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Jan 03, 2024 |
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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Assembly Bill A1810
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
GOODELL
Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2023-A1810 (ACTIVE) - Details
2023-A1810 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Creates a school board empowerment act which allows local school districts to declare a fiscal emergency under designated conditions and fiscally restructure so as to minimize adverse impacts on student education; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.
2023-A1810 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1810 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 23, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GOODELL -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to creating a school board empowerment act which allows local school districts to declare a fiscal emergency under designated conditions and fiscally restructure so as to minimize adverse impacts on student education; 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 education law is amended by adding a new title 5-a to read as follows: TITLE V-A SCHOOL BOARD EMPOWERMENT ARTICLE 78. SCHOOL BOARD EMPOWERMENT (§§ 3850-3853) ARTICLE 78 SCHOOL BOARD EMPOWERMENT SECTION 3850. DECLARATION OF FISCAL EMERGENCY. 3851. TEMPORARY FREEZE OF EXPENDITURE INCREASES. 3852. RESTRUCTURING OPERATIONS. 3853. RESTRUCTURING PLAN. § 3850. DECLARATION OF FISCAL EMERGENCY. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THE LAW TO THE CONTRARY, UPON A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE SCHOOL BOARD A FISCAL EMERGENCY MAY BE DECLARED ALLOWING THE SCHOOL BOARD TO TAKE REASONABLE STEPS TO AMELIORATE THE FISCAL EMERGENCY PURSU- ANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE. TO DECLARE A FISCAL EMERGENCY THE BOARD MUST BE ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE: 1. PROJECTED EXPENSES EXCEED ALL AVAILABLE REVENUE; AND 2. THE SCHOOL BUDGET WAS REJECTED BY VOTERS OR FAILED TO RECEIVE THE VOTES NECESSARY TO EXCEED ANY ENACTED PROPERTY TAX CAP. SUCH SCHOOL BOARD VOTE SHALL BE MADE FOLLOWING A PUBLIC HEARING AT WHICH THE SCHOOL BOARD SHALL PROVIDE EVIDENCE THAT PROJECTED EXPENSES EXCEED ALL AVAIL- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06050-01-3
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