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Assembly and Senate Release Budget Resolutions - Providing Additional Resources to Underfunded Senior Programs

The Assembly and Senate released their budget resolutions on Monday March 19th that spell out each one of their priorities for the year. As has happened the past few years, each house uses the Governor's Proposed Executive Budget as a starting point and makes restorations to programs that may have been reduced or adds their own initiatives and legislative priorities. Below is a list of the Assembly and Senate budget resolutions for senior programs compared with the Governor's Proposed Executive Budget.

Program
Governor Executive Budget
Assembly Resolution
Senate Resolution
SNAP
$17,209,000
(no increase)
$19,209,000
(+$2,000,000)
$18,209,000 (+$1,000,000)
CSE
$17,871,000 (+$1,500,000)
$19,371,000
(+$3,000,000)
$17,871,000
(+$1,500,000)
EISEP
$24,972,000
(no increase)
$26,972,000
(+$2,000,000)
$25,272,000
(+$300,000)
Social Adult Day Care
$0
(-$1,000,000)
$6,000,000
(+$6,000,000)
$500,000
(+$500,000)
CSI
$680,000
(-$500,000)
$2,000,000 (+$1,320,000)
$680,000
(-$500,000)
Capital Grants
$0
(-$750,000)
$750,000
(+$750,000)
$1,000,000
(+$1,000,000)
LTC Ombuds
$308,000
(-$438,000)
$500,000
(+$192,000)
$308,000
(-$438,000)
Respite
$387,000
(no increase)
$1,400,000 (+$1,013,000)
$387,000
(no increase)
Family Caregiver (25% match)
$0
$2,500,000
$0
Transportation
(operating expenses)
$0
$500,000
$0
SSI Outreach
$0
(no increase)
$371,000
(+$371,000)
$0
(no increase)
NORCs
$1,200,000
(no increase)
$1,500,000
(+$300,000)
$1,200,000
(no increase)
Elder Abuse Outreach
$0
(-$200,000)
$200,000
(+$200,000)
$200,000
(+$200,000)
Intergenerational Day Care
$0
$100,000
$0

The next steps are for the Governor, Assembly and Senate to agree on how much revenue there is to spend (called "avails"). This has been and usually is what the delay in enacting the budget is all about. Each party has their own individuals who forecasts revenue numbers and these need to be agreed on by all three leaders before they can move forward on any other issues. Once this is done, the leaders will name who will be on the subcommittees that deal with different pieces of the budget (aging is in Human Services Budget Committee) and the subcommittee will be told how much they have to spend. The Senate and Assembly budget committees will then negotiate what items will be funded and at what level.

If you have not weighed in to date, the next few weeks is the time to communicate with your representatives on what your spending priorities are.

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