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Assemblywoman Aura Dunn urges Mount Arlington residents to back bill to shift special‑education costs to the state
Summary
Assemblywoman Aura Dunn spoke at the Mount Arlington council meeting about A3244, which would move the cost of special education from local school budgets to the State of New Jersey, and asked residents to contact the Assembly Speaker to advance the bill.
Assemblywoman Aura Dunn attended the Mount Arlington council meeting on May 6 and discussed A3244, legislation that would have the State of New Jersey assume the cost of special education currently borne by local school districts, she said.
Dunn outlined the bill’s effect in general terms and encouraged residents to contact the Assembly Speaker to ask that the legislation be moved through the Assembly and considered by the Senate. Mayor Stanzilis and several public commenters also urged residents to contact state legislators in support of broader school‑funding reform.
Several members of the public and school officials, including Board of Education President Rachel Byrne and resident Brian Kincaid, publicly supported Dunn’s appeal and encouraged community outreach to the Speaker. The mayor directed residents to use the New Jersey Legislature website to locate the Assembly Speaker’s contact information.
The meeting record does not include a verbatim quote from Dunn regarding the bill text, and no vote on A3244 occurred at the meeting; the presentation was informational and a call to civic action.
