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Senate Bill S45

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to the adoption of a school district budget upon the voters failing to approve a budget

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2009-S45 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง2022, Ed L

2009-S45 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that in the event that the original proposed school budget is not approved by the voters, the sole trustee, trustees or board of education shall adopt a final budget and such proposed budget or a revised budget may not be resubmitted to the voters upon its defeat.

2009-S45 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S45 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   45

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by Sen. FUSCHILLO -- 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 the adoption of a
  school district budget upon the voters failing to approve  a  proposed
  school district budget

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

  Section 1. Subdivisions 4 and 5 of section 2022 of the education  law,
subdivision  4  as  amended  by section 7 of part M of chapter 57 of the
laws of 2005 and subdivision 5 as added by section 23 of part A of chap-
ter 436 of the laws of 1997, are amended to read as follows:
  4. In the event that the original proposed budget is not  approved  by
the voters, the sole trustee, trustees or board of education [may] SHALL
adopt  a  final  budget pursuant to subdivision five of this section [or
resubmit to the voters the original or  a  revised  budget  pursuant  to
subdivision  three  of section two thousand seven of this part. Upon one
defeat of such resubmitted budget, the sole trustee, trustees  or  board
of  education shall adopt a final budget pursuant to subdivision five of
this section. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the  contra-
ry,  the school district budget for any school year, or any part of such
budget or any propositions involving the expenditure of money  for  such
school  year  shall  not be submitted for a vote of the qualified voters
more than twice].
  5. If the  qualified  voters  fail  to  approve  the  proposed  school
district budget [upon resubmission or upon a determination not to resub-
mit for a second vote pursuant to subdivision four of this section], the
sole trustee, trustees or board of education, after applying thereto the
public  school  moneys  and  other moneys received or to be received for
that purpose, shall levy a tax for the sum necessary for teachers' sala-
ries and other ordinary  contingent  expenses  in  accordance  with  the

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

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