Dear NYS Principals and Administrators,

On Tuesday, April 6, legislative leaders passed the 2021-2022 state budget. We encourage your school and board leadership to join us at a webinar tomorrow at 3:00 PM for full background and details. Register here: http://bit.ly/NYSbudgetWebinar.

Below is a partial summary of the appropriations for yeshivos and other nonpublic schools:

  • Mandated Services Aid (MSA): Fully funded including a hold-harmless for the 19-20 school year.
  • Nonpublic Safety Equipment Grant (NPSE), Loan programs – (textbook, software, hardware, library), Immunization Record-Keeping, Academic Intervention Services, Smart Schools Bond Act, and School Nutrition subsidies: maintained at same level as last year.
  • SCAHC Grants: $25 million for the Securing Communities Against Hate Crimes program. For the first time, cybersecurity is included.
  • MST Grant: Increased 33% to $40 million. Thank you to our coalition partners TEACH NYS/Orthodox Union for their lobbying efforts over the past three years.
  • UPK: Maintained at same level as last year, however, additional federal stimulus funds will provide opportunities for new full day four-year old programs.
  • Busing contractors are to be reimbursed for expenses occurred during COVID related shutdowns. This is in line with reimbursement provided to school district bus vendors and was a key Agudah advocacy effort. This was made possible through the efforts of Chair of the Assembly Ways and Means Committee Helene Weinstein and Assemblyman Simcha Eichenstein.
Again, please invite your school and board leadership to join us at the webinar regarding the NYS Budget tomorrow at 3:00 pm. To register, click here.

As always, feel free to reach out to [email protected] with any questions.

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Rabbi Yehoshua Pinkus
Director of Yeshiva Services

Ami Bazov, Esq.
Coordinator of Education Affairs

Yeshiva Services champions and guides yeshivos and day schools, advocates for resources at all levels of government, educates and guides yeshiva leadership, and defends yeshivos and their unique character under the guidance of Gedolei Yisroel, ensuring the continued growth of Klal Yisroel.