2026 Joint Legislative Budget Hearing - Public Protection
February 12, 2026
9:30AM
Hearing Room B, Legislative Office Building, Albany
Transcript Pending
Testimony
Chief Administrative Judge
New York State Office of Court Administration
Director
New York State Office of Indigent Legal Services
Rossana Rosado (Testimony Pending)
Commissioner
New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services
Commissioner
New York State Department of Corrections & Community Supervision
Superintendent
New York State Division of State Police
Terence O’Leary (Testimony Pending)
Acting Commissioner
New York State Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Services
Dru Rai (Testimony Pending)
CIO
New York State Office of Information Technology Services
President & CEO
Empire Justice Center
President
NYS Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
President
Chief Defenders Association of New York
Executive Director
NYS Defenders Association
Legislative Advocacy Committee Co-Chair
New York Legal Services Coalition
President
NYS Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association, Inc. (NYSCOPBA)
President
NYS Police Investigators Association (NYSPIA)
Association Secretary
Firefighters Association of the State of New York
President
District Attorneys Association of the State of NY
Civil Rights and Immigration Lead Organizer
Make the Road New York
Advocacy Manager
Vera Institute of Justice
Senior Policy Counsel
ACLU of New York
Executive Director
The Correctional Association of New York
Executive Director
New Hour LI
Director, Policy & Business Development
Center for Employment Opportunities
Director
RAPP Campaign
Community Organizer
Center for Community Alternatives
Director
Center for Judicial Accountability, Inc.
Written Testimony