 Policy, Advocacy & Research
FPWA LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY
FPWA’s Legislative Agendas are developed by our Policy, Advocacy & Research team through policy research and analysis combined with input from member agency executives and staff, our Board of Directors, and coalition members. Our advocacy agendas reflect the needs of our member agencies and the New Yorkers they serve. The Legislative Agendas outline specific legislative and budget agenda items across our primary portfolio areas: Child Welfare, Early Childhood Education, Elderly Welfare, HIV and AIDS, Income Security, Workforce Development and Youth Services. FPWA State Legislative Agenda - SFY 2013-2014
- SFY 2012-2013
- SFY 2011-2012
- SFY 2009-2010
- SFY 2008-2009
FPWA City Legislative Agenda
- CFY 2013-2014
- CFY 2012-2013
- CFY 2011-2012
- CFY 2010-2011
- CFY 2009-2010
- CFY 2008-2009
Memos of Support/Opposition
- SFY 2012-2013
- Memo of Support to limit the amount of income that persons living with clinical/symptomatic HIV or AIDS and who are receiving monetary assistance for their shelter are required to contribute towards the cost of housing to be capped at 30 percent of their household income (A.6275/S.0398). MOS - HIV/AIDS Rent Cap pdf (198588 bytes)
- Memo of Support to protect and stabilize subsidized child care funding to keep working families working by exempting public assistance participants with infants from the work requirements temporarily until the State’s budget crisis has passed. (A.8101/S.5586) MOS - Child Care Subsidies pdf (132517 bytes)
- Memo of Support to increase access to education programs, including higher education, for public assistance recipients. (A.2471/S.2323) MOS - College Access pdf (145313 bytes)
- Memo of Support for weighing the treating practitioner’s assessment in the determination of disability or limitations when there is disagreement with the agencies’ medical assessment. (A.2957/S.1326) MOS - Treating Practitioner pdf (136459 bytes)
- Memo of Support to end durational sanctions and strengthen protections from wrongful sanctions. (A.3423A/S.6910) MOS - Sanctions pdf (80693 bytes)
- Memo of Support to extend basic protections to parents and young children from adverse action against the family’s public assistance application if the parent cannot comply with an application requirement because of lack of child care. (A.9700) MOS - Child Care Protections pdf (79632 bytes)
- Memo of Support on enacting a Youth Worker Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). (A.4875/S.2790) MOS - Youth Worker EITC pdf (153183 bytes)
- SFY 2010-2011
- FPWA Memo in support in relation to HIV testing. (A.11487/S.8227) MOS-HIV_Testing pdf (29318 bytes)
- SFY 2009-2010
- FPWA Memo of Support to eliminate the requirement that parents pursue child support as a condition for receiving subsidized child care assistance. (S.2091/A.3657) MOS - Eliminate Child Support Requirement doc (44546 bytes)
- Memo of Support to limit the amount of income that persons living with clinical/symptomatic HIV or AIDS and who are receiving monetary assistance for their shelter are required to contribute towards the cost of housing to be capped at 30 percent of their household income. (A.2565/S.2664) MOS - 30% Cap DOC (169474 bytes)
- Memo of Support to Increase the Earned Income Disregard to 67% and Eliminate the 185% Stand of Need Income Cap. (A.1296) MOS - EID and SON DOC (43010 bytes)
- Memo of Support for Senate bill to Eliminate the 185 % Standard of Need Income Cap. (S.8410) MOS - Repeal SON DOC (43522 bytes)
- Memo of Support for A.1682 which would ensure comprehensive assessments and development of career plans for public assistance recipients. MOS - Assessment and Career Plans DOC (37890 bytes)
- FPWA 2009 Memo in support of A1827 to increase access to higher education programs for public assistance recipients MOS - Higher Education for PA DOC (46082 bytes)
- Memo in Support A.4975/S.2720 Youth Worker Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) MOS - Youth EITC doc (40450 bytes)
- SFY 2008-2009
- FPWA Memo of Support for Automatically Extending Medicaid Eligibility to Foster Youth until Age 21.
MOS - Medicaid for Foster Youth pdf (37788 bytes)
- FPWA Memo in Support for A.10258 which would eliminate the requirement that parents pursue child support as a condition for receiving subsidized child care assistance. MOS - Eliminate Child Support Requirement 2008-09 doc (44546 bytes)
- FPWA Memo In Support of A.10258 urging the Senate to Introduce a Same-As Bill which would eliminate the requirement that parents pursue child support as a condition for receiving subsidized child care assistance. MOS - Eliminate Child Support Requirement 2008-09-Senate doc (45058 bytes)
- FPWA Memo In Support of A.10467 – Increase the Earned Income Disregard to 67% and Eliminate the 185% Standard of Need Income Cap MOS - EID and SON 2008 DOC (44034 bytes)
- FPWA Memo in Support of S.8410- Eliminate the 185% Standard of Need Income Cap MOS - Repeal SON DOC (43010 bytes)
- FPWA Memo In Support of A.9245 – Paid Family Leave MOS - Paid Family Leave doc (40450 bytes)
- FPWA Memo in Support of S.8428 – Paid Family Leave MOS - Paid Family Leave - Senate doc (37378 bytes)
- FPWA Memo in Support for A.7990 –Comprehensive Assessments and Development of Career Plans for Public Assistance Recipient MOS - Assessment and Career Plans 2008 doc (39938 bytes)
- FPWA Memo in Support of S.8416/A.11296 – Access to Higher Education Programs for Public Assistance Recipients MOS - Higher Education for PA 2008 doc (48642 bytes)
- FPWA Memo in Support of A.5473/S.8290 – This bill would limit the amount of income that persons living with clinical/symptomatic HIV or AIDS who are receiving monetary assistance for their shelter are required to contribute towards the cost of housing. Under this bill, the rent paid by tenants with HIV or AIDS would be capped at 30 percent of their household income. MOS - 30% Cap 2008 DOC (34818 bytes)
- FPWA Memo in Support of A.11461/S.8722 – An act to amend the public health law, in relation to HIV related testing. MOS - HIV Testing pdf (26769 bytes)
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