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Education on the Ropes
April 24th, 2006

Governor George Pataki’s recent budget vetoes include hundreds of millions of dollars that would have been appropriated to a variety of statewide education initiatives.

The list of education-related budget vetoes is highlighted by a $119 million cut in the state’s Tuition Assistance Program, or TAP. In addition to funding cuts, the governor’s plan would raise credit-load requirements for receiving assistance, thus putting the financial aid and career of many college students in jeopardy. The vetoes also slash over $400 million from City University of New York – a significant amount of which was directed towards hiring of full time faculty and disability services and equipment – and over $500 million from State Univerity of New York. Intended cuts were slated to establish computer training center programs, create teacher mentor intern programs, expand enrollment, alter and improve various facilities associated with state and city Universities, and fund the Liberty Partnerships Program.

Pataki’s repeated jabs at the Campaign for Fiscal Equity lawsuit and its mandates to better fund New York City schools should have served to telegraph his latest haymaker to education.

The following details Pataki’s vetoes in education:

 Veto #    Agency    Purpose   Approp Amount  
82 CUNY  Contract courses and workforce development  1,000,000
83 CUNY  Additional operating assistance  49,470,000
84 CUNY  Financial assistance to community colleges  99,680,000
85 CUNY  Alterations and improvements  264,049,000
86 SED  Grants in aid to certain school districts, 81,456,250
     public libraries and not-for-profit institutions  
87 SED  NYS historical association  180,000
88 SED  College of St. Rose lab renovations  500,000
89 SED  Liberty Partnerships program  1,092,500
109  SUNY    Expansion of high need programs   2,000,000
110  SUNY    SUNY operating assistance   56,667,000
111  SUNY    Contract courses and workforce development   1,000,000
112  SUNY    Expansion of high need programs   1,800,000
113  SUNY    Alterations and improvements to various facilities 415,826,000
114  SUNY    Alterations and improvements to community college facilities 22,561,000
115  Misc.    School Tax Star Rebate program   805,000,000
116  CUNY    Additional operating assistance   20,260,000
117  CUNY    Services and equipment for students with   250,000
136  DOH    School based health centers   3,393,000
By Nate Powell on April 24, 2006, 7:00 am
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