NY State Senate Bill S2295

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Jun 06, 2016	referred to local governments delivered to assembly passed senate
May 03, 2016	advanced to third reading
Apr 12, 2016	2nd report cal.
Apr 11, 2016	1st report cal.580
Feb 09, 2016	reported and committed to finance
Jan 06, 2016	referred to local government returned to senate died in assembly
Jun 17, 2015	referred to local governments delivered to assembly passed senate
May 18, 2015	advanced to third reading
May 13, 2015	2nd report cal.
May 12, 2015	1st report cal.572
Apr 21, 2015	reported and committed to finance
Jan 22, 2015	referred to local government

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S2295 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A2338
Law Section:: General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:: Add §25, Gen Muni L; add §1527-a, Ed L;
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2013-2014: S1294, A4861
2017-2018: S2323, A2922
2019-2020: S2017
2021-2022: S3814
2023-2024: S1444

S2295 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that the state fund any program which imposes a mandate upon municipal corporations or school districts; establishes criteria for any exemption from such law if such mandate is ordered by the judiciary, pursuant to an executive order or requested by the locality; expands the reporting requirements of the mandate relief council.

S2295 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

BILL NUMBER:S2295

TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the general municipal law and the education law, in
relation to prohibiting the establishment of certain programs mandated
for municipal corporations and school districts unless such programs
are fully funded by the state

PURPOSE:

Requires any state mandated program imposed on municipalities and
school districts to be funded by the state.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new
section 25 which specifically defines "mandate", "unfunded mandate",
and "net additional cost" in relation to state funding of school
programs.

Section 2. The education law is amended by adding a new section 1527-a
which states that no unfunded mandate shall be enacted which creates a
net additional cost to any school district. In addition, this section
explains the circumstances under which the state would not be required
to fund any mandate for a school district, such as a mandate required

by a court order or legislation requested by the school district.

Section 3. Sets forth the effective date.

JUSTIFICATION:

State mandated programs place local taxpayers and local officials in
the position of paying for services that they do not control. State
mandated programs allow the state rather than local officials to set
priorities for the locality. In turn, this forces municipalities to
levy more taxes on its residents in order to pay for these state
mandated programs.

This bill requires programs that originate from the state to be paid
for by the state and not have the burden to find funding fall upon
local municipalities. This bill seeks to protect local municipalities
and school districts from unfunded mandates and allow local officials
to set priorities for their own area.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2013 - S. 1294a Passed Senate/A. 4861 - Local Government Committee.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

This act shall take effect immediately. Sections one and two of this
act shall apply to mandates enacted on or after such effective date.

S2295 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2295

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 22, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  GRIFFO,  DeFRANCISCO,  FUNKE,  HANNON, MARCHIONE,
  MARTINS, O'MARA, ORTT, RITCHIE, SERINO, SEWARD, VENDITTO -- read twice
  and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
  on Local Government

AN ACT to amend the general municipal law  and  the  education  law,  in
  relation to prohibiting the establishment of certain programs mandated
  for  municipal  corporations and school districts unless such programs
  are fully funded by the state

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

  Section  1.    The  general  municipal  law is amended by adding a new
section 25 to read as follows:
  S 25. FUNDING OF MANDATES. 1. DEFINITIONS. AS USED  IN  THIS  SECTION,
THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS UNLESS THE CONTEXT
SHALL OTHERWISE REQUIRE:
  (A) "MANDATE" MEANS:
  (I)  ANY STATE LAW, RULE OR REGULATION WHICH ESTABLISHES A NEW PROGRAM
OR REQUIRES A HIGHER LEVEL OF SERVICE FOR AN EXISTING  PROGRAM  WHICH  A
MUNICIPAL CORPORATION IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE; OR
  (II)  ANY  PROVISION  OF  GENERAL  LAW WHICH GRANTS A NEW PROPERTY TAX
EXEMPTION OR ABATEMENT OR INCREASES AN EXISTING PROPERTY  TAX  EXEMPTION
OR ABATEMENT WHICH A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE.
  (B) "UNFUNDED MANDATE" SHALL MEAN:
  (I)  ANY STATE LAW, RULE OR REGULATION WHICH ESTABLISHES A NEW PROGRAM
OR REQUIRES A HIGHER LEVEL OF SERVICE FOR AN EXISTING  PROGRAM  WHICH  A
MUNICIPAL CORPORATION IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE, AND WHICH RESULTS IN A NET
ADDITIONAL COST TO SUCH MUNICIPAL CORPORATION;
  (II) ANY ALTERATION IN FUNDING PROVIDED TO A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION FOR
THE  PURPOSE OF DEFRAYING THE COSTS OF A PROGRAM WHICH IT IS REQUIRED TO
PROVIDE, THEREBY RESULTING IN A NET ADDITIONAL COST  TO  SUCH  MUNICIPAL
CORPORATION; OR

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03453-02-5

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  (III)  ANY  PROVISION  OF  GENERAL LAW WHICH GRANTS A NEW PROPERTY TAX
EXEMPTION OR ABATEMENT OR INCREASES AN EXISTING PROPERTY  TAX  EXEMPTION
OR  ABATEMENT  WHICH  ANY  MUNICIPAL CORPORATION IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE,
THEREBY RESULTING IN A NET ADDITIONAL  COST  TO  SUCH  MUNICIPAL  CORPO-
RATION.
  (C)  "NET  ADDITIONAL COST" MEANS THE INCREASED COST OR COSTS INCURRED
OR ANTICIPATED TO BE INCURRED WITHIN A ONE YEAR PERIOD  BY  A  MUNICIPAL
CORPORATION  IN  PERFORMING OR ADMINISTERING A MANDATE AFTER SUBTRACTING
THEREFROM ANY REVENUES RECEIVED OR RECEIVABLE BY SUCH  MUNICIPAL  CORPO-
RATION  ON ACCOUNT OF THE MANDATED PROGRAM OR SERVICE, INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO:
  (I) FEES CHARGED TO THE RECIPIENTS OF THE MANDATED PROGRAM OR SERVICE;
  (II) STATE OR  FEDERAL  AID  PAID  SPECIFICALLY  OR  CATEGORICALLY  IN
CONNECTION WITH THE PROGRAM OR SERVICE; AND
  (III)  AN  OFFSETTING  SAVINGS RESULTING FROM THE DIMINUTION OR ELIMI-
NATION OF ANY OTHER PROGRAM OR  SERVICE  DIRECTLY  ATTRIBUTABLE  TO  THE
PERFORMANCE OR ADMINISTRATION OF THE MANDATED PROGRAM.
  2.  FUNDING  OF  MUNICIPAL  CORPORATION  MANDATES. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY
OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, NO  UNFUNDED  MANDATE  SHALL  BE
ENACTED  WHICH  CREATES  AN  INCREASED ANNUAL NET ADDITIONAL COST TO ANY
MUNICIPAL CORPORATION.  EACH MANDATE WHICH IMPOSES A NET ADDITIONAL COST
UPON A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION SHALL PROVIDE FOR COMPENSATION  OR  FUNDING
BY  THE  STATE OF THE FULL AMOUNT OF THE NET ADDITIONAL COST THEREOF. IN
THE EVENT SUCH COMPENSATION OR FUNDING  IS  NOT  PROVIDED,  THE  MANDATE
SHALL BE VOID.
  3.  EXEMPTIONS  TO  THE  FUNDING  OF  MUNICIPAL  CORPORATION  MANDATES
REQUIREMENT. (A) THE STATE SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO FUND ANY MANDATE IF:
  (I) THE MANDATE IS REQUIRED BY A COURT ORDER OR JUDGMENT;
  (II) THE MANDATE IS PROVIDED AT THE OPTION  OF  THE  LOCAL  GOVERNMENT
UNDER  A  LAW,  REGULATION, RULE OR ORDER THAT IS PERMISSIVE RATHER THAN
MANDATORY;
  (III) THE MANDATE RESULTS FROM THE ENACTMENT OF LEGISLATION  REQUESTED
BY THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION IN A HOME RULE MESSAGE REQUESTING AUTHORITY
TO  IMPLEMENT  THE  PROGRAM OR SERVICE SPECIFIED IN THE STATUTE, AND THE
STATUTE  IMPOSES  COSTS  ONLY  UPON  THAT  MUNICIPAL  CORPORATION  WHICH
REQUESTS THE AUTHORITY TO IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM OR SERVICE;
  (IV) THE MANDATE IS REQUIRED BY, OR ARISES FROM, AN EXECUTIVE ORDER OF
THE GOVERNOR EXERCISING HIS OR HER EMERGENCY POWERS; OR
  (V)  THE MANDATE IS REQUIRED BY STATUTE OR EXECUTIVE ORDER THAT IMPLE-
MENTS A FEDERAL LAW OR REGULATION AND RESULTS FROM COSTS MANDATED BY THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO BE BORNE AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, UNLESS THE STATUTE OR
EXECUTIVE ORDER RESULTS IN COSTS WHICH EXCEED THE COSTS MANDATED BY  THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
  (B)  EVERY  STATUTE,  RULE  OR REGULATION ESTABLISHING A MANDATE SHALL
PROVIDE THAT THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF ANY SUCH MANDATE IMPOSED ON MUNICIPAL
CORPORATIONS SHALL BE CONSISTENT WITH THE NEEDS OF THE STATE AND MUNICI-
PAL CORPORATIONS TO PLAN IMPLEMENTATION THEREOF AND BE  CONSISTENT  WITH
THE AVAILABILITY OF REQUIRED FUNDS.
  S  2.  The  education law is amended by adding a new section 1527-a to
read as follows:
  S 1527-A. FUNDING OF MANDATES IMPOSED ON SCHOOL DISTRICTS. 1.    DEFI-
NITIONS.  AS  USED  IN  THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE
FOLLOWING MEANINGS UNLESS THE CONTEXT SHALL OTHERWISE REQUIRE:
  (A) "MANDATE" MEANS:

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  (I) ANY STATE LAW, RULE OR REGULATION WHICH ESTABLISHES A NEW  PROGRAM
OR  REQUIRES  A  HIGHER LEVEL OF SERVICE FOR AN EXISTING PROGRAM WHICH A
SCHOOL DISTRICT IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE; OR
  (II)  ANY  PROVISION  OF  GENERAL  LAW WHICH GRANTS A NEW PROPERTY TAX
EXEMPTION OR ABATEMENT OR INCREASES AN EXISTING PROPERTY  TAX  EXEMPTION
OR ABATEMENT WHICH A SCHOOL DISTRICT IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE.
  (B) "UNFUNDED MANDATE" SHALL MEAN:
  (I)  ANY STATE LAW, RULE OR REGULATION WHICH ESTABLISHES A NEW PROGRAM
OR REQUIRES A HIGHER LEVEL OF SERVICE FOR AN EXISTING  PROGRAM  WHICH  A
SCHOOL  DISTRICT IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE AND WHICH RESULTS IN A NET ADDI-
TIONAL COST TO SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICT;
  (II) ANY ALTERATION IN FUNDING PROVIDED TO A SCHOOL DISTRICT  FOR  THE
PURPOSE  OF  DEFRAYING  THE  COSTS  OF A PROGRAM WHICH IT IS REQUIRED TO
PROVIDE, THEREBY RESULTING IN A  NET  ADDITIONAL  COST  TO  SUCH  SCHOOL
DISTRICT; OR
  (III)  ANY  PROVISION  OF  GENERAL LAW WHICH GRANTS A NEW PROPERTY TAX
EXEMPTION OR ABATEMENT OR INCREASES AN EXISTING PROPERTY  TAX  EXEMPTION
OR  ABATEMENT  WHICH  A  SCHOOL DISTRICT IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE, THEREBY
RESULTING IN A NET ADDITIONAL COST TO SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICT.
  (C) "NET ADDITIONAL COST" MEANS THE INCREASED COST OR  COSTS  INCURRED
OR  ANTICIPATED  TO  BE  INCURRED  WITHIN  A ONE YEAR PERIOD BY A SCHOOL
DISTRICT IN PERFORMING OR  ADMINISTERING  A  MANDATE  AFTER  SUBTRACTING
THEREFROM ANY REVENUES RECEIVED OR RECEIVABLE BY SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICT ON
ACCOUNT  OF  THE  MANDATED PROGRAM OR SERVICE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED
TO:
  (I) FEES CHARGED TO THE RECIPIENTS OF THE MANDATED PROGRAM OR SERVICE;
  (II) STATE OR  FEDERAL  AID  PAID  SPECIFICALLY  OR  CATEGORICALLY  IN
CONNECTION WITH THE PROGRAM OR SERVICE; AND
  (III)  AN  OFFSETTING  SAVINGS RESULTING FROM THE DIMINUTION OR ELIMI-
NATION OF ANY OTHER PROGRAM OR  SERVICE  DIRECTLY  ATTRIBUTABLE  TO  THE
PERFORMANCE OR ADMINISTRATION OF THE MANDATED PROGRAM.
  2.  FUNDING  OF  SCHOOL  DISTRICT  MANDATES. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER
PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, NO UNFUNDED MANDATE SHALL  BE  ENACTED
WHICH  CREATES  A  NET  ADDITIONAL  COST  TO ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT.   EACH
MANDATE WHICH IMPOSES A NET ADDITIONAL COST UPON A SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL
PROVIDE FOR COMPENSATION OR FUNDING BY THE STATE OF THE FULL  AMOUNT  OF
THE  NET  ADDITIONAL  COSTS  THEREOF.  IN THE EVENT SUCH COMPENSATION OR
FUNDING IS NOT PROVIDED, THE MANDATE SHALL BE VOID.
  3. EXEMPTIONS TO THE FUNDING OF SCHOOL DISTRICT MANDATES  REQUIREMENT.
(A)  THE  STATE  SHALL  NOT  BE  REQUIRED TO FUND ANY MANDATE FOR SCHOOL
DISTRICTS IF:
  (I) THE MANDATE IS REQUIRED BY A COURT ORDER OR JUDGMENT;
  (II) THE MANDATE IS PROVIDED AT THE  OPTION  OF  THE  SCHOOL  DISTRICT
UNDER  A  LAW,  REGULATION, RULE OR ORDER THAT IS PERMISSIVE RATHER THAN
MANDATORY;
  (III) THE MANDATE RESULTS FROM THE ENACTMENT OF LEGISLATION  REQUESTED
BY  THE  SCHOOL  DISTRICT IN A HOME RULE MESSAGE REQUESTING AUTHORITY TO
IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM OR SERVICE SPECIFIED IN THE STATUTE, AND THE STAT-
UTE IMPOSES COSTS ONLY UPON THAT  SCHOOL  DISTRICT  WHICH  REQUESTS  THE
AUTHORITY TO IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM OR SERVICE;
  (IV) THE MANDATE IS REQUIRED BY, OR ARISES FROM, AN EXECUTIVE ORDER OF
THE GOVERNOR EXERCISING HIS OR HER EMERGENCY POWERS; OR
  (V)  THE MANDATE IS REQUIRED BY STATUTE OR EXECUTIVE ORDER THAT IMPLE-
MENTS A FEDERAL LAW OR REGULATION AND RESULTS FROM COSTS MANDATED BY THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO BE BORNE AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, UNLESS THE STATUTE OR

S. 2295                             4

EXECUTIVE ORDER RESULTS IN COSTS WHICH EXCEED THE COSTS MANDATED BY  THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
  (B)  EVERY  STATUTE,  RULE  OR REGULATION ESTABLISHING A MANDATE SHALL
PROVIDE THAT THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF ANY SUCH MANDATE  IMPOSED  ON  SCHOOL
DISTRICTS  SHALL  BE  CONSISTENT  WITH THE NEEDS OF THE STATE AND SCHOOL
DISTRICTS TO PLAN IMPLEMENTATION THEREOF, AND  BE  CONSISTENT  WITH  THE
AVAILABILITY OF REQUIRED FUNDS.
  S  3.  This act shall take effect immediately and sections one and two
of this act shall apply to mandates enacted on or after  such  effective
date.

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