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Senate Bill S370A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides an alternative method for equalization in the Riverhead central school district in order to provide tax stability

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2015-S370 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A160
Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
Real Property Taxation
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S4884, A2401
2013-2014: S3062, A3886

2015-S370 - Summary

Provides an alternative method for equalization in the Riverhead central school district in order to provide tax stability.

2015-S370 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S370 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

    S. 370                                                    A. 160

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Govern-
  ment

IN  ASSEMBLY  -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred
  to the Committee on Real Property Taxation

AN ACT in relation to providing an alternative method  for  equalization
  in  the  Riverhead  central  school  district  in order to provide tax
  stability; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon  expi-
  ration thereof

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

  Section 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1314 of the  real
property  tax  law  or  any  other law to the contrary, in the Riverhead
central school district, school taxes shall  be  apportioned  among  the
towns  by  taking  the  average of the apportionment of school taxes for
each town for the previous five years as calculated pursuant to  section
1314  of  the  real  property  tax law, including the year for which the
taxes are to be levied.
  S 2. The Riverhead central school district, in consultation  with  the
department  of taxation and finance, shall prepare a report on or before
December 31, 2019. Such report shall describe and  evaluate  the  effec-
tiveness  and  administration of this program and shall include, but not
be limited to, for each year that the program exists,  a  comparison  of
the  utilized  apportioned  school  taxes  to those that would have been
utilized if not for the program, an evaluation as to whether the use  of
a  five  year  average of apportionment of school taxes is beneficial to
the property owners within the school district and  recommendations  for
any  legislative  action. The report shall be submitted to the governor,
the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly.

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

2015-S370A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A160
Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
Real Property Taxation
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S4884, A2401
2013-2014: S3062, A3886

2015-S370A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides an alternative method for equalization in the Riverhead central school district in order to provide tax stability.

2015-S370A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S370A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

    S. 370--A                                              A. 160--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Govern-
  ment -- recommitted to the Committee on Local Government in accordance
  with  Senate  Rule  6,  sec.  8 -- committee discharged, bill amended,
  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once  and  referred
  to  the  Committee  on  Real  Property  Taxation -- recommitted to the
  Committee on Real Property Taxation in accordance with  Assembly  Rule
  3,  sec. 2 -- reported and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as  amended
  and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  in relation to providing an alternative method for equalization
  in the Riverhead central school  district  in  order  to  provide  tax
  stability;  and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expi-
  ration thereof

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

  Section  1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1314 of the real
property tax law or any other law to  the  contrary,  in  the  Riverhead
central  school  district,  school  taxes shall be apportioned among the
towns by taking the average of the apportionment  of  school  taxes  for
each  town for the previous five years as calculated pursuant to section
1314 of the real property tax law, including  the  year  for  which  the
taxes are to be levied.
  S  2.  The Riverhead central school district, in consultation with the
department of taxation and finance, shall prepare a report on or  before
December  31,  2021.  Such report shall describe and evaluate the effec-
tiveness and administration of this program and shall include,  but  not
be  limited  to,  for each year that the program exists, a comparison of

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

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