On January 21st, Governor Cuomo unveiled his 2014-15 Executive Budget proposal. Budget hearings are now in process; once they have concluded, the Assembly and Senate will release their responses to the Governor’s proposal. Click here for health-related highlights of the Executive Budget proposal. Click here to access New York State’s 2014-15 Budget web page.
Next Steps:
Joint Legislative Budget Hearings began on January 27th and will continue through mid-February. The Health/Medicaid hearing is scheduled for February 3rd at 9:30 a.m.
The Governor will submit 21-day and 30-day amendments. The 21-day amendments are designed to help accelerate the budget process; the Governor has 30-days following the budget introduction to make any amendments.
The last day to enact an on-time budget is March 31st.
The State Fiscal Year begins on April 1st.
CHCANYS is working quickly to gain a thorough understanding of the proposed budget initiatives and will keep you updated as the process continues. If you have any questions or would like further details about the proposed budget, contact Beverly Grossman at bgrossman@chcanys.org.