Seward, Others Begin Discussions on Education Budgets

State Senator James Seward has been named to the education and higher education budget conference committees which held their first meetings Tuesday in Albany.

The conference committees are made up of five senators and five assemblymen tasked with negotiating budget differences between the houses, in concert with the governor, to develop a final spending plan.

The committees conduct open, public meetings which can be viewed online at nysenate.gov.