But funding for special education hasn't been increasing at the same rate as other school funding — leading schools to use increasing amounts
of general fund money for special education.
Among other conditions, the law requires the facilities to be offered at no cost, although a district may charge a charter school a pro rata share of facilities costs paid from its
unrestricted general fund monies.
«Since 2006, Rockland County has seen its deficit skyrocket for several reasons, including overly optimistic revenue projections, failing to repay advances
of general fund monies to other county funds and the loss of a major property tax case,» DiNapoli said.
Syracuse has such a small property tax base that it gets more than two - thirds of
its general fund money from the state.
Since 2008, almost all of school's
general fund monies, the fund paying teachers, is generated from sales tax.
She said AB 141 would simply require that LEAs spend some of
their general fund money on this program.
Overall, the state provides about $ 3.2 billion to go with $ 1.2 billion from federal sources — leaving about $ 7.6 billion to be paid for by local districts out of
their general fund money.