ASSEMBLY STANDING COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL SERVICES SENATE STANDING COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL SERVICES, CHILDREN & FAMILIES ASSEMBLY STANDING COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS SENATE STANDING COMMITTEE ON FINANCE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING |
SUBJECT: |
The Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Program |
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To obtain input regarding the Department of State’s 2006-07 CSBG Management Plan. |
Albany, NY |
Federal Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) funds are awarded to grantees in all counties in New York State. Community action agencies, community-based organizations, and Indian tribes or tribal organizations receive CSBG funds to provide advocacy, outreach, services, and programs for economically disadvantaged persons in their local communities. This hearing will focus on the New York State Department of State’s CSBG Management Plan for federal fiscal years 2006-07. The Management Plan delineates the manner in which funds will be expended and how the State will meet the federal CSBG program requirements. Copies of the Department of State’s draft CSBG Management Plan may be obtained by contacting:
Evelyn Harris Please see the reverse side for a list of subjects to which witnesses may direct their testimony, and for a description of the bills which will be discussed at the hearing. Persons wishing to present pertinent testimony to the Committee at the above hearing should complete and return the enclosed reply form as soon as possible. It is important that the reply form be fully completed and returned so that persons may be notified in the event of emergency postponement or cancellation. Oral testimony will be limited to 15 minutes’ duration. In preparing the order of witnesses, the Committee will attempt to accommodate individual requests to speak at particular times in view of special circumstances. These requests should be made on the attached reply form or communicated to Committee staff as early as possible. In the absence of a request, witnesses will be scheduled in the order in which reply forms are postmarked. Ten copies of any prepared testimony should be submitted at the hearing registration desk. The Committee would appreciate advance receipt of prepared statements. In order to further publicize these hearings, please inform interested parties and organizations of the Committee’s interest in hearing testimony from all sources. In order to meet the needs of those who may have a disability, the Assembly, in accordance with its policy of non-discrimination on the basis of disability, as well as the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), has made its facilities and services available to all individuals with disabilities. For individuals with disabilities, accommodations will be provided, upon reasonable request, to afford such individuals access and admission to Assembly facilities and activities. |
Deborah J. Glick
Raymond Meier
Herman D. Farrell, Jr.
Owen H. Johnson |
PUBLIC HEARING REPLY FORM Persons wishing to present testimony at the public hearing on The Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Programare requested to complete this reply form as soon as possible and mail it to:
Jill Poklemba |
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I plan to attend the following public hearing on The Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Program to be conducted by the Assembly Committee on Social Services on June 1, 2005. |
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I plan to make a public statement at the hearing. My statement will be limited to 15 minutes, and I will answer any questions which may arise. I will provide 10 copies of my prepared statement. |
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