Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Mar 02, 2016 |
print number 5877a |
Mar 02, 2016 |
amend and recommit to education |
Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to education |
Jun 10, 2015 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S5877
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) 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
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(R) Senate District
2015-S5877 - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A8136
- Current Committee:
- Senate Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §2023-a, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2017-2018:
S903, A2082
2019-2020: A8275
2015-S5877 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5877 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to the effect of failed propositions on voter approval for remaining propositions not collectively exceeding the tax levy limit PURPOSE: Relates to the effect of failed propositions on voter approval for remaining propositions not collectively exceeding the tax levy limit. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Amends Subdivision 9 of Section 2023-a of the Education Law to provide that when a school budget proposition is below the tax levy limit, and the ballot includes one or more separate propositions which, if enacted with the budget proposition, would collectively require a tax levy exceeding the limit, only those separate propositions which would cause the limit to be exceeded would be subject to the 60% supermajority requirement for approval. JUSTIFICATION: School district budget election ballots often include separate
2015-S5877 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ S. 5877 A. 8136 2015-2016 Regular Sessions S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y June 10, 2015 ___________ IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. CROCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE, MURRAY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the effect of failed propositions on voter approval for remaining propositions not collec- tively exceeding the tax levy limit THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 9 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: 9. Nothing in this section shall preclude the trustee, trustees, or board of education of a school district, in their discretion, from submitting additional items of expenditures to the voters for approval as separate propositions or the voters from submitting propositions pursuant to sections two thousand eight and two thousand thirty-five of this part; provided however, except in the case of a proposition submit- ted for any expenditure contained within subparagraphs (i) through (iv) of paragraph i of subdivision two of this section, if any proposition, or propositions collectively that are subject to a vote on the same date, would require an expenditure of money that would require a tax levy and would result in the tax levy limit being exceeded for the corresponding school year then such proposition shall be approved if sixty percent of the votes cast thereon are in the affirmative. IN THE EVENT THAT SUCH PROPOSITION IS NOT APPROVED AND THE REMAINING PROPOSI- TION OR PROPOSITIONS COLLECTIVELY WOULD NOT EXCEED THE TAX LEVY LIMIT FOR THE CORRESPONDING SCHOOL YEAR, SUCH REMAINING PROPOSITION OR PROPO- SITIONS SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN APPROVED IF FIFTY PERCENT OF THE VOTES CAST THEREON ARE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11373-01-5
co-Sponsors
(R) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(R, C, IP) 62nd Senate District
2015-S5877A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A8136
- Current Committee:
- Senate Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §2023-a, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2017-2018:
S903, A2082
2019-2020: A8275
2015-S5877A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5877A TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the education law, in relation to the effect of failed propositions on voter approval for remaining propositions not collectively exceeding the tax levy limit PURPOSE : Relates to the effect of failed propositions on voter approval for remaining propositions not collectively exceeding the tax levy limit. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Amends Subdivision 9 of Section 2023-a of the Education Law to provide that when a school budget proposition is below the tax levy limit, and the ballot includes one or more separate propositions which, if enacted with the budget proposition, would collectively require a tax levy exceeding the limit, only those separate propositions which would cause the limit to be exceeded would be subject to the 60% supermajority requirement for approval. JUSTIFICATION : School district budget election ballots often include separate
2015-S5877A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ S. 5877--A A. 8136--A 2015-2016 Regular Sessions S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y June 10, 2015 ___________ IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sens. CROCI, BOYLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules -- 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 IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE, MURRAY, GARBARINO, RA, LAVINE, LUPINACCI, RAIA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education -- recommitted to the Committee on Education in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the effect of failed propositions on voter approval for remaining propositions not collec- tively exceeding the tax levy limit THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 9 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: 9. Nothing in this section shall preclude the trustee, trustees, or board of education of a school district, in their discretion, from submitting additional items of expenditures to the voters for approval as separate propositions or the voters from submitting propositions pursuant to sections two thousand eight and two thousand thirty-five of this part; provided however, except in the case of a proposition submit- ted for any expenditure contained within subparagraphs (i) through (iv) of paragraph i of subdivision two of this section, if any proposition, or propositions collectively that are subject to a vote on the same date, would require an expenditure of money that would require a tax levy and would result in the tax levy limit being exceeded for the corresponding school year then such proposition shall be approved if EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11373-02-6
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