMERS  OF  SERVICES APPROVED BY THE OFFICE FOR PEOPLE WITH
    7  DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, FOR THE COST OF EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS TO  A
    8  RETIREMENT  BENEFIT  FUND  GOVERNED  BY  THE  PROVISIONS  OF THE FEDERAL
    9  EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME  SECURITY  ACT  OF  1974,  AS  AMENDED.  SUCH
   10  REIMBURSEMENT  SHALL  COMMENCE ON THE FIRST DAY OF APRIL OF THE CALENDAR
   11  YEAR FOLLOWING THE SUBMISSION BY SUCH CORPORATION OF THE FEDERAL  INTER-
   12  NAL  REVENUE  SERVICE  FORM  5500  WHICH  DOCUMENTS  THAT  SUCH EMPLOYER
   13  CONTRIBUTIONS WERE MADE. ANY SUCH CORPORATION MAY APPLY  TO  THE  OFFICE
   14  FOR  PEOPLE  WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES FOR EXPEDITED REIMBURSEMENT
   15  OF SUCH EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS UPON DEMONSTRATING TO  SUCH  OFFICE  THAT
   16  SUCH  PAYMENTS  MUST  BE  MADE PROMPTLY, AND THAT THE CORPORATION CANNOT
   17  REASONABLY MAKE PROMPT PAYMENT. THE OFFICE FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL
   18  DISABILITIES SHALL NOT REIMBURSE ANY AMOUNT WHICH EXCEEDS TEN PERCENT OF
   19  THE EMPLOYER'S TOTAL PAYROLL ON DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST  OF  ANY  YEAR  IN
   20  WHICH CONTRIBUTIONS ARE MADE.
   21    S  2. This act shall take effect on the first of April next succeeding
   22  the date on which it shall have become a law.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD05673-01-5