Senate Bill S1387A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Creates a tax surcharge to fund an omnibus education financing plan in New York city

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  • Introduced
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    • 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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2015-S1387 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1304-e, Tax L; add §2589, amd §2576, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S3208
2017-2018: S2834
2019-2020: S4885
2021-2022: S4403
2023-2024: S5275

2015-S1387 - Summary

Creates a tax surcharge to fund an omnibus education financing plan in New York city; also provides for a maintenance of effort requirement.

2015-S1387 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S1387 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1387

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 12, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
  ment Operations

AN ACT to amend the tax law and the education law, in relation to educa-
  tion tax surcharge

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

  Section  1.  Legislative  intent.  The  legislature  hereby  finds and
declares that an omnibus education financing plan is essential to effec-
tively and comprehensively provide a sound  basic  education  to  public
school  students  in  the city of New York. The "emergency in education"
surcharge tax, grounded in  the  need  to  provide  immediate,  adequate
support  for  public  education in the city of New York, is such a plan.
The plan recognizes and addresses several factors:  (1)  that  increased
operating aid is necessary to ensure New York city students are prepared
to  achieve the higher standards implemented by the New York state board
of regents, (2) that the city of New York is  committed  to  shouldering
its  "fair  share"  of  the  cost  of  educating  students in its public
schools, and (3) that students currently attending public schools in the
city of New York cannot afford to  wait  as  litigation  concerning  the
state of New York's education financing system is decided by the courts.
The  mayor  and  the city council have agreed that the financing program
provided for in this act will provide the funds necessary  to  implement
the  "emergency  in  education"  plan.  The state must authorize the new
revenue sources requested by the city of New York to enable the city  to
effectively educate public school students.
  S  2. The tax law is amended by adding a new section 1304-e to read as
follows:
  S 1304-E. EMERGENCY IN EDUCATION TAX SURCHARGE. (A) IN ADDITION TO THE
TAXES AUTHORIZED BY ANY OTHER SECTION OF THIS ARTICLE, ANY CITY IMPOSING
SUCH TAXES IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND EMPOWERED TO ADOPT AND  AMEND  LOCAL

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06967-01-5
              

2015-S1387A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1304-e, Tax L; add §2589, amd §2576, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S3208
2017-2018: S2834
2019-2020: S4885
2021-2022: S4403
2023-2024: S5275

2015-S1387A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates a tax surcharge to fund an omnibus education financing plan in New York city; also provides for a maintenance of effort requirement.

2015-S1387A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S1387A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 1387--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 12, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
  ment Operations -- recommitted to the Committee on Investigations  and
  Government  Operations  in  accordance  with  Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
  committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
  recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the tax law and the education law, in relation to educa-
  tion tax surcharge

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

  Section 1.  Legislative  intent.  The  legislature  hereby  finds  and
declares that an omnibus education financing plan is essential to effec-
tively  and  comprehensively  provide  a sound basic education to public
school students in the city of New York. The  "emergency  in  education"
surcharge  tax,  grounded  in  the  need  to provide immediate, adequate
support for public education in the city of New York, is  such  a  plan.
The  plan  recognizes  and addresses several factors: (1) that increased
operating aid is necessary to ensure New York city students are prepared
to achieve the higher standards implemented by the New York state  board
of  regents,  (2)  that the city of New York is committed to shouldering
its "fair share" of  the  cost  of  educating  students  in  its  public
schools, and (3) that students currently attending public schools in the
city  of  New  York  cannot  afford to wait as litigation concerning the
state of New York's education financing system is decided by the courts.
The mayor and the city council have agreed that  the  financing  program
provided  for  in this act will provide the funds necessary to implement
the "emergency in education" plan. The  state  must  authorize  the  new
revenue  sources requested by the city of New York to enable the city to
effectively educate public school students.
  S 2. The tax law is amended by adding a new section 1304-e to read  as
follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06967-02-6
              

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