NY State Senate Bill 2017-S3967A

Senate Bill S3967A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Provides state aid to municipalities to offset the costs and expenses of providing public safety services that are necessary as a result of the presence of a residential institution located in such municipality

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 03, 2018	referred to finance
May 17, 2017	print number 3967a
May 17, 2017	amend and recommit to finance
Jan 31, 2017	referred to finance

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2017-S3967 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A1920
Current Committee:: Senate Finance
Law Section:: State Finance Law
Laws Affected:: Add §54-n, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: S4643, A6416
2019-2020: A381

2017-S3967 - Summary

2017-S3967 - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S3967

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend the state finance law, in relation
to providing state aid to municipalities to offset the costs and
expenses of providing public safety services that are necessary as a
result of the presence of a residential institution located in such
municipality

 PURPOSE :

To provide state aid to municipalities hosting four-year state
university of New York (SUNY) residential schools, colleges and
universities to help offset the costs of providing public safety
services to student populations.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1 provides definitions; sets forth a formula for the
distribution and use of state aid; and provides the date when such
payments will be made. Section 2 provides the effective date.

 JUSTIFICATION :

While it is considered amongst municipalities to be a privilege to
host four-year SUNY institutions, the enrichment and benefits provided
to host communities are not without costs that are borne by local

governments. Significant student populations presents several public
policy challenges for local governments, one of which is providing
adequate public safety services to both students and the public while
striking the appropriate balance between other municipal priorities
and available resources.

A recent study (forthcoming in the online journal of the New York
State Economics Association) concludes that host community residents
bear the cost of public safety services (through property taxation)
even though both students and the public are beneficiaries. The study
also points out that over the years, municipal finances have become
increasingly stressed due to growing numbers of tax exempt properties,
the flight of manufacturing jobs and human capital. These factors have
resulted in a proportionately high percentage of municipal budgets
devoted to public safety. Providing state aid for the costs associated
with police, fire and code enforcement services will allow local
governments to continue providing critical services without putting
other public services in jeopardy or placing additional financial
burdens on tax bases that have historically been shrinking.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

S.4643/A.6416 - 2015-2016

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

Subject to appropriation.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
Immediate.

2017-S3967 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3967
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 31, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. SEWARD, RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation  to  providing  state
   aid  to  municipalities  to offset the costs and expenses of providing
   public safety services that are necessary as a result of the  presence
   of a residential institution located in such municipality
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The state finance law is amended by adding  a  new  section
 54-m to read as follows:
   § 54-M. STATE AID TO OFFSET COSTS AND EXPENSES OF CERTAIN PUBLIC SAFE-
 TY  SERVICES. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL
 HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   A. "HOST MUNICIPALITY" SHALL MEAN A MUNICIPALITY IN WHICH  A  RESIDEN-
 TIAL INSTITUTION IS LOCATED, EITHER IN WHOLE OR IN PART.
   B.  "RESIDENTIAL  INSTITUTION"  SHALL  MEAN  ANY FOUR YEAR RESIDENTIAL
 SCHOOL, COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK.
   C. "MUNICIPALITY" SHALL MEAN A COUNTY, TOWN, CITY OR  VILLAGE  LOCATED
 IN THIS STATE.
   2.  WITHIN  THE  AMOUNT  APPROPRIATED THEREFOR, EACH HOST MUNICIPALITY
 SHALL RECEIVE AID ACCORDING TO THE  FORMULA  SET  FORTH  IN  SUBDIVISION
 THREE OF THIS SECTION. AID RECEIVED BY A HOST MUNICIPALITY SHALL BE USED
 BY SUCH HOST MUNICIPALITY AS FOLLOWS:
   A.  FIFTY  PERCENT  OF  SUCH  AID RECEIVED SHALL BE USED TO OFFSET THE
 COSTS AND EXPENSES OF PROVIDING PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES THAT  ARE  NECES-
 SARY AS A RESULT OF THE PRESENCE OF A RESIDENTIAL INSTITUTION LOCATED IN
 SUCH HOST MUNICIPALITY; AND
   B. FIFTY PERCENT OF SUCH AID RECEIVED SHALL BE USED TO REDUCE THE REAL
 PROPERTY TAX LEVIED BY SUCH HOST MUNICIPALITY.
   3.  THE  AMOUNT OF AID MADE AVAILABLE TO A HOST MUNICIPALITY TO OFFSET
 THE COSTS AND EXPENSES OF PROVIDING PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES SHALL BE  THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD07920-01-7

 S. 3967                             2
 
 DIFFERENCE IN THE COST BETWEEN THE PER STUDENT COST FOR THE PROVISION OF
 PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES BY THE HOST MUNICIPALITY LESS ANY PER STUDENT AID
 AND  INCENTIVES FOR MUNICIPALITIES FUNDING RECEIVED BY SUCH HOST MUNICI-
 PALITY  FROM  THE STATE, MULTIPLIED BY THE STUDENT POPULATION IN ATTEND-
 ANCE AT THE RESIDENTIAL INSTITUTION LOCATED IN SUCH  HOST  MUNICIPALITY.
 IF  A  RESIDENTIAL  INSTITUTION  IS  LOCATED IN TWO OR MORE HOST MUNICI-
 PALITIES, THE AMOUNT OF AID MADE AVAILABLE PURSUANT TO THIS  SUBDIVISION
 SHALL  BE  DISTRIBUTED  AMONG  SUCH  HOST  MUNICIPALITIES PURSUANT TO AN
 INTERMUNICIPAL AGREEMENT SETTING FORTH A DISTRIBUTION FORMULA THAT SHALL
 BE APPROVED BY EACH OF THE  LEGISLATIVE  BODIES  OF  SUCH  HOST  MUNICI-
 PALITIES.
   4.  PAYMENTS  MADE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE MADE ON OR BEFORE
 JULY FIRST OF EACH YEAR.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

co-Sponsors

2017-S3967A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A1920
Current Committee:: Senate Finance
Law Section:: State Finance Law
Laws Affected:: Add §54-n, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: S4643, A6416
2019-2020: A381

2017-S3967A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-S3967A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S3967A

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the state finance law, in relation to providing state
aid to municipalities to offset the costs and expenses of providing
public safety services that are necessary as a result of the presence
of a residential institution located in such municipality

 PURPOSE :

To provide state aid to municipalities hosting four-year state
university of New York (SUNY) residential schools, colleges and
universities to help offset the costs of providing public safety
services to student populations.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1 provides definitions; sets forth a formula for the
distribution and use of state aid; and provides the date when such
payments will be made.

Section 2 provides the effective date.

 JUSTIFICATION :

While it is considered amongst municipalities to be a privilege to
host four-year SUNY institutions, the enrichment and benefits provided
to host communities are not without costs that are borne by local
governments. Significant student populations presents several public
policy challenges for local governments, one of which is providing
adequate public safety services to both students and the public while
striking the appropriate balance between other municipal priorities
and available resources.

A recent study (forthcoming in the online journal of the New York
State Economics Association) concludes that host community residents
bear the cost of public safety services (through property taxation)
even though both students and the public are beneficiaries. The study
also points out that over the years, municipal finances have become
increasingly stressed due to growing numbers of tax exempt properties,
the flight of manufacturing jobs and human capital. These factors have
resulted in a proportionately high percentage of municipal budgets
devoted to public safety. Providing state aid for the costs associated
with police, fire and code enforcement services will allow local
governments to continue providing critical services without putting
other public services in jeopardy or placing additional financial
burdens on tax bases that have historically been shrinking.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

S.4643/A.6416 - 2015-2016

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

Subject to appropriation.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
Immediate.

2017-S3967A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3967--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 31, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. SEWARD, AKSHAR, BONACIC, GALLIVAN, RITCHIE -- read
   twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
   Committee  on  Finance  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation  to  providing  state
   aid  to  municipalities  to offset the costs and expenses of providing
   public safety services that are necessary as a result of the  presence
   of a residential institution located in such municipality
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The state finance law is amended by adding  a  new  section
 54-n to read as follows:
   § 54-N. STATE AID TO OFFSET COSTS AND EXPENSES OF CERTAIN PUBLIC SAFE-
 TY  SERVICES. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL
 HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   A. "HOST MUNICIPALITY" SHALL MEAN A MUNICIPALITY IN WHICH  A  RESIDEN-
 TIAL INSTITUTION IS LOCATED, EITHER IN WHOLE OR IN PART.
   B.  "RESIDENTIAL  INSTITUTION"  SHALL  MEAN  ANY FOUR YEAR RESIDENTIAL
 SCHOOL, COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK.
   C. "MUNICIPALITY" SHALL MEAN A COUNTY, TOWN, CITY OR  VILLAGE  LOCATED
 IN THIS STATE.
   2.  WITHIN  THE  AMOUNT  APPROPRIATED THEREFOR, EACH HOST MUNICIPALITY
 SHALL RECEIVE AID ACCORDING TO THE  FORMULA  SET  FORTH  IN  SUBDIVISION
 THREE OF THIS SECTION. AID RECEIVED BY A HOST MUNICIPALITY SHALL BE USED
 BY SUCH HOST MUNICIPALITY AS FOLLOWS:
   A.  FIFTY  PERCENT  OF  SUCH  AID RECEIVED SHALL BE USED TO OFFSET THE
 COSTS AND EXPENSES OF PROVIDING PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES THAT  ARE  NECES-
 SARY AS A RESULT OF THE PRESENCE OF A RESIDENTIAL INSTITUTION LOCATED IN
 SUCH HOST MUNICIPALITY; AND
   B. FIFTY PERCENT OF SUCH AID RECEIVED SHALL BE USED TO REDUCE THE REAL
 PROPERTY TAX LEVIED BY SUCH HOST MUNICIPALITY.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD07920-02-7

 S. 3967--A                          2
 
   3.  THE  AMOUNT OF AID MADE AVAILABLE TO A HOST MUNICIPALITY TO OFFSET
 THE COSTS AND EXPENSES OF PROVIDING PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES SHALL BE  THE
 DIFFERENCE IN THE COST BETWEEN THE PER STUDENT COST FOR THE PROVISION OF
 PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES BY THE HOST MUNICIPALITY LESS ANY PER STUDENT AID
 AND  INCENTIVES FOR MUNICIPALITIES FUNDING RECEIVED BY SUCH HOST MUNICI-
 PALITY FROM THE STATE, MULTIPLIED BY THE STUDENT POPULATION  IN  ATTEND-
 ANCE  AT  THE RESIDENTIAL INSTITUTION LOCATED IN SUCH HOST MUNICIPALITY.
 IF A RESIDENTIAL INSTITUTION IS LOCATED IN  TWO  OR  MORE  HOST  MUNICI-
 PALITIES,  THE AMOUNT OF AID MADE AVAILABLE PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION
 SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED AMONG  SUCH  HOST  MUNICIPALITIES  PURSUANT  TO  AN
 INTERMUNICIPAL AGREEMENT SETTING FORTH A DISTRIBUTION FORMULA THAT SHALL
 BE  APPROVED  BY  EACH  OF  THE  LEGISLATIVE BODIES OF SUCH HOST MUNICI-
 PALITIES.
   4. PAYMENTS MADE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE MADE ON  OR  BEFORE
 JULY FIRST OF EACH YEAR.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee

Bill Amendments

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2017-S3967 - Details

2017-S3967 - Summary

2017-S3967 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S3967 - Bill Text download pdf

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2017-S3967A (ACTIVE) - Details

2017-S3967A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-S3967A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S3967A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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