NY State Senate Bill 2019-S3080A

Senate Bill S3080A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to excluding tax levies necessary for expenditures increasing school safety or security from the school district tax levy limit

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- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
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Delivered to Governor
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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Mar 10, 2020	print number 3080a
Mar 10, 2020	amend (t) and recommit to education
Jan 08, 2020	referred to education
Feb 01, 2019	referred to education

Bill Amendments

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A (Active)

2019-S3080 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A10096
Current Committee:: Senate Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §2023-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:: S8267

2019-S3080 - Summary

Relates to excluding tax levies necessary for expenditures increasing school safety or security from the school district tax levy limit.

2019-S3080 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S3080 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3080
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 1, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT amend the education law, in  relation  to  excluding  tax  levies
   necessary  for  expenditures increasing school safety or security from
   the school district tax levy limit

   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, as added by section 2 of  part
 A  of chapter 97 of the laws of 2011, are amended and a new subparagraph
 (v) is added to read as follows:
   (iii) in years in which the normal contribution rate of the  New  York
 state teachers' retirement system, as defined by paragraph a of subdivi-
 sion two of section five hundred seventeen of this chapter, increases by
 more  than  two  percentage  points  from  the previous year, a tax levy
 necessary for  expenditures  for  the  coming  fiscal  year  for  school
 district  employer contributions to the New York state teachers' retire-
 ment system caused by growth in the normal contribution rate  minus  two
 percentage points; [and]
   (iv) a capital tax levy[.]; AND
   (V)  A TAX LEVY NECESSARY FOR EXPENDITURES INCREASING SCHOOL SAFETY OR
 SECURITY.
   § 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-

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

                                                            LBD06981-01-9

 S. 3080                             2
 
 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.
   §  3.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
 the amendments to section 2023-a of the education law made  by  sections
 one  and two of this act shall not affect the repeal of such section and
 shall be deemed repealed therewith.

2019-S3080A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A10096
Current Committee:: Senate Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §2023-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:: S8267

2019-S3080A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to excluding tax levies necessary for expenditures increasing school safety or security from the school district tax levy limit.

2019-S3080A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S3080a

SPONSOR: ADDABBO
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the education law, in relation to excluding tax levies
necessary for expenditures increasing school safety or security from the
school district tax levy limit

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

To exempt expenditures for increasing safety and security at schools
from the Property Tax Cap.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1. Subparagraphs (iii) and (iv) of paragraph I of subdivision 2
of section 2023-a of the education law, as added by section 2 of part
(v) is added to read as follows:

(iii) in years in which the normal contribution rate of New York state

teachers' retirement system, as defined by paragraph a of subdivision
two of section five hundred seventeen of this chapter, increases by more
than two percentage points from the previous year, a tax levy necessary
for expenditures for the coming fiscal year for school district employer
contributions to the New York State teachers' retirement system caused
by growth in the normal contribution rate minus two percentage points;
(and)

(iv) a capital tax levy (.); and

(v) a tax levy necessary for expenditures increasing school safety or
security.

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 that 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.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Recent tragedies have demonstrated the vital need for increased safety
and security in our schools. This legislation will allow school
districts to make additional expenditures necessary to increase safety
and security as they see fit, without facing limitation from the Proper-
ty Tax Cap. Exempting safety and security expenses from the Property Tax
Cap will give school districts more flexibility to take important steps
to protect our children, teachers and other school employees.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New Bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

None to the state.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2019-S3080A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3080--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 1, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Education  --  recommitted
   to the Committee on Education in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8
   --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
   and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to excluding  tax  levies
   necessary  for  expenditures increasing school safety or security from
   the school district tax levy limit
 
   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, as added by section 2 of  part
 A  of chapter 97 of the laws of 2011, are amended and a new subparagraph
 (v) is added to read as follows:
   (iii) in years in which the normal contribution rate of the  New  York
 state teachers' retirement system, as defined by paragraph a of subdivi-
 sion two of section five hundred seventeen of this chapter, increases by
 more  than  two  percentage  points  from  the previous year, a tax levy
 necessary for  expenditures  for  the  coming  fiscal  year  for  school
 district  employer contributions to the New York state teachers' retire-
 ment system caused by growth in the normal contribution rate  minus  two
 percentage points; [and]
   (iv) a capital tax levy[.]; AND
   (V)  A TAX LEVY NECESSARY FOR EXPENDITURES INCREASING SCHOOL SAFETY OR
 SECURITY.
   § 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

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

                                                            LBD06981-02-0

 S. 3080--A                          2
 
 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.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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