Post by Logan on Feb 25, 2016 4:59:00 GMT -6
The controversial gap elimination adjustment to the New York state budget is about to become a thing of the past.
That’s the feeling of Assemblyman Brian Curran, who last week presented a snapshot of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposed budget to about 20 people at the Baldwin Public Library.
Curran, a Republican from Lynbrook who represents the 21st Assembly District, told the audience that Senate Republican leaders have warned the governor that no budget would be signed unless the adjustment is eliminated.
The gap elimination adjustment was enacted in 2011 to help close the state’s budget deficit. Part of the state’s funding shortfall is split among the state’s school districts, based on a formula, and each school district’s state aid is reduced.
Read more: liherald.com/stories/Putting-an-end-to-state-aid-reduction,77053
That’s the feeling of Assemblyman Brian Curran, who last week presented a snapshot of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposed budget to about 20 people at the Baldwin Public Library.
Curran, a Republican from Lynbrook who represents the 21st Assembly District, told the audience that Senate Republican leaders have warned the governor that no budget would be signed unless the adjustment is eliminated.
The gap elimination adjustment was enacted in 2011 to help close the state’s budget deficit. Part of the state’s funding shortfall is split among the state’s school districts, based on a formula, and each school district’s state aid is reduced.
Read more: liherald.com/stories/Putting-an-end-to-state-aid-reduction,77053