Assembly Bill A940

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes the task force on education funding and property tax reform

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

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

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2023-A940 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A9642

2023-A940 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the task force on education funding and property tax reform within the education department to conduct a comprehensive study and provide recommendations on education funding and the role of property taxes in funding New York's education system.

2023-A940 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    940
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2023
                                ___________
 
 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;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02144-01-3

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