NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS is very pleased to release our attached Legislative Day book of budget and legislative priorities for 2020-21.
Please note that NEXT TUESDAY’s program begins at 10:00 am sharp. Great great thanks are due in advance to all of you who get up as early as 2 in the morning to travel as many as 5 hours to stand up for our community!
Here are some details:
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This year’s program will include the opportunity to
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get your hat and let Albany know you expect their support for an Across the Board 3% increase for NYS Human Services Nonprofits for each of the next 5 years
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some can also grab a hat on behalf of the Bring It Home campaign and/or
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get a HALT Solitary Confinement T Shirt if you’re a march leader to end Torture in NY.
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Breakfast and lunch are available at no charge.
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If you haven’t yet made your appointments with your state legislators, please do so today. Find contact info for your State Senator at https://www.nysenate.gov/registration/nojs/form/start/find-my-senator and your Assembly member at https://nyassembly.gov/mem/search/.
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See below for contact info for your regional bus contact.
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NYAPRS is very grateful to all of the agencies who are sponsoring and/or coordinating the buses: we’ll provide a full list next week.
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Come help us honor the efforts of this year’s heroes Clarence Sundram, Debbie Pillsbury and Toni Lasicki.
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Please direct questions to Eileen at eileenc@nyaprs.org See you next Tuesday!
NYAPRS 23rd Annual Legislative Day Program
Tuesday, February 25, 2020 Hart Auditorium at The Egg, Albany, NY
Program Schedule
9:30 am Breakfast, Check-In Hart Auditorium, The Egg
10:00 am Welcome: NYAPRS Co-Presidents Jeff McQueen and Peter Trout
Public Policy Committee Chair Carla Rabinowitz
10:05 am NYAPRS 2019-2010 State Public Policy Priorities
· “3 for 5”: Approve an Across the Board 3% Increase in Contracts and Rates for NYS Human Services Nonprofits for Each of the Next 5 Years
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Glenn Liebman, CEO, Mental Health Association of NYS
· Restore Possible Medicaid Cuts
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Harvey Rosenthal, CEO, NYAPRS
· Support Criminal Justice Reforms
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HALT the Torture of Solitary Confinement: Jerome Wright, Scott Paltrowitz, The Campaign For Alternatives To Isolated Confinement
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Bring Crisis Intervention Teams to More Localities: Wendy Burch, Matthew Shapiro, NAMI-NYS
· Bring It Home! Fund OMH Housing Rate Increases
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Doug Cooper, Associate Executive Director, Association for Community Living
· Extend Intensive Voluntary Outreach Initiatives; Oppose Expansion and Permanence of Kendra’s Law
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Harvey Rosenthal, CEO, NYAPRS
· Make New York a Trauma Informed State!; Mandate Training of Direct-Care Domestic Violence Workers
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Dan Press, Campaign for Trauma-informed Policy and Practice; Sean Brennan, Brainfood Gardens; Kira Labinger from the NYC Trauma-Informed Learning Community and Michael Berry, Institute for Community Living
· Protect NY’s Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program
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Doug Hovey, Independent Living; Bryan O’Malley, Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Association of New York State
11:05 am Featured Speakers
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Assemblywoman Aileen Gunther, Chair, Assembly Mental Health Committee
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Senator David Carlucci: Chair, Senate Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Committee
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Senator Luis Sepulveda, Chair, NYS Senate Crime Victims, Crime and Correction Committee (invited)
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Assemblyman Jeffrion Aubry, NYS Assembly Speaker Pro Tempore (invited)
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Dr. Ann Sullivan, Commissioner, NYS Office of Mental Health
11:20 am NYAPRS Annual Awards
Lifetime Achievement Awards: Debbie Pillsbury, Toni Lasicki
Public Policy Leadership Award: Clarence Sundram
11:40 am Role Play of Legislative Advocacy Meetings
12:00 pm Lunch
12:30 pm “3 for 5’ News Conference
12:30 pm Capital March for HALT Bill passage starting at the West Capitol Steps
1:30 pm MEET WITH STATE LEGISLATORS: SCHEDULE YOUR MEETINGS NOW!
4:00 pm Re-group at Buses, Return Home
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Contact Your Regional Bus Contact Today to Claim Your Seat on the Bus to Albany Next Tuesday!
Buffalo Daniel Neal 716-433-1086 dneal@communitymissions.org
Nassau County, LI Jeff McQueen 631-464-5773 jmcqueen@mhanc.org
Suffolk County, LI Tiffany Monti 631-741-8547 tmonti@fedoforg.org
North Country Brian Frederick 518-593-4390 bfrederick609@gmail.com
New York City Carla Rabinowitz 212-780-1400 x1102 crabinowitz@communityaccess.org
Rochester Veronica Weider 585-325-3145 vweider@mharochester.org
Rockland Joe Zwieg 845-708-2000 x2300 joe.zwieg@jawonio.org
Newburgh Doug Hovey 845-565-1162 dhovey@myindependentliving.org
Southern Tier Kim Taro 518-729-9054 kimt@nyaprs.org
Syracuse Sherina Hinds 315-708-7237 shinds134@gmail.com
Westchester Dillon Browne 914-610-0370 browned@mhawestchester.org