Senate Bill S5522A

Vetoed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Directs the commissioner of education to study and to make recommendations regarding the frequency of residents who are being assessed library taxes for more than one library district

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

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2019-S5522 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7441
Law Section:
Education
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A11015
2021-2022: S7857, A9448
2023-2024: S3508, A4530

2019-S5522 - Summary

Directs the department of education to study the frequency of residents who are being assessed library taxes for more than one library district and to make recommendations to address the double taxation of residents.

2019-S5522 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5522 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5522
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 3, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to direct the department of education to study the  frequency  of
   residents  who  are  being  assessed  library  taxes for more than one
   library district and to make recommendations  to  prevent  the  double
   taxation of residents; and providing for the repeal of such provisions
   upon expiration thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The commissioner of education,  in  consultation  with  the
 commissioner  of  taxation and finance, the public libraries and associ-
 ation libraries, shall study the frequency of residents  who  are  being
 assessed library taxes for more than one library district and shall make
 recommendations  to address the double taxation of residents. Such study
 shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
   (a) the estimated number of residents who are being  assessed  library
 taxes  for  more  than one library district and the amount of money such
 residents are paying in library taxes to each library;
   (b) the estimated economic impact  on  library  districts  that  would
 result  from prohibiting residents from being assessed library taxes for
 more than one library district; and
   (c) minimizing the economic impact on  library  districts  of  reduced
 revenue  resulting from the prohibition of residents from being assessed
 library taxes for more than one library district.
   § 2. The commissioner of education shall submit a report to the gover-
 nor, the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assem-
 bly on or before December 31, 2020.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
 deemed repealed January 31, 2021.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00566-02-9

2019-S5522A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7441
Law Section:
Education
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A11015
2021-2022: S7857, A9448
2023-2024: S3508, A4530

2019-S5522A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the department of education to study the frequency of residents who are being assessed library taxes for more than one library district and to make recommendations to address the double taxation of residents.

2019-S5522A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5522A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5522--A
     Cal. No. 1195
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 3, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Education  --  committee
   discharged  and  said  bill  committed  to  the  Committee on Rules --
   reported favorably from said committee, ordered to  a  third  reading,
   passed  by Senate and delivered to the Assembly, recalled, vote recon-
   sidered, restored to third reading,  amended  and  ordered  reprinted,
   retaining its place in the order of third reading
 
 AN  ACT  to direct the department of education to study the frequency of
   residents who are being assessed  library  taxes  for  more  than  one
   library  district  and  to  make recommendations to prevent the double
   taxation of residents; and providing for the repeal of such provisions
   upon expiration thereof
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  commissioner  of education, in consultation with the
 commissioner of taxation and finance, the public libraries  and  associ-
 ation  libraries,  shall  study the frequency of residents who are being
 assessed library taxes for more than one library district, provided that
 such study exclude any library district that is wholly contained  within
 another  library district, and shall make recommendations to address the
 double taxation of residents. Such  study  shall  include,  but  not  be
 limited to, the following:
   (a)  the  estimated number of residents who are being assessed library
 taxes for more than one library district and the amount  of  money  such
 residents are paying in library taxes to each library;
   (b)  the  estimated  economic  impact  on library districts that would
 result from prohibiting residents from being assessed library taxes  for
 more than one library district; and
   (c)  minimizing  the  economic  impact on library districts of reduced
 revenue resulting from the prohibition of residents from being  assessed
 library taxes for more than one library district.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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