Assembly Bill A1905

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Increases the allowable amount of unexpended surplus funds which may be retained by a board of education

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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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2019-A1905 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1318, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A9936
2021-2022: A5202

2019-A1905 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases the allowable amount of unexpended surplus funds which may be retained by a board of education.

2019-A1905 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1905
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 17, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. ABINANTI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to increasing the
   allowable  amount of unexpended surplus funds which may be retained by
   a board of education
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 1318 of the real property tax law,
 as  amended  by  chapter  238 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as
 follows:
   1. The warrant of the collecting officer shall be signed by the  trus-
 tee,  or  the trustees, or a majority of them, or the board of education
 or a majority thereof. Such warrant shall state the amount of unexpended
 surplus funds in the custody of the board and shall further  state  that
 except  as  authorized or required by law, such unexpended surplus funds
 have been applied in determining the amount of the school tax levy.  For
 the two thousand seven--two thousand eight school year, surplus funds as
 used  in  this  subdivision  shall mean any operating funds in excess of
 three percent of the current school year budget, and shall  not  include
 funds  properly  retained under other sections of law. For the two thou-
 sand eight--two thousand nine school year[, and thereafter,] THROUGH THE
 TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN--TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN SCHOOL YEAR, surplus  funds
 as  used in this subdivision shall mean any operating funds in excess of
 four percent of the current school year budget, and  shall  not  include
 funds  properly retained under other sections of law.  FOR THE TWO THOU-
 SAND NINETEEN--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY SCHOOL YEAR, AND THEREAFTER,  SURPLUS
 FUNDS  AS  USED  IN  THIS  SUBDIVISION SHALL MEAN ANY OPERATING FUNDS IN
 EXCESS OF FIVE PERCENT OF THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR BUDGET, AND SHALL  NOT
 INCLUDE  FUNDS  PROPERLY  RETAINED  UNDER  OTHER  SECTIONS  OF LAW. Such
 warrant shall have the same force and effect as a warrant  issued  by  a
 board  of  supervisors to a collecting officer in a town. The collecting
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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