Statement by ASBO New York Executive Director Brian Cechnicki on 2022-23 Executive Budget

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
January 20, 2022
Contact: Brian Cechnicki
(518) 992-5844
brian@asbonewyork.org

Statement by ASBO New York Executive Director Brian Cechnicki on Governor Kathy Hochul’s 2022-23 Executive Budget Proposal

Albany, NY – Brian Cechnicki, the Executive Director of ASBO New York, the Association of
School Business Officials, released the following statement in response to the education
proposals included in Governor Hochul’s 2022-23 Executive Budget:

“We are excited and encouraged by Governor Hochul’s first Executive Budget, which
maintains her commitment to continuing with the phase-in of Foundation Aid as promised in
last year’s budget. The COVID-19 pandemic has presented many challenges to school
districts, and this budget will continue to provide the needed support to overcome these
challenges.

The governor’s proposal closely aligns with our own state aid proposal for the 2022-23
school year, and we are very supportive of many of the elements included. In addition to the
Foundation Aid phase-in levels, the governor is also proposing to fully fund expense-based
aids that provide support for operational supports like transportation and school
construction, as well as forgiveness for certain aid penalties that school districts and our
organization have long sought.

We will continue to review the details of the proposal and look forward to working with the
Legislature to make the governor’s proposal, and our other legislative priorities, a reality in
this legislative session.”

For more on the 2022-23 ASBO New York State Aid Proposal, please visit
https://www.asbonewyork.org/page/statebudget.