“When this year’s final budget cut vital funding for the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD), I vowed to continue fighting to make sure our most vulnerable citizens were not left behind.

“Today, we are one step closer to restoring this much needed and necessary funding for individuals with disabilities and their families that will enable them to get the care and support they need. This bill is on Governor Cuomo’s desk and I urge him to sign it into law.”