| Janet Joyce Monday, July 30, 2012 |
A bill designed to make special education students on Long Island and throughout New York eligible for private school placement has been vetoed by Gov. Cuomo.
The bill had been controversial from the first time the public heard about details of the bill. Items such as what it expected school officials to take into consideration when making decisions regarding the approval of tax payer financed tuitions for private schools were at the focal point of the disagreement. The considerations the bill would have required them to make included “home environments and family backgrounds”.
Gov. Cuomo said that he felt that the bill placed an unfair burden on taxpayers to foot the bill for private education.
People who supported the bill made the argument that the bill would help to provide what they felt to be better placement in schools for special needs students. They also cited more streamlined reimbursement for parents as another reason as to why the bill should be passed.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg gave praise to Gov. Cuomo’s decision to veto the bill. He said, “The proposed legislation would have imposed another unfunded mandate on taxpayers across New York. With his veto, Gov. Cuomo has once again shown his commitment to fiscal responsibility and to protecting both the city and state from unsustainable financial burdens.”
Gov. Cuomo said the bill ran contrary to his “commitment to reducing the expensive mandates Albany places on local governments. School districts, which lobbied strongly against the bill, have been dealing with an increase in the number of students who win the right to go to private schools on the taxpayer’s dime.”
Supports of the bill were disappointed after hearing the news of the bill being vetoed. Many have said that they felt this bill would have provided more opportunities for special needs students and other students to get the funding they needed for a better education.
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