2020-2021 Legislative Session
2020-2021 Legislative Priorities
Schuyler Center 2020-2021 Policy Priorities, January 2020
2020-2021 Policy Positions
Winning Beginning NY and Empire State Campaign for Child Care Statement in Response to the State of the State Address. January 8, 2020.
2019 Budget Analysis
First Look: NYS Budget 2019-2020
Next Look: NYS Budget 2019-2020
Last Look: NYS Budget 2019-2020
Legislative Priorities
OVERVIEW. January 2019
FIRST 3 YEARS OF LIFE. January 2019
FAMILY-BASED FOSTER CARE. January 2019
PREVENTIVE SERVICES. January 2019
WORKING FAMILY TAX CREDITS. January 2019
EMPIRE STATE CHILD CREDIT. April 2019
AFFORDABLE, HIGH-QUALITY CHILD CARE. January 2019
PUBLIC HEALTH. January 2019
MATERNAL DEPRESSION. January 2019.
MATERNAL, INFANT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD HOME VISITING. January 2019
2020 CENSUS. January 2019
Policy Positions
Letter in Support of A.8060-A/S.6427-A, June 17, 2019
Memo of Support A.8066A (Wright)/S.6259A (Benjamin), June 17, 2019
Memo of Support S.4809-A (Persaud)/A.4256-A (Hevesi), June 2019
Memo of Support A.0580 (Jaffee)/S.0245A (Kennedy), June 10, 2019
Memo of Support S.5526 (Montgomery) / A.7780 (Pretlow), May 29, 2019
Memo of Support S.5526 (Montgomery), May 2019
Memo of Support S.5573 (Montgomery), May 29, 2019
Memo of Support A.7213 / S.5093, May 2019
Memo of Support A. 2371/S. 2994, May 3, 2019
Memo of Support A.4416 (Gottfried) / S.3460 (Rivera), April 30, 2019
Memo of Support S.4339 Salazar/A.4258 Hevesi, April 2019
Letter in Opposition to Proposed SNAP Reduction, April 1, 2019
Ready for Kindergarten, Ready for College Campaign Early Childhood Final Budget Issues. March 26, 2019
Press Release. Child and social justice advocates, parents, and child care providers applaud the Senate and Assembly’s investment of $20M to enable more working families to access quality child care. March 14, 2019
Press Release. Legislators, Fiscal Watchdog, Children and Social Justice Advocates and Faith Leaders Urge NY to Take Real Steps To Address Child Poverty and Provide Tax Relief to Low-Income Families by Strengthening NY’s EITC and Child Tax Credit. March 11, 2019
Reworking New York’s Family Tax Credits: Expanding the Empire State Child Credit and the Earned Income Tax Credit will Help Move Families and Children Out of Poverty, a brief by the Fiscal Policy Institute, the Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy, and The Children’s Agenda. March 2019
MEMORANDUM Urging Legislature to Consider Marijuana Outside of Budget. March 8, 2019
Press Release. Parents, Providers and Advocates Express Disappointment that Child Care is Largely Overlooked in Governor Cuomo’s 2019 Women’s Agenda. February 20, 2019
Sign-on Letter to Governor Cuomo regarding 30-Day Amendments and the Census. Press Release. February 11, 2019
Letter to Governor Cuomo regarding Child Care Availability Task Force
Children’s advocates, early childhood experts, social justice and faith leaders urge Governor Cuomo to reduce child poverty and make work pay for low-wage working families by expanding and strengthening New York’s working family tax credits. Schuyler Center and 19 partners sent a letter to Governor Cuomo requesting that the Executive Budget include proposals to expand and strengthen the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), the state’s child tax credit (called the Empire State Child Credit), and the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC).
Testimony
Testimony before the Complete Count Commission, Complete Count Commission Hearing. May 7, 2019. Presented by Dede Hill, Director of Public Policy, Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy
Testimony before the Joint Fiscal Committees on the SFY 2019-20 Executive Budget on Taxes. February 12, 2019. Presented by Dede Hill, Director of Policy, Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy
Testimony before the Joint Fiscal Committees on the SFY 2019-20 Executive Budget on Heath/Medicaid. February 5, 2019. Presented by Kate Breslin, President and CEO, Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy
Testimony before the Joint Fiscal Committees on the SFY 2019-20 Executive Budget on Human Services. January 24, 2019. Presented by Dede Hill, Director of Policy, Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy
2018 Budget Analyses
First Look: NYS Budget 2018-19
Next Look: NYS Budget 2018-19
Last Look: NYS Budget 2018-19
Policy Positions
Letter to Department of Commerce Re: Comments on Proposed Information Collection on 2020 Census, Docket No. USBC-2018-0005, August 7, 2018
Letter in Support of legislation strengthening family guardianship options, June 28, 2018
Memorandum in Support of legislation strengthening the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit, June 19, 2018
Memorandum in Support of legislation expanding and strengthening the Empire State Child Credit for young children, June 14, 2018
Strengthening the Empire State Child Credit to Reduce Poverty Among the Youngest New Yorkers, April 2018
The Executive Budget Disproportionately Targets Low-Income Children: Legislators Need to Protect Them, February 2018
Social Services Policy Priorities, 2018-19, Strengthen New York’s Children, Families and Communities, January 2018
Supporting New York Children Impacted by Parental Detention or Deportation, November 2017
Testimony
Testimony before the Joint Fiscal Committees on the SFY 2018-19 Executive Budget Health/Medicaid Budget Hearing. February 12, 2018. Submitted by Kate Breslin, President & CEO, Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy
Testimony before the Joint Fiscal Committees on the SFY 2018-19 Executive Budget Taxes Budget Hearing. February 8, 2018. Presented by Dorothy (Dede) Hill, Director of Policy, Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy
Testimony before the Joint Fiscal Committees on the SFY 2018-19 Executive Budget Human Services Budget Hearing. February 6, 2018. Presented by Kari Siddiqui, Senior Policy Analyst, Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy
2017 Budget Analyses
First Look: NYS Budget 2017-18
Next Look: NYS Budget 2017-18
Last Look: NYS Budget 2017-18
Policy Positions
Legislative Priorities: Strengthen New York Children, Families, and Communities
New York Advocates and Faith and Labor Leaders Urge Governor to Sign Bipartisan Child Care Task Force Bill, June 22, 2017
Supporting New York Children Impacted by Parental Detention or Deportation, May 2017
New York Children’s Advocates: “This Budget Does Not Reflect the State’s Commitment to its Children!” April 10, 2017
Human Services Budget Priorities, March 2017
Expanding the Empire State Child Credit to Cover the Youngest New Yorkers, March 2017
Kinship Services and the Kinship Navigator, January 2017
Too Many Children Still Waiting: Make Quality Early Learning a Priority in 2017 Budget, January 2017
Testimony
Testimony before the Senate Standing Committee on Children and Families, Assembly Standing Committee on Children and Families, and Assembly Legislative Task Force on Women’s Issues on Access to Quality Child Care Joint Hearing. May 23, 2017. Presented by Dede Hill, Director of Policy, Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy on behalf of the Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy, the Center for Children’s Initiatives and the Ready for Kindergarten, Ready for College Campaign
Testimony before the Joint Fiscal Committees on the SFY 2017–18 Executive Budget Health/Medicaid Budget Hearing. February 16, 2017. Presented by Kate Breslin, President and CEO, Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy
Testimony before the Joint Fiscal Committees on the SFY 2017-18 Executive Budget Human Services Budget Hearing. February 8, 2017. Presented by Dede Hill, Director of Policy, Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy
2016 Budget Analyses
First Look: NYS Budget 2016-17
Next Look: NYS Budget 2016-17
Last Look: NYS Budget 2016-17
2016-17 Legislative Priorities: End-of-Session Status
Policy Positions
Legislative Priorities: Strengthening Families with Young Children
Letter to Congresswoman Stefanik urging amendments to the House Child Nutrition Reauthorization Bill, April 27, 2016
Memo in Support of Assembly Anti-Poverty Initiative, March 22, 2016
Memo in Support of Comprehensive Family Economic Strengthening Package, March 22, 2016
Child Welfare: Foster College Success, March 2016
Invest in Kinship Services and the Kinship Navigator and Enhance the Kinship Guardianship Assistance Program, February 2016
Maternal and Child Well-Being: Invest in Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting, February 2016
Primary Prevention: Targeted, Community-Based Family Strengthening Services, February 2016
Strengthen the Housing Subsidy for Foster Families and Youth, February 2016
Testimony
Testimony before the Joint Fiscal Committees on the SFY 2016-17 Executive Budget Human Services Budget Hearing. February 9, 2016. Submitted by Kate Breslin, President and CEO, Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy
Testimony before the Joint Fiscal Committees on the SFY 2016-17 Executive Budget Mental Hygiene Budget Hearing. February 3, 2016. Submitted by Kate Breslin, President and CEO, Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy
Testimony before the Joint Fiscal Committees on the SFY 2016-17 Executive Budget Health/Medicaid Budget Hearing. January 25, 2016. Presented by Bridget Walsh, Senior Policy Analyst, Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy.
