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STATE BUDGET INFO Martine G. Guerrier NYS Assembly and NYS Senate Budget Resolutions Side By Side
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| Proposes creation of Foundation Operating Aid Formula, and additional operating funds of $490 million, for a total year to year increase of approximately $697 million | Proposes increasing the Governor's Flex Aid plan by $259 million for a total year to year increase of approximately $466 million |
| Maintains Class Size Reduction funding at $140,000,000 for the entire state (NYC funding is frozen) | Maintains Class Size Reduction funding at $140,000,000 for the entire state (NYC funding is frozen) |
| Maintains Universal Pre-K funding at $204,000,000 for the entire state (NYC funding is frozen) | Maintains Universal Pre-K funding at $204,000,000 for the entire state (NYC funding is frozen) |
| Rejects the Governor's SBE Aid [$324,874,000] | Proposes to set aside the SBE Aid as a special reserve fund for education |
| Proposes to increase Building Aid funds for the entire state by $25,443,000 | Proposes to increase Building Aid funds for the entire state by $25.5 million |
| Proposes to restore Limited English Proficiency Aid as a categorical budget item, and funds it at $ 105,612,000 | |
| Proposes to restore Minor Maintenance as a categorical budget item, and funds it at $50,000,000 for the entire state | |
| Rejects the Governor's cut to Private Excess Cost Aid, and funds it at $222,715,000 [$108,000,000 above the Governor's proposal] | Rejects Governor's cut to Private Excess Cost Aid, and proposes funding it at $189,700,000 |
| Rejects the Governor's cut to Public Excess Cost Aid, and funds it at $2,360,000,000 | |
| Accepts the Governor's Tax Limitation Aid proposal of $78,450,000 (includes an approximate increase of $30.5 million over last year) | Accepts the Governor's Tax Limitation Aid proposal, and increases funding to approximately $112 million. It targets those districts with strong local effort in education spending (an increase of $71.6 million over last year) |
| Accepts the Governor's Bilingual Education funding proposal of $11,200,000 | Accepts the Governor's Bilingual Education funding proposal |
| Accepts the Governor's Magnet Schools funding proposal of $136,100,000 | Accepts the Governor's Magnet Schools funding proposal of $136,100,000 |
| Accepts the Governor's Prior Year Claims/Fiscal Stabilization Grants at $28,000,000 | |
| Proposes restoration of $100,000,000 for SURR schools for total funding proposal of $200,000,000 | |
| Allows for an accelerated STAR payment schedule | Proposes $990 million STAR rebate over five years, in addition to current STAR exemption (with a 30% increase for eligible Senior citizens in 05-06) |
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