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                                 1166--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             January 8, 2015
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Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  JAFFEE,  SCHIMEL,  CAHILL, DAVILA, ROBINSON,
  CROUCH, GOODELL, STECK, LINARES,  GOTTFRIED,  DUPREY,  BLAKE,  KEARNS,
  JEAN-PIERRE,  ABINANTI,  RIVERA, LIFTON, RUSSELL -- Multi-Sponsored by
  -- M. of A. BLANKENBUSH, BRENNAN, MAGEE, SIMON, SOLAGES --  read  once
  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Education -- recommitted to the
  Committee on Education in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec.  2  --
  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
  recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to  school  district  tax
  levies

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 2023-a of the  education  law,  as
added  by  section  2  of  part  A of chapter 97 of the laws of 2011, is
amended to read as follows:
  6. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,  in
the  event  the  trustee,  trustees  or  board  of education of a school
district that is subject to the provisions of this  section  proposes  a
budget  that will require a tax levy that exceeds the tax levy limit for
the corresponding school year,  not  including  any  levy  necessary  to
support  the  expenditures pursuant to subparagraphs (i) through (iv) of
paragraph i of subdivision two of this section, then such  budget  shall
be  approved if [sixty percent] A MAJORITY of the votes cast thereon are
in the affirmative.
  (b) Where the trustee, trustees or board of education proposes a budg-
et subject to the requirements of paragraph (a) of this subdivision, the
ballot for such budget shall include the following statement in substan-
tially the same form: "Adoption of  this  budget  requires  a  tax  levy
increase  of         which exceeds the statutory tax levy increase limit
of      for this school fiscal year and therefore exceeds the state  tax

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06130-02-6

              

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cap  and must be approved by [sixty percent] A MAJORITY of the qualified
voters present and voting."
  S 2. Subdivision 9 of section 2023-a of the education law, as added by
section  2  of  part  A of chapter 97 of the laws of 2011, is amended to
read as follows:
  9. Nothing in this section shall preclude the  trustee,  trustees,  or
board  of  education  of  a  school  district, in their discretion, from
submitting additional items of expenditures to the voters  for  approval
as  separate  propositions  or  the  voters from submitting propositions
pursuant to sections two thousand eight and two thousand thirty-five  of
this part; provided however, except in the case of a proposition submit-
ted  for any expenditure contained within subparagraphs (i) through (iv)
of paragraph i of subdivision two of this section, if  any  proposition,
or  propositions  collectively  that  are  subject to a vote on the same
date, would require an expenditure of money that  would  require  a  tax
levy  and  would  result  in  the  tax levy limit being exceeded for the
corresponding school year then such proposition  shall  be  approved  if
[sixty percent] A MAJORITY of the votes cast thereon are in the affirma-
tive.
  S  3.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
the amendments to section 2023-a of the education law made  by  sections
one  and two of this act shall not affect the repeal of such section and
shall expire and be deemed repealed therewith.