ALBANY &#8212 Gov. David A. Paterson issued yet another veto Thursday to prevent what he

called a legislative end run to increase state spending on public schools.

But the fiscal fallout from the governor&#8217s action includes blowing a $11 million hole

in the Buffalo Public Schools budget, which could force another 200 layoffs in the system.

The governor previously vetoed $419 million in state funding for 700 school districts. But,

the administration said Thursday, a separate bill approved by the Legislature contained a one-

sentence provision that, in effect, would undermine the school aid veto.

Paterson called the provision a &#8220poison pill,&#8221 saying legislators tried to

&#8220achieve through the back door&#8221 what they could not get through the vetoed bill.

The governor added that he felt legally compelled to veto the entire 45-page bill, not just

the single, objectionable provision.

The result? While he claims his action saves money for the state, it sharply increases

expenses for some schools systems &#8212 especially Buffalo.

For Buffalo Public Schools, the issue involves how much, per pupil, the school system must

pay charter schools attended by youngsters from the system. Last year, the state froze those

payments to help systems like Buffalo, and the freeze was to remain in effect this year.

But by vetoing the entire bill, Paterson undid that agreement.

As a result, Buffalo schools face an additional $11 million in expenses for the coming

school year. Statewide, school districts will have to pay charters an additional $70 million.

&#8220This is problematic,&#8221 Buffalo School Superintendent James A. Williams said.

With his budget already adopted and 400 layoffs planned, Williams said the additional

charter school payments could cost another 200 jobs.

&#8220And it&#8217s July, and we&#8217ve got to open school in August,&#8221 he added.

&#8220We can&#8217t operate public schools with all these uncertainties.&#8221

In his latest veto, issued a day after the delivery of nearly 6,700 other vetoes totaling

about $700 million in spending, Paterson acknowledged spiking a number of

&#8220worthwhile&#8221 programs, including a number that had been in the budget he proposed in

January. These included continuing the freeze on charter school payments.

But the governor, a Democrat, said the Legislature, controlled by his own party, had forced

his hand.

&#8220In essence, the Legislature has presented me with a Hobson&#8217s choice: veto this

legislation despite the positive aspects it contains or accept the irresponsible spending it

compels, and agree thereby that New York State have a budget that is out of balance from the

outset.&#8221

Austin Shafran, a spokesman for Democrats who control the Senate, said the veto

&#8220jeopardizes jobs and our school children with the typical Albany power play.&#8221

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, a Manhattan Democrat, declined to comment.

David Albert, a spokesman for the New York State School Boards Association, said

Paterson&#8217s earlier veto of $419 million in school spending already prevented those funds

from going out the door.

&#8220I think you can make the argument that the veto is unnecessary because the money is

not there,&#8221 he said. But he said a number of programs will face &#8220serious

ramifications.&#8221

While the governor sought to sound fiscally tough, the veto will provide more spending for

some schools. It cancels a freeze that had prevented districts from updating certain data

&#8212 such as enrollment &#8212 on which state funding is based. As a result, the state will

have to pay out $100 million more than anticipated.

Though he insists otherwise, the governor appears to be setting the stage for more budget

talks, along with resolution of some nonfiscal matters that were not resolved at the end of

session. These include including a new financing arrangement being pushed by the University at

Buffalo.

The Senate is considering a return next week to adopt the last budget bill &#8212 a $1.5

billion revenue-raising measure.