Grisanti Legislation Allows School Districts to Raise Additional Revenue for the Classroom Passes Senate
Mark Grisanti
June 18, 2014
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ISSUE:
- Education
Senator Mark Grisanti recently announced that he has sponsored and passed legislation in the Senate that would allow the board of education of any school district to enter into a contract for the sale of advertising space on school athletic fields owned or leased by the school district. The school district would keep 100% of the revenue.
Current law does not allow school districts to enter into agreements to advertise on athletic fields.
Senator Mark Grisanti:
"I have heard from the schools in my district and they all need additional funding and resources. We must find other creative ways to increase school revenue without raising taxes, this legislation does just that."
Mark P. Mondanaro, Ken Ton Superintendent of Schools:
"We appreciate Senator Grisanti's sponsored legislation regarding advertisement revenue.There is some state history with this subject but that was a long time ago. We are clearly in a changed economy and alternative sources of revenue need to be pursued. The Senator understands that and he is working to achieve that goal for the benefit of our students."
Dr. Richard Jetter, Hamburg CSD Superintendent of Schools:
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The legislation was sent to the Assembly.