Assembly Bill A226

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to limitations upon school district tax levies

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A226 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3969
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2023-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9792, S7178
2019-2020: A6533
2021-2022: A6081
2023-2024: A4687

2017-A226 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the tax levy limit shall be equal to a zero percent increase over the prior year tax levy when the difference between the total amount of taxes levied for the prior year less the tax levy limit results in a negative number.

2017-A226 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    226
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 5, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. LUPARDO, ABINANTI, JAFFEE, KEARNS, LUPINACCI,
   HAWLEY,  MURRAY,  CROUCH,  RAIA,  OTIS,  BUTLER,  GOTTFRIED,   PAULIN,
   GUNTHER,  CAHILL,  SOLAGES, HUNTER, GOODELL, PALMESANO, SKOUFIS, JENNE
   -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of A. BRINDISI,  CURRAN,  GALEF,  GIGLIO,
   GLICK,  MAGEE,  MOSLEY,  RA,  THIELE  -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education  law,  in  relation  to  limitations  upon
   school district tax levies
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph b of subdivision  3  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:
   b.  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  IF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF
 TAXES LEVIED FOR THE PRIOR YEAR LESS THE TAX LEVY  LIMIT  RESULTS  IN  A
 NEGATIVE  NUMBER,  THE  TAX  LEVY LIMIT SHALL BE EQUAL TO A ZERO PERCENT
 INCREASE OVER THE PRIOR YEAR TAX LEVY.
   C. On or before March first of each year, any school district  subject
 to the provisions of this section shall submit to the state comptroller,
 the  commissioner,  and  the  commissioner of taxation and finance, in a
 form and manner prescribed by the  state  comptroller,  any  information
 necessary  for  the  calculation  of  the tax levy limit; and the school
 district's determination of the tax levy limit pursuant to this  section
 shall  be  subject to review by the commissioner and the commissioner of
 taxation and finance.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately, provided,  however,  that
 the  amendments  to  section 2023-a of the education law made by section
 one of this act shall not affect the repeal of such section and shall be
 deemed to be repealed therewith.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02173-01-7

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