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BC Budget Message & Legislative Position Paper

March 2011

The links below are to "An important message about school budgets and state issues" from BC and to the annual position paper from the joint Superintendent’s Legislative Committee of Capital Region and Qeustar III BOCES.

At budget forums and meetings over the past few years, taxpayers have suggested the district and residents contact elected representatives about school budget issues. The district is providing these documents, as well as contact information for elected leaders, in the event they are helpful in this effort. See the bottom of this page for additional informational resources on school budget issues.

Informational Resources

• BC Budget Message [PDF]

• Superintendent's Legislative Committee Position Paper [PDF] 

 

Legislators contact information

New York State Officials 

Federal Officials

• Governor Andrew M. Cuomo
State Capitol
Albany, NY 12224
518-474-8390
E-mail Form

 

• Senator Neil D. Breslin
Capitol Building, Room 414
Albany, NY 12247
518-455-2225
Email: breslin@senate.state.ny.us

 

• Assemblyman Steven F. McLaughlin
LOB 533
Albany, NY 12248
518-455-5777
Email: mclaughlins@assembly.state.ny.us

 

• Assemblyman John J. McEneny
LOB 648
Albany, NY 12248
518-455-4178
Email: McEnenJ@assembly.state.ny.us

 

• U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
Leo W. O’Brien Federal Office Building
1 Clinton Square, Room 821
Albany, NY 12207
Tel. (518) 431-0120
Contact Web Page

 

• U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer
Leo O'Brien Federal Building
Room 420
Albany, NY 12207
518-431-4070
Email Form

 

• Congressman Paul D. Tonko
Leo O'Brien Federal Building
Room 827
Albany, NY 12207
518-465-0700
Contact Web Page

 

Additional Resources on State Issues

The documents below are offered for the information of BC community members. Each of them is an Adobe PDF document; if you do not have the Adobe Reader, you can download one for free here.

• Governor Cuomo's Mandate Relief Redesign Team
Preliminary Report, March 2011

• New York State Council of School Superintendents
Rhetoric vs. Reality: Summary and Analysis of the 2011-12 Executive Budget for Education, Feb. 2011

• New York State School Boards Association
Property Tax Cap: Pass or Fail for New York School Districts, December 2010

• New York State Commission on Property Tax Relief
Final Report, December 2008

• New York State Commission on Local Government Efficiency & Competitiveness
Final Report, April 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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