Connecticut 2025 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB01547 Compare Versions

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3	3	LCO No. 6722 1 of 2
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5	5	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 1547
6	6	January Session, 2025
7	7	LCO No. 6722
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10	10	Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS
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13	13	Introduced by:
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19	19	AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR NONPROFITS.
20	20	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
21	21	Assembly convened:
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23	23	Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) As used in this section, (1) 1
24	24	"nonprofit human services provider" means a nonprofit provider that 2
25	25	contracts with the state to provide human services that may include, but 3
26	26	need not be limited to: (A) Services for persons with a physical 4
27	27	disability, (B) services for persons with intellectual disability or 5
28	28	developmental disabilities, including, but not limited to, autism 6
29	29	spectrum disorder, and (C) behavioral health services; and (2) "state 7
30	30	agency" has the same meaning as provided in section 4-37e of the 8
31	31	general statutes. 9
32	32	(b) On July first annually, a state agency contracting with a nonprofit 10
33	33	human services provider shall increase salary or payment rates for the 11
34	34	employees of such providers for a recurring contract with such 12
35	35	nonprofit human services provider by the average percentage increase 13
36	36	in wages paid to state employees pursuant to the most recent ratified 14
37	37	SEBAC agreement, between the state and the State Employees 15
38	38	Bargaining Agent Coalition (SEBAC), and approved pursuant to 16
39	39	Raised Bill No. 1547
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43	43	LCO No. 6722 2 of 2
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45	45	subsection (f) of section 5-278 of the general statutes. 17
46	46	(c) On July first annually, the Commissioner of Social Services shall 18
47	47	adjust Medicaid rates for nonprofit human services providers 19
48	48	contracting with the Department of Social Services by the percentage 20
49	49	rate increase, if any, for state agency contracts pursuant to subsection 21
50	50	(b) of this section, unless such adjustment is not permissible under 22
51	51	federal law governing the Medicaid program. 23
52	52	(d) Not later than January 1, 2026, and every two years thereafter, the 24
53	53	Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall file a report, in 25
54	54	accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, 26
55	55	with the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having 27
56	56	cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state 28
57	57	agencies, human services and public health on state agency contracts 29
58	58	with nonprofit human services providers. The report shall include, but 30
59	59	need not be limited to, an analysis of appropriations needed to ensure 31
60	60	that rates for all such contracts in subsequent fiscal years include the 32
61	61	increases described in subsection (b) of this section. 33
62	62	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
63	63	sections:
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65	65	Section 1 from passage New section
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67	67	Statement of Purpose:
68	68	To require increases to rates for employees of nonprofit providers.
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70	70	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
71	71	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
72	72	underlined.]
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