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                                   9642
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 28, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. JACOBSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Education
 
 AN  ACT  to establish a task force on education funding and property tax
   reform
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Task  force on education funding and property tax reform.
 1. There is hereby created a task force on education funding and proper-
 ty tax reform in New York state within the state  education  department.
 The  purpose of the task force shall be to conduct a comprehensive study
 and provide recommendations on education funding and the role of proper-
 ty taxes in funding New York's education system to ensure an  effective,
 efficient,  and  equitable  system of funding public education. The task
 force shall review and offer recommendations on the following:
   (a) the current reliance on property taxes to fund New  York's  educa-
 tion  system,  including  its  impact  on taxpayers and high-need school
 districts;
   (b) district-specific factors, such as the impact  of  regional  costs
 and student need in education funding;
   (c)  federal  changes  which  impact property taxes, including but not
 limited to, the federal cap on the state and local tax deduction;
   (d) community and school district income and wealth as it  relates  to
 local property taxes;
   (e) the use of property taxes to fund education in other states;
   (f) spending disparities among neighboring school districts; and
   (g) additional relevant factors that the task force deems necessary.
   2. (a) The task force shall consist of seventeen members as follows:
   (i)  the  commissioner  of education or his or her designee, who shall
 serve as chair of the task force;
   (ii) four people appointed by the governor;
   (iii) four people appointed by the temporary president of the senate;
   (iv) four people appointed by the speaker of the assembly; and
   (v) four people appointed by the commissioner of education.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03522-03-2
              

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   (b) All appointments of members of the task force  shall  be  made  no
 later  than  thirty  days after the effective date of this act. The task
 force may begin its duties when a majority of the total number of  posi-
 tions have been appointed. Any vacancy shall be filled by the appointing
 authority.   The members of the task force shall receive no compensation
 for their services.
   3. The task force shall make a report to the governor, temporary pres-
 ident of the senate and speaker of the assembly of its findings, conclu-
 sions and recommendations on or before December 31, 2022.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.