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Senate Bill S3272
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2009-S3272 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยงยง2022, 1716 & 1608, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
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S466
2009-S3272 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Commencing with the proposed budget for the 2009-2010, the property tax report card shall be mailed to all qualified voters of the school district after the date of the budget hearing, but no later than six days prior to the annual meeting and election or special district meeting at which a school budget vote will occur; provided further that commencing with the proposed budget for the 2009-2010 school year, all documents prepared by the board of education and/or school district that inform the public, whether by electronic, hardcopy, or other means, about proposed tax rate increases or decreases, and/or percentage increases or decreases, resulting from a proposed budget, shall include the proposed budget increase or decrease, and percentage increase or decrease, and the proposed tax levy increase or decrease, and percentage increase or decrease, on the same page, and in the same font style and size, as the proposed tax rate change.
2009-S3272 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3272 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the education law, in relation to requiring tax levy information and percentage increase to be sent to all voters PURPOSE : Requires tax levy and percentage increase to be sent to all voters. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section 1 paragraph a of subdivision 2-a of section 2022 of the education law, proposes that any increase of the tax levy within the two-thousand seven--two thousand eight school year be included in projected contingency budget. Section 2 amends sections 1716 of the education law adding two new subdivisions 8 and 9. This would require school districts to mail a tax report card to all qualified voters of the school district. Section 3 amends section 1608 of the education law by adding subdivisions 8 and 9. These amendments require that the cards be mailed no later than six days prior to the annual meeting and election. JUSTIFICATION : Constituents who face the burden of increased taxes deserve a period
2009-S3272 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3272 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 13, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. NOZZOLIO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring tax levy information and percentage increase to be sent to all voters THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 2-a of section 2022 of the education law, as added by section 3 of part A of chapter 60 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows: a. Commencing with the proposed budget for the two thousand one--two thousand two school year, such notice shall also include a description of how total spending and the tax levy, AND, COMMENCING WITH THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE TWO THOUSAND NINE--TWO THOUSAND TEN SCHOOL YEAR, THE PERCENTAGE INCREASE OR DECREASE IN THE TAX LEVY resulting from the proposed budget would compare with a projected contingency budget adopted pursuant to section two thousand twenty-three of this article, assuming that such contingency budget is adopted on the same day as the vote on the proposed budget. Such comparison shall be in total and by component (program, capital and administrative), and shall include a statement of the assumptions made in estimating the projected contingen- cy budget. S 2. Section 1716 of the education law is amended by adding two new subdivisions 8 and 9 to read as follows: 8. COMMENCING WITH THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE TWO THOUSAND NINE--TWO THOUSAND TEN SCHOOL YEAR, THE PROPERTY TAX REPORT CARD SHALL BE MAILED TO ALL QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AFTER THE DATE OF THE BUDGET HEARING, BUT NO LATER THAN SIX DAYS PRIOR TO THE ANNUAL MEETING AND ELECTION OR SPECIAL DISTRICT MEETING AT WHICH A SCHOOL BUDGET VOTE WILL OCCUR. 9. COMMENCING WITH THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE TWO THOUSAND NINE--TWO THOUSAND TEN SCHOOL YEAR, ALL DOCUMENTS PREPARED BY THE BOARD OF EDUCA- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00827-01-9
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