1. Partners in Advocacy Program
NJAMHAA’s
Partners in Advocacy Program

2. Partners in Advocacy Overview
Government Structure
NJAMHAA 2018 Priorities
Resources
How You Can Participate
Questions

3. Legislature and Executive Branch
40 State Legislative Districts:
40 Senators (1 per District)
80 Assemblymembers (2 per District)
Power Structure:
Leadership
Committee Chairs

4. Key Leadership Senate: Assembly: Senate President
Senate Majority Leader
Chairs of Key Committees
Assembly:
Speaker of the Assembly
Assembly Majority Leader

5. Key Committees Senate: Budget and Appropriations
Community and Urban Affairs
Education
Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens
Law and Public Safety

6. Key Committees Assembly: Appropriations Budget
Health and Senior Services
Human Services
Law and Public Safety
Regulated Professions
Women and Children

7. Administration Administration:
Oversees 22 State Departments, many with their own Divisions and Agencies
Key Departments:
Human Services
Health
Children and Families
Banking and Insurance
Community Affairs
Treasury
Law and Public Safety

8. Administration Key Divisions: Mental Health and Addiction Services
Medical Assistance and Health Services (Medicaid)
Children’s System of Care
Developmental Disabilities

9. New Jersey Budget Cycle
Fiscal Year of July 1st through June 30th
Time when everything is considered:
Programs
Subsidies
Taxes etc.
Governor Initiates/Has Advantage
Line Item Veto Authority
Must be Balanced
Fiscal Budgets can be re-opened during the year making budget advocacy a constant process

10. New Jersey Budget Cycle
Key Points in the Budget Cycle:
State of the State Address
Budget Address
Governor’s Proposed Budget
Public Legislative Budget Hearings
Departmental Budget Hearings
Assembly and Senate Budget Bills
Governor’s Vetoes
Veto Overrides

11. Priorities 2018 Rates: FFS Safety Net Funding
FFS Oversight Board: Review of All Rates for Adequacy
Add Children’s Rates to Study
Inflationary Factor for All Medicaid Rates
FFS Safety Net Funding
Funding for Bricks and Mortar
Pass Screening and EISS Expansion Bills
Mechanism for Fiscal Impact Analysis of Legislation and Regulations
Parity Enforcement

12. Resources NJAMHAA website: www.njamhaa.org Advocacy:
Advocacy Resources
Current Advocacy/Issues
Legislation (including State Budget)
Partners in Advocacy
NJAMHAA in the News:
News Stories
Op-eds
Letters to the Editor
Press Releases
New Jersey Legislature website:
for district, addresses, calendars, Committee
assignments, etc.

13. NJAMHAA Website

14. Website: Advocacy Resources

16. NJ Legislature: Find Your Legislator Page

19. Website: Legislation Page

21. Legislative Outreach Responding to NJAMHAA Alerts Impact
s/Calls/Meetings
Calling is easy!
Meetings
Who to Bring
NJAMHAA Resources
Follow Up With:
Legislators
NJAMHAA

23. Partners in Advocacy
All it requires is a commitment to responding to alerts and building relationships with elected officials
Submitting testimony, written or in person
Now organized by legislative district - many are empty!

24. Questions?