There would be no funding in this fiscal year's budget. Many legislators including Assemblymembers Roberto Ramirez of the Bronx, Roger Green and Clarence Norman of Brooklyn have included this funding as a priority. As of this publication, funding it is still under consideration. Call leaders in the General Conference Committee to urge the inclusion of HHAP funding in the final budget agreement. I am extremely concerned about the Homeless Housing Assistance Program funding in the General Budget Committee.
Housing is health care.
However, like the HHAP funding, funding has not yet been announced. The New York State Assembly unanimously passed a bill this week that would assure that persons with HIV and AIDS are formally included in the decision-making process of service organizations. The bill, A7230, which was introduced by Assemblymember Gottfried of Manhattan was referred to the Senate Health Committee. The senate Crime and Corrections Committee voted to report a bill that would require non-indigent inmates to pay the actual cost of health care provided to them by the county in which they are incarcerated or New York City. The bill, S.2402, introduced by Senator Kuhl of Bath, was reported to the Senate Calendar with a vote of 13-3.