NY State Senate Bill 2021-S1518

Senate Bill S1518

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Authorizes a distinctive "guardians for schools" license plate; and establishes the guardians for schools fund

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Jan 05, 2022	referred to transportation
Jan 12, 2021	referred to transportation

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2021-S1518 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A4295
Current Committee:: Senate Transportation
Law Section:: Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:: Add §404-ff, V & T L; add §97-zzzz, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2017-2018: S7847, A10521
2019-2020: S763, A6053
2023-2024: S677, A1659

2021-S1518 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes a distinctive "guardians for schools" license plate; establishes the guardians for schools fund.

2021-S1518 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S1518

SPONSOR: TEDISCO
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to authorizing
a distinctive "guardians for schools" license plate; and to amend the
state finance law, in relation to establishing the guardians for schools
fund

 
PURPOSE:

To create a distinctive plate that reads "Guardians for Schools" in
order to create a source of funding to help our school districts pay for
the expense of improving school safety.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 - Amends the vehicle and traffic law to create a distinctive
"guardians for schools" license plate. An additional service fee of $25
shall be charged for such plates and funds collected shall be used for

ensuring increased security in public schools; provided that one year
after the effective date of this section $5,000 (or so much thereof as
may be available) shall be allotted to offset the cost of such plates.

Section 2 - Establishes the Guardians for Schools Fund under joint
custody of the Commissioner of Taxation and Finance and the comptroller.
Also mandates the money collected be used only for increased security in
public schools.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

While the New York State Safe Schools Initiative set out to ensure
effective school safety strategies, many of our districts lack the
resources to implement a plan that adequately addresses security
concerns. The "Guardians for Schools" license plate will give millions
of caring and concerned New Yorkers the ability to take part in a state-
wide effort to keep our children safe from violence while raising money
to help pay for school resource officers, security training at our
schools, mental health counseling, metal detectors, security cameras and
other school building modifications to improve school safety.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

03/02/18: S.7847 REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
03/05/18: S.7847 COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
03/05/18: S.7847 ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.557
03/05/18: S.7847 PASSED SENATE
03/05/18: S.7847 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
03/05/18: S.7847 referred to transportation
01/09/19: S.763 REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
01/08/20: S.763 REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it
shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment
and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation
of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made on or before
such effective date.

2021-S1518 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1518
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 12, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  TEDISCO, AKSHAR, FELDER -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Trans-
   portation
 
 AN  ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to authorizing
   a distinctive "guardians for schools" license plate; and to amend  the
   state  finance  law,  in  relation  to  establishing the guardians for
   schools fund
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  vehicle  and  traffic law is amended by adding a new
 section 404-ff to read as follows:
   § 404-FF. DISTINCTIVE "GUARDIANS FOR SCHOOLS" LICENSE PLATES. 1.   ANY
 PERSON RESIDING IN THIS STATE SHALL UPON REQUEST BE ISSUED A DISTINCTIVE
 "GUARDIANS  FOR SCHOOLS" LICENSE PLATE BEARING THE PHRASE "GUARDIANS FOR
 SCHOOLS".  APPLICATION FOR SAID LICENSE PLATES SHALL BE FILED  WITH  THE
 COMMISSIONER   IN  SUCH  FORM  AND  DETAIL  AS  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL
 PRESCRIBE.
   2. ANY DISTINCTIVE PLATE ISSUED PURSUANT  TO  THIS  SECTION  SHALL  BE
 ISSUED IN THE SAME MANNER AS OTHER NUMBER PLATES UPON THE PAYMENT OF THE
 REGULAR  REGISTRATION FEE PRESCRIBED BY SECTION FOUR HUNDRED ONE OF THIS
 ARTICLE PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT AN ADDITIONAL ANNUAL SERVICE  CHARGE  OF
 TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS SHALL BE CHARGED FOR SUCH PLATE. SUCH ANNUAL SERVICE
 CHARGE  SHALL  BE  DEPOSITED  PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION FOUR
 HUNDRED FOUR-OO OF THIS ARTICLE TO  THE  CREDIT  OF  THE  GUARDIANS  FOR
 SCHOOLS  FUND  ESTABLISHED  BY  SECTION  NINETY-SEVEN-ZZZZ  OF THE STATE
 FINANCE LAW, AND SHALL BE USED FOR PURPOSE OF ENSURING INCREASED SECURI-
 TY IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.  PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT ONE YEAR AFTER THE EFFEC-
 TIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS,
 OR SO MUCH THEREOF AS MAY BE AVAILABLE SHALL BE ALLOCATED FROM SUCH FUND
 TO THE DEPARTMENT TO OFFSET COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PRODUCTION OF SUCH
 LICENSE PLATE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD03850-01-1

 S. 1518                             2
 
   § 2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section  97-zzzz
 to read as follows:
   §  97-ZZZZ.    GUARDIANS FOR SCHOOLS FUND.   1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTAB-
 LISHED IN THE JOINT CUSTODY OF THE COMMISSIONER OF TAXATION AND  FINANCE
 AND  THE  COMPTROLLER,  A SPECIAL FUND TO BE KNOWN AS THE "GUARDIANS FOR
 SCHOOLS FUND".
   2. SUCH FUND SHALL CONSIST OF ALL REVENUES RECEIVED  PURSUANT  TO  THE
 PROVISIONS  OF  SECTION  FOUR HUNDRED FOUR-FF OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC
 LAW AND ALL OTHER MONEYS APPROPRIATED, CREDITED, OR TRANSFERRED  THERETO
 FROM ANY OTHER FUND OR SOURCE PURSUANT TO LAW. NOTHING CONTAINED IN THIS
 SECTION SHALL PREVENT THE STATE FROM RECEIVING GRANTS, GIFTS OR BEQUESTS
 FOR  THE  PURPOSES OF THE FUND AS DEFINED IN THIS SECTION AND DEPOSITING
 THEM INTO THE FUND ACCORDING TO LAW.
   3. MONEYS OF THE FUND SHALL BE EXPENDED FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF ENSUR-
 ING INCREASED SECURITY IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
 HELPING PAY FOR SCHOOL  RESOURCE  OFFICERS,  SECURITY  TRAINING,  MENTAL
 HEALTH  COUNSELING,  METAL  DETECTORS, SECURITY CAMERAS AND OTHER SCHOOL
 BUILDING MODIFICATIONS TO IMPROVE SCHOOL  SAFETY.  THE  COMMISSIONER  OF
 EDUCATION OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL ESTABLISH GUIDELINES AND CRITE-
 RIA FOR QUALIFYING EXPENDITURES UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION AND SHALL PROMUL-
 GATE  ALL RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF
 THIS SUBDIVISION.
   4. MONEYS SHALL BE PAID OUT OF THE FUND ON THE AUDIT  AND  WARRANT  OF
 THE  STATE  COMPTROLLER ON VOUCHERS CERTIFIED OR APPROVED BY THE COMMIS-
 SIONER OF EDUCATION OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
   5. ANY INCOME EARNED ON MONEYS IN THE GUARDIANS FOR SCHOOLS FUND SHALL
 BE ADDED TO AND USED FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUCH FUND.
   6. MONIES OF THE FUND SHALL BE USED SOLELY FOR THE USE OF SCHOOL SECU-
 RITY MEASURES AND MAY NOT BE DIVERTED INTO THE GENERAL FUND.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition,  amend-
 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 tation  of  this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
 completed on or before such effective date.

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