Assembly Member Robert J. Rodriguez

68th Assembly District

2016-2017

“Build for the Future”

New York State BudgetAnd the Impacts on El Barrio/East Harlem

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AgendaOpening RemarksBudget ProcessExecutive Budget OverviewBudget Policy Areas

• Housing (Walter Roberts – Hope Community)• Seniors (Beth Finkel – AARP)• Education• Higher Education• Health (Barbara King – Mt. Sinai)• Human Services• Criminal Justice (Debbie Boar – Court Innovation)• Transportation (John Raskin – Riders Alliance)• Infrastructure/ Economic Development• Youth Programs and Services

Questions and Closing

Budget Process

Executive Budget (January 13th)

Budget Hearings (February)

Assembly/ Senate Proposals

(March 14th)

Budget Deadline (April 1st)

Budget Overview - Revenues

State $145.3Fed. Sandy $1.1Fed. ACA $6.8Settlements $1.3

$154.5 billion

Revenue vs. Spending

Revenue Spending

Executive Budget Proposals

$15 an hour minimum wage Invest in community schools CUNY cuts Investment in infrastructure Paid Family Leave

Housing - Walter Roberts▪$100 million for NYCHA improvements (2015)▪Assembly requesting 5 year $500 million investment in

NYCHA▪Assembly rejects the Governor’s affordable housing

state board▪Governor proposes $25 million for Mitchell-Lama▪Assembly proposes $250 million, $50 million per year,

for the repair and revitalization of Mitchell-Lama properties▪Invest $20 billion over five years in affordable housing

and homelessness plans

Aging Issues- Beth Finkel • Secure Choice Savings Program Act helps New Yorkers

prepare for retirement• Institute a 12 week paid family leave program• Establish an Advanced Home Health Aide program• Invest in the State Office for the Aging to provide

crucial health and caregiving services• The Assembly disputes the governor’s proposal to

reduce funding for Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities (1199 Plaza Services)

Education• Governor proposes $24.2 billion

school budget. Assembly proposes $25.4 billion

• Governor supports $100 million for community schools. Assembly proposes an additional $100 million

• Cuts from the Gap Elimination Adjustment will be fully restored by 2017 (Governor’s proposal). Assembly proposes elimination in 2016

• Governor proposes extending mayoral control of NYC schools by 3 years. Assembly proposes 7 years

Education Continued•The State owes NYC $2 billion from the Campaign for Fiscal Equity (CFE) lawsuit

•$27 million in charter school grants and unfreeze charter funding formula.

•$40 million request for teacher centers•$2 billion Smart Schools bonds for technology in schools

Higher Education

• SUNY and CUNY tuition increases by $300 a year for next five years

• CUNY costs shifted to NYC• The Assembly rejects the tuition increases and cuts to

CUNY• DREAM Act – Providing tuition assistance for

undocumented immigrants• TAP/ HEOP increases

Medical Global Cap – Barbara King

3.4% Global Cap

increase

• 10-year rolling average of medical CPI• Adjusted for

proposed increase in NYC local share

• Extends one year, through 2017-18, with Commissioner “superpowers”

Governor’s Budget Doesn’t Address Hospital

Losses Due to Health Republic Collapse

Close to $200 million owed to hospitals alone

Full scope of Health Republic liabilities not yet

known

Does not include

physicians, pharmacies,

other providers

Hospitals with largest

receivables are in NYC, LI,

Westchester, Erie

Very likely there will be

insufficient funds to pay a

significant portion of

claims

Breast and Prostate Cancer Screening

•Five-year, $91M statewide plan designed to:–Increase rates of breast cancer screening by 10% over five years

–Help women access treatment–Educate men about prostate cancer risks

•Partnership with GNYHA/1199SEIU Healthcare Education Project on a breast cancer awareness media campaign targeting low-income, underserved populations

–Referrals to NYSDOH Cancer Services Hotline for information on screening locations

Homelessness▪$10.4 billion commitment to create housing for the

homeless▪Ending the AIDS epidemic – Where’s the money?▪New authority for comptrollers to audit homeless shelters▪Anti-poverty Initiative:

•An increase of $9.5 million for homeless housing programs•$50 million for the emergency shelter capital •$30 million over two years to support scatter site supportive housing units

•$44 million to authorize rental subsidies through the Family Eviction Prevention Supplement

Addiction/Quality of Life Issues▪Enact legislation to combat K2▪Combat the heroin epidemic by expanding prevention and

treatment services▪Carry out the 125th St. Action Plan

Criminal Justice –Debbie BoarThe Good News

• Statewide crime continues to decline. From 2005 to 2014 the crime rate in New York State declined 18%

• Major crimes committed in NYS reached the lowest levels ever reported in 2014

• The state’s prison population declined from a high of 72,600 in 1999, to approximately 53,000

The Challenge• Crime rates in communities of color

are higher than non-minority communities

• Racial disparities in the criminal justice process persist resulting in low levels of trust between law enforcement and communities of color

• Higher rates of incarceration and persons leaving prison and jail to communities of color harms neighborhood cohesion

• Over use of incarceration is expensive and less effective at reducing crime

Criminal Justice NYS Proposals

• Raising the age: cases involving 16 and 17 year olds would be handled in Family Court where the best interests of the child is considered along with public safety

• Reduce solitary confinement: minimize use of solitary confinement and end the practice of releasing persons from solitary confinement in prison to the community

• Access to college education: invest $7.5 million dollars to expand college education programs in prisons. This seed effort would be funded by asset forfeiture dollars

• Alternatives to incarceration: $1 million for ATI programs upstate, $1 million to support county re-entry task forces, and $5.8 million for re-employment services for the formerly incarcerated

Transportation - John Raskin• Ridership increases to six million riders• MTA Capital Plan 2015-2019, $26 billion• $8.3 State commitment, $2.5 billion City • Second Avenue Subway cuts• Increase revenue generation through MoveNY, Uber

surcharges, and value capture• Assembly proposes to partially restore cuts to Second

Avenue Subway and $7.5 billion for the MTA capital plan

Infrastructure and Economic Development▪Second Avenue Subway/ Penn Station Access/ Bronx

Metro North Stations▪$22 billion for bridges and roads▪Assembly rejects $1 billion for Thruway Authority▪Municipal quota of 30% MWBE for state contracts▪$300 million for the Environmental Protection Fund,

including resiliency fund

Youth Programs and Services▪Urban Youth Jobs Program – increase of $55 million▪Create the first state Pre-Apprenticeship Program –

expose students to a variety of occupations▪$121 million from casinos will supplement afterschool

programs▪The Assembly proposes an $82 million increase in child

care funding

East River Esplanade• Released report titled “A Tale of Two Rivers”• Partnered with Randall's’ Island Park Alliance, CIVITAS,

and Friends of the East River Esplanade• Secured $1.15 million for development of Pier 107• Request for $9 million in funding for the 107th St Pier

Last Session Progress• Obtained $100 million for NYCHA• Secured $1.15 million dollars for the East River Esplanade• Partnered with Randall’s Island Park Alliance• Passed NYCHA/Public Property Scaffolding legislation• Created affordable housing for seniors

This Years Initiatives• Restore $1 billion for the Second Avenue Subway• Secure Choice Savings Program Act• Obtain $18 million for technology in East Harlem schools• Move NY• Gas Pipeline Repair Acceleration and adding home

methane gas detectors• Institute MTA surcharges to raise money for

transportation