S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9253
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 9, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GALEF -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the legislative law, in relation to requiring the inclu-
   sion of certain information in fiscal notes in retirement bills and on
   bills affecting political subdivisions
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 50 of the legislative law, as added by chapter 503
 of the laws of 1971, is amended to read as follows:
   § 50. Fiscal note in retirement bills. A bill which enacts  or  amends
 any  provision  of  law  relating  to a retirement system or plan of the
 state of New York or of any of its political subdivisions shall  contain
 a fiscal note stating the estimated annual cost to the employer affected
 and  the  source of such estimate, AND A STATEMENT IDENTIFYING THE INDI-
 VIDUAL OR ENTITY THAT PROVIDED COMPENSATION TO THE SOURCE OF SUCH  ESTI-
 MATE, IF ANY.
   § 2. Section 51 of the legislative law, as added by chapter 985 of the
 laws of 1983, is amended to read as follows:
   § 51. Fiscal  impact  notes on bills affecting political subdivisions.
 1. For the purpose of this section,  the  term  "political  subdivision"
 means  any  county,  city, town, village, HAMLET, special district [or],
 school district, COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OR ANY  STATE  AGENCY,  DEPARTMENT,
 OFFICE, COMMISSION, BUREAU OR PUBLIC AUTHORITY. AS USED IN THIS SECTION,
 SPECIAL  DISTRICT SHALL MEAN A DISTRICT POSSESSING THE POWER TO CONTRACT
 INDEBTEDNESS AND LEVY OR REQUIRE THE TAXES OR BENEFIT  ASSESSMENTS  UPON
 REAL PROPERTY.
   2.  [The  legislature shall by concurrent resolution of the senate and
 assembly prescribe rules requiring fiscal notes to accompany, on a sepa-
 rate form, bills and amendments to bills, except as otherwise prescribed
 by such rules,] PRIOR TO DISCHARGING A BILL  which  would  substantially
 affect  the revenues or expenses, or both, BY AT LEAST TWO HUNDRED FIFTY
 THOUSAND DOLLARS, of any political subdivision, ALL STANDING LEGISLATIVE
 COMMITTEES SHALL PREPARE A FISCAL NOTE FOR EACH SUCH BILL.  SUCH  FISCAL
 NOTE SHALL BE INCLUDED IN SUCH BILL AND DETAIL THE FOLLOWING:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

                                                            LBD03558-01-1
 A. 9253                             2
 
   (A)  AN  ESTIMATED COST OR SAVINGS TO THE STATE AND AFFECTED POLITICAL
 SUBDIVISION FOR THE FIVE  YEARS FOLLOWING ADOPTION OF SUCH BILL; AND
   (B)  THE  SOURCE  OF  THE  ESTIMATE DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS
 SUBDIVISION AND A STATEMENT IDENTIFYING ANY INDIVIDUAL  OR  ENTITY  THAT
 PROVIDED COMPENSATION TO THE SOURCE OF SUCH ESTIMATE, IF ANY.
   3.  THE  FISCAL  IMPACTS DESCRIBED IN SUCH FISCAL NOTES SHALL BE ESTI-
 MATED ON A BASIS OF ANY ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING:
   (A) INDIVIDUAL POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS; OR
   (B) AGGREGATES OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS (I) STATEWIDE  OR  BY  LESSER
 GEOGRAPHIC AREA, OR (II) BY CLASSIFICATION OR SUBCLASSIFICATION OR RELE-
 VANT CHARACTERISTICS; OR
   (C)  REPRESENTATIVE  POLITICAL  SUBDIVISIONS  WITH RELEVANT CHARACTER-
 ISTICS THEREOF QUANTITATIVELY SET FORTH E.G. POPULATION,  AREA,  WEIGHED
 AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE OF PUPILS.
   4.  FISCAL NOTE MEASUREMENTS SHALL BE MADE IN UNITS OF MONEY, PERSONAL
 SERVICES, EQUIPMENT, OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE, CONVENIENT OR  ACCESSIBLE
 UNITS OF MEASUREMENT.
   5.  THE  SPONSOR  OF  SUCH  BILL OR THE CHAIR OR RANKING MEMBER OF ANY
 STANDING LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ARE AUTHORIZED  TO  PREPARE  SUCH  FISCAL
 NOTE  IN COLLABORATION WITH THE DIVISION OF THE BUDGET OR THE DEPARTMENT
 OR AGENCY OF STATE GOVERNMENT CHARGED WITH THE FISCAL DUTIES,  FUNCTIONS
 OR POWERS PROVIDED IN SUCH BILL.
   OFFICERS  OF  EXECUTIVE  BRANCH  ENTITIES  SHALL  PROCESS REQUESTS FOR
 ASSISTANCE IN PREPARING FISCAL NOTES ON A FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVE BASIS,
 EXCEPT PRIORITY SHALL BE GIVEN TO PROCESSING REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE  IN
 PREPARING  FISCAL NOTES FROM THE CHAIRS OR RANKING MEMBERS OF THE SENATE
 FINANCE COMMITTEE OR ASSEMBLY WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE.
   [3.] 6. Fiscal notes shall not, however, be required  for  bills:  (a)
 subject to the provisions of section fifty of this [chapter] ARTICLE, or
 (b)  accompanied  by  special  home rule requests submitted by political
 subdivisions, or (c) which provide discretionary authority to  political
 subdivisions,  or  (d)  submitted pursuant to section twenty-four of the
 state finance law.
   [4.] 7. If the estimate or estimates contained in a  fiscal  note  are
 inaccurate,  such  inaccuracies  shall  not affect, impair or invalidate
 such bill.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.