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                                 5221--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 27, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. KRUEGER, SERRANO -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance -- recom-
  mitted to the Committee on Finance 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 state finance law, in relation to changing the state
  fiscal year from the first of April to the first of June

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Section 3 of the state finance law, as added by chapter 1
of the laws of 1943 and as separately renumbered by chapters 405 and 957
of the laws of 1981, is amended to read as follows:
  S 3. Fiscal year. 1. The  current  fiscal  year  of  the  state  which
commenced  with  the  first  day  of  [July, nineteen hundred forty-two]
APRIL, TWO THOUSAND TEN, is hereby [abridged]  EXTENDED  and  shall  end
with  the thirty-first day of [March, nineteen hundred forty-three] MAY,
TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN.  For all purposes of determining annual  increments
of  state employees pursuant to the education law, the civil service law
or other state law, and for all purposes whenever by law some act is  to
be  performed or time is to be measured by the fiscal year of the state,
the current fiscal year, as so [abridged] EXTENDED, shall be  deemed  to
be   a  full  year  unless  the  context  clearly  requires  a  contrary
construction.
  On and after the first day of [April,  nineteen  hundred  forty-three]
JUNE, TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN, the fiscal year of the state, for the purpose
of  budget,  appropriations,  receipts and disbursements of state moneys
and all other state affairs which are regulated in  accordance  with  or
based on fiscal years, including the fiscal affairs of all state depart-
ments,  commissions,  boards,  agencies, offices and institutions, shall
begin with the first day of [April] JUNE and end with the next following
thirty-first day of [March] MAY.

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  2. All books and accounts in the offices of the  comptroller  and  the
department  of  taxation  and finance shall be kept by fiscal years. All
annual accounts required to be rendered to the comptroller  or  to  such
department  by  any  person  shall  be closed on the thirty-first day of
[March]  MAY in each year, and be rendered as soon thereafter as practi-
cable, if no time is specially prescribed by law.
  3. Where any statute provides, in terms or effect, that any  inventory
or  account,  or  a  report relating in whole or in part to receipts and
disbursements of money, be made to the legislature or any state  officer
annually,  or for a year, by a department, commission, board, or officer
under the state government, such inventory or account, and  such  report
so  far  as  it relates to such receipts and disbursements, shall be for
the preceding  fiscal  year,  unless  the  calendar  year  be  expressly
mentioned.
  4.  Existing  provisions  of  other  laws describing or referring to a
fiscal year of the state as beginning  [July]  APRIL  first  and  ending
[June  thirtieth]  MARCH  THIRTY-FIRST,  or  making any requirement with
respect to such fiscal year, or referring to any year so  beginning  and
ending  which applies to inventories or accounts in state matters, or to
reports relating to state money or property, shall be deemed modified by
and be construed in connection with this section, and be deemed to refer
to a fiscal or to another year or period beginning and ending as  [here-
in] prescribed IN THIS SECTION for a fiscal year.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

                            
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                                 5221--B

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 27, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. KRUEGER, SERRANO -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance -- recom-
  mitted to the Committee on Finance in accordance with Senate  Rule  6,
  sec.  8  --  committee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
  amended and recommitted to said  committee  --  committee  discharged,
  bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said
  committee

AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to changing the state
  fiscal year from the first of April to the first of June and requiring
  revisions of the consensus  forecast  of  the  economy,  estimates  of
  receipts  for  the  current  and the ensuing state fiscal year and the
  joint report of the director of the budget and the  secretary  of  the
  senate  finance  committee  and the secretary of the assembly ways and
  means committee, and directing the state comptroller to provide  esti-
  mates for receipts for the  current and ensuing state fiscal year; and
  to  amend  the  education law, in relation to the timing and notice of
  annual elections in school districts and the submission of a  property
  tax report card

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 3 of the state finance law, as added by  chapter  1
of the laws of 1943 and as separately renumbered by chapters 405 and 957
of the laws of 1981, is amended to read as follows:
  S  3.  Fiscal  year.  1.  The  current  fiscal year of the state which
commenced with the first  day  of  [July,  nineteen  hundred  forty-two]
APRIL,  TWO  THOUSAND  TEN,  is hereby [abridged] EXTENDED and shall end
with the thirty-first day of [March, nineteen hundred forty-three]  MAY,
TWO  THOUSAND ELEVEN.  For all purposes of determining annual increments
of state employees pursuant to the education law, the civil service  law
or  other state law, and for all purposes whenever by law some act is to
be performed or time is to be measured by the fiscal year of the  state,

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                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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the  current  fiscal year, as so [abridged] EXTENDED, shall be deemed to
be  a  full  year  unless  the  context  clearly  requires  a   contrary
construction.
  On  and  after  the first day of [April, nineteen hundred forty-three]
JUNE, TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN, the fiscal year of the state, for the purpose
of budget, appropriations, receipts and disbursements  of  state  moneys
and  all  other  state affairs which are regulated in accordance with or
based on fiscal years, including the fiscal affairs of all state depart-
ments, commissions, boards, agencies, offices  and  institutions,  shall
begin with the first day of [April] JUNE and end with the next following
thirty-first day of [March] MAY.
  2.  All  books  and accounts in the offices of the comptroller and the
department of taxation and finance shall be kept by  fiscal  years.  All
annual  accounts  required  to be rendered to the comptroller or to such
department by any person shall be closed  on  the  thirty-first  day  of
[March]  MAY in each year, and be rendered as soon thereafter as practi-
cable, if no time is specially prescribed by law.
  3. Where any statute provides, in terms or effect, that any  inventory
or  account,  or  a  report relating in whole or in part to receipts and
disbursements of money, be made to the legislature or any state  officer
annually,  or for a year, by a department, commission, board, or officer
under the state government, such inventory or account, and  such  report
so  far  as  it relates to such receipts and disbursements, shall be for
the preceding  fiscal  year,  unless  the  calendar  year  be  expressly
mentioned.
  4.  Existing  provisions  of  other  laws describing or referring to a
fiscal year of the state as beginning  [July]  APRIL  first  and  ending
[June  thirtieth]  MARCH  THIRTY-FIRST,  or  making any requirement with
respect to such fiscal year, or referring to any year so  beginning  and
ending  which applies to inventories or accounts in state matters, or to
reports relating to state money or property, shall be deemed modified by
and be construed in connection with this section, and be deemed to refer
to a fiscal or to another year or period beginning and ending as  [here-
in] prescribed IN THIS SECTION for a fiscal year.
  S  2. Subdivision 6 of section 23 of the state finance law, as amended
by chapter 1 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows:
  6. Consensus economic and revenue forecasting conference; report.  (a)
(1) By the end of February in each year, prior to the report required by
paragraph  (b) of this subdivision, the chairperson and ranking minority
member of the senate finance  committee,  the  chairperson  and  ranking
minority  member of the assembly ways and means committee and the direc-
tor of the budget shall jointly convene a consensus economic and revenue
forecasting conference in the  form  of  a  joint  legislative-executive
hearing,  for  the purpose of assisting the governor and the legislature
in reaching the consensus revenue forecast required by paragraph (b)  of
this subdivision. The conveners of the conference shall invite the state
comptroller  and  such other participants to the conference as shall, in
their judgment, provide guidance on the current conditions in, and prob-
able outlook for the performance of, the economy of the state,  as  well
as the effect of such conditions and such performance on state receipts.
  (2)  ON OR AFTER APRIL FIFTEENTH, THE CHAIRPERSON AND RANKING MINORITY
MEMBER OF THE SENATE FINANCE  COMMITTEE,  THE  CHAIRPERSON  AND  RANKING
MINORITY  MEMBER OF THE ASSEMBLY WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE AND THE DIREC-
TOR OF THE BUDGET SHALL JOINTLY RECONVENE TO REVISE THE CONSENSUS  FORE-
CAST  OF  THE  ECONOMY AND ESTIMATES OF RECEIPTS FOR THE CURRENT AND THE
ENSUING STATE FISCAL YEAR. THE REVISED CONSENSUS FORECAST OF THE ECONOMY

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AND ESTIMATES OF RECEIPTS SHALL INCORPORATE THE MOST CURRENT TAX REVENUE
AND ANY OTHER PERTINENT FISCAL INFORMATION.
  (b)  (1)  On  or  before March first in each year, the director of the
budget and the secretary of the senate finance committee and the  secre-
tary of the assembly ways and means committee shall issue a joint report
containing a consensus forecast of the economy and estimates of receipts
for  the  current  and  the ensuing state fiscal year. Such estimates of
receipts shall include, but not be limited to: expected tax receipts  on
an  all-funds basis, projected lottery receipts, and anticipated miscel-
laneous receipts to be received in the general  fund.  The  estimate  of
receipts  for  the ensuing fiscal year contained in the report, shall be
all receipts from such sources described in this  subdivision  available
to make disbursements authorized by the appropriation bills submitted by
the governor pursuant to section three of article seven of the constitu-
tion for the ensuing fiscal year.
  (2)  ON  OR  BEFORE MAY FIRST IN EACH YEAR, THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET
AND THE SECRETARY OF THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THE  SECRETARY  OF
THE  ASSEMBLY  WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE SHALL ISSUE A REVISED VERSION OF
THE JOINT REPORT THAT WAS INITIALLY DUE BY MARCH FIRST AND THAT CONTAINS
A CONSENSUS FORECAST OF THE ECONOMY AND ESTIMATES OF RECEIPTS.
  (c) (1) On a failure of the director of the budget, the  secretary  of
the  senate finance committee and the secretary of the assembly ways and
means committee to issue a joint report containing a consensus  forecast
as  provided in paragraph (b) of this subdivision, the state comptroller
shall, on or before March fifth, provide estimates of receipts  for  the
current and the ensuing state fiscal year. Such estimates shall include,
but  not  be  limited  to,  expected tax receipts on an all-funds basis,
projected lottery receipts, and miscellaneous receipts to be received in
the general fund. In rendering his or her estimate, as required in  this
paragraph,  the comptroller shall give due consideration to the inherent
risks in economic and revenue forecasting and the interest of the  state
to  maintain  budget balance throughout the fiscal year. The estimate of
receipts for the ensuing fiscal year provided by the state  comptroller,
shall  be all receipts from such sources available to make disbursements
authorized by the appropriation bills submitted by the governor pursuant
to section three of article seven of the constitution  for  the  ensuing
fiscal year.
  (2)  ON  A  FAILURE OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET AND THE SECRETARY OF
THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THE SECRETARY OF THE ASSEMBLY WAYS  AND
MEANS COMMITTEE TO ISSUE A JOINT REPORT REVISING THE MARCH FIRST CONSEN-
SUS  FORECAST  THE  STATE  COMPTROLLER  SHALL,  ON  OR BEFORE MAY FIFTH,
PROVIDE ESTIMATES FOR RECEIPTS FOR THE CURRENT AND ENSUING STATE  FISCAL
YEAR.  SUCH ESTIMATES SHALL INCORPORATE THE MOST CURRENT TAX REVENUE AND
ANY OTHER PERTINENT FISCAL INFORMATION.
  S 3. Subdivision 1 of section 2022 of the education law, as amended by
section 8 of part C of chapter 58 of the laws of  1998,  is  amended  to
read as follows:
  1.  Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, PRIOR
TO TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN, the election of trustees or members of the board
of education, and the vote upon the appropriation of the necessary funds
to meet the estimated expenditures, in any common school district, union
free school district, central school district  or  central  high  school
district  shall  be held at the annual meeting and election on the third
Tuesday in May, provided, however, that such election shall be  held  on
the  second Tuesday in May if the commissioner at the request of a local
school board certifies no later than  March  first  that  such  election

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would  conflict  with religious observances.  COMMENCING IN TWO THOUSAND
ELEVEN, THE ELECTION OF TRUSTEES OR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD  OF  EDUCATION,
AND  THE  VOTE UPON THE APPROPRIATION OF THE NECESSARY FUNDS TO MEET THE
ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES, IN ANY COMMON SCHOOL DISTRICT, UNION FREE SCHOOL
DISTRICT,  CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT OR CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL
BE HELD AT THE ANNUAL MEETING AND ELECTION  ON  THE  FOURTH  TUESDAY  IN
JUNE. When such election or vote is taken by recording the ayes and noes
of  the  qualified  voters attending, a majority of the qualified voters
present and voting, by a hand or voice vote, may determine  to  take  up
the question of voting the necessary funds to meet the estimated expend-
itures  for a specific item separately, and the qualified voters present
and voting may increase the amount  of  any  estimated  expenditures  or
reduce the same, except for teachers' salaries, and the ordinary contin-
gent  expenses  of  the  schools. The sole trustee, board of trustees or
board of education of every common, union free, central or central  high
school  district  and  every  city school district to which this article
applies shall hold a budget hearing not less than seven  nor  more  than
fourteen  days  prior  to  the  annual  meeting  and election or special
district meeting at which a school budget vote  will  occur,  and  shall
prepare  and  present  to  the  voters at such budget hearing a proposed
school district budget for the ensuing school year.
  S 4. Subdivision 2 of section 2601-a of the education law, as  amended
by  section 6 of part M of chapter 57 of the laws of 2005, is amended to
read as follows:
  2. The board of education shall conduct all annual and special  school
district  meetings  for the purpose of adopting a school district budget
in the same manner as a union free school district  in  accordance  with
the  provisions  of article forty-one of this title, except as otherwise
provided by this section. [The] PRIOR TO TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN, THE annual
meeting and election of each such city school district shall be held  on
the third Tuesday of May in each year, provided, however that such annu-
al  meeting  and  election shall be held on the second Tuesday in May if
the commissioner at the request of a local  school  board  certifies  no
later  than March first that such election would conflict with religious
observances, and any school budget revote shall be held on the date  and
in  the  same manner specified in subdivision three of section two thou-
sand seven of this title. PRIOR TO TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN, THE ANNUAL MEET-
ING AND ELECTION OF EACH SUCH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL BE HELD ON  THE
THIRD  TUESDAY  OF  MAY IN EACH YEAR, PROVIDED, HOWEVER THAT SUCH ANNUAL
MEETING AND ELECTION SHALL BE HELD ON THE SECOND TUESDAY IN MAY  IF  THE
COMMISSIONER  AT  THE REQUEST OF A LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD CERTIFIES NO LATER
THAN MARCH FIRST THAT SUCH ELECTION WOULD CONFLICT WITH RELIGIOUS OBSER-
VANCES, AND ANY SCHOOL BUDGET REVOTE SHALL BE HELD ON THE  DATE  AND  IN
THE  SAME  MANNER SPECIFIED IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION TWO THOUSAND
SEVEN OF THIS TITLE. The provisions of this article, and where  applica-
ble  subdivisions  nine and nine-a of section twenty-five hundred two of
this title, governing the qualification and registration of voters,  and
procedures  for  the  nomination and election of members of the board of
education shall continue to apply, and shall  govern  the  qualification
and  registration  of  voters  and voting procedures with respect to the
adoption of a school district budget.
  S 5. Subdivision 1 of section 2003 of the education law, as amended by
chapter 64 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as follows:
  1. The district clerk of each common school district shall give notice
of the availability of the statement of  expenditures  pursuant  to  the
provisions  of  section  sixteen hundred eight of this chapter and shall

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also give notice of the time and place of the annual meeting by publish-
ing a notice [four] TWO  times  within  the  [seven]  THREE  weeks  next
preceding  such  annual  meeting,  the  first publication to be at least
[forty-five]  EIGHTEEN  days  before  said meeting, in two newspapers if
there shall be two, or in one newspaper  if  there  shall  be  but  one,
having  general  circulation  within  such district. But if no newspaper
shall then have general circulation therein, the said  notice  shall  be
posted  in  at  least  twenty of the most public places in said district
forty-five days before the time of such meeting.    THE  CLERK  OF  EACH
COMMON SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL POST PREDOMINATELY ON THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S
OFFICIAL  WEBSITE  THE  NOTICE  OF  THE AVAILABILITY OF THE STATEMENT OF
EXPENDITURES PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION SIXTEEN HUNDRED EIGHT
OF THIS CHAPTER,  AND  SHALL  ALSO  POST  PREDOMINATELY  ON  THE  SCHOOL
DISTRICT'S  OFFICIAL  WEBSITE  THE  TIME AND PLACE OF THE ANNUAL MEETING
THROUGHOUT THE THREE WEEKS NEXT PRECEDING  SUCH  DISTRICT  MEETING,  THE
FIRST PUBLICATION TO BE AT LEAST EIGHTEEN DAYS BEFORE SAID MEETING.
  S 6. Subdivision 1 of section 2004 of the education law, as amended by
chapter 68 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows:
  1.   The clerk of each union free school district shall give notice of
the availability of  the  statement  of  expenditures  pursuant  to  the
provisions  of  section  seventeen  hundred  sixteen of this chapter and
shall also give notice of the time and place of the annual  meeting  and
the notice required by section seventeen hundred sixteen of this chapter
by  publishing  a notice [four] TWO times within the [seven] THREE weeks
next preceding such district meeting, the first  publication  to  be  at
least  [forty-five] EIGHTEEN days before said meeting, in two newspapers
if there shall be two, or in one newspaper if there shall  be  but  one,
having  general  circulation  within  such district. But if no newspaper
shall then have general circulation therein, the said  notice  shall  be
posted  in  at  least  twenty of the most public places in said district
forty-five days before the time of such meeting.    THE  CLERK  OF  EACH
UNION  FREE  SCHOOL  DISTRICT  SHALL  POST  PREDOMINATELY  ON THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT'S OFFICIAL WEBSITE THE NOTICE OF THE AVAILABILITY OF THE STATE-
MENT OF EXPENDITURES PURSUANT TO THE  PROVISIONS  OF  SECTION  SEVENTEEN
HUNDRED SIXTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER AND SHALL ALSO POST PREDOMINATELY ON THE
SCHOOL  DISTRICT'S  OFFICIAL  WEBSITE  THE  TIME AND PLACE OF THE ANNUAL
MEETING THROUGHOUT THE THREE WEEKS NEXT PRECEDING SUCH DISTRICT MEETING,
THE FIRST PUBLICATION TO BE AT LEAST EIGHTEEN DAYS BEFORE SAID MEETING.
  S 7. Paragraph b of subdivision 7 of section  1608  of  the  education
law,  as  amended  by  section  4 of part H of chapter 83 of the laws of
2002, is amended to read as follows:
  b. A copy of the property tax report  card  prepared  for  the  annual
district  meeting  shall  be  submitted  to the department in the manner
prescribed by the department by the end of the business day next follow-
ing approval of the report card by the trustee or board of trustees, but
no later than [twenty-four] EIGHTEEN days prior to the statewide uniform
voting day. The department  shall  compile  such  data  for  all  school
districts  whose  budgets  are subject to a vote of the qualified voters
and shall make such compilation available electronically  at  least  ten
days prior to the statewide uniform voting day.
  S 8. This act shall take effect January 1, 2011.

                            
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                                 5221--C

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 27, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. KRUEGER, SERRANO -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance -- recom-
  mitted to the Committee on Finance in accordance with Senate  Rule  6,
  sec.  8  --  committee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
  amended and recommitted to said  committee  --  committee  discharged,
  bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said
  committee -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted  as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to changing the state
  fiscal year from the first of April to the first of June and requiring
  revisions  of  the  consensus  forecast  of  the economy, estimates of
  receipts for the current and the ensuing state  fiscal  year  and  the
  joint  report  of  the director of the budget and the secretary of the
  senate finance committee and the secretary of the  assembly  ways  and
  means  committee, and directing the state comptroller to provide esti-
  mates for receipts for the  current and ensuing state fiscal year; and
  to amend the education law, in relation to the timing  and  notice  of
  annual  elections in school districts and the submission of a property
  tax report card and the calculation of the  fiscal  year  for  certain
  school districts

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 3 of the state finance law, as added by  chapter  1
of the laws of 1943 and as separately renumbered by chapters 405 and 957
of the laws of 1981, is amended to read as follows:
  S  3.  Fiscal  year.  1.  The  current  fiscal year of the state which
commenced with the first  day  of  [July,  nineteen  hundred  forty-two]
APRIL,  TWO  THOUSAND  TEN,  is hereby [abridged] EXTENDED and shall end
with the thirty-first day of [March, nineteen hundred forty-three]  MAY,
TWO  THOUSAND ELEVEN.  For all purposes of determining annual increments
of state employees pursuant to the education law, the civil service  law

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                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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or  other state law, and for all purposes whenever by law some act is to
be performed or time is to be measured by the fiscal year of the  state,
the  current  fiscal year, as so [abridged] EXTENDED, shall be deemed to
be   a  full  year  unless  the  context  clearly  requires  a  contrary
construction.
  On and after the first day of [April,  nineteen  hundred  forty-three]
JUNE, TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN, the fiscal year of the state, for the purpose
of  budget,  appropriations,  receipts and disbursements of state moneys
and all other state affairs which are regulated in  accordance  with  or
based on fiscal years, including the fiscal affairs of all state depart-
ments,  commissions,  boards,  agencies, offices and institutions, shall
begin with the first day of [April] JUNE and end with the next following
thirty-first day of [March] MAY.
  2. All books and accounts in the offices of the  comptroller  and  the
department  of  taxation  and finance shall be kept by fiscal years. All
annual accounts required to be rendered to the comptroller  or  to  such
department  by  any  person  shall  be closed on the thirty-first day of
[March] MAY in each year, and be rendered as soon thereafter as  practi-
cable, if no time is specially prescribed by law.
  3.  Where any statute provides, in terms or effect, that any inventory
or account, or a report relating in whole or in  part  to  receipts  and
disbursements  of money, be made to the legislature or any state officer
annually, or for a year, by a department, commission, board, or  officer
under  the  state government, such inventory or account, and such report
so far as it relates to such receipts and disbursements,  shall  be  for
the  preceding  fiscal  year,  unless  the  calendar  year  be expressly
mentioned.
  4. Existing provisions of other laws  describing  or  referring  to  a
fiscal  year  of  the  state  as beginning [July] APRIL first and ending
[June thirtieth] MARCH THIRTY-FIRST,  or  making  any  requirement  with
respect  to  such fiscal year, or referring to any year so beginning and
ending which applies to inventories or accounts in state matters, or  to
reports relating to state money or property, shall be deemed modified by
and be construed in connection with this section, and be deemed to refer
to  a fiscal or to another year or period beginning and ending as [here-
in] prescribed IN THIS SECTION for a fiscal year.
  S 2. Subdivision 6 of section 23 of the state finance law, as  amended
by chapter 1 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows:
  6.  Consensus economic and revenue forecasting conference; report. (a)
(1) By the end of February in each year, prior to the report required by
paragraph (b) of this subdivision, the chairperson and ranking  minority
member  of  the  senate  finance  committee, the chairperson and ranking
minority member of the assembly ways and means committee and the  direc-
tor of the budget shall jointly convene a consensus economic and revenue
forecasting  conference  in  the  form  of a joint legislative-executive
hearing, for the purpose of assisting the governor and  the  legislature
in  reaching the consensus revenue forecast required by paragraph (b) of
this subdivision. The conveners of the conference shall invite the state
comptroller and such other participants to the conference as  shall,  in
their judgment, provide guidance on the current conditions in, and prob-
able  outlook  for the performance of, the economy of the state, as well
as the effect of such conditions and such performance on state receipts.
  (2) ON OR AFTER APRIL FIFTEENTH, THE CHAIRPERSON AND RANKING  MINORITY
MEMBER  OF  THE  SENATE  FINANCE  COMMITTEE, THE CHAIRPERSON AND RANKING
MINORITY MEMBER OF THE ASSEMBLY WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE AND THE  DIREC-
TOR  OF THE BUDGET SHALL JOINTLY RECONVENE TO REVISE THE CONSENSUS FORE-

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CAST OF THE ECONOMY AND ESTIMATES OF RECEIPTS FOR THE  CURRENT  AND  THE
ENSUING STATE FISCAL YEAR. THE REVISED CONSENSUS FORECAST OF THE ECONOMY
AND ESTIMATES OF RECEIPTS SHALL INCORPORATE THE MOST CURRENT TAX REVENUE
AND ANY OTHER PERTINENT FISCAL INFORMATION.
  (b)  (1)  On  or  before March first in each year, the director of the
budget and the secretary of the senate finance committee and the  secre-
tary of the assembly ways and means committee shall issue a joint report
containing a consensus forecast of the economy and estimates of receipts
for  the  current  and  the ensuing state fiscal year. Such estimates of
receipts shall include, but not be limited to: expected tax receipts  on
an  all-funds basis, projected lottery receipts, and anticipated miscel-
laneous receipts to be received in the general  fund.  The  estimate  of
receipts  for  the ensuing fiscal year contained in the report, shall be
all receipts from such sources described in this  subdivision  available
to make disbursements authorized by the appropriation bills submitted by
the governor pursuant to section three of article seven of the constitu-
tion for the ensuing fiscal year.
  (2)  ON  OR  BEFORE MAY FIRST IN EACH YEAR, THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET
AND THE SECRETARY OF THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THE  SECRETARY  OF
THE  ASSEMBLY  WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE SHALL ISSUE A REVISED VERSION OF
THE JOINT REPORT THAT WAS INITIALLY DUE BY MARCH FIRST AND THAT CONTAINS
A CONSENSUS FORECAST OF THE ECONOMY AND ESTIMATES OF RECEIPTS.
  (c) (1) On a failure of the director of the budget, the  secretary  of
the  senate finance committee and the secretary of the assembly ways and
means committee to issue a joint report containing a consensus  forecast
as  provided in paragraph (b) of this subdivision, the state comptroller
shall, on or before March fifth, provide estimates of receipts  for  the
current and the ensuing state fiscal year. Such estimates shall include,
but  not  be  limited  to,  expected tax receipts on an all-funds basis,
projected lottery receipts, and miscellaneous receipts to be received in
the general fund. In rendering his or her estimate, as required in  this
paragraph,  the comptroller shall give due consideration to the inherent
risks in economic and revenue forecasting and the interest of the  state
to  maintain  budget balance throughout the fiscal year. The estimate of
receipts for the ensuing fiscal year provided by the state  comptroller,
shall  be all receipts from such sources available to make disbursements
authorized by the appropriation bills submitted by the governor pursuant
to section three of article seven of the constitution  for  the  ensuing
fiscal year.
  (2)  ON  A  FAILURE OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET AND THE SECRETARY OF
THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THE SECRETARY OF THE ASSEMBLY WAYS  AND
MEANS COMMITTEE TO ISSUE A JOINT REPORT REVISING THE MARCH FIRST CONSEN-
SUS  FORECAST  THE  STATE  COMPTROLLER  SHALL,  ON  OR BEFORE MAY FIFTH,
PROVIDE ESTIMATES FOR RECEIPTS FOR THE CURRENT AND ENSUING STATE  FISCAL
YEAR.  SUCH ESTIMATES SHALL INCORPORATE THE MOST CURRENT TAX REVENUE AND
ANY OTHER PERTINENT FISCAL INFORMATION.
  S 3. Subdivision 1 of section 2022 of the education law, as amended by
section 8 of part C of chapter 58 of the laws of  1998,  is  amended  to
read as follows:
  1.  Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, PRIOR
TO TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN, the election of trustees or members of the board
of education, and the vote upon the appropriation of the necessary funds
to meet the estimated expenditures, in any common school district, union
free school district, central school district  or  central  high  school
district  shall  be held at the annual meeting and election on the third
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the  second Tuesday in May if the commissioner at the request of a local
school board certifies no later than  March  first  that  such  election
would  conflict  with religious observances.  COMMENCING IN TWO THOUSAND
ELEVEN,  THE  ELECTION OF TRUSTEES OR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION,
AND THE VOTE UPON THE APPROPRIATION OF THE NECESSARY FUNDS TO  MEET  THE
ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES, IN ANY COMMON SCHOOL DISTRICT, UNION FREE SCHOOL
DISTRICT,  CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT OR CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL
BE HELD AT THE ANNUAL MEETING AND ELECTION  ON  THE  FOURTH  TUESDAY  IN
JUNE. When such election or vote is taken by recording the ayes and noes
of  the  qualified  voters attending, a majority of the qualified voters
present and voting, by a hand or voice vote, may determine  to  take  up
the question of voting the necessary funds to meet the estimated expend-
itures  for a specific item separately, and the qualified voters present
and voting may increase the amount  of  any  estimated  expenditures  or
reduce the same, except for teachers' salaries, and the ordinary contin-
gent  expenses  of  the  schools. The sole trustee, board of trustees or
board of education of every common, union free, central or central  high
school  district  and  every  city school district to which this article
applies shall hold a budget hearing not less than seven  nor  more  than
fourteen  days  prior  to  the  annual  meeting  and election or special
district meeting at which a school budget vote  will  occur,  and  shall
prepare  and  present  to  the  voters at such budget hearing a proposed
school district budget for the ensuing school year.
  S 4. Subdivision 2 of section 2601-a of the education law, as  amended
by  section 6 of part M of chapter 57 of the laws of 2005, is amended to
read as follows:
  2. The board of education shall conduct all annual and special  school
district  meetings  for the purpose of adopting a school district budget
in the same manner as a union free school district  in  accordance  with
the  provisions  of article forty-one of this title, except as otherwise
provided by this section. [The] PRIOR TO TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN, THE annual
meeting and election of each such city school district shall be held  on
the third Tuesday of May in each year, provided, however that such annu-
al  meeting  and  election shall be held on the second Tuesday in May if
the commissioner at the request of a local  school  board  certifies  no
later  than March first that such election would conflict with religious
observances, and any school budget revote shall be held on the date  and
in  the  same manner specified in subdivision three of section two thou-
sand seven of this title. PRIOR TO TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN, THE ANNUAL MEET-
ING AND ELECTION OF EACH SUCH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL BE HELD ON  THE
THIRD  TUESDAY  OF  MAY IN EACH YEAR, PROVIDED, HOWEVER THAT SUCH ANNUAL
MEETING AND ELECTION SHALL BE HELD ON THE SECOND TUESDAY IN MAY  IF  THE
COMMISSIONER  AT  THE REQUEST OF A LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD CERTIFIES NO LATER
THAN MARCH FIRST THAT SUCH ELECTION WOULD CONFLICT WITH RELIGIOUS OBSER-
VANCES, AND ANY SCHOOL BUDGET REVOTE SHALL BE HELD ON THE  DATE  AND  IN
THE  SAME  MANNER SPECIFIED IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION TWO THOUSAND
SEVEN OF THIS TITLE. The provisions of this article, and where  applica-
ble  subdivisions  nine and nine-a of section twenty-five hundred two of
this title, governing the qualification and registration of voters,  and
procedures  for  the  nomination and election of members of the board of
education shall continue to apply, and shall  govern  the  qualification
and  registration  of  voters  and voting procedures with respect to the
adoption of a school district budget.
  S 5. Subdivision 1 of section 2003 of the education law, as amended by
chapter 64 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as follows:

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  1. The district clerk of each common school district shall give notice
of the availability of the statement of  expenditures  pursuant  to  the
provisions  of  section  sixteen hundred eight of this chapter and shall
also give notice of the time and place of the annual meeting by publish-
ing  a  notice  [four]  TWO  times  within  the [seven] THREE weeks next
preceding such annual meeting, the first  publication  to  be  at  least
[forty-five]  EIGHTEEN  days  before  said meeting, in two newspapers if
there shall be two, or in one newspaper  if  there  shall  be  but  one,
having  general  circulation  within  such district. But if no newspaper
shall then have general circulation therein, the said  notice  shall  be
posted  in  at  least  twenty of the most public places in said district
forty-five days before the time of such meeting.    THE  CLERK  OF  EACH
COMMON SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL POST PREDOMINATELY ON THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S
OFFICIAL  WEBSITE  THE  NOTICE  OF  THE AVAILABILITY OF THE STATEMENT OF
EXPENDITURES PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION SIXTEEN HUNDRED EIGHT
OF THIS CHAPTER,  AND  SHALL  ALSO  POST  PREDOMINATELY  ON  THE  SCHOOL
DISTRICT'S  OFFICIAL  WEBSITE  THE  TIME AND PLACE OF THE ANNUAL MEETING
THROUGHOUT THE THREE WEEKS NEXT PRECEDING  SUCH  DISTRICT  MEETING,  THE
FIRST PUBLICATION TO BE AT LEAST EIGHTEEN DAYS BEFORE SAID MEETING.
  S 6. Subdivision 1 of section 2004 of the education law, as amended by
chapter 68 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows:
  1.   The clerk of each union free school district shall give notice of
the availability of  the  statement  of  expenditures  pursuant  to  the
provisions  of  section  seventeen  hundred  sixteen of this chapter and
shall also give notice of the time and place of the annual  meeting  and
the notice required by section seventeen hundred sixteen of this chapter
by  publishing  a notice [four] TWO times within the [seven] THREE weeks
next preceding such district meeting, the first  publication  to  be  at
least  [forty-five] EIGHTEEN days before said meeting, in two newspapers
if there shall be two, or in one newspaper if there shall  be  but  one,
having  general  circulation  within  such district. But if no newspaper
shall then have general circulation therein, the said  notice  shall  be
posted  in  at  least  twenty of the most public places in said district
forty-five days before the time of such meeting.    THE  CLERK  OF  EACH
UNION  FREE  SCHOOL  DISTRICT  SHALL  POST  PREDOMINATELY  ON THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT'S OFFICIAL WEBSITE THE NOTICE OF THE AVAILABILITY OF THE STATE-
MENT OF EXPENDITURES PURSUANT TO THE  PROVISIONS  OF  SECTION  SEVENTEEN
HUNDRED SIXTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER AND SHALL ALSO POST PREDOMINATELY ON THE
SCHOOL  DISTRICT'S  OFFICIAL  WEBSITE  THE  TIME AND PLACE OF THE ANNUAL
MEETING THROUGHOUT THE THREE WEEKS NEXT PRECEDING SUCH DISTRICT MEETING,
THE FIRST PUBLICATION TO BE AT LEAST EIGHTEEN DAYS BEFORE SAID MEETING.
  S 7. Paragraph b of subdivision 7 of section  1608  of  the  education
law,  as  amended  by  section  4 of part H of chapter 83 of the laws of
2002, is amended to read as follows:
  b. A copy of the property tax report  card  prepared  for  the  annual
district  meeting  shall  be  submitted  to the department in the manner
prescribed by the department by the end of the business day next follow-
ing approval of the report card by the trustee or board of trustees, but
no later than [twenty-four] EIGHTEEN days prior to the statewide uniform
voting day. The department  shall  compile  such  data  for  all  school
districts  whose  budgets  are subject to a vote of the qualified voters
and shall make such compilation available electronically  at  least  ten
days prior to the statewide uniform voting day.
  S 8. Section 2515 of the education law, as added by chapter 171 of the
laws of 1996, is amended to read as follows:

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  S  2515.  Fiscal  year.  The fiscal year for  city school districts of
cities with less than one hundred twenty-five thousand inhabitants shall
be the period commencing with [July] AUGUST first and ending with  [June
thirtieth] JULY THIRTY-FIRST next following.
  S  9.  Subdivision 3 of section 2006 of the education law, as added by
section 4 of part M of chapter 57 of the laws of  2005,  is  amended  to
read as follows:
  3.  Whenever  the  voters shall have defeated the budget of the school
district at the annual meeting and election, the  trustees  may  call  a
special  district  meeting  for a school budget revote to be held on the
[third] FOURTH Tuesday of [June] JULY, provided, however that such budg-
et revote shall be held on the [second] THIRD Tuesday in [June] JULY  if
the  commissioner  at  the  request of a local school board certifies no
later than March first that such  vote  would  conflict  with  religious
observances. The trustees shall give the notices required by subdivision
one  of  section  two  thousand  three  of this part and this section by
publishing such notices once in each week  within  the  two  weeks  next
preceding  such  special  meeting,  the first publication to be at least
fourteen days before such meeting, with any required posting to be four-
teen days before the time of such meeting.
  S 10. Paragraph b of subdivision 3 of section 2007  of  the  education
law,  as  amended  by  section  5 of part M of chapter 57 of the laws of
2005, is amended to read as follows:
  b. A school budget revote called  pursuant  to  paragraph  a  of  this
subdivision  shall be held on the [third] FOURTH Tuesday of [June] JULY,
provided, however that such budget revote shall be held on the  [second]
THIRD  Tuesday  in  [June]  JULY if the commissioner at the request of a
local school board certifies no later than March first  that  such  vote
would conflict with religious observances.
  S 11. This act shall take effect January 1, 2011.