Issue Position: Education

Issue Position

There must be a fair and equitable distribution of funds to school districts throughout the state to provide vital educational opportunities to all of our children. The final test for any school aid formula must be that all students and taxpayers are treated the same, with the same opportunities. And the formula must be understandable and consistent. I will always fight to ensure that we in the Southern Tier and Finger Lakes regions receive our fair share of state aid to education.

The New York State budget continues to provide record aid to education.

Additionally, this year's state budget includes strong, increased support for our vital public libraries.

In 2016 I joined with my Assembly colleague, Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo (D-Broome County), to address the growing crisis of lead contamination in public school drinking water systems. Our legislation, which was signed into law, made New York the first state in the nation to require testing and remediation -- and we achieve it without imposing an unfunded mandate.

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