State Legislative Issues

2021 Legislative Session

• Memo in Support - Unrestricted Fund Balance
• Ten Legislative Actions for School Success
• All Lobby Day Memos in One Document (for easy printing)
• Lobby Day Key Points Summary
• Provide Sound Funding for Public Schools
• Reject Services Aid
• Reimburse Special Transportation Expenses
• Explaining the 2021-2022 Executive Budget School Aid Runs
• Support Reserve Fund Flexibility
• Limit Charter School Growth and Restore Tuition Reimbursement
• Support Tax Cap Adjustments
• Oppose Eliminating State Reimbursement for Residential Placements for Students with Disabilities
• Support Polling Place Safety

2020 Legislative Session

• Ten Legislative Actions for School Success (2020)
• Council Testimony:  Reimagining Education Advisory Council (2020)
• Support Exempting Schools from Paid Time Off for Elections
• Support Increasing the Limit on Capital Outlays for Small School Construction Projects

2019 Legislative Session

• Ten Legislative Actions for School Success (2019)
• Council Testimony:  Joint Legislative Hearing on Rural Broadband Access
• Support Increase in Earning Limitation for Retirees
• Joint Council-NYSSBA Statement of Support for Exempting School Employees from Paid Time Off for Voting
• Support Exempting Schools from Paid Time Off for Elections
• Support Eliminating the Religious Exemption for Vaccinations
• Support Authorizing School Districts to Save for Future Teacher Pension Obligations 
• Support Adjusting the BOCES Superintendent Salary Cap
• Support Polling Place Safety for Schools
• Support Increasing the Limit on Capital Outlays for Small School Construction Projects
• Student Health Concerns — Vaping, "Tobacco 21," Cannabis Legalization