Monroe County's FAIR Plan Heads Back to Court ROCHESTER, NY (WXXI) - Suburban Monroe County school districts take their lawsuit over the county's so-called "FAIR Plan" to the next level of the court system today.

They're headed for the Appellate Division of State Supreme Court here in Rochester to overturn an initial trial court decision in the county's favor, and hope to block the county from witholding part of their share of sales tax revenue to defray Medicaid costs.

Jody Siegle is executive director of the Monroe County School Boards Association

She says the core issue of the case is whether the county can withold revenue sharing from schools to cover Medicaid expenses

Siegle says school districts could have to raise property taxes by 2 to 6 percent to cover lost revenue if the FAIR plan stands.
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