S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
(PREFILED)
January 7, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. McDONOUGH, WEISENBERG -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
of A. FIELDS, SALADINO, THIELE, TOWNSEND -- read once and referred to
the Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring school
boards to provide taxpayers with a projected tax rate along with the
proposed school district budget
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 7 of section 1608 of the educa-
tion law, as amended by chapter 238 of the laws of 2007, is amended to
read as follows:
a. Each year, commencing with the proposed budget for the two thou-
sand--two thousand one school year, the trustee or board of trustees
shall prepare a property tax report card, pursuant to regulations of the
commissioner, and shall make it publicly available by transmitting it to
local newspapers of general circulation, appending it to copies of the
proposed budget made publicly available as required by law, making it
available for distribution at the annual meeting, and otherwise dissem-
inating it as required by the commissioner. Such report card shall
include: (i) the amount of total spending and total estimated school tax
levy that would result from adoption of the proposed budget and the
percentage increase or decrease in total spending and total school tax
levy from the school district budget for the preceding school year;
[and] (ii) the projected enrollment growth for the school year for which
the budget is prepared, and the percentage change in enrollment from the
previous year; [and] (iii) the percentage increase in the consumer price
index, as defined in paragraph c of this subdivision; [and] (iv) the
projected amount of the unappropriated unreserved fund balance that will
be retained if the proposed budget is adopted, the projected amount of
the reserved fund balance, the projected amount of the appropriated fund
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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balance, the percentage of the proposed budget that the unappropriated
unreserved fund balance represents, the actual unappropriated unreserved
fund balance retained in the school district budget for the preceding
school year, and the percentage of the school district budget for the
preceding school year that the actual unappropriated unreserved fund
balance represents; AND (V) THE PROJECTED TAX RATE.
S 2. Paragraph a of subdivision 7 of section 1716 of the education
law, as amended by chapter 238 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read
as follows:
a. Each year, commencing with the proposed budget for the two thou-
sand--two thousand one school year, the board of education shall prepare
a property tax report card, pursuant to regulations of the commissioner,
and shall make it publicly available by transmitting it to local newspa-
pers of general circulation, appending it to copies of the proposed
budget made publicly available as required by law, making it available
for distribution at the annual meeting, and otherwise disseminating it
as required by the commissioner. Such report card shall include: (i) the
amount of total spending and total estimated school tax levy that would
result from adoption of the proposed budget and the percentage increase
or decrease in total spending and total school tax levy from the school
district budget for the preceding school year; [and] (ii) the projected
enrollment growth for the school year for which the budget is prepared,
and the percentage change in enrollment from the previous year; [and]
(iii) the percentage increase in the consumer price index, as defined in
paragraph c of this subdivision; [and] (iv) the projected amount of the
unappropriated unreserved fund balance that will be retained if the
proposed budget is adopted, the projected amount of the reserved fund
balance, the projected amount of the appropriated fund balance, the
percentage of the proposed budget that the unappropriated unreserved
fund balance represents, the actual unappropriated unreserved fund
balance retained in the school district budget for the preceding school
year, and the percentage of the school district budget for the preceding
school year that the actual unappropriated unreserved fund balance
represents; AND (V) THE PROJECTED TAX RATE.
S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.