What's happening
This bill requires annual foster care payment rates to increase based on the higher of income growth or state employee COLAs, with costs adjusted for inflation.
Why it matters
Directly ties foster care payment increases to measurable economic factors. using either personal income growth or state employee COLAs ensures rates keep pace with the broader economy, potentially preventing stagnation of support for foster families.
Mandates inflation adjustments for non-salary costs. by requiring use of the Consumer Price Index, so payments for things like supplies, services, and benefits better reflect real-world expenses faced by foster care providers.
Reduces the risk of political delays or arbitrary freezes. in foster care funding increases, since the process is automatically linked to objective benchmarks, providing more predictability and financial security for families and agencies.
May help with recruitment and retention of foster parents and quality staff. , as more consistent and adequate payment adjustments could make foster caregiving a more sustainable option.
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STATE OF NEW YORK
161
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled)
January 4, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Committee on Children and Families
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to standards of payment for foster care
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 398-a of the social services law is amended by adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
(6) Notwithstanding any provisions of this section to the contrary, the office of children and family services shall include, and the division of budget shall approve, an increase for salaries equal to the higher of the three year average in the personal income growth index in each year's Maximum State Aid Rate ("MSARs") or the Cost-of-Living Adjustments ("COLAs") included in contracts for state employees. Nonpersonal costs and fringe benefits shall be trended at least by the appropriate applications of the consumer price index for the state of New York.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD02634-01-7
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