S 9000STATE OPERATIONS BUDGET

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This amendment establishes new state operations appropriations totaling over $37 billion across multiple agencies for fiscal year 2026-27. The most significant addition is a $36.1 billion Medicaid spending cap for the Department of Health, accompanied by a medicaid savings allocation adjustment mechanism that permits the state Medicaid director to implement spending reductions if quarterly assessments indicate the cap will be exceeded. The amendment creates new appropriations for veterans' homes ($41.2 million for Lower-Hudson Valley, amount TBD for Western New York), medical assistance administration ($19.7 million), and reemployment services ($185.6 million), while adding a $7.4 million New York opportunity promise scholarship program. Department of Labor personal service funding increases from $150.1 million to $178.4 million with new Reed Act fund authority. The amendment also establishes contingent waivers of state reimbursement obligations for New York City homeless assistance provided the city invests at least $440 million, replaces various Department of Health and Environmental Conservation appropriations with new State Board of Elections and Gaming Commission appropriations, and incorporates standard interchange authorities and administrative provisions throughout.