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Assembly Bill A1907

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Provides that a transfer of functions between or among local governments and school districts shall be taken into account in the tax levy limits thereof

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2013-A1907 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3-c, Gen Muni L; amd §2023-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A10589
2015-2016: A5683

2013-A1907 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that a transfer of functions between or among local governments and school districts shall be taken into account in the tax levy limits thereof.

2013-A1907 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1907

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. HOOPER -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Local Governments

AN ACT to amend the general municipal law and education law, in relation
  to  providing  that  a  transfer  of  functions between or among local
  governments and school districts shall be taken into  account  in  the
  tax levy limits thereof

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 3 of section 3-c of the gener-
al municipal law, as added by section 1 of part A of chapter 97  of  the
laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
  (d) Whenever the responsibility and associated cost of a local govern-
ment  OR  SCHOOL  function is transferred to another local government OR
SCHOOL DISTRICT, the state comptroller shall  determine  the  costs  and
savings  on the affected local governments OR SCHOOL DISTRICTS attribut-
able to such transfer for the first fiscal year following the  transfer,
and  notify  such local governments OR SCHOOL DISTRICTS of such determi-
nation and that they shall adjust their tax levy limits accordingly.
  S 2. Section 2023-a of the education law is amended by  adding  a  new
subdivision 4-a to read as follows:
  4-A.  WHENEVER  THE  RESPONSIBILITY  AND  ASSOCIATED  COST  OF A LOCAL
GOVERNMENT OR SCHOOL FUNCTION IS TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENT
OR SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE STATE COMPTROLLER SHALL DETERMINE THE COSTS  AND
SAVINGS  ON THE AFFECTED LOCAL GOVERNMENTS OR SCHOOL DISTRICTS ATTRIBUT-
ABLE TO SUCH TRANSFER FOR THE FIRST FISCAL YEAR FOLLOWING THE  TRANSFER,
AND  NOTIFY  SUCH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS OR SCHOOL DISTRICTS OF SUCH DETERMI-
NATION AND THAT THEY SHALL ADJUST THEIR TAX LEVY LIMITS ACCORDINGLY.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to budgets
that take effect on or after ninety  days  after  such  effective  date;
provided, further, that the amendments to paragraph (d) of subdivision 3

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

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