:
L.
Increased
FlUlding
for
ChiJdcare
for
Working
Families-
SEIU
is
seeking
increasedsubsidiesforchildcareslots
andnew
funds
forenhancedtraining
and
compensationforchildcareworkers;
2.
Safe
Needles
LegislationCS4926)-Thislegislationprohibitstheuse
of
Unsafeneedles(sharps)soastopreventneedlestickinjuries.
3.
SafeStaffing
Ratios-
This
legislation
sets
minimum
staffingrequirements
for
all
nursinghomesandrequiressuchbarnestodisclosetheirstaffinglevelstothe
Department
of
Heal
th;
4.
Tier
EillillY-
Once
again
PEF
will
beseekingenactment
of
legislation
which
reducestheearlyretirementpenaltiesapplicabletoTier
3&4.members
tothose'
levels
applicabletoTier
2
members
.
Recommendatio
o
CongratulatetheCouncilLeadershiponthereinvigoration
of
suchalarge
arid
importantsegment
of
the
labormovement
here
in
New
York.
Members
of
theCouncil
provide
necessary,qualityservicestothe
most
deserving
of
oursociety.
~
Mention
our
previouscollaborativelegislativesuccess,including,
o
Securing$110million
for
thehealth
worker
retraining
program
"
Restoring
mote
than$1billion
in
Medicaid
cutsoverthe
past
severalyears
()
Expanding
theChildHealthplusprogram
in
orderto
serve
350,000childrenby
2002.
o
Take
full
creditforthe
Majority
's
support
of
the
RIeRA
agreementand
in
particular,theuse
of
the.Tobacco
Settlementmoneyforhealth
care
aswellas,theestablishment
oftbe
Family
Health
P l u
~
Pr
ogram
.--'.--,
o
Lastyear
youstrongly
stated
thattheSenateMajority
shared
SEW's
concernabout
thealarming
growth
in
the
number
of
New
Yorkerswhoare
without
thebenefit
of
health
insurance.
In
additionyou
pledged
to
work
closely
with
SEIU
tofashiona
bold
programwhichensuresquality,affordablehealth
care
toallcitizens.Asaresult
of
theseefforts,the
IDCRA
agreement
included
the
establishment
of
theFamilyHealthPlus
program
whichwillprovide
health
coveragetolow
income
adults.
o
AnnouncetheSenateMajority'sintentionto
increased
Childcarefunding.TheSenate
budget
willinclude;
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