S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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4809
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 6, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. McLAUGHLIN, BARCLAY, GRAF, RA, TEDISCO, LALOR --
Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CERETTO, CORWIN, CROUCH, CURRAN, FINCH,
GARBARINO, LUPINACCI, McKEVITT, MONTESANO, PALMESANO, RAIA -- read
once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to state mandated
expenditures on localities
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 29
to read as follows:
S 29. STATE MANDATED EXPENDITURES. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION
THE TERM "LOCALITY" SHALL MEAN ANY COUNTY, CITY, TOWN, VILLAGE, SCHOOL
DISTRICT OR ANY ENTITY WITH TAXING AUTHORITY.
2. ANY STATE MANDATED EXPENDITURE IMPOSED ON A LOCALITY THAT WILL
EXCEED TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR IN SPENDING BY SUCH LOCALITY SHALL BE
FUNDED BY AND THROUGH THE STATE. FURTHER, ANY MANDATED EXPENDITURES
IMPOSED BY THE STATE ON ALL LOCALITIES WITHIN THE STATE THAT EXCEEDS
FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS IN SPENDING IN THE AGGREGATE SHALL BE
FUNDED BY AND THROUGH THE STATE.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply only to
state fiscal years commencing after this act shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05694-01-5