Sentences with phrase «mayoral control extension»

In what appeared to be an attempt to force the Senate's hand, the Assembly on Monday included a two - year mayoral control extension as part of an omnibus bill that also extended several sales and other taxes for local governments around the state.

The Senate is pushing a batch of mayoral control extension measures that would expand the statewide cap on charter schools, which Speaker Carl Heastie insists he won't take up.

After asking for a seven - year mayoral control extension at the start of this year's legislative session, de Blasio is now calling on the Legislature to renew the system for three years.

At first blush, this year's political dynamics appear to spell serious trouble for de Blasio's quest to win a lengthy mayoral control extension.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who had been a financial backer of the Senate Republicans» political efforts, received multiple mayoral control extensions during his time in office.

It's another sign Republican lawmakers in the Senate won't budget on their own mayoral control extension bill as the legislative session is scheduled to end next week on June 16.

The straight one year mayoral control extension does not include charter school provisions, and leaves the sales tax re authorization in limbo.

The Democrat - controlled Assembly included a two - year mayoral control extension in a bill that also contained extenders for dozens of local taxes.

An earlier Senate GOP - backed bill would grant a 12 - month mayoral control extension, which was linked to a raising of the charter cap.

Mayor Bill de Blasio, a Democrat who has been at odds with both Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Senate Republicans, had pushed for a permanent mayoral control extension, but told reporters when he traveled to Albany last month he was fine with a three - year sunset for the moment.

Assembly Democrats, meanwhile, approved a bill last week that would provide for an unchanged mayoral control extension for the next three years, an expiration date that de Blasio said he could live with even as he pushed for keeping the system in place permanently.

Clergy members, labor unions, technology leaders and over 100 typically de Blasio - averse business executives signed letters calling on Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan and Gov. Andrew Cuomo to pass a multi-year mayoral control extension.

The current mayoral control extension will expire in June; de Blasio did not say Wednesday whether he had discussed the seven - year extension proposal with Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Earlier in the week, reporters asked de Blasio if he was concerned the investigations would again stymy his efforts to win a substantial mayoral control extension; he said investigations shouldn't impact his bid for an extension.

(Cuomo and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie are supporting a three - year mayoral control extension.)

New Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie made it clear in March that Assembly Democrats wanted to see a mayoral control extension that mirrored the seven years Bloomberg was granted.

Families for Excellent Schools, StudentsFirst and Success Academy have not sent statements supporting the bill or questioning de Blasio's worthiness of a mayoral control extension.

Republicans in the Senate, however, have been deeply skeptical of de Blasio's handling of education and criticized his decision to not attend a second public hearing on the issue in New York City last month (de Blasio traveled to Albany earlier to personally pitch a mayoral control extension.

State Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan said Thursday he is no closer to extending mayoral control of New York City schools following Mayor Bill de Blasio's testimony before the Senate education committee Wednesday, a blow to the mayor's efforts to win a seven - year mayoral control extension.

The Senate Republicans may also lose bargaining leverage on a number of other last - minute legislative priorities if it becomes clear that de Blasio will win a mayoral control extension.

Not one of the questioners during the nearly four - hour hearing seemed to indicate that they would vote against a mayoral control extension, even though a few senators asked de Blasio pointed questions about the various investigations circling his administration and other disparate education issues.

De Blasio will once again have to trek next year for the third time to lobby personally for another mayoral control extension, and next year he is running for re-election.

Cuomo made the announcement on the mayoral control extension as part of a broader agreement on a range of issues, including an extension of state control of the New York Racing Association, testing for lead in school drinking water and new flexibility for charter schools to allow them to switch to the Board of Trustees of State University of New York for oversight.

Senate Republicans have suggested they support extending it, but have not given timeline for how long it could be extended (One expectation is Senate Republicans could trade a raising of the state's cap on charter schools for a mayoral control extension).

After some tense negotiation, an omnibus package was approved that included the mayoral control extension and sales tax extenders, plus legislation providing a new name for the new Tappan Zee bridge and the flood relief package.

The new regulations have their roots in a little - noticed provision in last year's mayoral control extension, which was passed in the final hours of the 2016 legislative session.

Heastie has, for weeks, flatly refused to negotiate with the Senate on any mayoral control extension that was explicitly linked with charters.

Earlier in the day, Senate Independent Democratic Leader Jeff Klein, following a closed door meeting with Governor Cuomo and legislative leaders, said he hoped for a «grand bargain» that would include the mayoral control extension, the sales tax continuation and some provisions to help charter schools.

Senate Deputy Majority Leader John DeFrancisco (R - Syracuse) during an interview Tuesday with upstate public radio's «The Capitol Pressroom» didn't rule out passing the mayoral control extension, but said the chamber should consider gaveling out without taking action if no other issues are addressed.