Total
state operating aid for the Nassau - Suffolk region would rise to more than $ 2.7 billion next year, according to the state's figures.
Of that, $ 155 million came in additional
state operating aid, which was nearly $ 50 million more than Cuomo had proposed in his budget in January 2016.
Flanagan defended the overall budget deal, arguing that Republicans were able to secure an extra $ 155 million in
state operating aid for Long Island schools and a tax cut for households earning up to $ 300,000.
In 2004, County contributions comprised more than 85 % of the Library's operating and materials budgets with the balance made up of
State operating aid, which has remained relatively stagnant, as well as library fines, fees and related income.
«
State operating aid to the MTA last year was $ 4.456 billion, and this year it's $ 4.486 billion — an indisputable fact that shows a $ 30 million increase,» Jon Weinstein a spokesperson for Cuomo told the Voice.
Not exact matches
Citgo, which
operates the Corpus Christi Refinery with a capacity to process 157,000 barrels a day, will provide the
aid to affected families through local mayors and allot a percentage of gasoline revenue to the construction of homes and shelters in and around Houston, Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza said on
state television.
Aregbesola called on all stakeholders, who
operate within the environment, to wake up and make the environment the best it could be made of to
aid better living, adding that the most avowed critics of the
state could not fault the progress the government has made in the
state in making the environment the best for conducive living.
Instead, member
states have shown an increasing tendency to
operate on their own or in like - minded groups, and focus on inward - looking
aid policiesdriven by national interests and priorities.
«Now that the GEA is finally gone for good,
state policymakers need to turn their attention to making sure the Foundation
Aid formula
operates as intended and drives additional resources to high need districts facing enrollment growth,» Borges said.
But the
state Assembly has not included similar funding in its budget bills, and the owner of the FitzPatrick plant has not promised it will keep the facility
operating even if the
aid is approved.
«As the chair of the Senate Education Committee, Senator Oppenheimer should be leading efforts to reform the
state school
aid formula so districts do not have to endure billions in cuts any given year and can
operate within the confines of a local property tax cap,» said Cohen.
Cuomo says under his plan the
state operating budget increases by less than 2 percent while increasing school
aid and Medicaid funding at approximately 4 percent.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Mayor Stephanie Miner said she slashed $ 15.3 million in city
operating costs last year and plans more savings this year, but the city may drown anyway in the coming fiscal storm unless New York
state comes to its
aid.
The loss of these local funds triggers a reduction of an additional $ 2.8 million in
State Library
Aid as well as the loss of other library
operating revenue.
Long Island public school districts would gain an additional $ 75.3 million in combined
operating assistance, or a hike of more than 2.8 percent, under the
state aid proposal for the 2017 - 18 academic year released by Cuomo's office.
«This would include
state monies allocated toward transportation, special education, BOCES services, and general
operating aid.»
State Operating Funds (SOF) spending is a measure of cash disbursement for operations and debt service supported by
State revenues; it excludes capital investments and spending supported by federal
aid.
Major upstate and Long Island transportation system heads implored
state lawmakers and Cuomo to boost by roughly $ 10 million their
operating aid for the coming fiscal year.
«Under this legislation it will be illegal to
operate any motorized device within New York City that is incapable of being registered with the New York
State Department of Motor Vehicle, unless the motor vehicle is a wheelchair or other mobility
aids designed for use by the disabled,» Quinn said at a press conference at City Hall.
Morris Peters, a spokesman for the Budget Division, acknowledged that poorer districts rely on
state aid for a larger share of their
operating budgets, but said the cuts were structured «progressively, accounting for each school district's wealth, student need, administrative efficiency and tax burden.
An analysis by AQE found Cuomo's proposed cuts in
operating aid average $ 773 per pupil in the 30 urban and suburban school districts classified as «high - need» by the
State Education Department that have the greatest concentration of black and Hispanic students.
Employee compensation makes up less than 20 percent of Albany's
state operating funds budget, which consists overwhelmingly of
aid to localities and transfer payments to individuals, including welfare and Medicaid.
In fact, on a fiscal year basis, added school
aid represents 90 percent of the net spending increase in the proposed
State Operating Funds Budget (as calculated by the governor).
The district is also anticipating an additional $ 19.3 million in
operating aid from the
state legislature
«The
state applauds localities that manage their finances in a way that produces
operating surpluses, and many municipalities across the
state do so without extraordinary
aid from the
state,» Peters said in a statement Tuesday.
While only 22 % percent of New Yorkers think the recently enacted
state budget is either excellent or good for the people of the state, at least 71 % agree that creating a $ 2.5 billion clean water infrastructure fund, increasing aid to local school districts by $ 1.1 billion, allowing ride - sharing services to operate in the state, and making SUNY / CUNY tuition free for families making less than $ 125,000 will make New York better, according to a new Siena College poll of New York State registered voters released early Monday mor
state budget is either excellent or good for the people of the
state, at least 71 % agree that creating a $ 2.5 billion clean water infrastructure fund, increasing aid to local school districts by $ 1.1 billion, allowing ride - sharing services to operate in the state, and making SUNY / CUNY tuition free for families making less than $ 125,000 will make New York better, according to a new Siena College poll of New York State registered voters released early Monday mor
state, at least 71 % agree that creating a $ 2.5 billion clean water infrastructure fund, increasing
aid to local school districts by $ 1.1 billion, allowing ride - sharing services to
operate in the
state, and making SUNY / CUNY tuition free for families making less than $ 125,000 will make New York better, according to a new Siena College poll of New York State registered voters released early Monday mor
state, and making SUNY / CUNY tuition free for families making less than $ 125,000 will make New York better, according to a new Siena College poll of New York
State registered voters released early Monday mor
State registered voters released early Monday morning.
The Library's
Operating Budget, including county funding,
state aid and library revenue, increases 1.8 % from 2014's $ 26,254,549 to $ 26,718,710 in 2015.
The Library's overall
operating budget, including
State Aid and library revenue, increases 1.1 % from 2016's $ 27,261,091 to $ 27,550,344 in 2017.
To compound matters, $ 2.8 million in New York
State Aid would be at risk as well, making the cut nearly $ 22 million — 75 % of the Library's
operating budget.
In addition to the
operating budget, $ 684,450 in
state aid is included in the Library Grants Budget.
County funding of $ 23,943,617, combined with funding from New York
State of $ 2,227,239 in
operating aid, use of $ 485,186 in Library fund balance, and $ 894,302 in other library revenue, brings the Library's 2017 proposed
operating budget to $ 27,550,344; a modest 1.1 % increase over the 2016 Adopted Budget.
NYPTA advocated at the Capitol for a sustainable funding plan for upstate and suburban downstate transit and a multi-year
state commitment to transit capital needs and
operating aid growth.
According to data released by the Alliance for Quality Education, the New York
State Education Department owes schools across the state $ 5.9 billion in classroom operating
State Education Department owes schools across the
state $ 5.9 billion in classroom operating
state $ 5.9 billion in classroom
operating aid.
Indeed, while announced plans to increase tuition and child care subsidies will compete with expected increases in Medicaid and public school
aid in the
operating budget, the
state has more options for building projects.
He said during the budget address that the bond money would be allocated using
state formulas that determine distribution of general
operating aid.
The Legal
Aid Society, a nonprofit Hempstead - based agency that represents criminal defendants who can not afford attorneys, receives more than $ 6 million in funding annually from the county and
state grants to cover salaries and
operating expenses.
He also put forth a budget in 2011 that relied on $ 60 million worth of concessions from labor unions and $ 20 million worth of
aid from the cash - strapped
state that never materialized, not to mention some $ 100 million in borrowing to cover
operating expenses — a big no - no as far as fiscal experts are concerned.
The governor said the
state will provide $ 254 million in
operating aid to fully fund its half of the cost using $ 194 million in previously unallocated monetary settlements and the accelerated transfer of Payroll Mobility Tax revenue to the MTA by eliminating the need for the $ 60 million annual appropriation.
Component districts are eligible to receive BOCES
operating aid from New York
State on most administrative, capital and program expenditures, subject to certain restrictions.
Cuomo administration officials have defended the move, arguing the nearly $ 5 million the MTA paid to ORDA pales in comparison to the $ 6.6 billion the
state earmarked in capital and
operating aid to the authority this year.
She said that because of the cuts the
state began making in school
aid after the economic downturn, the net amount of
operating aid the district would get next year under Cuomo's budget — $ 217.1 million — would be less than the $ 217.3 million in
aid it received in 2008 - 09.
Free textbooks, like tuition grants directed to students in private schools, are a form of tangible financial assistance benefiting the schools themselves, and the
State's constitutional obligation requires it to avoid not only
operating the old dual system of racially segregated schools but also providing tangible
aid to schools that practice racial or other invidious discrimination.
In an unusual and controversial move, the New York
State Board of Regents has approved a budget proposal that would require school districts to use 1986 - 87 increases in
operating aid solely for the purposes of raising teacher salaries and hiring additional teachers.
The main reason for the lack of accurate information is that private schools do not
operate under the provisions of the federal law that furnishes
aid to the
states for students identified as needing special education.
States traditionally shy away from earmarking
operating aid for specific purposes, leaving allocation decisions up to local boards of education, according to education - policy analysts.
And the district had been
operating under
state control since 1995 and receiving court - ordered
state aid that pushed its per student spending to beyond $ 20,000 a year.
Public schools — traditional and charter alike — receive their
operating revenues from three primary sources: local property taxes,
state per - pupil allocations, and federal categorical -
aid programs.
She noted that in all three cases, the district fills in the gap between the amount the schools receive from per - pupil
state aid and their actual costs to
operate.
Another major source of
state operating revenue, General State Aid, is up slightly compared to last
state operating revenue, General
State Aid, is up slightly compared to last
State Aid, is up slightly compared to last year.
In school year 2013 - 14 alone, New York
State invested $ 1.26 billion in school facilities
aid to school districts where charter schools
operate without public facility funding.