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                                  3272

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 13, 2009
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Introduced  by Sen. NOZZOLIO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation  to  requiring  tax  levy
  information and percentage increase to be sent to all voters

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision  2-a  of  section  2022  of  the
education law, as added by section 3 of part A of chapter 60 of the laws
of 2000, is amended to read as follows:
  a.  Commencing  with the proposed budget for the two thousand one--two
thousand two school year, such notice shall also include  a  description
of  how  total  spending  and  the  tax  levy,  AND, COMMENCING WITH THE
PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE TWO THOUSAND NINE--TWO THOUSAND TEN SCHOOL YEAR,
THE PERCENTAGE INCREASE OR DECREASE IN THE TAX LEVY resulting  from  the
proposed  budget  would  compare  with  a  projected  contingency budget
adopted pursuant to section two thousand twenty-three of  this  article,
assuming  that such contingency budget is adopted on the same day as the
vote on the proposed budget. Such comparison shall be in  total  and  by
component  (program,  capital  and  administrative), and shall include a
statement of the assumptions made in estimating the projected contingen-
cy budget.
  S 2. Section 1716 of the education law is amended by  adding  two  new
subdivisions 8 and 9 to read as follows:
  8.  COMMENCING WITH THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE TWO THOUSAND NINE--TWO
THOUSAND TEN SCHOOL YEAR, THE PROPERTY TAX REPORT CARD SHALL  BE  MAILED
TO  ALL  QUALIFIED  VOTERS  OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AFTER THE DATE OF THE
BUDGET HEARING, BUT NO LATER THAN SIX DAYS PRIOR TO THE  ANNUAL  MEETING
AND  ELECTION  OR SPECIAL DISTRICT MEETING AT WHICH A SCHOOL BUDGET VOTE
WILL OCCUR.
  9. COMMENCING WITH THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE TWO THOUSAND  NINE--TWO
THOUSAND  TEN SCHOOL YEAR, ALL DOCUMENTS PREPARED BY THE BOARD OF EDUCA-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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TION AND/OR SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT INFORM THE PUBLIC, WHETHER BY ELECTRON-
IC, HARDCOPY, OR OTHER MEANS,  ABOUT  PROPOSED  TAX  RATE  INCREASES  OR
DECREASES,  AND/OR  PERCENTAGE  INCREASES OR DECREASES, RESULTING FROM A
PROPOSED BUDGET, SHALL INCLUDE THE PROPOSED BUDGET INCREASE OR DECREASE,
AND  PERCENTAGE INCREASE OR DECREASE, AND THE PROPOSED TAX LEVY INCREASE
OR DECREASE, AND PERCENTAGE INCREASE OR DECREASE, ON THE SAME PAGE,  AND
IN THE SAME FONT STYLE AND SIZE, AS THE PROPOSED TAX RATE CHANGE.
  S  3.  Section  1608 of the education law is amended by adding two new
subdivisions 8 and 9 to read as follows:
  8. COMMENCING WITH THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE TWO THOUSAND  NINE--TWO
THOUSAND  TEN  SCHOOL YEAR, THE PROPERTY TAX REPORT CARD SHALL BE MAILED
TO ALL QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AFTER  THE  DATE  OF  THE
BUDGET  HEARING,  BUT NO LATER THAN SIX DAYS PRIOR TO THE ANNUAL MEETING
AND ELECTION OR SPECIAL DISTRICT MEETING AT WHICH A SCHOOL  BUDGET  VOTE
WILL OCCUR.
  9.  COMMENCING WITH THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE TWO THOUSAND NINE--TWO
THOUSAND TEN SCHOOL YEAR, ALL DOCUMENTS PREPARED BY THE BOARD OF  EDUCA-
TION AND/OR SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT INFORM THE PUBLIC, WHETHER BY ELECTRON-
IC,  HARDCOPY,  OR  OTHER  MEANS,  ABOUT  PROPOSED TAX RATE INCREASES OR
DECREASES, AND/OR PERCENTAGE INCREASES OR DECREASES,  RESULTING  FROM  A
PROPOSED BUDGET, SHALL INCLUDE THE PROPOSED BUDGET INCREASE OR DECREASE,
AND  PERCENTAGE INCREASE OR DECREASE, AND THE PROPOSED TAX LEVY INCREASE
OR DECREASE, AND PERCENTAGE INCREASE OR DECREASE, ON THE SAME PAGE,  AND
IN THE SAME FONT STYLE AND SIZE, AS THE PROPOSED TAX RATE CHANGE.
  S  4.  This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
the date on which it shall have become a law;  provided,  however,  that
effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule
or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effec-
tive  date  are  authorized  and directed to be made and completed on or
before such effective date.