Joint Legislative Public Hearings on 2025-2026 Executive Budget Proposal
In today’s testimony, I am respectfully asking you for the following:
1. Fund New York State’s Homeowner Preservation Program At $40 Million
2. Restore Full Funding of OTDA’s Eviction Prevention Representation
3. Increase Benefits for Housing Expenses To 100% Of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Fair Market Rent for Households Eligible for Public Assistance (S.1454 Kavanagh / A.1507 Rosenthal).
4. Establish and fund a state-wide housing voucher program (S.72 Kavanagh /A.1704 Rosenthal)
5. Make progress toward achieving pay parity for civil legal service providers to address the recruitment and retention crisis
6. Reforming New York’s contracting and payment processes through uniformity, streamlined systems, identifying best practices and efficiencies to be implemented across contracts and agencies
2. Restore Full Funding of OTDA’s Eviction Prevention Representation
3. Increase Benefits for Housing Expenses To 100% Of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Fair Market Rent for Households Eligible for Public Assistance (S.1454 Kavanagh / A.1507 Rosenthal).
4. Establish and fund a state-wide housing voucher program (S.72 Kavanagh /A.1704 Rosenthal)
5. Make progress toward achieving pay parity for civil legal service providers to address the recruitment and retention crisis
6. Reforming New York’s contracting and payment processes through uniformity, streamlined systems, identifying best practices and efficiencies to be implemented across contracts and agencies
