NY State Senate Bill 2019-S2008

Senate Bill S2008

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires the forfeiture by state officers or local officers of STAR exemption eligibility upon conviction of a felony related to public employment

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2019-S2008 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A10951
Current Committee:: Senate Ethics And Internal Governance
Law Section:: Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:: Add §74-b, Pub Off L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2017-2018: S7580, A9854
2021-2022: S1258, A4368
2023-2024: S672, A5146

2019-S2008 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the forfeiture by state officers or local officers of STAR exemption eligibility upon conviction of a felony related to public employment.

2019-S2008 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S2008

SPONSOR: TEDISCO
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public officers law, in relation to requiring the
forfeiture by state officers or local officers of STAR exemption eligi-
bility upon conviction of a felony related to public employment

 
PURPOSE:

Provides that certain state and local officers convicted of a felony
involving breach of public trust be ineligible for a School tax relief
(STAR) exemption.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

The public officers law is amended by adding a new section 74-b to read
as follows:

§ 74-b.Felony convictions of public officers. Any state officer or local

officer, as defined in section two of this chapter, who is convicted in
any federal or state court of competent jurisdiction of a felony related
to the performance of his or her duties in public office or to abuse of
his or her office, shall, in addition to any other penalty be subject to
permanent forfeiture of his or her eligibility for a School tax relief
(STAR) exemption as provided in section four hundred twenty-five of the=
real property tax law.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

With the overwhelming support of Proposal 2 on the November 2017
election ballot, which allowed judges, following a court hearing, to
reduce or revoke the public pension of a public officer convicted of a
felony related to his or her official duties, the citizens of New York
State sent a clear and strong message.

Property tax relief under the STAR program should by no means be
extended to those who have violated their oath of office, stole tax
dollars and betrayed the public trust.

This bill would remove STAR exemption eligibility for those convicted of
such acts.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

01/26/18: S.7580 REFERRED TO FINANCE

02/15/18: S.7580 AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE

02/15/18: S.7580 PRINT NUMBER 7580A

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

Savings to the State to the extent that the State will not have to
disburse STAR rebate checks to certain convicted felons.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to convictions
occurring on or after such effective date.

2019-S2008 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2008
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 18, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. TEDISCO, HELMING, KAMINSKY -- read twice and ordered
   printed,  and  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Ethics
   and Internal Governance
 
 AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation  to  requiring  the
   forfeiture  by  state  officers  or  local  officers of STAR exemption
   eligibility upon conviction of a felony related to public employment
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  This  act  shall  be  known and may be cited as the "STAR
 Corruption Reduction Act for Politicians (SCRAP)".
   § 2. The public officers law is amended by adding a new  section  74-b
 to read as follows:
   §  74-B.  FELONY  CONVICTIONS OF PUBLIC OFFICERS. ANY STATE OFFICER OR
 LOCAL OFFICER, AS DEFINED  IN  SECTION  TWO  OF  THIS  CHAPTER,  WHO  IS
 CONVICTED  IN  ANY FEDERAL OR STATE COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION OF A
 FELONY RELATED TO THE PERFORMANCE OF HIS OR HER DUTIES IN PUBLIC  OFFICE
 OR TO ABUSE OF HIS OR HER OFFICE, SHALL, IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER PENAL-
 TY,  BE  SUBJECT TO PERMANENT FORFEITURE OF HIS OR HER ELIGIBILITY FOR A
 SCHOOL TAX RELIEF (STAR) EXEMPTION AS PROVIDED IN SECTION  FOUR  HUNDRED
 TWENTY-FIVE OF THE REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW.
   §  3.  This  act  shall  take  effect  immediately  and shall apply to
 convictions occurring on or after such effective date.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03144-01-9

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