East Ramapo: 2 state bills offer extra money, but take different approaches to oversight 1

East Ramapo: 2 state bills offer extra money, but take different approaches to oversight

Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski’s bill, A.10407, proposes placing the East Ramapo school district under a fiscal control board, while Senator Shelley Mayer’s bill, S.9833, introduces a community liaison and a $20 million state aid advance. Both bills would offer a $20 million advance on state aid for the district, but Mayer’s bill stipulates that if the district fails to meet certain benchmarks, Zebrowski’s more stringent fiscal control measures would be implemented. The Alliance for Quality Education, along with the New York Civil Liberties Union, Spring Valley NAACP, and the Education Law Center, supports Zebrowski’s bill, citing concerns that Mayer’s bill provides funding with insufficient oversight.

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