Senate Bill S1430

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                 1430--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
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Introduced  by  Sens.  RANZENHOFER, DeFRANCISCO, LARKIN, MAZIARZ -- read
  twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
  Committee on Local Government -- recommitted to the Committee on Local
  Government  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 real property tax law, in  relation  to  school  tax
  relief program (STAR) savings calculation

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 1306-a of the  real  property  tax
law,  as  amended  by  section  6 of part N of chapter 58 of the laws of
2011, is amended to read as follows:
  2. Tax savings. (a)(i) The tax savings for each parcel  receiving  the
exemption authorized by section four hundred twenty-five of this chapter
shall  be computed by subtracting the amount actually levied against the
parcel from the amount that would  have  been  levied  if  not  for  the
exemption,  provided  however,  that  beginning  with  the  two thousand
eleven-two thousand twelve school year, the tax  savings  applicable  to
any "portion" (which as used herein shall mean that part of an assessing
unit  located within a school district) shall not exceed the tax savings
applicable to that portion in the prior school year  multiplied  by  one
hundred  two percent, with the result rounded to the nearest dollar. The
tax savings attributable to the basic and enhanced exemptions  shall  be
calculated separately. It shall be the responsibility of the commission-
er  to  calculate  tax savings limitations for purposes of this subdivi-
sion.
  (ii) The tax savings applicable to a  portion  for  the  two  thousand
ten-two  thousand  eleven school year shall be determined by multiplying
the exempt amount applicable to the portion for the two thousand ten-two

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

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thousand eleven school year by the tax rate applicable  to  the  portion
for  the two thousand ten-two thousand eleven school year, with separate
calculations for the basic and enhanced exemptions.
  (iii)  Where  a  school tax rate was changed in the midst of the prior
school year, an annualized school  tax  rate  shall  be  used  for  this
purpose. The annualized tax rate for this purpose shall be determined by
calculating  the  average  of  the  tax rates in effect at various times
during the school year, weighted according to the length of time  during
which they were respectively applicable.
  (b)  FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, TAX SAVINGS SHALL BE CALCULATED
TO INCLUDE ANY SALES TAX REVENUE  SHARED  BY  A  COUNTY  WITH  A  SCHOOL
DISTRICT.  SUCH  SALES  TAX  REVENUE  SHALL BE ADDED ON A PRO RATA BASIS
EQUAL TO THE PERCENTAGE THAT EACH PARCEL RECEIVING AN  EXEMPTION  IS  TO
THE ENTIRE TAX LEVY, AS AN ADDITIONAL TAX LEVY, PRIOR TO CALCULATING THE
SAVINGS.
  (C) A statement shall then be placed on the tax bill for the parcel in
substantially  the following form: "Your tax savings this year resulting
from the New York state school tax relief (STAR) program is $_______."
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  apply  to  real
property  taxes  levied for fiscal years commencing on and after January
1, 2015.