Below are initial analysis of the NYS Budget & the effects on NYC FAIR families
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One House Bills
“Both the Senate and the Assembly printed their one-House bills on Saturday, March 12th. The one-House bills establish the opening positions of the two Houses and their Democratic and Republican majorities in the Assembly and Senate, respectively. The bills will not actually be passed by either House. Instead, each House passed a resolution proclaiming that the one-House bills represent its position on the state budget. Those positions must be negotiated into final budget by the three leaders: the Governor, the Assembly Speaker, and the Senate Majority leader.
Following are some highlights of what is in each of the one-House bills.” from COPA
Click Here For Text: COPA – One-House Bill Highlights – march 19 2016
Click Here For Text: NYSARC-Assembly and Senate print one house budget bills 3-14-16 FINAL
PETITION: ADVOCACY IN ACTION: “KEEP THE PROMISE”
Please share with EVERYONE
ADVOCATE TODAY
NYS Senator Bill Perkins and Assemblyman Robert Rodriguez are circulating a petition to urge Governor Cuomo to make certain that people with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities and the people who care for them, Direct Support Professionals, get quality service that they require.
Please get signatures on as many petitions as you can!
Download & Print out the attached petition.
REVISED: Perkins Rodriguez Petition New
Mail petitions ASAP to:
Senator Bill Perkins
Harlem State Office Building
163 West 125th Street
Suite 912
New York, N.Y. 10027
Attn: Phillipe Marius
Transformation Panel Draft Recommendations Released
.pdf: panel_report (1)
FYI: The MEAT of the report is in the Appendix (pg17 – 19). No methods for implementation are reveled.
Below is the announcement of the publication on the report on Friday, January 8th, 2016 at 6:38pm
The Transformation Panel Report lays out the process, vision and recommendations of the Transformation Panel, a diverse group of people brought together by Acting Commissioner Kerry A. Delaney to re-imagine the OPWDD system. This collaborative document takes into account the voices of individuals and their family members, which were heard through a series of public forums held by the panel and Acting Commissioner Delaney.
Now, we are again asking our valued stakeholders—people with developmental disabilities, their family members and caregivers, provider agency representatives and government partners—to share their opinions. After reading the Transformation Panel’s draft report, please feel free to send your comments on it to transformation.panel@opwdd.ny.gov
The time for public comment will continue through January 22. Please be sure to send your comments to transformation.panel@opwdd.ny.gov by January 22 for them to be considered.
You may also submit comments in writing to:
NYS Office for People With Developmental Disabilities
Commissioner’s Office: Recommendations Feedback
44 Holland Avenue, 3rd Floor
Albany, NY 12229
After the public comment period has ended, revisions will be made to the report based on the feedback we receive and a final draft will be ready by mid-February. Work on implementing some of the recommendations has already begun, and will proceed to accomplish both short- and long-term goals.
On behalf of the Panel, we hope you find this report to be a statement on the vision, ideas and sense of collaboration that will guide the evolution of our system.
We look forward to your feedback.
HCBS Waiver Renewal WebEx Announced – Register Now!
HCBS Waiver Renewal WebEx Announced – Register Now!
On Wednesday, January 13th, 2016, OPWDD will be hosting two WebEx sessions to provide an overview of the draft 1915 (c) Comprehensive HCBS Waiver Renewal 2014 agreement posted to our website on December 23rd, 2015. The WebEx sessions will provide an overview of the draft renewal agreement and will outline the proposed changes. The WebEx sessions are open to the public and we welcome all interested parties to participate.
Please register for one of the two WebEx sessions at the following OPWDD link: http://www.opwdd.ny.gov/opwdd_services_supports/people_first_waiver/HCBS_waiver_services.
Additional sessions will be scheduled if needed.
For your reference, WebEx instructions are attached.