Officials cautioned, however, that the college program was among those that could still change before lawmakers
vote on a final budget bill.
Lawmakers plan to vote
on the final budget bills later in the week after they finally agreed to and printed all of the remaining pieces of legislation late Sunday, four days after they had announced that they'd reached a deal.
Because the House and Senate are far apart on this matter, cuts in low - income mandatory programs will be a key issue when House and Senate negotiators try to
agree on a final budget plan in April.
School funding is one of the goads for Cuomo and lawmakers to take action
on a final budget plan soon: The majority of districts are required to put their annual budgets before voters in mid-May.
UFT President Michael Mulgrew issued a statement in response to news that state lawmakers had still not come to agreement
on a final budget deal.
«Without an agreement
on a final budget in place, it appears the governor is trying to distract the public from a potentially embarrassing report by calling the Legislature up for an unnecessary and costly session day,» the source said.
By late afternoon, the
standoff on the final budget bill had mostly been resolved, and lawmakers planned to stay late and finish and try to salvage the rest of the holiday weekend.
The source referred to Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D - Manhattan) as «the Big Spender» but praised him for at least reaching an agreement with the Senate in late
June on the final budget bill — one that Paterson continues to oppose.
As lawmakers
work on a final budget agreement, United University Professions is calling for more money for SUNY and CUNY schools.
UFT members began working closely with their local City Council members as the arena for the budget battle shifted to the negotiations between Mayor Bloomberg and the City
Council on a final budget, which is due by June 30.
Since the town must vote
on the final budget next week it must resolve those issues first, Bencik explained, either earlier that evening or during executive session conferences during the next several days.
Both the House of Representatives and a Senate spending panel have added back money for Mars exploration, although Congress is unlikely to
settle on a final budget for the agency until next spring.
Senators are expected to vote
on a final budget by week's end, and then set to work with the House on a final compromise this summer.
But as lawmakers are still at
odds on a final budget, it's up in the air as to whether that proposal will materialize.
«Paid family leave and minimum wage are absolutely parts of the
discussion on the final budget,» Heastie said after briefing his chamber's Democratic majority behind closed doors on Monday afternoon.
On Wednesday, April 5, 2017, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that state lawmakers had still not come to agreement
on a final budget deal.
Prior to the Legislature
voting on the final budget, we will host budget hearings with each department, ensuring that vital services are being funded while identifying any savings we can pass onto the taxpayer.
The budget is due by Sept. 30 and a vote
on the final budget is due by Nov. 20.
The incompetent state senate still hasn't signed off
on a final budget.
Now, all eyes are
on the final budget, due on April 1.
The state Legislature must sign off
on a final budget, and both the UFT and NYSUT, its state affiliate, are lobbying lawmakers to restore the school aid funding.
Sunday's vote
on the final budget, which takes effect July 1, will largely be a formality.
«It was a very close vote,» he continued, «and had people known that they were going to renege on part of the deal, it might have affected some of the votes
on the final budget.»