2020-2021 Legislative Session
Schuyler Center’s Last Look at the New York State 2020-21 Budget
On April 1, 2020, the New York State Legislature and Governor reached agreement on the 2020-21 State Budget. Schuyler Center’s Last Look is our assessment of the enacted State Budget as it compares to priorities that improve the health and well-being of all New Yorkers, especially children and families living in poverty. With New Yorkers still facing grave challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly those who are low-income, of color, elderly, or disabled, we will be paying close attention in the coming weeks and months when the budget may be reopened and cuts imposed.
Schuyler Center’s First Look at the New York State 2020-21 Executive Budget
Schuyler Center’s First Look is an initial assessment of New York State’s 2020-21 proposed Executive Budget and how it advances priorities that improve the health and well-being of all New Yorkers, especially those living in poverty. Schuyler Center staff will spend the coming days gaining a deeper understanding of the Executive Budget and its impacts, and working to achieve a final State budget that prioritizes investing in children and families, and reducing poverty and inequality.
2020-2021 Legislative Priorities
Schuyler Center 2020-2021 Policy Priorities, January 2020
2020-2021 Policy Positions
CHAMPS Letter to Governor Cuomo and OCFS Commissioner Poole regarding Child Welfare Impacts of COVID-19, April 24, 2020
Letter to Governor Cuomo and Legislative Leaders about the urgent need to support child care in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, March 15, 2020
Letter urging restoration of funding for the Center for Health Workforce Studies (CHWS) in the State Budget, March 5, 2020
2020-2021 Legislative Advocacy
Memo in Support: A.7213/S.5093, February 2020
The Schuyler Center urges the Legislature to pass A.7213 (Fahy) / S.5093 (Stavisky) to strengthen New York State’s health workforce data to inform and improve health planning and access.
Press Release: Winning Beginning NY and Empire State Campaign for Child Care Statement in Response to the Executive Budget, January 24 2020
Press Release: Winning Beginning NY and Empire State Campaign for Child Care Statement in Response to the State of the State Address, January 8, 2020
2020-21 Federal Action
Schuyler Center’s Federal Look, May 22, 2020. Schuyler Center’s Federal Look is our assessment of the federal COVID-19 relief packages enacted thus far – and the HEROES Act, which has passed the House, and is awaiting consideration in the Senate – and the extent to which they address the needs of New York children and families, particularly those that are low-income and of color.
Community letter urging Congress to reject COVID-19 non-profit exclusions, March 24, 2020
2020-21 Testimony
Testimony before Joint Legislative Hearing on COVID-19 Pandemic Response, May 18, 2020. Presented by Dede Hill, Director of Policy, Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy.
Testimony before the Joint Fiscal Committees on the SFY 2020-21 Executive Budget on Taxes, February 13, 2020. Presented by Dede Hill, Director of Policy, Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy.
Testimony before the Joint Fiscal Committees on the SFY 2020-21 Executive Budget on Human Services, January 30, 2020. View the presentation by Dede Hill, Director of Policy, Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy.
Testimony before the Joint Fiscal Committees on the SFY 2020-21 Executive Budget on Health/Medicaid, January 29, 2020. View the presentation by Bridget Walsh, Senior Policy Analyst.
2019 Budget Analysis
First Look: NYS Budget 2019-2020
Next Look: NYS Budget 2019-2020
Last Look: NYS Budget 2019-2020
2019 Legislative Priorities
Overview, January 2019
First Three 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
2019 Legislative Advocacy
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
Memorandum Urging Legislature to Consider Marijuana Outside of Budget, March 8, 2019
Sign-on Letter to Governor Cuomo regarding 30-Day Amendments and the Census, February 11, 2019
Letter to Governor Cuomo regarding Child Care Availability Task Force
2019 Policy Positions
Ready for Kindergarten, Ready for College Campaign Early Childhood Final Budget Issues, March 26, 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, March 2019. A brief by the Fiscal Policy Institute, the Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy, and The Children’s Agenda.
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
Press Release: Advocates Urge Governor to Fund Efforts to Ensure a Complete Census Count– Next Year Will be Too Late, February 11, 2019
Children's advocates, early childhood experts, social justice and faith leaders urge Governor Cuomo to reduce child poverty and make work 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).
2019 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. View the presentation 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. View the presentation by Dede Hill, Director of Policy, Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy.
2018 Budget Analyses
2018 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
2018 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. View the presentation 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. View the presentation by Kari Siddiqui, Senior Policy Analyst, Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy.
2017 Budget Analyses
2017 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
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
2016 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
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.
2015 Testimony
Testimony before the National Commission on Hunger. May 13, 2015. Submitted by Kate Breslin, President and CEO, Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy.
Testimony submitted to the Joint Fiscal Committees on the SFY 2015-16 Executive Budget Human Services Budget Hearing. February 4, 2015. Submitted by Kate Breslin, President and CEO, Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy.
Testimony submitted to the Joint Fiscal Committees on the SFY 2015-16 Executive Budget Elementary and Secondary Education Budget Hearing. February 3, 2015. Submitted by Kate Breslin, President and CEO, Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy.
Testimony submitted to the Joint Fiscal Committees on the SFY 2015-16 Executive Budget Health/Medicaid Budget Hearing. February 2, 2015. Submitted by Kate Breslin, President and CEO, Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy.
2014 Budget Analyses
First Look: NYS Budget 2014-15, Initial review of Governor Cuomo’s proposed budget and our policy priorities, January 24, 2014
Next Look: NYS Budget 2014-15 Comparison of Executive and Legislative Budget Initiatives with Schuyler Center Policy Priorities. March 18, 2014.
Last Look: NYS Budget 2014-15, Comparison of NYS Enacted 2014-15 Budget with Schuyler Center Policy Priorities, April 2, 2014.
2014 Policy Positions
Multi Organizational Memo in Support: of Critical Child Welfare Services. March 19, 2014.
Sign-on to Memo in Support: of Funding Preventive, Protective, Independent Living, Adoption, and After Care Services at 65% State Share. March 3, 2014.
Memo of Support: Out-of-Network Insurance (TED Article VII, Part U). February 14, 2014.
2014 Testimony
Testimony submitted before the Assembly Standing Committee on Children and Families Hearing on Preventive Services for Families. December 1, 2014. Submitted by Lauren Tobias, Director of Policy, Schuyler Center
Testimony submitted to the Joint Fiscal Committees on the SFY 2014–15 Executive Budget Public Protection Budget Hearing. February 5, 2014. Submitted by Kate Breslin, President and CEO, Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy.
Testimony submitted to the Joint Fiscal Committees on the SFY 2014–15 Executive Budget Human Services Budget Hearing. February 4, 2014. Submitted by Kate Breslin, President and CEO, Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy.
Testimony submitted to the Joint Fiscal Committees on the SFY 2014–15 Executive Budget Health/Medicaid Budget Hearing. February 3, 2014. Submitted by Kate Breslin, President and CEO, Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy.
Testimony submitted to the Joint Fiscal Committees on the SFY 2014–15 Executive Budget Elementary and Secondary Education Budget Hearing. January 28, 2014. Submitted by Kate Breslin, President and CEO, Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy.
2013 Policy Positions
SCAA Policy Priorities 2013-14. January 2013.
Memo of Support: S.5743 (Grisanti)/A.3498A (Peoples-Stokes) June 17, 2013.
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to notice requirements to families and providers when funding cuts are made. The Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy strongly supports S.5743/A.3498A requiring local social service districts to notify the New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) at least 60 days before the effective date of a planned reduction in eligibility or increase in co-payments for child care assistance.
Memo of Support: S.1663 (Grisanti)/A.4467 (Gottfried) June 17, 2013.
AN ACT to amend the social services law in relation to the adult care facilities training program. This bill directs the Department of Health to Establish a Workgroup to Develop a Uniform Curriculum and Best Practices for Direct Care Staff in Adult Care Facilities.
Memo of Opposition: S.4838 (Hannon)/A.7258 (Goldfeder) June 13, 2013.
AN ACT to limit the reduction of the mental health census of adult homes and to establish a workgroup. This memo summarizes our concerns over the above-referenced legislation that would interfere with the State’s efforts to find permanent and more appropriate housing for persons with psychiatric disabilities that currently reside in adult homes.
2013 Testimony
Testimony submitted to the Joint Fiscal Committees on the SFY 2013–14 Executive Budget Human Services Budget Hearing. February 5, 2013. Submitted by Kate Breslin, President and CEO, Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy.
Testimony before the Joint Fiscal Committees on the SFY 2013–14 Executive Budget Health/Medicaid Budget Hearing. January 30, 2013. Presented by Kate Breslin, President and CEO, Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy.
Testimony submitted to the Joint Fiscal Committees on the SFY 2013–14 Executive Budget Elementary and Secondary Education Budget Hearing. January 29, 2013. Submitted by Kate Breslin, President and CEO, Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy.
2012 Legislative and Budget Priorities
SCAA’s 2012-13 Legislative & Budget Priorities. January 2012.
