Consumer Protection Board, State
skip breadcrumbs| Category | Available 2008-09 |
Appropriations Recommended 2009-10 |
Change From 2008-09 |
Reappropriations Recommended 2009-10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Operations | 5,310,000 | 3,494,000 | -1,816,000 | 0 |
| Total | 5,310,000 | 3,494,000 | -1,816,000 | 0 |
| Program | 2008-09 Estimated FTEs 03/31/09 |
2009-10 Estimated FTEs 03/31/10 |
FTE Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer Protection | |||
| General Fund | 0 | 32 | 32 |
| Special Revenue Funds - Other | 33 | 1 | -32 |
| Total | 33 | 33 | 0 |
Note: Most recent estimates as of 12/16/08.
Mission
The Consumer Protection Board was created to protect and advance the rights of New York State’s consumers. The Board handles consumer complaints and mediates consumer disputes, promotes consumer education and fraud prevention, and represents consumers in utility rate cases and before various regulatory agencies. The Board also advises the Governor on consumer issues and recommends legislative initiatives on consumer-related matters.
Budget Highlights
The 2009-10 Executive Budget recommends $3.5 million All Funds ($3.1 million General Fund, which is now the primary source for funding this agency; $0.4 million Other Funds). This is a decrease of $1.8 million ($0.4 General Fund; $1.4 million Other Funds) from the 2008-09 Budget. The decrease primarily reflects the shifting of fringe benefit and indirect costs to General State Charges ($1.2 million) and nonpersonal service savings. The Consumer Protection Board will have a workforce of 33 FTEs in 2009-10, unchanged from the prior year.
Major budget actions include:
- Identity Theft Mitigation: To respond to the new law creating the Identity Theft Mitigation Program, the Board will provide information, assistance and intervention to victims to remediate the harm from identity theft.
- Enhancement of Product Recall: To respond to increased consumer concerns regarding recalls of unsafe consumer products, especially lead-based toys and unsafe juvenile durable products, the Board will ensure that New Yorkers are better informed of potentially dangerous products.
- Leveraging Partnerships: The Consumer Protection Board will make efficient use of its available resources by leveraging its partnerships with local, State, federal and private entities to transmit its consumer messages and deliver programs to maximize existing resources and reduce costs.
2009-10 Executive Budget — Agency Presentation
Consumer Protection Board, State (PDF)