Budget & Taxes (Appropriations)

in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 2340: Relates to making an appropriation for the purpose of establishing and expanding training programs for direct support professionals at boards of cooperative educational services

Appropriates $5,550,000 for the purpose of establishing and expanding training programs for direct support professionals at boards of cooperative educational services.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAppropriates $5.55M for essential training programs, directly funding public services under budget allocation.95% confidence

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 5331: Enacts the HOPE pilot program; appropriation

Enacts the HOPE pilot program; allows households to apply for multiple food and anti-poverty benefits simultaneously online; enables families to work with nonprofit and government agencies to enact action plans to boost their long-term self-sufficiency.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill appropriates funds for HOPE pilot program providing anti-poverty benefits, directly funding essential social services per support indicators.95% confidence

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jun 13, 2025

A 8799: Relates to terms and conditions of employment for members of certain collective negotiating units; appropriates funds

Provides for the adjustment of stipends of certain incumbents in the state university of New York and designating moneys therefor; continues a doctoral program recruitment and retention enhancement fund; continues work-life services and pre-tax programs; continues a professional development committee; continues a comprehensive college graduate program recruitment and retention fund; continues a fee mitigation fund; continues a downstate location fund; continues a joint labor management advisory board; continues an accidental death benefit; makes an appropriation therefor.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesContinues multiple state university funding streams including graduate recruitment, work-life services, and professional development, maintaining existing appropriations without cuts.90% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationContinues SUNY funding for doctoral programs, graduate recruitment, professional development, and fee mitigation, maintaining educational support for higher education institutions.95% confidence

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in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 1759: Requires the New York state cancer services program to provide various cancer screenings and diagnostic services at no cost; appropriation

Requires the New York state cancer services program to provide various cancer screenings and diagnostic services at no cost to certain persons and to provide informational pamphlets on such cancers.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill mandates state appropriation for free cancer screenings, directly funding essential public health services through budget allocation.95% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareRequires free cancer screenings/diagnostics for eligible individuals, expanding access to preventive care without cost barriers, directly advancing public health services.95% confidence

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 7811: Relates to creating the "modernized voter registration act of New York"; modernizes voter registration, promotes access to voting for individuals with disabilities

Relates to creating the "modernized voter registration act of New York"; modernizes voter registration; promotes access to voting for individuals with disabilities; protects the ability of individuals to exercise the right to vote in elections for local and state office and makes an appropriation therefor.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill explicitly makes an appropriation for modernized voter registration, directly funding a state program under budget spending.95% confidence

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in committee · New York · Assembly Sep 8, 2025

A 3574: Creates a volunteer firefighter scholarship program and a volunteer firefighter scholarship fund; appropriation

Creates a volunteer firefighter scholarship program and a volunteer firefighter scholarship fund; rewards volunteer firefighters who respond to twenty-five percent of emergency calls for eight years with a student loan award equal to four times the SUNY tuition rate; makes an appropriation therefor.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill creates a scholarship fund via state appropriation, directly funding a public safety program through government spending.95% confidence

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 475: Relates to reimbursement for studies for districts subject to reorganization

This bill requires New York school districts to be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred when conducting studies mandated by the education department for reorganization approvals. It directly affects school districts undergoing mergers, consolidations, or annexations that qualify for state aid under existing law. The key provision mandates reimbursement for these required studies, with the funding condition dependent on a state appropriation being made. If no appropriation exists at the bill's effective date, reimbursement begins 45 days after funding is secured.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesRequires state reimbursement for school district study costs, directly tying funding to state appropriation. Advances public service funding through mandated budget allocation.95% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationMandates state reimbursement for school districts' mandated reorganization study costs, ensuring funding support for K-12 administrative processes.95% confidence

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passed · New York · Senate Jun 12, 2025

R 1236: Amends a plan setting forth an itemized list of grantees for a certain appropriation for additional grants in aid certain educational and not-for-profit institutions

Senate Resolution 1236 amends a funding plan to add new recipients and adjust allocations for educational and arts grants. It directly affects school districts, public libraries, colleges, and nonprofit organizations by adding specific grantees like the Center for Educational Innovation ($80,000) and Fencing in the Park ($50,000) to the approved list. Key provisions require all funds to be allocated only after a senate-approved plan (listing grantees or allocation method) is included in a resolution passed by a majority vote. The resolution also allows reassigning funds between agencies like SUNY or the New York State Council on the Arts with senate and budget director approval. This updates the 2024-25 funding schedule without creating new policy.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAdds $130k in grants to educational/arts nonprofits via revised funding plan, increasing public service allocations90% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationAdds new educational grantees (e.g., Center for Educational Innovation) and adjusts allocations, increasing funding for schools and nonprofits per bill summary.95% confidence

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 5932: Establishes the elderly abuse protective act to protect persons 62 years of age or older who suffer abuse and deprivation; appropriation

Enacts the "elderly abuse protective act" to protect residents 62 years of age or older who suffer abuse or deprivation; requires reports to the commissioner of the office of children and family services of the possible necessity for protective services; specifies action by such commissioner upon receiving such report including evaluation, right of entry, and furnishing of protective services; specifies the authority of the office of children and family services with respect thereto and requires assistance of other agencies in the implementation thereof; provides for judicial and review action against caretakers who abuse elderly; creates statewide central register of elderly abuse; appropriates $600,000 to the office of children and family services.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill includes an appropriation to fund the Elderly Abuse Protective Act, allocating state resources for essential elder care services.90% confidence

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 1891: Establishes the child victims act fund; appropriation

Establishes the child victims act fund which provides grant awards in reimbursement to public school districts and voluntary foster care agencies located within the state who have been named as defendants in certain child sexual abuse legal cases and in which it can be demonstrated by the public school district or voluntary foster care agency that no insurance policy for the covered period can be located after a good-faith effort to do so has been made, there was a monetary judgment issued or settlement agreement with regard to such action and where it can be demonstrated by the public school district or voluntary foster care agency that payment in full of such judgment or settlement would put a substantial burden on the district's or agency's ability to execute its mission and negatively impact its existing student population.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesCreates new fund with state appropriation for reimbursements in child abuse cases, advancing fiscal management of public service support.95% confidence

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