Assembly Bill A5459

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Restricts the imposition of unfunded mandates on local governments

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A5459 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1176
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Legislative Law
Laws Affected:
Add §51-a, Leg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A5789
2011-2012: A1592, S3211
2015-2016: A5198, S1248
2017-2018: A5289

2013-A5459 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Restricts the imposition of additional unfunded mandates on local governments by the state until such time as those mandates are fully funded by the state; provides for certain exceptions; provides that a three-fifths majority in each house shall override this restriction.

2013-A5459 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5459

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 27, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. GALEF, PEOPLES-STOKES, MAGEE, CORWIN, GIGLIO --
  Multi-Sponsored by --  M.  of  A.  BARCLAY,  BUTLER,  CROUCH,  CURRAN,
  DUPREY, ENGLEBRIGHT, GOODELL, HAWLEY, JORDAN, KOLB, P. LOPEZ, RABBITT,
  RAIA,  REILICH, SCHIMMINGER, SWEENEY, TEDISCO, THIELE -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the legislative law,  in  relation  to  restricting  the
  imposition of unfunded mandates on political subdivisions of the state

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

  Section 1. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature finds that
state government imposes numerous program and  service  requirements  on
its  local  governments  without fully considering the fiscal impacts of
these requirements. Such unfunded  mandates  require  local  governments
already  experiencing  considerable  economic hardship to provide new or
significantly expanded programs and services without the funding  neces-
sary  to  carry  out those mandates. Because unfunded mandates aggravate
the fiscal difficulty that some local governments are now  experiencing,
the state must consider the burdens of unfunded mandates before imposing
additional  such  requirements  on  local  governments.  The legislature
therefore declares that it is appropriate that state government  provide
funding for mandates it imposes on local governments.
  The legislature also finds that some mandates are critical to preserv-
ing  the  health, safety and welfare of the people of the state. Because
it is impractical to shift immediately to  full  state  funding  of  all
state  mandates,  and  recognizing  the  need to curtail the transfer of
program and service expenses from the state to  local  governments,  the
legislature declares its intent to restrict the imposition of additional
unfunded mandates on local governments until such time as these mandates
are fully funded by the state.
  S  2.  The  legislative law is amended by adding a new section 51-a to
read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04792-01-3
              

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