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- Referred to education
- Referred to education
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Title of bill
An act to amend the education law, in relation to public hearings in the school district budget process
Purpose
To require that public hearings be scheduled prior to the finalization of school district budgets.
Summary of provisions
Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 1608 of the education law, as amended by section 5 of part A of chapter 436 of the laws of 1997 are amended.
Justification
Community involvement in the construction of school district budgets should be a most important component of the annual public school budget process. Parents and community members have the right to be heard in time to have meaningful input into the makeup of the spending plan which will impact their children's educational needs and programs for the following school year.
Legislative history
2007/2008S.4927/Referred to Education
2006 S.6308/Referred to Education
Legislative history
To be determined.
Effective date
Immediately.
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