NY State Assembly Bill 2015-A2184A

Assembly Bill A2184A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to exempting the costs associated with emergency services from the real property tax levy limit

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 06, 2016	referred to local governments
Mar 17, 2015	print number 2184a
Mar 17, 2015	amend (t) and recommit to local governments held for consideration in local governments
Jan 15, 2015	referred to local governments

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2015-A2184 - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:: General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §3-c, Gen Muni L; amd §2023-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2013-2014: A8739
2017-2018: A2205
2019-2020: A1875

2015-A2184 - Summary

Relates to exempting the costs associated with emergency services from the real property tax levy limit.

2015-A2184 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2184

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 15, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CROUCH -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Local Governments

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  general municipal law and the education law, in
  relation to exempting the costs associated with  ambulances  from  the
  real property tax levy limit

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (g) of subdivision 2 of section 3-c of the gener-
al municipal law, as added by section 1 of part A of chapter 97  of  the
laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
  (g) "Tax levy limit" means the amount of taxes authorized to be levied
by  or  on  behalf  of  a  local  government  pursuant  to this section,
provided, however, that the tax levy limit shall not include the follow-
ing:
  (i) a tax levy necessary for expenditures resulting from court  orders
or  judgments  against  the local government arising out of tort actions
for any amount that exceeds five percent of the total tax levied in  the
prior fiscal year;
  (ii)  in years in which the system average actuarial contribution rate
of the New York state and local employees' retirement system, as defined
by paragraph ten of subdivision a of section nineteen-a of  the  retire-
ment  and  social  security  law,  increases by more than two percentage
points from the previous year, a tax levy necessary for expenditures for
the coming fiscal year for local government  employer  contributions  to
the  New  York  state  and  local employees' retirement system caused by
growth in the system  average  actuarial  contribution  rate  minus  two
percentage points;
  (iii) in years in which the system average actuarial contribution rate
of  the  New  York state and local police and fire retirement system, as
defined by paragraph eleven of subdivision a of  section  three  hundred
nineteen-a  of the retirement and social security law, increases by more

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05099-01-5

A. 2184                             2

than two percentage points from the previous year, a tax levy  necessary
for expenditures for the coming fiscal year for local government employ-
er contributions to the New York state and local police and fire retire-
ment  system  caused  by growth in the system average actuarial contrib-
ution rate minus two percentage points;
  (iv) in years in which the normal contribution rate of  the  New  York
state teachers' retirement system, as defined by paragraph a of subdivi-
sion  two  of  section  five  hundred  seventeen  of  the education law,
increases by more than two percentage points from the previous  year,  a
tax levy necessary for expenditures for the coming fiscal year for local
government  employer  contributions  to  the  New  York  state teachers'
retirement system caused by growth in the normal contribution rate minus
two percentage points;
  (V) A TAX LEVY NECESSARY FOR  EXPENDITURES  RESULTING  FROM  AMBULANCE
SERVICES PROVIDED BY A MUNICIPALITY.
  S  2.  Paragraph i of subdivision 2 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:
  i.  "Tax  levy  limit"  means the amount of taxes a school district is
authorized to levy pursuant to this section, provided, however, that the
tax levy limit shall not include the following:
  (i) a tax levy necessary for expenditures resulting from court  orders
or judgments against the school district arising out of tort actions for
any  amount  that  exceeds  five  percent of the total tax levied in the
prior school year;
  (ii) in years in which the system average actuarial contribution  rate
of the New York state and local employees' retirement system, as defined
by  paragraph  ten of subdivision a of section nineteen-a of the retire-
ment and social security law, increases  by  more  than  two  percentage
points from the previous year, a tax levy necessary for expenditures for
the coming fiscal year for school district employer contributions to the
New  York  state and local employees' retirement system caused by growth
in the system average actuarial contribution rate minus  two  percentage
points;
  (iii)  in  years in which the normal contribution rate of the New York
state teachers' retirement system, as defined by paragraph a of subdivi-
sion two of section five hundred seventeen of this chapter, increases by
more than two percentage points from  the  previous  year,  a  tax  levy
necessary  for  expenditures  for  the  coming  fiscal  year  for school
district employer contributions to the New York state teachers'  retire-
ment  system  caused by growth in the normal contribution rate minus two
percentage points; [and]
  (iv) a capital tax levy; AND
  (V) A TAX LEVY NECESSARY FOR  EXPENDITURES  RESULTING  FROM  AMBULANCE
SERVICES.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however that:
  1.  the amendments to section 3-c of the general municipal law made by
section one of this act shall not affect the repeal of such section  and
shall be deemed repealed therewith; and
  2.  the  amendments  to  section  2023-a  of the education law made by
section two of this act shall not affect the repeal of such section  and
shall be deemed repealed therewith.

2015-A2184A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:: General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §3-c, Gen Muni L; amd §2023-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2013-2014: A8739
2017-2018: A2205
2019-2020: A1875

2015-A2184A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to exempting the costs associated with emergency services from the real property tax levy limit.

2015-A2184A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 2184--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 15, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CROUCH -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on  Local  Governments  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the general municipal law  and  the  education  law,  in
  relation  to  exempting  the  costs associated with emergency services
  from the real property tax levy limit

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (g) of subdivision 2 of section 3-c of the gener-
al  municipal  law, as added by section 1 of part A of chapter 97 of the
laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
  (g) "Tax levy limit" means the amount of taxes authorized to be levied
by or on  behalf  of  a  local  government  pursuant  to  this  section,
provided, however, that the tax levy limit shall not include the follow-
ing:
  (i)  a tax levy necessary for expenditures resulting from court orders
or judgments against the local government arising out  of  tort  actions
for  any amount that exceeds five percent of the total tax levied in the
prior fiscal year;
  (ii) in years in which the system average actuarial contribution  rate
of the New York state and local employees' retirement system, as defined
by  paragraph  ten of subdivision a of section nineteen-a of the retire-
ment and social security law, increases  by  more  than  two  percentage
points from the previous year, a tax levy necessary for expenditures for
the  coming  fiscal  year for local government employer contributions to
the New York state and local  employees'  retirement  system  caused  by
growth  in  the  system  average  actuarial  contribution rate minus two
percentage points;
  (iii) in years in which the system average actuarial contribution rate
of the New York state and local police and fire  retirement  system,  as
defined  by  paragraph  eleven of subdivision a of section three hundred

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05099-02-5

A. 2184--A                          2

nineteen-a of the retirement and social security law, increases by  more
than  two percentage points from the previous year, a tax levy necessary
for expenditures for the coming fiscal year for local government employ-
er contributions to the New York state and local police and fire retire-
ment  system  caused  by growth in the system average actuarial contrib-
ution rate minus two percentage points;
  (iv) in years in which the normal contribution rate of  the  New  York
state teachers' retirement system, as defined by paragraph a of subdivi-
sion  two  of  section  five  hundred  seventeen  of  the education law,
increases by more than two percentage points from the previous  year,  a
tax levy necessary for expenditures for the coming fiscal year for local
government  employer  contributions  to  the  New  York  state teachers'
retirement system caused by growth in the normal contribution rate minus
two percentage points;
  (V) A TAX LEVY NECESSARY FOR  EXPENDITURES  RESULTING  FROM  EMERGENCY
SERVICES  PROVIDED  BY  A  MUNICIPALITY, INCLUDING AMBULATORY, EMERGENCY
MEDICAL SERVICES, FIRST RESPONDERS, AND FIRE.
  S 2. Paragraph i of subdivision 2 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:
  i. "Tax levy limit" means the amount of taxes  a  school  district  is
authorized to levy pursuant to this section, provided, however, that the
tax levy limit shall not include the following:
  (i)  a tax levy necessary for expenditures resulting from court orders
or judgments against the school district arising out of tort actions for
any amount that exceeds five percent of the  total  tax  levied  in  the
prior school year;
  (ii)  in years in which the system average actuarial contribution rate
of the New York state and local employees' retirement system, as defined
by paragraph ten of subdivision a of section nineteen-a of  the  retire-
ment  and  social  security  law,  increases by more than two percentage
points from the previous year, a tax levy necessary for expenditures for
the coming fiscal year for school district employer contributions to the
New York state and local employees' retirement system caused  by  growth
in  the  system average actuarial contribution rate minus two percentage
points;
  (iii) in years in which the normal contribution rate of the  New  York
state teachers' retirement system, as defined by paragraph a of subdivi-
sion two of section five hundred seventeen of this chapter, increases by
more  than  two  percentage  points  from  the previous year, a tax levy
necessary for  expenditures  for  the  coming  fiscal  year  for  school
district  employer contributions to the New York state teachers' retire-
ment system caused by growth in the normal contribution rate  minus  two
percentage points; [and]
  (iv) a capital tax levy; AND
  (V)  A  TAX  LEVY  NECESSARY FOR EXPENDITURES RESULTING FROM EMERGENCY
SERVICES,  INCLUDING  AMBULATORY,  EMERGENCY  MEDICAL  SERVICES,   FIRST
RESPONDERS, AND FIRE.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however that:
  1.  the amendments to section 3-c of the general municipal law made by
section one of this act shall not affect the repeal of such section  and
shall be deemed repealed therewith; and
  2.  the  amendments  to  section  2023-a  of the education law made by
section two of this act shall not affect the repeal of such section  and
shall be deemed repealed therewith.

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