NY State Senate Bill S7847

senate Bill S7847

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Authorizes a distinctive "guardians for schools" license plate; and establishes the guardians for schools fund

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Mar 05, 2018	referred to transportation delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.557 committee discharged and committed to rules
Mar 02, 2018	referred to transportation

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S7847 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A10521
Current Committee:: Assembly Transportation
Law Section:: Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:: Add §404-ee, V & T L; add §97-yyyy, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:: S763, A6053

S7847 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes a distinctive "guardians for schools" license plate; and establishes the guardians for schools fund.

S7847 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S7847

SPONSOR: TEDISCO
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in
relation to authorizing a distinctive "guardians for schools" license
plate; and to amend the state finance law, in relation to establishing
the guardians for schools fund

 
PURPOSE:

To create a distinctive plate that reads "Guardians for Schools" in
order to create a source of funding to help our school districts pay for
the expense of improving school safety.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 - Amends the vehicle and traffic law to create a distinctive
"guardians for schools" license plate. An additional service fee of $25
shall be charged for such plates and funds collected shall be used for
ensuring increased security in public schools; provided that one year
after the effective date of this section $5,000 (or so much thereof as

may be available) shall be allotted to offset the cost of such plates.

Section 2 - Establishes the Guardians for Schools Fund under joint
custody of the Commissioner of Taxation and Finance and the comptroller.
Also mandates the money collected be used only for increased security in
public schools.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

While the New York State Safe Schools Initiative set out to ensure
effective school safety strategies, many of our districts lack the
resources to implement a plan that adequately addresses security
concerns.  The "Guardians for Schools" license plate will give millions
of caring and concerned New Yorkers the ability to take part in a state-
wide effort to keep our children safe from violence while raising money
to help pay for school resource officers, security training at our
schools, mental health counseling, metal detectors, security cameras and
other school building modifications to improve school safety.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New Bill

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it
shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment
and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation
of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made on or before
such effective date.

S7847 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                  7847

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              March 2, 2018
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  TEDISCO, FELDER, GOLDEN, SEWARD -- read twice and
  ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
  Transportation

AN  ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to authorizing
  a distinctive "guardians for schools" license plate; and to amend  the
  state  finance  law,  in  relation  to  establishing the guardians for
  schools fund

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

  Section  1.  The  vehicle  and  traffic law is amended by adding a new
section 404-ee to read as follows:
  § 404-EE. DISTINCTIVE "GUARDIANS FOR SCHOOLS" LICENSE PLATES. 1.   ANY
PERSON RESIDING IN THIS STATE SHALL UPON REQUEST BE ISSUED A DISTINCTIVE
"GUARDIANS  FOR SCHOOLS" LICENSE PLATE BEARING THE PHRASE "GUARDIANS FOR
SCHOOLS".  APPLICATION FOR SAID LICENSE PLATES SHALL BE FILED  WITH  THE
COMMISSIONER   IN  SUCH  FORM  AND  DETAIL  AS  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL
PRESCRIBE.
  2. ANY DISTINCTIVE PLATE ISSUED PURSUANT  TO  THIS  SECTION  SHALL  BE
ISSUED IN THE SAME MANNER AS OTHER NUMBER PLATES UPON THE PAYMENT OF THE
REGULAR  REGISTRATION FEE PRESCRIBED BY SECTION FOUR HUNDRED ONE OF THIS
ARTICLE PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT AN ADDITIONAL ANNUAL SERVICE  CHARGE  OF
TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS SHALL BE CHARGED FOR SUCH PLATE. SUCH ANNUAL SERVICE
CHARGE  SHALL  BE  DEPOSITED  PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION FOUR
HUNDRED FOUR-OO OF THIS ARTICLE TO  THE  CREDIT  OF  THE  GUARDIANS  FOR
SCHOOLS  FUND  ESTABLISHED  BY  SECTION  NINETY-SEVEN-YYYY  OF THE STATE
FINANCE LAW, AND SHALL BE USED FOR PURPOSE OF ENSURING INCREASED SECURI-
TY IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.  PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT ONE YEAR AFTER THE EFFEC-
TIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS,
OR SO MUCH THEREOF AS MAY BE AVAILABLE SHALL BE ALLOCATED FROM SUCH FUND
TO THE DEPARTMENT TO OFFSET COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PRODUCTION OF SUCH
LICENSE PLATE.
  § 2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section  97-yyyy
to read as follows:

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

                                                           LBD14994-03-8

S. 7847                             2

  §  97-YYYY.    GUARDIANS FOR SCHOOLS FUND.   1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTAB-
LISHED IN THE JOINT CUSTODY OF THE COMMISSIONER OF TAXATION AND  FINANCE
AND  THE  COMPTROLLER,  A SPECIAL FUND TO BE KNOWN AS THE "GUARDIANS FOR
SCHOOLS FUND".
  2.  SUCH  FUND  SHALL CONSIST OF ALL REVENUES RECEIVED PURSUANT TO THE
PROVISIONS OF SECTION FOUR HUNDRED FOUR-EE OF THE  VEHICLE  AND  TRAFFIC
LAW  AND ALL OTHER MONEYS APPROPRIATED, CREDITED, OR TRANSFERRED THERETO
FROM ANY OTHER FUND OR SOURCE PURSUANT TO LAW. NOTHING CONTAINED IN THIS
SECTION SHALL PREVENT THE STATE FROM RECEIVING GRANTS, GIFTS OR BEQUESTS
FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE FUND AS DEFINED IN THIS SECTION  AND  DEPOSITING
THEM INTO THE FUND ACCORDING TO LAW.
  3. MONEYS OF THE FUND SHALL BE EXPENDED FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF ENSUR-
ING INCREASED SECURITY IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
HELPING  PAY  FOR  SCHOOL  RESOURCE  OFFICERS, SECURITY TRAINING, MENTAL
HEALTH COUNSELING, METAL DETECTORS, SECURITY CAMERAS  AND  OTHER  SCHOOL
BUILDING  MODIFICATIONS  TO  IMPROVE  SCHOOL SAFETY. THE COMMISSIONER OF
EDUCATION OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL ESTABLISH GUIDELINES AND CRITE-
RIA FOR QUALIFYING EXPENDITURES UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION AND SHALL PROMUL-
GATE ALL RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS  OF
THIS SUBDIVISION.
  4.  MONEYS  SHALL  BE PAID OUT OF THE FUND ON THE AUDIT AND WARRANT OF
THE STATE COMPTROLLER ON VOUCHERS CERTIFIED OR APPROVED BY  THE  COMMIS-
SIONER OF EDUCATION OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
  5. ANY INCOME EARNED ON MONEYS IN THE GUARDIANS FOR SCHOOLS FUND SHALL
BE ADDED TO AND USED FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUCH FUND.
  6. MONIES OF THE FUND SHALL BE USED SOLELY FOR THE USE OF SCHOOL SECU-
RITY MEASURES AND MAY NOT BE DIVERTED INTO THE GENERAL FUND.
  § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it  shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made on or
before such effective date.

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