Establishes the New York state transportation modernization grant program and the transportation modernization advisory committee to provide awards to certain entities for the development of public school transportation.
Establishes a public transportation safety grant program and public transportation safety grant fund for the purpose of enhancing safety infrastructure at public transit facilities throughout the state.
Enacts the HOPE pilot program; allows households to apply for multiple food and anti-poverty benefits simultaneously online and enable families to work with nonprofit and government agencies to enact action plans to boost their long-term self-sufficiency.
This bill modifies New York State law to allow payments from the Interest on Lawyer Account (IOLA) fund to be made without requiring a separate appropriation by law. The IOLA fund is a state-managed account that holds interest earned on client funds deposited in interest-bearing accounts, which is then used for legal aid services. Under the new provision, the State Comptroller can release money from this fund based on certification and authorization from the fund's board of trustees, streamlining the payment process for legal aid recipients. This change affects how legal aid organizations receive funding, allowing for more flexible disbursement of IOLA monies without waiting for annual budget approval.
Establishes a statewide advance care planning public awareness campaign and a community based advance care planning outreach grant program to fund not-for-profit community-based organizations, faith-based organizations, immigrant-serving organizations, senior-serving agencies, housing-based organizations, and other trusted community partners to conduct advance care planning education, outreach, and navigation.
This bill appropriates funds for state capital projects, including new construction programs, advances from the capital projects fund, and reappropriations of unused funds from the previous fiscal year. It establishes that these funds are allocated for specific purposes and projects designated by the appropriations and must be approved by the budget director before payment. The legislation also authorizes the budget director to withhold certain payments if a general fund imbalance of $2 billion or more is projected for the 2026-27 fiscal year, while exempting critical payments such as public assistance, debt service, and court-ordered obligations from such withholdings.
Establishes a statewide advance care planning public awareness campaign and a community based advance care planning outreach grant program to fund not-for-profit community-based organizations, faith-based organizations, immigrant-serving organizations, senior-serving agencies, housing-based organizations, and other trusted community partners to conduct advance care planning education, outreach, and navigation.
Establishes an educator development workforce for the purpose of contracting with EDHUBNY, a nonprofit organization, for support of New York's child serving and educator workforce; authorizes the workforce to contract with EDHUBNY including performance measures, reporting requirements, and fiscal controls; authorizes collaboration with other state agencies; provides for an appropriation of $50 million.
This bill establishes a new Volunteer Firefighter Training Fund to support training programs for volunteer firefighters. The fund will be managed by the state comptroller and commissioner of taxation and finance, with money drawn from the state's general fund. An initial appropriation of one million dollars is provided, and local fire department chiefs can apply for these funds to pay for volunteer firefighter training. The legislation creates a formal mechanism for funding training without changing existing training requirements or eligibility rules.
This bill provides emergency funding for state government operations from April 1 through April 7, 2026, to ensure payments continue while regular appropriations are being processed. It allocates approximately $248 million for employee payroll, $10 million for non-payroll operational expenses, and $6.4 million for federal food and nutrition assistance programs. The legislation also includes $609.9 million for the Medical Assistance Program (Medicaid) and covers various employee benefits such as social security contributions and retirement plan costs. This temporary funding allows state departments and agencies to maintain essential services during the brief gap before the full fiscal year budget is enacted.
