Quality of Care and Advocacy for Persons With Disabilities, Commission on
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| Category | Available 2007-08 |
Appropriations Recommended 2008-09 |
Change From 2007-08 |
Reappropriations Recommended 2008-09 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Operations | 15,126,000 | 16,149,000 | 1,023,000 | 12,196,000 |
| Aid To Localities | 771,000 | 771,000 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 15,897,000 | 16,920,000 | 1,023,000 | 12,196,000 |
| Full-Time Equivalent Positions (FTE) |
| Program | 2007-08 Estimated FTEs 03/31/08 |
2008-09 Estimated FTEs 03/31/09 |
FTE Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administration | |||
| General Fund | 47 | 65 | 18 |
| Special Revenue Funds - Other | 33 | 33 | 0 |
| Client Assistance | |||
| Special Revenue Funds - Federal | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security | |||
| Special Revenue Funds - Federal | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Protection and Advocacy for the Developmentally Disabled | |||
| Special Revenue Funds - Federal | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Protection and Advocacy for Individual Rights | |||
| Special Revenue Funds - Federal | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Protection and Advocacy for the Mentally Ill | |||
| Special Revenue Funds - Federal | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Technology Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities | |||
| Special Revenue Funds - Federal | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Technology Related Protection and Advocacy | |||
| Special Revenue Funds - Federal | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 106 | 124 | 18 |
Note: Most recent estimates as of 01/22/08.
Mission
The mission of the Commission on Quality of Care and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities (CQCAPD) is to improve the quality of life for individuals with disabilities in New York State and to protect their rights and advocate for needed change by:
- Promoting the inclusion of persons with disabilities in all aspects of community life and ensuring that persons with disabilities are afforded the opportunity to exercise the full range of rights and responsibilities accorded to all New Yorkers;
- Ensuring programmatic and fiscal accountability and monitoring care and treatment of people with disabilities within the State's $8 billion mental hygiene system, making recommendations for improvements, when warranted;
- Providing individual and systemic investigative and advocacy services;
- Advancing the availability and use of assistive technology for persons with disabilities; and
- Offering impartial and informed advice, training and recommendations on a broad range of disability issues.
A Commission priority has been to enhance advocacy services for all populations. The Commission's focus has been to increase its outreach efforts, provide a single point of access for disability information and expand disability rights and awareness training over the prior year. The Commission's Advocacy Council has expanded its membership to include individuals with a broader range of disabilities to better fulfill its mission in advising the Governor and Legislature regarding all New Yorkers with disabilities.
Budget Highlights
The Executive Budget recommends $16.9 million All Funds ($5.5 million General Fund; $11.4 million Other funds) for the Commission on Quality of Care and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities (CQCAPD). This is an increase of $1.0 million All funds ($872,000 General Fund; $151,000 Other funds) from the 2007-08 budget. This net change primarily reflects Non-Personal Service inflationary adjustments, annual personal service increases relating to performance advance awards, longevities and merit payments, elimination of the one-time relocation costs associated with the Commission's merger, and costs associated with additional positions that will be used to administer the Interagency Coordinating Council for Services to Persons who are Deaf, Deaf-Blind or Hard of Hearing, and comply with other new statutory requirements outlined in Jonathan's Law and the Special Housing Unit (SHU) Legislation. The SHU Legislation, anticipated to pass in 2008-09, establishes alternatives to solitary confinement for mentally ill inmates and expanded residential capacity to improve the quality and availability of prison-based mental health services.
The Executive Budget recommends a staffing level of 124 FTEs for the Commission on Quality of Care and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities, an increase of 18 from the 2007-08 Budget, primarily reflecting positions needed to fulfill the Commission's responsibilities under the aforementioned new statutory oversight requirements.
2008-09 Executive Budget — Agency Presentation
Quality of Care and Advocacy for Persons With Disabilities, Commission on (PDF)