Assembly Actions -
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May 11, 2016 |
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Senate Bill S7622
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) 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
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(R, C, IP) 62nd Senate District
2015-S7622 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A4975
- Current Committee:
- Senate Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd 2023-a, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
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A9857
2015-S7622 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7622 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the education law, in relation to authorizing school districts to increase school budgets by up to two percent without a supermajority vote PURPOSE : The bill would enable school districts to increase their budget over the tax levy limit without a supermajority vote as long as the increase does not exceed 2 percent. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 amends subdivision 6 of section 2023-a of the education law, requires a school district budget that exceeds the tax levy limit by more than two percent to be approved by sixty percent of the votes cast in the affirmative. Section 2 sets the effective date. JUSTIFICATION : Chapter 97 of the laws of 2011 imposed a tax levy limit on school
2015-S7622 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7622 I N S E N A T E May 11, 2016 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BOYLE -- 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 authorizing school districts to increase school budgets by up to two percent without a supermajority vote THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 6 of section 2023-a of the education law, as added by section 2 of part A of chapter 97 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows: (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, in the event the trustee, trustees or board of education of a school district that is subject to the provisions of this section proposes a budget that will require a tax levy that exceeds the tax levy limit for the corre- sponding school year BY MORE THAN TWO PERCENT, not including any levy necessary to support the expenditures pursuant to subparagraphs (i) through (iv) of paragraph i of subdivision two of this section, then such budget shall be approved if sixty percent of the votes cast thereon are in the affirmative. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that the amendments to paragraph (a) of subdivision 6 of 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. LBD06187-01-5
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