With little time left in the State Legislature session, it's not clear if there is time for any action on Assemblywoman Crystal Peoples-Stokes' proposal to shut down the elected city school board and replace it with one appointed by the mayor.
Senator Patrick Gallivan says he doesn't know yet if he will sponsor the bill in his house.
"I just don't think that the issue for mayoral control of Buffalo schools needs to be linked with anything else," Gallivan said.
Often in late-session maneuvers, bills get packaged together.
"It's a relatively new proposal and I think there are many things to look at and like so many things, there's no reason to rush into it, lest we get a bad result like the SAFE Act, I think is a great example of something we rushed into."
Board Member Carl Paladino has indicated that passage of the bill would result an immediate lawsuit.
