The Legislative Action Committee (LAC) was formed in 2006 to advocate on behalf of the residents of West Islip. Through letter writing campaigns, meetings with our elected officials, and participation in multi-district advocacy groups, like R.E.F.I.T. (Reform Educational Financing Inequities Today), the LAC has fought for:

• The equitable distribution of state aid
• Relief from unfunded mandates
• Relief from unfavorable legislation, like the Wicks Law and others
• Relief from the Islip Homestead Rate
• Traffic signals at dangerous intersections

Important Legislative Letter-Writing Campaign

DID YOU KNOW . . .

• That despite the fact that Long Island schools educate 17.2% of the children in New York State, outside of New York City, our schools receive only 12.1% of all state aid (exclusive of New York City)?
• That $1 of spending power in upstate New York is only worth sixty-six cents here on Long Island?
• That the governor’s proposal for state aid for 2013-2014 includes a 1.9% increase for West Islip while the state-wide increase is more than 3%?
• The district’s state-mandated annual contribution rate to the Teachers Retirement System has fluctuated from 0.4% to 23.5% over the past thirty-six years?
• That if congressional sequestration occurs on March 1st, as scheduled, West Islip will lose hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal grant money?

The Legislative Action Committee is spearheading a letter-writing campaign. Please help advocate for the equitable distribution of state aid and for greater cost certainty through leveled contribution rates by printing and signing the attached letters and returning them to any school district building by Monday, March 18th.

The letters will be personally delivered to the offices of our elected officials.
Thank you!

Funding Letter

• Senator Boyle
• Assemblyman Raia
• Assemblyman Saladino

Leveled Pension Letter

• Senator Boyle
• Assemblyman Raia
• Assemblyman Saladino

Sequestration Letter

• Senator Gillibrand
• Senator Schumer
• Congressman King

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