Relates to school district bonds and notification to taxpayers; requires school districts when presenting a budget for the fiscal year, to notify taxpayers and disclose the amount of the outstanding bonds and the amount of such bonds which shall expire in the respective fiscal year; provides for a separate line on every taxpayer's bill for the amount of taxes which were paid in the respective fiscal year.
Sponsor: Raia (MS) / Multi-sponsor(s): Castelli, Fitzpatrick, Giglio, McDonough, Rabbitt / Co-sponsor(s): McKevitt, Saladino
Law Section: Education Law / Law: Add S3613, Ed L
Sponsor: Raia (MS) / Multi-sponsor(s): Castelli, Fitzpatrick, Giglio, McDonough, Rabbitt / Co-sponsor(s): McKevitt, Saladino
Law Section: Education Law / Law: Add S3613, Ed L
A4274-2011 Actions
- May 30, 2012: held for consideration in education
- Jan 4, 2012: referred to education
- Feb 2, 2011: referred to education
A4274-2011 Text
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
4274 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N ASSEMBLY February 2, 2011
Introduced by M. of A. RAIA, McKEVITT -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. FITZPATRICK, GIGLIO, McDONOUGH, RABBITT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to school district bonds and notification to taxpayers 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 section 3613 to read as follows:
S 3613. SCHOOL DISTRICT BONDS; NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS. 1. WHENEVER A SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL PRESENT THE BUDGET, SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL DISCLOSE THE FINANCIAL COST OF ALL OUTSTANDING BONDS WHICH SHALL EXPIRE IN THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION DISCLOSURE SHALL BE SATISFIED BY INDICATING THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL PAYMENT THAT THE DISTRICT HAS MADE IN SATISFACTION OF SUCH BONDS. 2. ON EVERY TAXPAYER'S BILL THERE SHALL BE A SEPARATE LINE FOR THE AMOUNT OF TAXES WHICH WERE PAID IN THE RESPECTIVE FISCAL YEAR ON SUCH SCHOOL BONDS.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06629-01-1

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