By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News
(CHICAGO) — School superintendents from across Illinois appeared in Chicago Wednesday for a hearing about public school funding.
Because of Gov. Bruce Rauner’s amendatory veto of a school funding bill, which was approved by the House and Senate in May, state aid checks which were supposed to arrive this week, won’t.
The superintendents, who were mostly from poorer districts, say they are concerned about the impact on school funding due to the amendatory veto.
“It seems like each one of the amendatory vetoes is going against exactly what SB-1 was designed to do, which is to provide equity for all students in the state of Illinois,” said Chris Bobek, with Grayslake School District 46.
The superintendents are hopeful that lawmakers override Rauner’s veto or they could be left strapped for cash at the beginning of the school year.
Senate President John Cullerton (D-Chicago) has called senators back into session on Sunday where they may move on an override vote. Rauner used his executive powers to cut out additional funding for Chicago Public Schools, calling it an unfair bailout.
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