Governor’s 2012 NYS budget proposal raises questions regarding image of public schools, funding fairness and who really controls our schools
The Proposal
Total Proposed: Each year, except when a Governor has just been elected the previous November, the Governor proposes a NYS budget during the third week in January. The Legislature is required to act on this proposal by adopting a state budget before the first of April. For 2012‐13, Governor Andrew Cuomo proposes an increase in aid to education of $804.96 million, a 4.1% increase over 2011‐12. For school districts, this gain will offset a loss of over $600 million in Federal Jobs grant money. The increase is in keeping with a two year funding plan, proposed last year by the Governor, and adopted by the legislature. The increase is directly linked to growth in personal income. Following this same model, the Governor proposes a two year strategy that would increase school
aid by 3.5% in the 2013‐14 school year.
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