SCAA Legislative Agenda 2010-11

As the economy stumbles, New York State finds its tax revenue plunging just as applications for public assistance increase. More and more financially strapped families who struggled to make ends meet before the “Great Recession” are being pushed to destitution. Hardest hit are the young, less well-educated workers, especially high school dropouts, and certain categories of service workers.

The 2010-2011 Executive Budget contains a number of proposals that address the plight of New York State’s most vulnerable residents, and SCAA solidly endorses them. We also have proposals of our own: to safeguard programs for vulnerable New Yorkers; to protect “seed corn” investments essential to the state’s future prosperity; and to give special consideration to programs that show evidence of successful outcomes. They are the heart of SCAA’s Legislative Agenda for 2010-11.

download the SCAA Legislative Agenda 2010-11