New York Lawmakers Vote to Give Monitors Veto Power in East Ramapo School District

A measure that would expand the powers of monitors in the school district of East Ramapo passed the New York state legislature on Thursday, a year after a federal judge found that the school board’s election system violated the federal voting rights act.

The legislation would grant monitors the ability to veto or overturn a decision by the school board should there be a violation of the district’s academic and fiscal improvement plan. The bill now heads to Governor Andrew Cuomo's desk, for his consideration.

Read the story at Gothamist.com.