Testimony, Memos & Positions - NYS PTA

NYS PTA is the oldest child advocacy organization in our state and country, and often presents positions on many policies and legislative issues affecting children and families.

Below you will find memoranda, testimony, letters, and other positions NYS PTA has taken over the past few years.

You can also read other Position Papers here. Also see here for Press Releases on many issues of importance.

Many of the files below are in PDF format. If you do not have software to read this format, please click here to download the latest version of Acrobat Reader.

Recent Positions on School Safety

2023

Small City School District Debt Limit– May 2023
NYS PTA Education Testimony Suspensions– May 2023
MEMO IN OPPOSITION Charter School Expansion Education, Labor and Family Assistance – Part A, Section 4 – March 2023
State Education Department Funding to Lead Review of the Foundation Aid Formula – March 2023
State Lawmakers, Local Leaders, Impacted Residents Urge New Funding for Lead Pipe Replacement in the State Budget– March 2023
ECB — Universal School Meals Support Memo – March 20223
ECB — Mental Health Insurance Parity -March 2023
ECB — Foundation Aid Study -March 2023
Memo in Support of Tobacco Free Generation Proposal – March 2023
NEW YORK STATE: CREATE A TOBACCO-FREE GENERATION – March 2023
Healthy School Meals for All Letter – March 2023
2023 NY Coalition Letter to NYS Legislature – February 2023
NYS PTA School Aid Support Memo – February 2023
NYS PTA Student Mental Health Support Memo – February 2023
NYS PTA School Meals for ALL Support Memo – February 2023
NYS PTA OCM Comments – February 2023
NYSACHO and Partners-Adult Use Regulations – February 2023
BOCES 2023 Legislative and Budget Priorities – January 2023
Healthy School Meals for All – January 2023
Building a solid base for Foundation Aid funding – January 2023

2022

- Clean Water Advocates Comments to NYS DOH – December 2022
- National PTA Stands With LGBTQ Community – December 2022
- This School Lunch Week, Remember Kids Who Are Hungry – November 2022
- NYS PTA NYSUT joint statement re DEI and support of students – October 2022
- Almost Half a Million New Yorkers Drinking PFAS-Polluted Water, Left Out of Current and Proposed NYS Protections – October 2022
- PFAS Drinking Water Comments – September 2022
- Sign On Letter in Support of A7554-S5451 – July 2022
- Testimony Letter to US Senate Appropriations Committee: Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies – June 2022
- Open-letter USA Today – June 2022
- NYS Supports Collecting Utility Affordability Data – May 2022
- ECB Statement of Concerns S1046E-A6678E – May 2022
- ECB — Revise Small City School District Debt Limit – May 2022
- Support Statewide Family Engagement Centers FY23 – May 20, 2022
- National PTA and New York State PTA Statement on Violence in the South Bronx – April 2022
- National PTA and New York State PTA Statement on Violence in Mt Vernon – April 2022
- Final CTE letter 2022-23 budget (Letter-Logo-List) – February 23, 2022
- ECB School Aid Paper – December 2021
- ECB Briefing – February 2022
- Governor Hochul meeting comments from NYS PTA President to Gov Hochul– February 8, 2022
- Support Universal School Meals – February 2022
- School Aid and Support for Students – February 2022
- Digital and Tech Equity – February 2022
- Student Mental Health MEMO – February 2022
- Final CTE letter to Governor 2021
- Final CTE letter to leaders 2022 budget
- NYS PTA Education Budget Testimony Jan 2022
- NYS PTA Preliminary FY 2023 Executive Budget Analysis
- OCM Letter – January 18, 2022
- ECB School Meals Paper – January 2022
- Hochul’s State of the State Welcomed Reflects Strong Support for Students, Families, Schools and Educators – January 5, 2022

2021

- ESSA Waiver Support Letter – December 2021

- ECB School Aid Paper – December 2021

- NEW YORK GROWN FOOD FOR NEW YORK KIDS – November 19, 2021

- Sign On Letter FY22 SFEC Funding – Fall 2021

- Electronic School Bus Statement – 10/15/2021

- NYS PTA on School Aid – 10/12/2021

- PFAS Release to Hochul – 9/30/2021

- Lead in Water Letter to Hochul – 9/30/2021

- Congressional Budget Reconciliation Letter – 9/29/2021

- NYS PTA Testimony on Use of Foundation Aid and Federal Funds – 9/30/2201

- NYS PTA Joint PFAS Letter to Cuomo – 7/29/2021

- NYS PTA Joint Lead in Drinking Water Letter to Cuomo – 6/28/2021

- NYS PTA Joint PFAS Release to Cuomo – 6/8/2021

- NYS ECB Memo on Regional Rate Index for school-age and preschool special education programs – May 2021

- NYS PTA Joint Lead in Water Letter to Cuomo – 4/26/2021

- NYS PTA Joint Letter to Legislature on PFAS – 4/12/2021

- Open Letter on Marijuana

- NYS PTA on Student Mental Health – 2/22/2021

- NYS PTA on Digital Equity – 2/18/2021

- NYS PTA Supports ELearn Bill – 2/22/2021

- NYS PTA on School Aid – Say No to Education Cuts – 2/9/2021

- NYS PTA OPPOSE A.1248/S.854 – 3/15/2021

- NYS PTA on Amended Marijuana Bill – Vote NO – 3/29/2021

- NYS PTA on the Legalization of Recreational Marijuana Law Enforcement Concerns – 3/23/2021

- NYS PTA on the Legalization of Recreational Marijuana 2 – 2/22/2021

- NYS PTA on the Legalization of Recreational Marijuana 1 – 1/22/2021

- NYS PTA Opposition the Legalization of Recreational Marijuana Presentation – 2/27/2021

- NYS ECB Executive Budget Reactions – March 2021

- Final NYGFFNYK Memorandum of Support S.4561 (Hinchey) and A.5404 (Lupardo) – 3/2021

- Tobacco Tax Support – Letter to Carl Heastie – 3/4/2021

- Tobacco Tax Support – Letter to the Senate – 3/4/2021

- ECB Closing the Digital Divide – 3/4/2021

- Easy-to-Read School Aid Run- 2/2021

- Fund(Ed) Letter to Governor Cuomo – 2/2021

- Public Health Funding Letter – 2/11/2021

- New York Grown Food for New York Kids Farm to School Memo – 2/2/2021

- NYS PTA Support of NYSED Assessment Waiver Application – 1/21/2021

- NYS PTA notes in support of NYSED Waiver Application – 2/9/2021

- NYS PTA Education Budget Testimony – 1/2021

NYS PTA Testimony, Memos & Positions Archive (2015-2021)