January 27, 2025

Brief Discussion (See slides below – click on arrows in upper left corner to scroll through):

OASAS Vocational services were proposed for a cut last budget.  Advocates including the NYS Council weighed in hard to compel lawmakers to restore the cuts however, OASAS intends to move ahead this year to re-RFP these dollars to ensure a more equitable allocation of these limited resources that have sometimes been distributed ‘haphazardly’.