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                                    381
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  LIFTON, LUPARDO, MAGNARELLI, CROUCH, COLTON,
   BUCHWALD, CAHILL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, HAWLEY
   -- read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
 
 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.
                                                            LBD01820-01-9

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   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.