Town hall 2015

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Assembly Member Robert J. Rodriguez

68th Assembly District

2015-2016

New York State

Budget

And the Impacts on El Barrio/East Harlem

Agenda

Opening Remarks

State Budget

Q+A and Closing Comments

Lunch/ Resource Tables

Executive Budget (January

21)

Budget Hearings

(February)

Assembly/ Senate

Proposals (March 10th)

Budget Deadline (April

1st)

Budget Overview$150 Billion

$ 59 Billion Increase since 2003

Executive Budget Overview

HealthEducationSocial ServicesState OperationsCapital and Debt Service

How the Settlements are Spent

Infrastr

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Upstate Revit

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Housing

Settlement Funds for Affordable Housing Repair and Rehabilitation - $310 M NYCHA -$125 M Mitchell-Lama - $110 M

Supportive Housing NY NY IV

Neighborhood Preservation Companies Program

Upcoming Housing Issues

• Rent Regulations (Expire on June 15th)

• 421-A and other tax abatements

• Vacancy De-Control

• Zoning Changes

Education

School Aid Increase • Governors Plan – 1.06 B• Assembly – 1.8 B • Senate - 1.9 B• NYSUT/NYC Regents – 2.2 B

Education

Pre-K

Reforms• Teacher and Principal Evaluations• Teacher Tenure• Charter Cap

• Failing Schools and Districts

Grant Initiatives• Master Teacher• P-Tech

Higher Education

Programs with Funding CutsTAP, EOP

Programs with Funding IncreasesHEOP, STEP, CSTEP, Liberty Partnership Program

SUNY and CUNY tuition increases

Capital Needs

DREAM act

Community College Base Aid

Get on Your Feet Loan Forgiveness Program

Health

Extension of the Medicaid Global Cap Medication Savings Long Term Care Investments

Health

Community Health Centers

$10 Million Preserving Health Programs

$32.5 Million Capital Investments

$1.4 Billion (Executive Proposal)

Hospitals

Social Issues

Increasing Homeless Population (60,000 in NYC)

Minimum Wage Proposals

Tipped Wage Change

$7.50/ hour (restaurant/resort workers)

Legislation

Raise the Age

$9.00 (2016)

$10.50 (2017)

$11.50(2017, NYC)

Youth Programs and Services

Summer Youth EmploymentExecutive – $30 M

Urban Youth Jobs ProgramExecutive - $10 M (Assembly accepts proposal)

Runaway and Homeless YouthAssembly increases to $5.3 M

Infrastructure and Economic Development Second Avenue Subway/ Penn Station Access/ Bronx Metro North Stations East River Esplanade, “A Tale of Two Rivers” 30% MWBE for State Contracts NYC Career Pathways

• MWBE Reform Act• “Poor Door” Legislation• Public Housing Safety and Security Act of 2015• Alzheimer's Registry• NYCHA Open Database• NYCHA/Public Property Scaffolding• Gas Pipeline Repair Acceleration

Our Legislation