S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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1836
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 17, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER, JAFFEE, BUCHWALD, OTIS, STIRPE, BARRETT,
BRONSON, HAWLEY, RAIA, MONTESANO, CROUCH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
of A. COOK, PERRY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Educa-
tion
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to tax levy limits of
school districts
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subparagraphs (iii) and (iv) of paragraph i of subdivision
2 of section 2023-a of the education law are renumbered subparagraphs
(iv) and (v) and a new subparagraph (iii) is added to read as follows:
(III) A TAX LEVY NECESSARY FOR EXPENDITURES TO ENSURE ADEQUATE SAFETY
AND PROTECTION FROM A SERIOUS VIOLENT INCIDENT OR SIMILAR EMERGENCY, AS
SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN PART 155.17 OF THE REGULATIONS PROMULGATED BY
THE COMMISSIONER, WHICH MAY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, EXPENDI-
TURES FOR SECURITY PERSONNEL, SAFETY TRAINING OR INSTRUCTION, INFRAS-
TRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS TO IMPROVE SAFETY AND SECURITY, AND THE ACQUISI-
TION OF SECURITY DEVICES OR OTHER SAFETY EQUIPMENT;
§ 2. 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, not including any levy necessary to support the
expenditures pursuant to subparagraphs (i) through [(iv)] (V) of para-
graph i of subdivision two of this section, then such budget shall be
approved if sixty percent of the votes cast thereon are in the affirma-
tive.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the amend-
ments made to section 2023-a of the education law by sections one and
two of this act shall not affect the repeal of such section and shall be
deemed repealed therewith.