S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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568
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
(PREFILED)
January 8, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. STECK -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to school boards
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraphs (a) and (b) 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, are amended to read as follows:
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, [in
the event] WHERE 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 corresponding school year, not including any levy necessary to
support the expenditures pursuant to subparagraphs (i) through (iv) of
paragraph i of subdivision two of this section, SUCH PROPOSED BUDGET
SHALL BE APPROVED BY SIXTY PERCENT OF THE VOTES OF THE TRUSTEE, TRUSTEES
OR BOARD OF EDUCATION, then such budget shall be approved if [sixty
percent] A MAJORITY of the votes cast [thereon] BY QUALIFIED VOTERS are
in the affirmative.
(b) Where the trustee, trustees or board of education proposes a budg-
et subject to the requirements of paragraph (a) of this subdivision, the
ballot for such budget shall include the following statement in substan-
tially the same form: "Adoption of this budget requires a tax levy
increase of which exceeds the statutory tax levy increase limit
of for this school fiscal year and therefore exceeds the state tax
cap and must be approved by [sixty percent] A MAJORITY of the qualified
voters present and voting."
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD02182-01-5
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