Appeals Court Upholds Surplus Cuts

On Monday, an appeals court released its decision upholding Gov. Chris Christie’s Executive Order 14, which directed school districts to use surplus funds to make up for cuts in current-year (2009-2010) state aid.

Earlier this year, the governor froze $475 million in 2010 school aid payments. Those cuts were made to bridge a gap of more than $2 billion in the current year state budget.

The lawsuit was filed by the Perth Amboy school district, which lost some $15 million in state aid.

The entire text of the opinion is available online.

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