Assembly Bill A5059

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring the state to fund certain programs mandated for municipal corporations and school districts

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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-A5059 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §25, Gen Muni L; add §§1527-a & 308-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A7776
2015-2016: A4942

2017-A5059 - Summary

Relates to requiring the state to fund certain programs mandated for municipal corporations and school districts.

2017-A5059 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5059
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 6, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. WALTER, FINCH, RAIA, GRAF, LUPINACCI, GUNTHER,
   STEC, LAWRENCE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.  BARCLAY,  HAWLEY  --
   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 requiring the state to fund certain programs mandated  for
   municipal  corporations  and school districts; and to amend the educa-
   tion law, in relation to the effect of mandates on school districts
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Legislative intent. State mandated programs, unlike local
 service decisions, place local taxpayers  and  local  officials  in  the
 position  of paying for services that they do not control. Increasingly,
 however, the state has set local priorities and forced municipal  taxing
 decisions  by  mandating services, programs, and standards. As a result,
 many local governments and school districts  are  today  in  an  acutely
 difficult fiscal situation.
   Thus,  in  order  to prevent irresponsible state actions which prevent
 localities from making their own decisions,  and  which  force  unwanted
 local  property  tax  increases,  it  is  necessary to ensure that state
 mandates will not be forced on localities and  school  districts  unless
 they are adequately funded.
   §  2.  The general municipal law is amended by adding a new section 25
 to read as follows:
   § 25. FUNDING OF MANDATES. 1. DEFINITIONS. AS USED  IN  THIS  SECTION,
 THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS UNLESS THE CONTEXT
 SHALL OTHERWISE REQUIRE:
   (A) "MANDATE" MEANS:
   (I)  ANY STATE LAW, RULE, OR REGULATION WHICH CREATES A NEW PROGRAM OR
 REQUIRES A HIGHER LEVEL OF SERVICE  FOR  AN  EXISTING  PROGRAM  WHICH  A
 MUNICIPAL CORPORATION IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE; OR
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04177-01-7
              

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2017-A5059A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §25, Gen Muni L; add §§1527-a & 308-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A7776
2015-2016: A4942

2017-A5059A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to requiring the state to fund certain programs mandated for municipal corporations and school districts.

2017-A5059A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5059--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 6, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. WALTER, FINCH, RAIA, GUNTHER, STEC, LAWRENCE --
   Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of  A.  BARCLAY,  HAWLEY  --  read  once  and
   referred  to  the Committee on Local Governments -- recommitted to the
   Committee on Local Governments 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 general municipal law  and  the  education  law,  in
   relation  to requiring the state to fund certain programs mandated for
   municipal corporations and school districts; and to amend  the  educa-
   tion law, in relation to the effect of mandates on school districts
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Legislative intent. State mandated programs,  unlike  local
 service  decisions,  place  local  taxpayers  and local officials in the
 position of paying for services that they do not control.  Increasingly,
 however,  the state has set local priorities and forced municipal taxing
 decisions by mandating services, programs, and standards. As  a  result,
 many  local  governments  and  school  districts are today in an acutely
 difficult fiscal situation.
   Thus, in order to prevent irresponsible state  actions  which  prevent
 localities  from  making  their  own decisions, and which force unwanted
 local property tax increases, it  is  necessary  to  ensure  that  state
 mandates  will  not  be forced on localities and school districts unless
 they are adequately funded.
   § 2. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new  section  25
 to read as follows:
   §  25.  FUNDING  OF MANDATES. 1. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS SECTION,
 THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS UNLESS THE CONTEXT
 SHALL OTHERWISE REQUIRE:
   (A) "MANDATE" MEANS:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04177-03-8
              

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