Senate Bill S6743

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Increases the limitation on indebtedness that may be incurred by certain school districts from five percent to ten percent

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May 06, 2014	opinion referred to judiciary
Apr 11, 2014	to attorney-general for opinion
Mar 05, 2014	referred to judiciary

2013-S6743 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A10039
Current Committee:: Senate Judiciary
Law Section:: Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:: Amd Art 8 §4, Constn

2013-S6743 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases the limitation on indebtedness that may be incurred by certain school districts from five percent to ten percent.

2013-S6743 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S6743

TITLE OF BILL:  CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
proposing an amendment to section 4 of article 8 of the constitution,
in relation to increasing the limitation on indebtedness that may be
incurred by certain school districts

PURPOSE:

This bill would increase the limitation of indebtedness that may be
incurred by school districts in cities of 125,000 residents or less
from five percent to ten percent.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 subdivision (h) of section 4 of article 8 of the
constitution is amended by changing the percentage given to school
districts of 125,000 residents or less to 10% for specified objects in
relation to indebtedness.

JUSTIFICATION:

A number of small city school districts have been up against the
indebtedness cap contained in the New York State Constitution for some
time.

School districts within small cities are now under the Tax Levy Cap
that was enacted in 2011. The constitutional limit on small cities is
a vestige of a bygone era when city governments were concerned that
newly formed school districts would consume their municipal budgets.

The authorization of an increased limit is appropriate with the
safeguards and accountability that are now in place. An increase in
indebtedness could only occur with a public vote and one in which the
tax cap statutory provisions apply.

Furthermore, under the provisions of this bill, a constitutional limit
on small city school district indebtedness would still exist. The
raising of the limitation, however, from five percent of the full
valuation of taxable real estate of such city to ten percent, would
give these school districts and their voters much needed flexibility
in developing budgets that meet current demands.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

Constitutional Amendment.

Amendment will be referred to the first regular legislative session
convening after the next succeeding general election of members of the


Assembly and Senate and published for 3 months previous to the time of
such election.

2013-S6743 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6743

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              March 5, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. TKACZYK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary

            CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

proposing an amendment to section 4 of article 8 of the constitution, in
  relation to increasing the limitation  on  indebtedness  that  may  be
  incurred by certain school districts

  Section  1.  Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the opening para-
graph of subdivision (h) of section 4 of article 8 of  the  constitution
be amended to read as follows:
  any  school  district  which is coterminous with, or partly within, or
wholly within, a city having less than one hundred twenty-five  thousand
inhabitants  according  to  the  latest  federal  census,  for education
purposes, [five] TEN per centum; provided, however, that such limitation
may be increased in relation to indebtedness for  specified  objects  or
purposes  with (1) the approving vote of sixty per centum or more of the
duly qualified voters of such school district voting  on  a  proposition
therefor  submitted at a general or special election, (2) the consent of
The Regents of the University of the State  of  New  York  and  (3)  the
consent of the state comptroller. The legislature shall prescribe by law
the qualifications for voting at any such election.
  S  2.  Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the foregoing amendment
be referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
next succeeding general election of members of  the  assembly,  and,  in
conformity  with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution, be
published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD89136-01-4

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