New YorkA 100002025-2026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

STATE OPERATIONS BUDGET

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182 provisions identified: 169 benefits, 7 costs, 6 mixed.

Emergency rent help for struggling households

The law keeps $55.465306 million available for emergency rent help. At least one household member must have experienced financial hardship, and the household must face homelessness or housing instability. Household income must be no more than 80% of the area's median income, as determined by HUD. Help can cover up to 12 months of rent owed at application and three months of future rent. Funds can also support a hardship fund for undocumented workers; individual award amounts are not specified.

State prisons receive operating funds

The law provides $2.008292 billion for supervising incarcerated people, covering staff, supplies, contracts, and equipment. Correctional support services receive $325.876 million, including facility rental costs. Another $57 million from the commissary account funds self-supporting prison commissaries. Food Production Center operations receive $3.754 million. The Cell Phone Towers Account provides $8 million for correctional supplies and equipment; these appropriations do not set commissary prices.

Funding supports adult mental health services

The law provides about $1.459 billion for the Office of Mental Health’s adult services program in 2026–27. It also provides $246,000 for the office to survey psychiatric residential treatment facilities. The surveys support facility oversight. These provisions do not set individual eligibility, service levels, or direct payment amounts.

Funding keeps Medicaid administration systems running

The law provides $225 million to run Medicaid eligibility and management systems and develop a replacement system. It also provides $720.209 million for medical assistance administration. Another $528.991 million supports medical assistance administration and survey and certification work under federal Medicaid and Medicare laws. The Budget Director must approve specified funding changes and transfers, including transfers to reimburse local governments. These appropriations do not themselves change eligibility rules or benefit amounts.

Medicaid spending cap limits program costs

From April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2027, specified state Medicaid spending is capped at $36.0992 billion, subject to federal approval. Certain mental health, disability, and addiction facility payments, and payments outside Health Department appropriations, are excluded. Quarterly monitoring must lead to savings adjustments when projected spending exceeds the cap; these can change rates, fees, premiums, or benefits. Adjustments must follow federal law and the approved Medicaid plan, maximize federal matching funds, and apply uniformly where practical. The cap can change for federal matching rates, provider revenues, local payments, minimum wages, Medical Indemnity Fund operations, Essential Plan impacts, or disasters; public health emergencies allow an expedited process without usual input and notice.

Budget gaps can delay state payments

Beginning April 1, 2026, the budget director can withhold covered payments during a fiscal year 2026–27 General Fund imbalance. A quarterly financial plan update or final-quarter projection must show an imbalance of at least $2 billion. Withholding cannot exceed the imbalance; the director must first use the $2 billion transaction risk reserve as practical. The director must consider alternatives and effects; after notice, lawmakers have 10 business days to adopt a compliant alternative plan. Public assistance, eligible aged, blind, and disabled people's supplemental Social Security payments, specified debt service, court-ordered payments, and reductions violating federal law are exempt. Withheld payments can be restored fully or partly if a surplus occurs.

Trafficked children gain child abuse protections

The law recognizes specified trafficking-related conduct as child abuse under the Family Court Act. It covers parents or legally responsible caregivers who permit, encourage, commit, or allow conduct or offenses against the child. The conduct must make the child a victim of sex trafficking or severe trafficking under federal law or its successor. The law also applies this definition to the specified federal health and human services demonstration-program appropriation.

Federal funding continues child care help

The law renews federal child care funds for local aid, administration, and eligible program payments. The state block grant must support child care assistance and efforts to increase program availability or quality. Funds can move among specified child and social services appropriations. Transfers or suballocations for local social services districts’ program costs need Budget Director approval. The supplied provision states no funding total or individual benefit amount.

Children with disabilities receive school support

The law provides $9.839 million for services for preschool- and school-age children covered by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Some funds can go to other state agencies for that purpose. It provides $11.688 million to operate the Batavia School for the Blind and $10.477 million for the Rome School for the Deaf. Separate trust funds provide $50,000 and $20,000, respectively, to fulfill donor gifts and bequests. The provisions support services, not specified cash payments to families.

Loan repayment help for underserved psychiatrists

The law allows up to $3 million to move from mental health funding to psychiatrist loan repayment awards. Recipients must be licensed in New York and agree to serve at least three years. They must work at qualifying state mental health hospitals or outpatient programs in areas the Mental Health Commissioner identifies as underserved. The Budget Director must approve the transfer. Individual award amounts are not stated.

Private career school tuition reimbursements funded

The law funds tuition reimbursements for payments made by students, or on their behalf, at qualifying private proprietary schools. Schools must be registered or licensed under section 5001 of New York's Education Law. The appropriation includes liabilities incurred before April 1, 2026. Its schedule lists $200,000 for contractual services and $1.309 million for fringe benefits, not individual reimbursement amounts.

Scholarships help adult city college students

The law provides $3 million for Opportunity Promise scholarships during the 2026–27 academic year. Applicants must attend a CUNY senior college in an approved high-demand associate-degree program and qualify for resident-rate tuition. They must be ages 25–55 on January 1 of the calendar year for their first application semester. They must apply for state Tuition Assistance Program awards, Pell Grants, and other applicable aid. Students must complete at least 6 credits per semester and 12 per academic year, and maintain satisfactory academic progress. Enrollment gaps cannot exceed one academic year, except for allowed breaks. Students generally cannot already have a college degree, except those pursuing an associate degree in nursing. Already-enrolled students can qualify. Per-term awards can cover approved tuition, fees, books, and supplies remaining after other aid; work-study and loans do not reduce awards.

State university students get award funding

The law provides $4 million for a SUNY student award program; it does not state individual award amounts. Students must enroll in an approved program, take at least 6 credits per semester and 12 per academic year, and make satisfactory academic progress. Enrollment gaps cannot exceed one academic year, except for allowed breaks. Students generally cannot already have a college degree, except those pursuing an associate degree in nursing. Students already in eligible associate-degree programs can qualify. Participating campuses must work within established policies to maximize credit for prior learning and make credits easier to transfer. The SUNY chancellor must report on the program by September 1, 2027.

State worker agreements receive benefit funding

The law provides $51.459 million to carry out written agreements with State employee organizations representing covered civil service bargaining units. Supported programs include health benefits, employee assistance, training, labor-management activities, and work-life services. When agreements expire, services and expenses not already continued by the cited civil service rule must continue at their last-day rates and amounts. It also provides $97,000 for tuition reimbursement and $150,000 for accidental death benefits payable under collective bargaining agreements. The agreements govern eligibility; these appropriations do not set individual payment amounts.

Communities receive crime prevention funding

The law provides $116.916 million for New York’s Crime Prevention and Reduction Strategies Program. Its General Fund subtotal is $50.2 million, including $3 million for the Office of Gun Violence Prevention. The funding supports crime prevention work, not individual household payments.

Environmental services receive state operating funds

The law provides $650.449 million for Department of Environmental Conservation operations in 2026–27. Listed sources include $280.9 million from the General Fund, $110.923 million in federal special revenue, and $258.531 million in other special revenue. It also renews authority to spend $483.6979 million from earlier appropriations. A separate provision provides $403,000 from the Clean Air Fund for clean air program services and expenses.

State parks receive operating support

The law provides $304.553 million for state park operations in 2026–27. The money supports park services and public access through the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. It does not provide direct household payments.

Federal funding continues children's health coverage

The law keeps $130.43 million in federal funds available for New York's Children's Health Insurance Program. Funds cover staff, operating expenses, employee benefits, and indirect costs. They can pay aid owed before or after the appropriation. This provision does not change individual eligibility or coverage amounts.

Funding keeps Essential Plan operations running

The law provides $529.776 million for the Essential Plan program. Its General Fund appropriation supports administration. That appropriation can be adjusted through transfers with Department of Health appropriations or transferred to Health Research, Inc. This funding does not change who qualifies or set a household benefit amount.

Funding supports health insurance for children

The law provides $163.841 million for children’s health insurance under the federal and New York programs. Funds can pay aid accrued before or after the appropriation. Children must qualify under the existing federal or state program rules. The provision does not change eligibility or set an individual coverage amount.

Higher medical payments at psychiatric facilities

The Office of Mental Health can pay providers up to 200% of the established Medicaid rate for non-psychiatric medical care. The care must take place within an Office of Mental Health facility. The Commissioner needs Budget Director approval for these payments across the relevant program budgets. The payments go to providers, not directly to patients.

Funding keeps health insurance marketplace running

The law provides $39.674 million to administer New York State of Health. It also provides $63 million for Insurance Exchange operations: $6.8 million for staff and $56.2 million for other costs. Another $4 million supports work under federal health reform laws, including the Affordable Care Act. These appropriations do not specify changes to eligibility, coverage, premiums, or financial help.

Funding supports Brooklyn’s state university hospital

The law makes $100 million available for added services and operating costs at the SUNY hospital in Brooklyn, including employee benefits. Spending must follow a plan approved by the Budget Director. Some funds can move to SUNY’s general revenue offset account for the Brooklyn health science center. The provision does not specify changes to patient costs or services.

Funding supports mental health agency operations

The law provides $130.521 million for Office of Mental Health administration and finance operations in 2026–27. This funds the agency's work rather than new individual benefits. The provision does not change who qualifies for mental health services.

Veterans homes receive care and staffing funding

The law funds veterans home operations: $45.293 million for New York City, $35.595 million for Oxford, $41.155 million for the Lower-Hudson Valley, and $19.689 million for Western New York. It provides $200,000 to recruit and keep staff at Health Department veterans facilities, plus $50,000 for state veterans home care and upkeep. Upkeep funds can move among five specified accounts under a rule assigning each account one fifth of total receipts. Donation accounts provide patient services: Batavia $50,000, Helen Hayes Hospital $35,000, Montrose $50,000, Oxford $200,000, and St. Albans $50,000. Home operating spending requires a Health Department plan approved by the budget director and compliance with State Finance Law spending rules. Up to $360,000 of the New York City allocation can fund a Department of Law collection unit serving listed homes; this creates no new resident payment duty.

State funds taxes on public lands

The law provides $344.828 million for taxes on public lands and payments under Real Property Tax Law sections 532–546. The money covers current bills and obligations incurred before April 1, 2026. This funding does not set a household property tax rate or create a household benefit.

Cornell and Alfred colleges receive support

The law provides $78.913 million for Cornell's New York State statutory colleges and $42.1457 million for its federal land-grant programs. It provides $8.0881 million for the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University and $35,000 for Cornell land scrip. Another $500,000 reimburses Cornell and Alfred for unemployment liabilities tied to statutory college employees. Those liabilities must accrue from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. These funds support institutions; they do not set individual student payments or increase workers' unemployment benefits.

Extra operating money for state colleges

The law provides $445 million in extra operating support for State University of New York campuses and statutory and contract colleges. The state Budget Director must approve the plan for dividing the money. This funds college operations, not a stated tuition cut or individual student award.

State university campuses get operating support

The law provides $51.12 million for SUNY state-operated campus operations and $15 million through its campus stabilization account. Another $18 million follows a distribution plan approved by SUNY trustees; some can support new classroom faculty. It also provides $53 million for new full-time faculty at state-operated campuses and community colleges. Portions can move to community college payment accounts and accounts covering related employee benefits. Farmingdale receives $250,000 for additional services and expenses; these provisions do not specify tuition changes or individual student payments.

Health program interest returns federal money

The law provides $300 million from the Essential Plan Account to return interest to the federal government. The payment returns interest earned on the Basic Health Program Trust Fund to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. This is a state-to-federal fund transfer, not a household charge. The provision does not change individual benefits or create household payments.

State funds judgments but excludes wage claims

The law provides $185.867 million for specified Court of Claims judgments against the state and state-indemnified public benefit corporations. It excludes judgments from cases seeking wages, salaries, or other employee benefits. The money covers current liabilities and obligations incurred before April 1, 2026.

Longer weekday elder abuse helpline hours

The law continues funding for longer Adult Protective Services call-line hours to address elder abuse. The line stays open at least three extra hours Monday through Friday, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Older adults and people contacting the service have a longer weekday window to seek help.

Funding backs employee vision and disability insurance

The law provides $13.193 million for the State's contribution to its vision care plan. Another $10.395 million supports group disability insurance for covered professional-service employees. Disability insurance funding covers expenses incurred from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. These appropriations do not change stated coverage terms or specify individual benefit amounts.

Meal funding for children and adults

The law provides $1.175 million in federal funds for food and nutrition services in covered child and adult care programs. The funding supports services for participating children and adults. It does not set individual eligibility rules, meal amounts, or household payments.

Blind New Yorkers retain service funding

The law keeps state, federal, and highway-revenue funds available for services and training for blind New Yorkers. Supported services include help for blind children and older adults and work by the Commission for the Blind. State funds also provide matching money for federal vocational rehabilitation and Randolph-Sheppard programs. The law allows transfers among specified Children and Family Services appropriations and federal accounts. These provisions state no funding total, individual payment amount, or new eligibility rule.

Bridge toll help for island workers

Office of Mental Health adult services funds are available to pay Robert F. Kennedy Bridge commuting tolls. This covers employees driving to or from work at Department of Mental Hygiene facilities on Ward’s Island. The provision states no per-person payment limit or duration.

City university students get job funding

The law directs $1 million within the City University of New York's SEEK program funding to student employment. The money supports more job opportunities for SEEK students and the required federal College Work-Study match. The provision does not set job numbers or individual earnings.

Fee-free civil service exams for applicants

The law provides $2.5 million to support application fee waivers for New York State civil service exams. Applicants do not pay the application fee for covered exams held after July 1, 2023. The law does not state the fee savings per applicant.

Funding backs former state workers' unemployment

The law provides $15.5 million to reimburse the unemployment insurance fund for payments to former New York State employees. This supports benefit payments already made through the fund. It does not change the amount or length of an individual unemployment claim.

Funding backs public employee retirement contributions

The law provides $23.68 million for Teachers' Retirement System obligations involving eligible state university faculty and state employees who are members. This covers obligations incurred from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. Another $8.05 million funds the State's share of contributions to the voluntary defined contribution retirement plan. Employees must be eligible, choose that plan, and be ineligible for the state university optional retirement program. These appropriations do not specify individual contributions or pension amounts.

Funding supports child care on campuses

The law funds child care centers serving students at City University of New York senior colleges. State money can cover up to 65% of operating costs after satisfactory evidence of required matching funds is submitted. It also keeps $1.1 million available to open or expand child care centers at State University of New York campuses. These provisions do not set family fees, eligibility, or the number of added spaces.

Funding supports state employee survivor payments

The law provides $16 million to reimburse the survivors' benefit fund. The fund pays survivors of New York State employees and retired state employees. This appropriation does not set individual eligibility details or payment amounts.

Mental health and emergency student aid

The law provides $2 million to increase mental health services at the City University of New York. It also provides $400,000 for emergency aid to the university's students. The provisions do not specify eligibility, emergency payment amounts, or how much mental health care each student receives.

Open course materials help college students

The law provides $4 million to expand open course materials at SUNY state-operated campuses and community colleges. The money targets high-enrollment courses, including general education courses with the greatest potential to save students money. It does not set a savings amount for each student.

State employee benefits receive budget support

The law provides $600 million for employee fringe benefits for Mental Hygiene offices and employees of other state agencies. The Budget Director can transfer funds to specified mental health, disability, addiction services, and Justice Center accounts with a certificate of approval. It also provides $4.625 million for the State's income protection plan contribution. Another $393,000 covers pension obligations for State Education Department employees in its optional retirement program. These appropriations do not state an increase in any employee's benefits.

State employees retain workplace program funding

The law keeps earlier funding available for state employee and labor-management programs in the 2026–27 budget. Programs include health benefits, training, work-life services, employee assistance, safety, clothing, and contract administration. Funds can be used only for the purposes listed in each appropriation. This provision does not state a total funding amount.

State university student support funding continues

The law keeps $8.847 million available for SUNY's ACE and ASAP student completion support programs. It also keeps $2 million available for one-time improvements at SUNY campuses, statutory and contract colleges, and community colleges. Those investments can support workforce needs, student services, academic programs, enrollment, and campus operations. Both allocations require plans approved by the State Budget Director, and portions can be transferred for community college payments. No individual award amount is set.

Student tests get updates and translations

The law keeps $8.4 million and $5.801 million available to create and print more state test forms. This work aims to end stand-alone multiple-choice field tests and release more questions for public use. The Education Commissioner prepares the plan, and the Budget Director must approve it. Separate amounts of $4 million and $2.560846 million support updates to the state's English learner achievement test. Another $500,000 supports translations of grades 3–8 English language arts and math tests and Regents exams.

Students with disabilities retain school support

The law keeps $250,000 available for staff support for students with dyslexia or dysgraphia. It also keeps $142,000 available to operate the Batavia School for the Blind. Another $344,000 supports operations at the Rome School for the Deaf. These funds support student services and school operations, not individual cash payments or guaranteed service levels.

Teacher certification project targets faster processing

The law continues teacher certification system modernization with $3.293 million, $2.545 million, and $2.156 million from earlier appropriations. Upon completion, the project targets processing times at least 50% shorter. Maximum targets are four weeks for state-approved program applicants and six weeks for reciprocity applicants. Individual credential reviews and certificate progression have an eight-week target. The law does not set a project completion date.

Veterans employment staff can earn bonuses

The Commissioner of Labor can award merit pay to employees whose jobs receive Disabled Veterans' Outreach Program or Local Veterans' Employment Representative grant funding. Awards need Budget Director approval and must follow grant terms, the performance incentive program, and federal law. This pay is outside basic annual salary and does not affect the specified other payments or benefits. It does not count toward retirement compensation, and the law sets no award amount.

State funds commuter tax for employees

The law provides $60.266 million to pay the commuter mobility tax on behalf of state employees working in the commuter transportation district. A separate $7.94 million covers qualifying Stony Brook and Downstate Medical teaching hospital employees working in that district. The hospital funding covers liabilities incurred from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. These provisions do not specify an amount per employee.

Continued business support for blind vendors

The law keeps prior funding available for blind vendors' vending stands, their pension plan, and new food-service sites. Funds can move among specified special revenue accounts and Office of Children and Family Services budgets. The provision does not state a total amount or payment per vendor.

Bottled water funding during drinking emergencies

The law provides $100,000 to buy bottled water when the Health Commissioner determines a drinking water emergency exists. The provision does not state how much water each household receives or how many households are served.

Campaign finance oversight receives operating funds

The law provides $6.156 million for election-law compliance and enforcement. This funds campaign finance oversight, education, investigations, prosecution referrals, and related technology. It also provides $16.114 million for Public Campaign Finance Board program services and expenses.

Child welfare systems keep implementation funding

The law keeps earlier funds available for implementing the federal Family First Prevention Services Act. It also continues state and federal Title IV-E funding to maintain, operate, and develop the child welfare information system. State funds can support independent checks of the system's work. The budget director must approve the funds, including a spending plan for the state-funded system work. Family First and federal system funds are reduced by disallowances, refunds, reimbursements, and credits.

Code enforcement keeps prior federal funding

The law keeps federal funds from 2017 through 2025 appropriations available for code enforcement services and expenses. It does not state the amount or name particular enforcement actions. The provision does not specify new household duties or protections.

Community service programs receive operating support

The law provides $382,900 from the General Fund for New York’s share of national and community service administration costs. It also provides $30.158 million in federal funds for National and Community Service Trust Act program services and expenses. Agencies that administer or receive program funding can receive part of the federal money. The provision does not establish individual payments.

Continued funding for criminal justice programs

The law continues funding for the crime proceeds task force. Funds can go to the state law and tax departments under a plan developed by the responsible agency officials. The Budget Director must approve that plan. For 2026–27, criminal justice programs also receive $480,000 from seized assets, $1.999 million from justice sharing funds, and $478,000 from Treasury sharing funds. These provisions fund government operations, not direct household payments.

Continued funding for state reparations commission

The law renews $4.383 million for the New York State Community Commission on Reparations Remedies. The money supports commission operations. This provision does not authorize direct reparations payments or set household eligibility rules.

Continued oversight of S-Area Landfill cleanup

The law renews $423,400 for state environmental oversight of the S-Area Landfill cleanup. The funding covers cleanup work authorized by appropriations enacted before 1996. It supports cleanup oversight, not direct household payments.

Discrimination enforcement and bias prevention receive funding

The law provides $33.881 million for the Division of Human Rights administration program, including a hate and bias prevention unit. That schedule includes $3.482 million for employment discrimination enforcement and $2.536 million for federal fair housing enforcement. A separate $2.507 million General Fund appropriation supports fair housing assistance. Another $3.5 million funds hate and bias prevention training, learning materials, outreach, and conferences. Transfers between state operations and local aid can raise or lower that prevention appropriation; these funds do not provide household payments.

Election information and security receive funding

The law provides $14.925 million for election regulation, including $2.5 million for the Doctor John L. Flateau New York Voting and Elections Database. It provides $2 million from the Voting Machine Examinations Account for contracts to examine voting machines. Another $1 million in federal grants supports election administration, technology, and security. Federal grant spending requires an approved contract or modified contract, or a State Board of Elections vote authorizing spending.

Firearm violence research receives state funding

The law provides $100,000 for services and expenses of the New York Firearm Violence Research Institute. The funding supports firearm violence research. It does not establish a household payment or guarantee a specific safety outcome.

Funding for boating access and safety

For 2026–27, the law provides $1.5125 million for water recreation, including $1.2 million for boating access and maintenance. The Budget Director can transfer that $1.2 million to capital projects or local aid under an approved plan. The law also provides $4,500 for boating noise enforcement and $20,000 for water rescue team awareness and research. These funds support services, not direct household payments or new individual legal duties.

Funding for immigrant programs and research

The law provides $4.475 million for the Department of Law's Immigration Trust Office program in 2026–27. It also provides $433,000 for immigrant integration research and policy work at the Rockefeller Institute. These provisions do not specify direct household payments or individual eligibility rules.

Funding for language help at agencies

The law provides $2.612 million for New York's Office of Language Access. Funds can be assigned to other state agencies to support language services for people using those agencies. The provision does not set individual eligibility rules or provide household payments.

Funding for motorcycle safety services

The law provides $1.61 million for New York's motorcycle safety program in 2026–27. The money supports program services and expenses. The provision does not specify individual payments or particular program activities.

Funding for recreation and snowmobile trails

For 2026–27, the law provides $200,000 from the General Fund for recreation services, including the Empire State Trails program. It also provides $835,000 for recreation services and snowmobile trail development and maintenance. The snowmobile funds can be assigned to other state agencies. Neither provision provides direct household payments.

Funding for state economic justice work

The law provides $47.737 million for the Department of Law's economic justice program in 2026–27. The provision does not identify specific services, eligible households, or direct payment amounts.

Funding keeps Adirondack Park Agency operating

Beginning April 1, 2026, the law provides $8.45 million from the General Fund for Adirondack Park Agency administration. The funding covers the 2026–27 budget year. It supports agency operations, not direct household payments or new benefit eligibility.

Funding keeps regional law offices operating

The law provides $30.854 million for Department of Law regional office operations in 2026–27. It funds services and program expenses. The provision does not specify particular household services, eligibility rules, or direct payments.

Funding protects unmarked burial sites

The law provides $275,000 to carry out the Unmarked Burial Site Protection Act. This funds work to protect unmarked burial sites and affected communities.

Funding supports artists and regional murals

The law provides $500,000 for the State of the Arts Fellowship Program. It also provides $1 million for CHARM NY, the regional mural program. Another $400,000 in federal funds supports administration of programs funded by a National Endowment for the Arts grant. The text does not set individual fellowship or mural award amounts or eligibility rules.

Grants for parks and historic preservation

For 2026–27, the law provides $22.148 million for historic preservation, including project grants. It also provides $5.3 million in federal funds for park operations project grants. Projects can include buying land or sites, research, development, education, and repairs. Another $200,000 in federal Forest Service funds supports parkland and forest grants and can be assigned to other state agencies.

Highway safety programs receive federal funds

The law provides $33.502 million in federal funds for New York highway safety programs in 2026–27. Two accounts receive $27.502 million and $6 million. Funds are shared with other state agencies, and some can move to local aid.

Impaired driving enforcement training keeps funding

The law keeps prior funds available for Office of Cannabis Management services and expenses. Covered work includes expanded drug-recognition expert training, road-safety technology, and advanced roadside impaired-driving enforcement training. The provision does not state the amount or create new individual duties or household payments.

Local election boards keep cybersecurity funding

The law keeps $1.02 million available from an earlier $5 million appropriation for local election board support. It covers campaign-finance and voter-registration compliance, election technology operations, and cybersecurity assessments and tools. Cybersecurity spending must follow a State Board of Elections plan developed with state, local, and federal stakeholders. Spending also requires an approved contract, modified contract, or an authorizing State Board of Elections vote.

Operating funds for community leadership institutes

The law provides $350,000 for the Black Leadership Institute. It also provides $350,000 for the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Leadership Institute. These funds cover institute operations, not direct household payments.

Operating funds for parks and golf

For 2026–27, the law provides $30.404 million for state parks agency administration. It also provides $30.682 million from the Golf Account for state park golf courses. Another $11 million from the Retail Sales Account supports park stores. These provisions fund operations without specifying changes to user fees or store prices.

Prior election and military voting funds continue

The law continues Help America Vote Act authority: $5 million for expenses before April 1, 2005, and $15 million for expenses on or after that date. It also renews $524,000 for related election services, two $1 million matching-fund appropriations, and $273,000 for military and overseas voting services. The matching funds cover expenses and prior-year bills. Spending from the $5 million, $15 million, and matching-fund appropriations requires Board-approved contracts or a Board vote authorizing spending without a contract. Specified transfers or funding exchanges involving the $5 million and $15 million authorities need Board and Budget Director approval.

Prison medication treatment keeps earlier funding

The law keeps $41.054 million from a 2025 appropriation available for Medication Assisted Treatment programs. The money supports treatment and services for people in state corrections custody. It does not specify an individual payment or treatment eligibility formula.

Prison therapy and college programs receive funds

The law provides $46.177 million for therapy and rehabilitation tied to the Humane Alternatives to Long Term Solitary Confinement Act. It also provides $250,000 for the Higher Education in Prison program. Part of the education funding can move to the state university’s General Fund local assistance account to run the program. The provisions do not state individual award amounts or detailed student eligibility rules.

Private funds promote civic service opportunities

The law provides $1 million from private and philanthropic sources to promote service and civic engagement opportunities in New York. It funds services and program expenses. It does not specify direct resident payments or individual eligibility rules.

Public hotline funding for ethics complaints

The state ethics commission can spend up to $200,000 on a public phone hotline and website. People can report alleged Public Officers Law violations, including state-employee sexual harassment allegations. The funding supports reporting, not compensation for individuals.

Recreation funding for parks and gardens

For 2026–27, the law provides $512,000 for Bayard Cutting Arboretum recreation and $421,000 for Planting Fields recreation. It also provides $1.131 million from the parks agency's gifts account for recreation services. Three separate accounts provide $106,000 each: justice sharing, Treasury sharing, and seized assets. These funds support recreation operations, not direct household payments.

State criminal justice investigations receive funding

The law provides $21.688 million for the Department of Law's criminal justice program in 2026–27. This includes the Office of Special Investigations. The money supports state program operations, not direct household payments.

Waste cleanup funds remain available

The law renews federal solid-waste spending authority from appropriations made in 2025, 2023, and 2018. Some funds can move to local aid or other state agencies. It also renews waste management and cleanup funding from 2025 and 2024, with authority to share funds among state agencies. The Budget Director can move any or all of that cleanup funding to local assistance for other state agencies. The supplied provisions state no total dollar amount.

Funding backs food and fuel inspections

Beginning April 1, 2026, the law provides $10.878 million for consumer inspection and quality programs. This includes $1.224 million for the consumer food mobile source account and $4.362 million for farm product inspections. Another $4.64 million supports motor fuel quality, and $652,000 supports weights and measures. The funds support inspections and quality checks, not direct household payments.

Funding backs insurance broker investigations

The law makes $2.052 million available for Department of Law investigations of insurance broker and insurer practices. This funds investigations rather than household payments. It does not directly change insurance eligibility, coverage, or premiums.

Funding backs safer prescription systems

The law provides $15.516 million for the Health Department's program to prevent prescription forgery. Another $517,000 runs prescription drug monitoring for the prescribing and dispensing of controlled substances. These provisions do not add patient reporting duties or change access to medicine or prescription coverage.

Water quality grants for watershed communities

Up to $800,000 can move from the environmental department’s New York City watershed appropriation to the Department of State. The money supports water-quality planning and competitive grants for municipalities within the New York City watershed. It supports keeping federal approval to operate the water supply without filtration. Municipalities receive the grants, not households.

Background check funding for care facilities

The law provides $1.3 million for criminal background checks at adult care facilities. It also makes up to $1.5 million, plus available federal matching funds, available for required long-term care worker checks. That funding covers staff costs for checks of nonlicensed workers at nursing homes and specified home-care and health-care providers. The Budget Director must approve any movement between funding lines for those worker checks.

Child care coalition studies sustainable funding

The law renews $1 million for a coalition studying ways to fund child care over time. The group seeks input from providers, businesses, labor groups, and advocates. This funding supports recommendations and public input; it does not create child care aid or change family eligibility.

Community health and newborn screening funded

The law provides $15.213 million for the Department of Health's Center for Community Health program. It also provides $14.607 million for enhanced newborn screening. Some or all screening funds can move to the federal Children's Health Insurance account for initiatives serving targeted low-income and other low-income children. That transfer requires a state plan amendment submitted by the Health Commissioner and approved by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. These provisions do not set household payment amounts.

Continued grants for poison control centers

The law keeps $1.1 million available for state grants to poison control centers. Transfers to the Health Care Reform Act program account require Budget Director approval and cannot exceed $1.1 million. The money funds centers rather than household payments.

Continued help with health insurance problems

The law keeps $2.5 million available for health insurance consumer assistance. Help is funded through the Community Service Society of New York and the statewide Community Health Advocates network. The provision does not set individual eligibility or assistance amounts.

Cornell receives funding for dog disease research

The law provides $138,000 for research at Cornell's New York State Veterinary College. The research covers dog diseases that affect people and animals. The funding does not promise a treatment or a direct household health benefit.

Developmental disability planning and services receive funds

The law provides $9.76 million for the New York Council on Developmental Disabilities’ planning program. This includes $5 million to carry out the 2022–2026 state plan. It includes $4.75 million in federal funds for services under the Developmental Disabilities Bill of Rights Act of 1975. The funding does not set an individual benefit amount or eligibility formula.

Funding continues substance use treatment grants

The law keeps $340,000 available for substance use intervention and treatment under a federal block grant. Transfers to local aid or another addiction services budget require Budget Director approval and must follow grant terms. The provision does not set individual eligibility or per-person benefits.

Funding for community opioid overdose response

The law provides $600,000 in federal funds for training and resources to treat suspected opioid overdoses. This supports first responders and key community groups at state, tribal, and local government levels. It also renews $100,000 for administering programs supported by the Opioid Stewardship Account. Some administration funds can go to the Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene under a contract approved by the Budget Director.

Funding for emergency food and nutrition

The law provides $20.865 million for temporary emergency food assistance in 2026–27. It also makes $4.915 million from earlier appropriations available again for that program. A separate $3.133 million in federal funds supports food and nutrition services. These provisions do not set household eligibility rules or benefit amounts.

Funding for medical and disability oversight

The law provides $7.724 million for the professional medical conduct program, including indirect costs. It also allows up to $375,000 for New York's share of court monitor costs. The monitor serves under the remedial order in the 2009 Disability Advocates, Inc. v. Paterson case. These funds support oversight, not direct payments to patients or people with disabilities.

Funding helps run health workforce program

The law provides $436,000 to administer the National Health Service Corps. The money can go to the state Higher Education Services Corporation only with Budget Director approval. This provision does not change household coverage or specify an individual provider award.

Funding keeps school meal programs running

The law provides $31.1 million to administer programs funded through the National School Lunch Act. The Budget Director can approve sharing some funds with other state agencies. It also provides $5.365 million for national lunch program administration and makes $25.006 million in earlier funding available again. These are administration funds, not changes to household meal benefits or eligibility.

Funding strengthens patient safety and oversight

The law provides $4.2 million to regulate temporary healthcare staffing agencies and $1.8 million for the home health aide registry. It provides $591,000 to operate the state’s patient incident reporting system. Another $4.6 million funds reviews of Medicaid care necessity and quality, plus monitoring of care for people with AIDS. These provisions fund oversight, not changes to individual coverage or out-of-pocket costs.

Funding supports disease care and research

The law provides $5 million for disease management services. Another $600,000 supports projects to improve medical assistance services and related research. These funds do not set individual payments or change medical assistance eligibility or benefit amounts.

Funding supports disease prevention and testing

The law provides $6.88 million in federal funds for health prevention, diagnosis, detection, and treatment services. It provides $5 million for the Chronic Disease Incentive Program. It also provides $31,000 for osteoporosis prevention and $110,000 for adrenoleukodystrophy testing. These provisions do not set individual eligibility, access terms, or incentive amounts.

Funding supports help with health insurance

The law provides $2.5 million to the Community Service Society of New York for the statewide Community Health Advocates consortium. The funding supports consumers seeking help with health insurance. It does not set individual eligibility rules or assistance amounts.

Funding supports HIV policy and training

The law provides $135,000 for HIV policy development and staff training at the Office of Children and Family Services. The AIDS Institute shares the funds through a memorandum of understanding with the office. This funds agency policy and training, not direct household payments or new individual benefits.

Funding supports medical cannabis program oversight

The law provides $11.97 million from the Medical Cannabis Health Operations and Oversight Account. The money must support services and expenses of New York’s medical cannabis program. It funds operations and oversight, not changes to patient eligibility or individual benefit amounts.

Funding supports organ donation and awareness

The law provides $150,000 for New York’s organ and tissue donor registry. It also provides $116,000 for a statewide campaign to raise awareness and increase donations. These provisions do not require residents to register or provide household payments.

Funding supports residents during health emergencies

The law provides $1.6 million for cardiac emergency readiness; some can move to local assistance programs. It provides $1.2 million for the state’s emergency preparedness stockpile. Another $1.1 million supports poison control center grants. That money is available only for transfer to the HCRA poison control grant account, with Budget Director approval. The transfer cannot exceed $1.1 million.

Funding supports rural health care changes

The law provides $21.206 million for the Rural Health Transformation Program's services, expenses, grants, and contracts. Spending must follow a plan prepared by the Health Commissioner and approved by the Budget Director. Funds can move among state departments, agencies, and public authorities. The funding is exempt from specified purchasing requirements and does not set household eligibility or individual awards.

Funding supports safer healthcare technology use

The law provides $1.5 million to expand safe and fair use of artificial intelligence in healthcare. It also provides $167,000 for health information technology and $174,000 for patient information and quality improvement efforts. These funds support healthcare systems and related work. They do not create patient payments or new coverage benefits.

Funding supports seniors’ medicine and care

Beginning April 1, 2026, the law provides about $16.62 million for Office for the Aging administration and grants management. It also renews about $33.31 million in federal aging program funds, including senior community service employment. Another $13.25 million supports elderly prescription coverage, including administration. The law provides $2.144 million, including available federal matching funds, to expand and coordinate community long-term care entry services. Those care funds can move to the Office for the Aging; these provisions do not change eligibility or set individual benefit amounts.

Medicaid fraud investigations receive funding

The law provides $70.796 million in 2026–27 for the Medicaid Fraud Control Program. The money supports investigations and prosecutions of Medicaid fraud. This funding does not change who qualifies for Medicaid or establish new household benefits.

Nurse funding supports veterans’ home residents

The law provides $330,000 for the Long Island Veterans’ Home to hire and retain nurses under the state homes program. It does not state how many nurses the funding supports. It also does not specify a change in residents’ costs.

Payments support temporary disability service operators

The developmental disabilities Commissioner can use central coordination and support funds to pay a temporary service operator. The operator must act under section 16.25 of New York’s Mental Hygiene Law. Payments must cover the operator’s services or expenses and need Budget Director approval. Payments can use grants, service contracts, or another payment method; no award amount is stated.

Continued funding for housing voucher pilot

The law keeps $176,000 available for the housing access voucher pilot. This includes $130,000 for staff, $45,000 for contracts, and $1,000 for supplies. Funds can move to state operations, local aid, capital budgets, or state agencies and public authorities for this pilot. The provision does not set household eligibility or voucher amounts.

Funding backs fair housing and deed protection

For 2026–27, the Department of Law receives $57.612 million for its social justice program. That total includes $2 million for fair housing compliance. A separate $2.154 million supports the department's deed theft intervention program. These appropriations do not set individual eligibility, services, or household payments.

Funding reduces lead risks in rentals

The law provides $1.72 million for programs to reduce lead exposure risks in rental properties. Moving funds to another state agency or account requires Budget Director approval. The provision does not identify which properties receive help or set household payments.

Funding supports audits of homeless shelters

The law makes up to $780,000 from the Department of Audit and Control appropriation available to audit homeless shelters. This funds shelter oversight. It does not change residents' eligibility for shelter services or require household payments.

College pipeline and summer programs receive funding

The law provides $835,000 to establish a Jumpstart Summer Academy at Medgar Evers College. It also provides $250,000 for a bilingual educator pipeline initiative at State University College at Buffalo. The Timbuctoo pipeline at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry receives $425,000. The provisions do not state participant eligibility, program capacity, or individual payments.

Education grants and contracts receive support

The law provides $2.6 million to administer grant programs including career and technical education. It provides $1.534 million to administer federal health education grants, including HIV/AIDS education, and $12.163 million for additional grant administration. Moving part of these grant funds to another state agency requires Budget Director approval. Another $150,000 supports Education Department work under U.S. Department of Education contracts. These provisions do not state individual award amounts.

Funding supports disability work and independence

The law renews $65.362 million for Education Department grant administration, including vocational rehabilitation and supported employment. It also renews administration funds for grants that include independent living centers. Those amounts are $300,000 for staff, $500,000 for other expenses, $161,520 for employee benefits, and $9,000 for indirect costs. The funding supports service programs rather than setting individual payments or eligibility rules.

High school equivalency testing receives funding

The law provides $4.368 million from the General Fund to administer the high school equivalency diploma examination. It also provides $955,000 from the High School Equivalency Account. The funding supports test administration; it does not state that testing is free or change eligibility.

Libraries fund online and accessible services

The law provides $1 million for preserving library materials and for talking book and braille library services. It also provides $3 million for the New York Online Virtual Electronic Library, known as NOVEL-ny. The money supports accessible formats, library preservation, and online library access.

Regional plans for community college students

Regional councils must plan programs, enrollment, student transfers, and outcomes for state university community colleges outside New York City. They must coordinate education and training while keeping local community and host-county needs first. The university chancellor appoints council members and helps define the regions. A member college’s president or designee must chair each council. The chancellor oversees the plans, and the university Board of Trustees must approve them.

School learning grants get administrative support

The law funds grant administration, including $14.934 million for English language acquisition and $7.146 million for community learning and student support. It provides $17.834 million for a grant group including public charter schools. Grant groups including academic achievement and rural education receive $4.289 million; those including education for homeless students receive $27.059 million. Moving part of any appropriation to another state agency requires Budget Director approval. These amounts fund grant administration, not stated awards to individual students.

Schools retain Indigenous history materials funding

The law keeps $500,000 available to create and share learning materials about Indigenous cultures and histories. The funding supports educational resources for students and educators. It does not provide household payments.

Summer arts students receive program support

The law provides $1.481 million for the New York State Summer School of the Arts. This supports the program's services and expenses. The provision does not state an individual payment amount.

Worker protections and safety receive funding

For 2026–27, the law provides $16.32 million from the Labor Department's Fee and Penalty Account for labor standards enforcement. It also provides $8.314 million from the Public Work Enforcement Account for enforcement services. The occupational safety and health enforcement total is $54.634 million across listed enforcement, inspection, and training accounts. Listed funding includes $18.47 million for the OSHA Training and Education Account. These appropriations fund agency work; they do not themselves change workers' wages, benefits, or legal duties.

Community service grants keep administration funding

The law keeps federal funds from 2017 through 2025 appropriations available to administer Community Services Block Grants. These grants go to community action agencies. Administration funds can also go to other state departments and agencies. The provision does not state the amount or change household benefit levels or eligibility.

Eligible nonprofits receive short term loan funding

The law provides $150,000 for the Not-For-Profit Short-Term Revolving Loan Fund. The fund makes loans to eligible nonprofit organizations. The provision does not specify individual loan amounts, repayment terms, or household eligibility.

Financial restructuring board receives operating funds

The law provides $2.5 million from the General Fund to administer New York’s Financial Restructuring Board in 2026–27. The money covers board services and expenses. It does not establish a direct household benefit or eligibility change.

Funding establishes statewide agency contact center

The law provides $54.358 million in 2026–27 to plan, develop, and establish a statewide contact center. It places the center within the Taxation and Finance, Children and Family Services, and Labor agencies. The center serves those agencies and other customer state agencies. The provision does not set service standards or provide household payments.

Funding helps agencies meet data requirements

The law provides $7.325 million for state agency data collection changes required by Executive Law section 170-e. With Budget Director approval, the money can be shifted among specified Health Department and state agency, board, or commission appropriations. The funding supports compliance with existing data requirements, not household payments.

Funding keeps Olympic facilities operating

The law provides $14.09 million to operate and maintain Olympic facilities in 2026–27. This includes $13.94 million from the General Fund and $150,000 from special revenue funds. The money supports facilities rather than direct household payments.

Funding keeps State Fair programs operating

Beginning April 1, 2026, the law provides $30.923 million from the State Fair Account for 2026–27 operations. The Budget Director can transfer up to $320,000 from that appropriation to local assistance. That money supports Cornell Cooperative Extension of Cayuga County's operation of the State Fairgrounds milk bar. These funds do not create household payments.

Regional and local programs keep funding

The law keeps prior federal funds available for coastal and waterfront work, Appalachian regional grants, and local government federal programs. Coastal funds cover earlier appropriations from 2014 and 2016 through 2025 and can go to other state agencies. Appalachian and local government funds can move to local aid where specified. The provisions do not state funding amounts or direct household payments.

Tourism funds can support local matching grants

The Budget Director can approve moving all or part of the tourism marketing appropriation into local tourism promotion matching grants. Grants follow article 5-A of the Economic Development Law. The provision gives no transfer amount or direct household payment.

Transit aid operators face funded audits

The law makes $100,000 in each of two transportation appropriations available for contracted audits of operators receiving state transit aid. One allocation covers operators mainly inside the Metropolitan Commuter Transportation District; the other covers operators mainly outside it. The Transportation Commissioner must decide that an audit is necessary. Contracts can recommend savings and efficiency improvements, but the funding does not promise lower fares.

Continued funding for energy consumer advocates

The law continues funding to represent consumers before the New York Independent System Operator and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. It renews $1 million appropriations from each of 2025, 2024, 2023, and 2020, plus leftover funds from other years. The total available is not specified. Spending must follow the Department of Public Service plan approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Experts and other services must be hired under State Finance Law section 163 purchasing rules. No direct household payment or savings amount is specified.

Funding backs pharmacy benefits oversight

The law makes $5.627 million available for the Pharmacy Benefits Bureau. Transfers with other Department of Financial Services budgets can increase or decrease that funding. Transfers between pharmacy benefit manager regulation and insurance department accounts cannot exceed $5 million in total each year. The Superintendent must report quarterly to the Governor and legislative leaders on transfer amounts and resulting spending. This provision does not set household pharmacy costs.

Funding supports disability savings program services

At least $394,000 from the Department of Audit and Control appropriation must support New York's ABLE program services. ABLE stands for Achieving a Better Life Experience. This funding does not change account eligibility, contribution limits, or individual benefit amounts.

Funding supports Medicaid reviews and oversight

The law provides $5.272 million, plus available federal matching funds, for Medicaid drug reviews, use thresholds, clinical support, and technology. The money can support specified work through SUNY transfers or a noncompetitive contract with the SUNY Research Foundation. It provides $696,000 for United Hospital Fund studies on issues chosen by the Health Department. Another $2.3 million funds hospital payment and cost-report audits, while $310,000 supports collection of existing health assessments. These appropriations do not themselves change Medicaid coverage or assessment amounts.

Funding supports state health program administration

The law allows up to $2 million from Health Department funds for Dormitory Authority administration of health programs funded through the department. It also provides $1.542 million to administer the New York State Medical Indemnity Fund. These funds support operations, not new household payments. The Medical Indemnity Fund appropriation does not specify changes to eligibility, payments, or services.

Funding updates state health data systems

The law provides $12 million to develop and update health data systems. This funding is exempt from State Finance Law section 163 requirements and allows specified funding shifts. Transfers to Division of the Budget appropriations need the Budget Director's approval. It also provides $4 million for the electronic certificate of need project and $6.035 million for statewide health planning and research data. These funds do not themselves change health coverage or provide household payments.

Health care audits and administration receive funding

The law provides $4.92 million from the HCRA Program Account to audit health care payer and provider compliance. It provides another $2.849 million from that account for pool administration. Hospital compliance audits receive $575,000 to check paragraph 6 of subdivision (a) of section 405.4. The existing Medicaid fraud hotline receives $917,000 for services and expenses. These funds support oversight and administration, not new household benefits or reporting duties.

Health inventions can fund research

The law provides $29,000 for the Health Department's patent and technology transfer program. Revenue from selling or licensing inventions can support operations, research, training, facilities, and inventor payments. The revenue must follow the technology and patent transfer policy required by Public Officers Law section 64-a.

Helen Hayes Hospital receives operating funding

The law provides $76.932 million for Helen Hayes Hospital services and expenses, including an affiliation agreement contract. Up to $273,846 can go to the Department of Law for a hospital collection unit. Spending must follow a Health Department plan approved by the budget director and State Finance Law spending rules. The collection-unit allocation does not itself create a new patient payment duty.

Reserve supports public health emergency recovery

The law reserves $23 million for spending added federal funds made available for recovery from public health emergencies. The reserve supports state programs administering federal health and human services grants. It does not set household payments or individual eligibility rules.

Funding backs mortgage bonds and insurance

The law provides $61.8 million to the State of New York Mortgage Agency for homeowner mortgage bond accounts. That includes $39.8 million for a designated account and another $22 million requiring two certifications. For the extra money, the Budget Director must certify availability, and the agency must certify insufficient funds for bond obligations. A separate mortgage insurance reserve receives up to $15 million, limited to amounts needed and available, with Budget Director certification. Reserve spending must return to the General Fund only to the extent money is available in the housing reserve account.

City colleges fund career and research programs

The law provides $6.76 million for Career Connect at City University of New York senior and community colleges. The state Budget Director must approve the spending plan. It also provides $1 million to establish a Biomedical AI Research and Education Center at Medgar Evers College. These funds support college programs; the provisions do not specify individual student awards or eligibility.

Cornell funds hemp research and worker training

The law provides $1 million for Cornell University services, including hemp-industry education and workforce development. It also supports cannabidiol extraction and research on hemp growth and plant varieties. The funding does not establish individual payments or eligibility rules.

Extra funds can improve unemployment systems

The state can use excess reemployment fund contributions when annual contributions from eligible employers exceed $35 million. Permitted uses include unemployment system upgrades, unemployment administration, and employment and training programs. Workforce spending requires consultation with the state workforce investment board and responsible state agencies. The law does not guarantee a new payment to any worker.

Federal education contract funding continues

The law keeps $69,000 available for services and expenses tied to U.S. Department of Education contracts. The money supports state education department operations. It does not establish a direct household payment.

First responder counseling scholarships retain funding

The law keeps $750,000 from the 2025 appropriation available for the first responder counseling scholarship program. Funding requires a plan approved by the State Budget Director. This provision does not state who qualifies or how much each scholarship pays.

Funding adds faculty and artificial intelligence initiatives

The City University of New York receives $53 million for new full-time faculty at senior and community colleges. Another $7.5 million supports artificial intelligence initiatives under a spending plan approved by the state Budget Director. The provisions do not specify the number of faculty hires or individual student benefits.

Funding supports New Paltz Benjamin Center

The law provides $150,000 for the Benjamin Center at the State University College at New Paltz. The money supports the center's services and expenses. It does not specify a direct household service, payment, or eligibility change.

Funding supports state hiring and contracts

The law makes $500,000 available to improve recruitment, testing, and retention at up to five selected state agencies. Work can include computer-based tests, skills development, knowledge transfer, and succession planning. The Budget Director must approve a plan listing activities, deliverables, and completion dates. For 2026–27, it provides $15.978 million for employee contract work: $13.875 million from the General Fund and $2.103 million from internal service funds. This funding does not itself change employee pay or benefits.

Job training funds remain available

The law keeps earlier federal workforce funds available, including $25.177 million for statewide programs under a Budget Director-approved spending plan. Listed 2025 funds include $20.46 million for local adult, youth, and displaced-worker training and statewide rapid response. Another $19.916 million supports national reserve and other federal employment and training grants. Grant administration also receives $642,000 for in-service training grants and $8.243 million for workforce investment grants. These funds support programs but do not guarantee individual payments.

Preschool special education audits gain funding

The Department of Audit and Control must fund required audits of preschool special education programs. Audit funding must be at least $2 million above the amount dedicated to this work in fiscal year 2013–14. The audits are required by chapter 545 of the laws of 2013. The provision funds oversight and does not directly change children's services or eligibility.

Rochester schools retain financial oversight funding

The law keeps earlier funding available for a fiscal consultant serving the Rochester City School District. Listed funds include a $1.492 million contract appropriation and separate $150,000 appropriations. The Education Commissioner appoints the consultant and can end the appointment at any time. This funds district financial services, not household payments.

School and childhood grants keep administration funding

The law keeps earlier funds available to administer federal education grants, National School Lunch Act programs, and early childhood development grants. Education grants include Title I, II, III, and IV. The Education Commissioner must share relevant federal spending plans with the budget director and Senate Finance and Assembly Ways and Means chairs. Transfers of education-grant or school-lunch administration funds to other state agencies require budget director approval. These provisions do not state funding amounts or create new household benefit levels or eligibility rules.

State workforce center receives operating funding

The law provides $10.153 million for services and expenses of the New York State Workforce Innovation Center. The provision does not name particular services, set individual eligibility, or promise payments to workers.

Teachers and principals retain training funds

The law keeps $1 million available for professional development for New York teachers and principals. This includes $833,000 for contracts and $167,000 for travel. The training is intended to improve instruction.

Training grants for film and television workers

The law makes up to $2 million available for film and television job creation and training grants in New York. Programs support a diverse, inclusive production-company workforce through recruitment, hiring, promotion, retention, development, and training. State agencies or public authorities, including Empire State Development, can receive the funds to award grants.

University funding supports materials and nursing

The law makes $4 million available to expand open educational resources at CUNY senior and community colleges. Funding targets high-enrollment courses, including general education courses with strong potential to lower students’ material costs. It also provides $3 million to expand CUNY nursing programs. The provisions do not guarantee savings per student or state how many nursing places are added.

Workforce and economic development funding continues

The law revises and keeps a 2023 appropriation available for workforce and economic development. It supports the New York State Urban Development Corporation and other state initiatives through loans, grants, and program costs. Spending requires a plan approved by the Budget Director. Money can support state operations, local aid, or capital projects. This provision states no total amount or individual payment.

Youth work papers digitization keeps funding

The law keeps $10 million available from an earlier appropriation to digitize youth working papers. Transfers between state operations and local aid can increase or decrease the allocation. Funds can also move to another state department, agency, or public authority for this project. The funding does not change who can work.

Business licensing operations keep prior funding

The law keeps remaining earlier funds available for the state business and licensing program. Listed funding includes appropriations from 2020 through 2025. Funds can go to other state departments and agencies for this work. The amount available is not stated, and the provision creates no direct household payment.

Residents' own funds can pay for care

Directors of state developmental disability facilities can continue using a resident's own funds for that resident's care and treatment. The director must be a federally appointed representative payee and have taken responsibility for managing the funds. Spending must follow federal law and regulations and New York's Mental Hygiene Law. This can leave less money for the resident's other expenses; no amount is specified.

Local districts cover benefit administration costs

The state must reduce local social services reimbursements to recover 100% of its employment verification costs. It must also recover 100% of costs incurred for districts, including federal system access to check immigration status for benefits. Districts must cover 50% of the nonfederal costs of the central child support collection unit, including banking and customer service. Child support deductions are divided based on collections and payments, or another method the Commissioner chooses. These rules shift costs to districts, not directly to residents.

New York City faces cost chargebacks

New York City is charged for Mapper-related costs when the state budget director approves. The state housing agency can also transfer money equal to specified state costs to an agency issuing a reduced payment. That transfer applies when a city of at least one million people, or its agency, has a payment reduced under the specified 2020 law. The reduction must equal state costs under the cited 1974 law. These rules concern public agencies, not direct household charges, and no total amount is stated.

Health spending needs additional budget approval

The Health Department cannot use the specified appropriation for COVID-19 expenses or durable medical equipment maintenance without an approved plan. The state budget director must approve that plan. The provision does not state the amount affected or require patients to pay for care or equipment.

Vital records funding includes increased fee collection

The law provides $1.804 million for vital records services, including collection of increased program fees. This supports services used by people requesting records, while also funding fee collection. The provision does not state the fee amounts or which records carry increased fees.

City university teacher training raises standards

The law requires a plan to raise admission standards for all City University of New York teacher preparation programs. The plan must also improve courses and program requirements, including more experience in schools. Part of the senior college appropriation must fund implementation. Applicants face higher entry standards while programs receive support for improved training.

College sales fund costs, offset state support

During academic year 2026–27, City University of New York can use up to $60 million from certain property sales. The properties must be sold during that academic year, and proceeds must be available. The money can pay senior college expenses incurred during the same academic year. Each dollar used reduces the state’s net operating expense obligation by one dollar, rather than adding to that state support.

Special education tuition methods face review

The law keeps funding available to study tuition-setting methods for approved preschool and school-age special education programs. The study must consider stakeholder feedback, other agencies' methods, costs, and current and proposed rates. Recommendations must use standard measures, remain financially sustainable, and include a phase-in schedule. They must substantially limit or end rate appeals and allow rates to be calculated by each school year's start. The Budget Director must approve the Education Commissioner's study plan and any new method; no funding amount is stated.

State caps accidental death benefit reimbursements

The law provides $2 million to reimburse counties, cities, towns, and villages for special accidental death benefits. The benefits must be paid under General Municipal Law section 208-f. For 2026–27, the state's total liability and distributions under that section cannot exceed $2 million. The provision does not change the individual benefit formula.

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Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 145 • No: 59

House vote • 5/27/2026

Assembly floor vote

Yes: 102 • No: 40

Senate vote • 5/27/2026

FLOOR Vote

Yes: 43 • No: 19

Actions Timeline

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Bill Text

Amendment C
5/26/2026
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Amendment D
5/26/2026
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Amendment B
3/9/2026
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Amendment A
2/20/2026
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Original
1/21/2026
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