Assemblyman Santabarbara Letter to Gov Cuomo Regarding 2020 Adult Care Programs for Disabled Jun 11, 2020
Assemblyman Santabarbara Letter to Governor Regarding Special Ed Students Aging Out of School This Year to Return For 2020-21 Year Jun 9, 2020
Letter to Governor: Allow Special Ed Students Aging Out of School This Year to Return for 2020-21 Year, Receive Education Lost During Pandemic Jun 9, 2020 In a letter to the Governor, Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara, Chair of the Assemblys Sub-Committee on Autism Spectrum Disorders, is calling on the Governor to ensure special needs students who would otherwise age out of school this year do not lose...
Assemblyman Santabarbara Statement on Governor's Announcement Regarding Graduation Ceremonies Jun 7, 2020 Todays decision from the Governors office to allow high school graduation ceremonies to take place this year as of June 26th was the right thing to do. High school seniors have been in a world of uncertainty, isolation, and fear, during a...
Assemblyman Santabarbara Statement on Executive Order Regarding Summer School for Kids with Disabilities Jun 5, 2020 Although theres still more work to do on this issue, the Executive Order issued today that will allow necessary in-person special education instruction this summer is a big win for parents and kids with disabilities in New York State. This follows...
Ellis Hospital Emergency Room First to Become a Certified Autism Center Jun 4, 2020 Schenectady, NY The Emergency Room at Ellis Hospital in Schenectady, NY, is the first in the nation to earn the Certified Autism Center (CAC) designation, granted by the International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Standards...
Assemblyman Santabarbara Announces Opening of First Sensory-Friendly Emergency Room in New York State Jun 3, 2020 Assemblyman Santabarbara, Chair of the Assemblys Sub-Committee on Autism Spectrum Disorders, announced the opening of a sensory-friendly emergency room that seeks to improve the medical diagnosis and treatment of individuals with Autism Spectrum...
Santabarbara in a Letter to Governor: With Summer Day Camps Opened, Unfair to Keep Summer Programs from Kids with Disabilities Closed Jun 3, 2020 In a letter to the Governor, Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara, Chair of the Assemblys Sub-Committee on Autism Spectrum Disorders, is calling for the flexibility needed to serve the educational needs of students with disabilities during this crisis....
Assemblyman Santabarbara to Host 2020 Memorial Day Service May 24, 2020 Although COVID-19 has uprooted our daily lives, and we are limited by pandemic restrictions, its still important for our community to come together on Memorial Day to honor those who have made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of this great...
Assemblyman Santabarbara to Host 2020 Memorial Day Service May 24, 2020 Family of local Vietnam Veteran to be honored at Socially Distant Event Although COVID-19 has uprooted our daily lives, and we are limited by pandemic restrictions, its still important for our community to come together on Memorial Day to...
Letter to Governor: Summer School Plans Must Include Flexibility Needed to Serve Students with Disabilities May 22, 2020 In a letter to the Governor, Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara, Chair of the Assemblys sub-Committee on Autism Spectrum Disorders, is calling for the flexibility needed to serve the educational needs of students with disabilities during this crisis....
Letter to Governor Cuomo Regarding Education for Students with Disabilities during COVID-19 May 22, 2020
Santabarbara, Buttenschon Introduce Assembly Bill Limiting Disaster Emergency Declarations May 19, 2020 Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara and Assemblywoman Marianne Buttenschon have introduced new legislation in the State Assembly that would limit the length of time for a state disaster emergency declaration and require the governor to transmit a weekly report...
Bipartisan Bill Introduced by Griffo, Gallivan, Buttenschon and Santabarbara to Address State Disaster Emergency Declarations May 19, 2020 State Senators Joseph A. Griffo and Patrick M. Gallivan as well as Assembly Members Marianne Buttenschon and Angelo Santabarbara proposed legislation that would amend executive law, in relation to the length of time of a state disaster emergency declaration,...
Assemblyman Santabarbara Highlights Growing Need for Childcare in Rural Communities Since COVID-19 May 19, 2020 Even before the pandemic, rural communities were critically underfunded and lacking important resources. Things like high-speed broadband, and transportation have always been issues, however childcare has now taken on a greater weight during this crisis....
Assemblyman Santabarbara to Walk Through Amsterdam Neighborhood for a Socially Distant Community Event May 15, 2020 Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara will be walking through the DeStefano Place neighborhood in the City of Amsterdam for a socially distant community event. Residents will participate by sitting outdoors from 3 to 5pm (on their front porch or in their driveway...
Assemblyman Santabarbara Launches On-Line Petition Following Short Response from Governors Office on Providing State Guidelines to Allow Some Form of High School Graduation Ceremony This Year May 12, 2020 Following the Governors response to explore the possibility of allowing high school graduation ceremonies to take place this year, Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara launched an on-line petition. This follows Santabarbaras letter to the Governor...
Assemblyman Santabarbara Continues Thank You Card Project for Essential Workers PROJECT GRATITUDE May 7, 2020 Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara recently launched a letter-writing project for kids home from school during COVID19 special thank you messages to essential workers during this crisis. He put out a call for school kids at home this past April to...
Assemblyman Santabarbara Calls for a Closer Look at Gasoline Prices During COVID-19 May 5, 2020 According to AAA, the average cost of a gallon of gasoline in New York at this time last year, was $2.958 (shown in blue) and at the same time the national average was $2.886 (shown in red). This means that the national average was 97.6% of the state...
Assemblyman Santabarbara Secures Much-Needed Funding for New Ambulance at Rotterdam EMS Apr 29, 2020 Earlier this year, Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara, Chair of the New York Assembly Commission on Rural Resources, announced that he secured funding in the amount of $125,000 to purchase a new ambulance for Rotterdam EMS (REMS). REMS recently lost two...