Senator Montgomery and Assemblyman Ortiz visit Sunset Park High School's School Based Heath Center to Celebrate Passage of their Bill

Senator Velmanette Montgomery

November 2, 2018

Senator Velmanette Montgomery presents a Pen Certificate to Larry McReynolds, Executive Director of Family Health Centers at NYU Langone and the Sunset Park High School family to celebrate passage of the new law that creates the School-Based Health Center Fund (SBHC) to help support the 250+ SBHCs throughout New York State.

Senator Velmanette Montgomery and Assemblyman Felix Ortiz visit the School Based Health Center at Sunset Park High School to celebrate passage of their new law which would create a personal income tax check-off box for donations to the School-Based Health Center (SBHC) Fund. Senator Montgomery and Assemblyman Oritz are joined by Larry McReynolds, Executive Director of Family Health Centers at NYU Langone, Victoria Antonini, Principal of Sunset Park High School and members of the Sunset Park High School community.

Every year we have to fight for SBHCS in the budget. Senator Montgomery and Assemblyman Oritz are proud to have sponsor this new law which creates a new funding opportunity for our centers by allowing individuals to donate to the fund through a personal income tax check-off box. Revenue generated would fund the expansion of medical services at existing school based health sites or to establish new sites.

Our SBHCs take an enormous burden off parents who cannot miss work or afford insurance and copayments. They provide comprehensive healthcare including vision, dental and mental health services to students at their schools regardless of ability to pay, insurance or immigration status.