Info on the Governor's FY09 Cuts and FY10 Budget Proposal

The following information was received by e-mail from the Division of Local Services:

FY09

http://www.mass.gov/Ador/docs/dls/publ/bull/2009/2009_04B.pdf

[SO'K:  Includes a link to a spreadsheet with each town's mid-year reduction, including Amherst's total cut of $978,298.]

FY10

"The FY2010 local aid estimates based on the Governor's budget proposal have been posted to the Division of Local Services' web site at the link below:

http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=dorsubtopic&L=5&L0=Home&L1=Local+Officials&L2=Municipal+Data+and+Financial+Management&L3=Cherry+Sheets&L4=FY2010+Cherry+Sheets&sid=Ador

[SO'K: Includes link to a document with Amherst's Local Aid info, with a total proposed reduction of $1,735,783]

Please be advised that these estimates are based on the appropriation levels appearing in the Governor's FY2010 budget proposal (House 1) and may change as the legislative process unfolds and proposed appropriation levels change.

The Governor's FY2010 budget proposal makes substantial changes to some of the major local aid accounts appearing in section 3 of the budget.  For more information on these changes please see: http://www.mass.gov/bb/h1/fy10h1/exec10/hbudbrief6.htm.

Charter School assessments and reimbursements reflect a change in methodology where facilities payments and first year reimbursements of new charter school costs will be paid directly to the charter schools and not reflected in assessments and reimbursements.  For more information, please see:

http://www.mass.gov/bb/h1/fy10h1/prnt10/exec10/pbudbrief3.htm.

Please note that Charter School and School Choice assessments may change significantly when updated to reflect spring enrollment data and final tuition rates.

The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (ESE) has published the Chapter 70 aid calculations, minimum contributions and net school spending requirements on Office of School Finance website at:

http://finance1.doe.mass.edu/chapter70/chapter_10.html

To review additional information about how the estimates were determined and what may cause them to change in the future, click on the link at the bottom for and index of the FY2010 programs and links to individual explanations."