Post by Logan on Jun 17, 2016 3:20:49 GMT -6
After a delay forced by a stubborn Assemblyman David Gantt, the state Assembly approved a bill Thursday considered crucial to Rochester's schools modernization program.
The delay has already forced postponement of some work in the next phase of the modernization program, and could cause larger problems if the measure is not signed into law relatively soon by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. As of Monday, the Cuomo administration had not yet indicated that the governor would sign the bill.
The bill was approved on the legislative session's final day. Two years ago, another Rochester school modernization bill went down to the wire until it was approved on the 2014 session's final day.
Gantt, D-Rochester, had said he opposed this bill because he wasn't consulted when it was drafted and because he has unanswered questions about the minority-business component of the modernization program's first phase. He expanded his arguments Thursday to say he had other questions about Phase I work.
Read more: www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2016/06/16/assembly-votes-on-schools-modernization-aid-bill/85869872/
The delay has already forced postponement of some work in the next phase of the modernization program, and could cause larger problems if the measure is not signed into law relatively soon by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. As of Monday, the Cuomo administration had not yet indicated that the governor would sign the bill.
The bill was approved on the legislative session's final day. Two years ago, another Rochester school modernization bill went down to the wire until it was approved on the 2014 session's final day.
Gantt, D-Rochester, had said he opposed this bill because he wasn't consulted when it was drafted and because he has unanswered questions about the minority-business component of the modernization program's first phase. He expanded his arguments Thursday to say he had other questions about Phase I work.
Read more: www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2016/06/16/assembly-votes-on-schools-modernization-aid-bill/85869872/