Sentences with phrase «unfunded state mandates passed»

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The Republican country executive also suggested the Legislature support him in refusing to send «one more penny» of the approximately $ 600,000 a week Chautauqua must send to Albany as of Jan. 1, 2012 unless the state «immediately» take over the counties» share of Medicaid costs, pass a law preventing the approval of future unfunded mandates and authorize counties to set their own sales tax rates.

«The state has frozen aid to municipalities for the eighth year, and at the same time continue to pass down unfunded mandates at record levels,» she said.

The Onondaga County Legislature passed a resolution urging the state Assembly to take up a bill passed by the Senate that prohibits any new unfunded mandates.

School districts, teachers unions and local government officials are concerned that the cap was passed without a real effort at chipping away at unfunded state mandates, while the Cuomo team argues that once the cap is in place, governments and school boards will be forced to make the difficult (and presumably correct) spending choices while retaining essential services.

«Unfunded mandates place further pressure on our county when we're already dealing with rising costs and declining revenues, we desperately need the state to stop passing the buck and provide needed relief for our communities,» said Erie County Legislator Ted Morton.

At last count, New York State public schools» unfunded mandates numbered more than 150 — 150 unfunded mandates that cost schools money in time and resources — yet most of us get our budgets passed while staying under our tax caps.

Republican lawmakers claimed another victory last week when the House passed a bill to restrict unfunded federal mandates to states on a 360 - to - 74 vote.