Assembly Actions -
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May 15, 2014 |
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Senate Bill S7454
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-S7454 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §2023-a, Ed L
2013-S7454 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S7454 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to the applicability of interest charged for unpaid school district taxes PURPOSE: This bill relates to the applicability of interest charged for unpaid school district taxes. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. Section 2023-a of the education law is amended by adding a new subdivision 10 to read as follows: Notwith- standing any other provision of law to the contrary, a School district shall only charge interest or any other penalty authorized by state or local law on the portion of taxes levied that remains unpaid on or after the date such taxes are owed. Interest or penalties shall only begin to accrue on or after the date such taxes are due. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the amend- ments to section 2023-a of the education law made by section one of this act shall not affect the repeal of such section and shall be deemed repealed therewith. EXISTING LAW: Current law does not reflect the actual time interest rates should be charged but in actually accrued. JUSTIFICATION: School districts split the payment of school taxes due into two separate payments. The first half being due in September and
2013-S7454 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7454 I N S E N A T E May 15, 2014 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LATIMER -- 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 applicability of interest charged for unpaid school district taxes THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 2023-a of the education law is amended by adding a new subdivision 10 to read as follows: 10. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, A SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL ONLY CHARGE INTEREST OR ANY OTHER PENALTY AUTHOR- IZED BY STATE OR LOCAL LAW ON THE PORTION OF TAXES LEVIED THAT REMAINS UNPAID ON OR AFTER THE DATE SUCH TAXES ARE OWED. INTEREST OR PENALTIES SHALL ONLY BEGIN TO ACCRUE ON OR AFTER THE DATE SUCH TAXES ARE DUE. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the amend- ments to section 2023-a of the education law made by section one of this act shall not affect the repeal of such section and shall be deemed repealed therewith. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD15136-02-4
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