Senate Bill S2323

2017-2018 Legislative Session

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

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S2323 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2922
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
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
2015-2016: S2295, A2338
2019-2020: S2017
2021-2022: S3814
2023-2024: S1444

2017-S2323 (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.

2017-S2323 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2323 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2323
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 13, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. GRIFFO, AKSHAR, CROCI, DeFRANCISCO, FUNKE, GALLIVAN,
   HANNON,   LATIMER,   MARCHIONE,  MURPHY,  O'MARA,  ORTT,  RANZENHOFER,
   RITCHIE, ROBACH, SERINO, SEWARD -- 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:
   § 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.
              

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