Adjusted   Executive    Legislative
                                 Approp.     Request       Approp.  
                                 2001-02     2002-03       2002-03     Change


STATE OPERATIONS
  General Fund            146,116,000    167,694,000    168,994,000  1,300,000 
  Special Rev. Fed.            80,000         80,000         80,000          0 
  Special Rev. Other      983,521,000  1,026,274,000  1,026,274,000          0 
  Fiduciary                   755,000        554,000        554,000          0 
  Enterprise                2,350,000      2,350,000      2,350,000          0 
  Internal Service Fund             0        150,000        150,000          0 
  Total for 
    STATE OPERATIONS:   1,132,822,000  1,197,102,000  1,198,402,000  1,300,000 

AID TO LOCALITIES
  General Fund            693,680,000    656,311,000    659,925,000  3,614,000 
  Special Rev. Other      454,016,000    607,794,000    607,794,000          0 
  Fiduciary                 2,000,000      2,000,000      2,000,000          0 
  Total for Agency:     1,149,696,000  1,266,105,000  1,269,719,000  3,614,000 
  Total Grants In Aid:              0              0      2,657,800  2,657,800 
  Total for 
    AID TO LOCALITIES:  1,149,696,000  1,266,105,000  1,272,376,800  6,271,800 

CAPITAL PROJECTS
  Capital Projects Fund    62,716,000    116,613,000    116,613,000          0 
  Total for 
    CAPITAL PROJECTS:      62,716,000    116,613,000    116,613,000          0 


   LEGISLATIVE ACTION

The Legislature provides $2,587,391,800 on an All Funds basis, an increase of 
$7,571,800 to the Executive budget submission and approves full funding for 
year four of the New York State CARES program at $151,544,000. 

 
Legislative Changes

The Legislature makes the following additions to the budget proposed by the 
Governor:

--   $3,064,000 as part of a workforce recruitment and retention initiative to 
provide a three percent cost of living adjustment (COLA) to the personal 
service funding of community based not-for-profit providers of services to 
consumers and their families. The agencies receiving the COLA are those not 
included in the 3.69 percent Medicaid trend adjustment provided by the 
Executive.  The COLA will annualize to $9,193,000 in State Fiscal Year 2003-04.

--   $1,300,000, to restore in full the Youth Opportunity Program (YOP). The 
program provides stipends to 400 disadvantaged students, in danger of 
dropping out of high school, who work in State and voluntary operated 
agencies that provide services to persons with developmental disabilities 
or mental illness. The restored funds also support the eleven full-time 
equivalent positions of staff who supervise the students.  

--   $300,000 to be used to facilitate the conversion of voluntary operated 
community residences to newer residential models.

--   $1,039,000 in additional support for community based, not-for-profit 
providers of services to the mentally retarded and developmentally disabled 
and their families.

Article VII

The Legislature denies legislation that would eliminate the Youth Opportunity 
Program which provides part-time employment in State operated and not-for-profit 
agencies to disadvantaged young persons in danger of dropping out of high school.

Legislative Additions

The Legislature provides funding for the following:

   WORKFORCE RECRUITMENT & RETENTION INITIATIVE.       $3,064,000
   YOUTH OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM.                          $1,300,000
   OHEL CHILDREN'S HOME.                                 $340,000
   COMMUNITY RESIDENCE TRANSITION.                       $300,000
   ULSTER GREENE ARC.                                    $300,000
   EPILEPSY COALITION OF NYS.                            $250,000
   HASC.                                                  $68,000
   NATIONAL JEWISH COUNCIL FOR THE DISABLED.              $56,000
   FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF BROWNSVILLE, INC..             $15,000
   SELF ADVOCACY ASSOCIATION.                             $10,000