Cuomo, gave his final
approval to the spending bill that was approved
by state lawmakers last month, at a bill signing ceremony before an auditorium of high school students in Queens.
The proposal, subject to
state lawmakers»
approval, would also raise teacher retirement ages for new hires and eliminate a $ 12,000 yearly payment received
by many current police and fire department retirees.
Committee
lawmakers also signed off on a major charter reform bill, House Bill 779, that, among its provisions, gives charter operators the power to expand enrollment
by up to 30 percent without requiring the
approval of the
state's charter office and the State Board of Education, an idea hotly criticized as reducing quality control measures in the state's booming charter se
state's charter office and the
State Board of Education, an idea hotly criticized as reducing quality control measures in the state's booming charter se
State Board of Education, an idea hotly criticized as reducing quality control measures in the
state's booming charter se
state's booming charter sector.