For far too long, New York state has done far too little to support these workers. This year, we must adopt a state budget and pass the necessary legislation to change that once and for all.
Continue reading“Senate Bill 7752 directs OMH to create a Maternal Mental Health Workgroup to study and issue recommendations related to the diagnosis and treatment of maternal mental health and perinatal and postpartum mood and anxiety disorders. The bill is sponsored in the Assembly by Assemblymember Sarah Clark.”
Continue reading“…as the Subcommittee Chair of hte Tuition Assistance Program in the Assembly, I am very please to see the Governor’s support for greater access to higher education by ensuring that TAP is available to part-time students, acknowledging the reality of many working-class families looking for a pathway to success.”
Continue readingSenator Jessica Ramos and Assembly Member Sarah Clark have introduced a plan to provide universal child care in the state. They’ve embarked on a statewide tour, and they will work to bring enough colleagues on board to pass the plan in 2022. So how would it work? Who benefits? Our guests explore the issue. “Discussing universal child care in New …
Continue readingan outdated process requiring subsidy payments to be issued in paper check form, arriving in the mail four to six weeks after submission. Our providers simply cannot afford to wait, particularly as they are also recovering from the pandemic. Allowing direct deposit for child care providers will ensure that those caring for our children have the resources that they need in a timely manner, and will allow them to focus instead on providing the highest quality of care for our children.”
Continue reading“The grant was secured by Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie ’90 and Assembly members Steve Englebright ’75, Kimberly Jean-Pierre ’07, Latoya Joyner ’08 and Sarah Clark ’99. The assembly alumni were given a tour of the facility on Saturday, October 23, during the Presidential Inauguration Day festivities.”
Continue reading“If we come at [it] with support, if we come at it with love, we come at it with the healthcare that is needed to make people feel whole again and get the help that they need, we can actually make a dent in this,” said Sarah Clark of New York’s 136th Assembly district.
Continue reading“We have one of the highest deaf and hard-of-hearing populations per capita in the country,”Sarah Clark, Assemblymember for the 136th District, said. “Because of this, when COVID first hit it was constituents here that raised the issue that there was no interpreter during some of the governor’s initial speeches when he was giving updates every day. It’s because of Rochester; it’s because of the constituents here. Because we have such a vibrant deaf and hard of community that everything has become more inclusive.”
Continue readingThe announcement came from Lunsford and fellow Assembly Members Sarah Clark, D-136th District; Demond Meeks, D-137th District; and Josh Jensen, R-134th District, with local library officials during a press conference in Kennelley Park at the entrance to Fairport Public Library.
The funding will provide $30,000 to FPL and Webster Public Library, $20,000 to Penfield Public Library and $11,500 to East Rochester Public Library.
Continue reading“Two years ago this month, a 3-year-old boy died after falling into a grease trap at the Tim Horton’s on University Avenue in Rochester. After the tragedy, Bryce’s Law was drafted by local leaders to create statewide safety regulations for grease traps.…Assemblymember Sarah Clark says the bill has the potential to become a national law as well. “Bryce’s Law close …
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