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Sachem legislative team reports gains in Albany on security-guard, AIS and UPK issues
Summary
Members of Sachem’s legislative committee described a productive Albany lobby day: they said the school-security-guard bill has new assembly sponsors and committee interest, they introduced a draft AIS reimbursement bill aimed at 50% reimbursement, and they urged the state to keep proposed UPK funding in the budget.
At the March 25 meeting the district’s legislative committee reported the results of a lobby day in Albany, describing meetings with committee chairs, governor’s staff and multiple legislators and outlining several priorities that gained traction.
Paul Sapienza, who introduced the update, said the committee pursued a bipartisan strategy and targeted committee chairs and aides most able to move legislation. Committee members described “planting seeds” on longer-term issues such as state-aid formula changes…
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