By Susan Arbetter New York State PUBLISHED 2:10 PM ET Feb. 02, 2021 PUBLISHED 2:10 PM EST Feb. 02, 2021 SHARE Governor Andrew Cuomoâs proposed executive budget includes a novel way to save the state money and cut school aid. You may have heard that under Cuomoâs proposal, he squeezes several aid categories into a single funding stream that cuts $700 million in state aid to schools. But thereâs another element of the governorâs plan that could cause school districts even more acute pain. He wants to cut the STAR reimbursement that the state provides to school districts. Typically, STAR recipients pay less on their property tax bills and then the state reimburses the districts for the difference. But this year, the governorâs executive budget cuts the reimbursement to districts by $1.3 billion.