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Feb 06, 2014 |
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Senate Bill S6566
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2013-S6566 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§3602 & 3623-a, add §2023-b, Ed L; add §49, Leg L; add §28, St Fin L
2013-S6566 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S6566 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, the legislative law and the state finance law, in relation to enacting the school property tax reduction act PURPOSE: To change the manner in which we fund education in New York State by increasing the state's overall percentage of payment. To prohibit the state legislature from mandating action by school or school districts without providing appropriate funding, provide appropriation in each year's state budget to fund state mandates on schools. To require New York State to pay one hundred percent of the cost of student transportation. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 titles this law the School Property Tax Reduction Act. Section 2 amends Section 3602 by adding a new subdivision to increase foundation aid 10% above 2013-14 levels for school the 2014-15 budget and increase those levels by five percent a year until state aid represents 65 percent of the revenue in a school budget. Section 3 amends section 3623 of the education law to require the state to pay 100% of school transportation costs.
2013-S6566 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6566 I N S E N A T E February 6, 2014 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GIPSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, the legislative law and the state finance law, in relation to enacting the school property tax reduction act THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. This act shall be known and cited as the "School Property Tax Reduction Act". S 2. Section 3602 of the education law is amended by adding a new subdivision 4-a to read as follows: 4-A. INCREASED FOUNDATION AID. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS SECTION OR ANY OTHER LAW TO THE CONTRARY, IN THE TWO THOUSAND FOUR- TEEN--TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN SCHOOL YEAR, EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL RECEIVE A TEN PERCENT INCREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF TOTAL FOUNDATION AID, AS DETERMINED BY SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION, OVER THE TWO THOUSAND THIRTEEN--TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN SCHOOL YEAR. BEGINNING IN THE TWO THOU- SAND FIFTEEN--TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN SCHOOL YEAR EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL RECEIVE A FIVE PERCENT INCREASE IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF FOUNDATION AID, AS DETERMINED BY SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION, OVER THE PREVI- OUS YEAR UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE PROPORTION OF TOTAL STATE AID TO THE TOTAL TAX LEVEL OF SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICT IS SIXTY-FIVE PERCENT. S 3. Section 3623-a of the education law is amended by adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows: 4. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS ARTICLE TO THE CONTRA- RY, FOR SCHOOL YEARS COMMENCING AFTER JUNE THIRTIETH, TWO THOUSAND FOUR- TEEN, STATE TRANSPORTATION AID SHALL BE EQUAL TO ALL TRANSPORTATION COSTS INCURRED BY A SCHOOL DISTRICT. S 4. The education law is amended by adding a new section 2023-b to read as follows: S 2023-B. TAX LEVY; FOUNDATION AID. EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL DECREASE THE TAX LEVY BELOW THE AMOUNT ESTABLISHED THE PRIOR YEAR BY AN AMOUNT WHICH IS THE PERCENTAGE INCREASE IN STATE FOUNDATION AID PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FOUR-A OF SECTION THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED TWO OF THIS CHAPTER. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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