Commencing with the proposed budget for the 2012-2013, the property tax report card shall be mailed to all qualified voters of the school district after the date of the budget hearing, but no later than six days prior to the annual meeting and election or special district meeting at which a school budget vote will occur; provided further that commencing with the proposed budget for the 2012-2013 school year, all documents prepared by the board of education and/or school district that inform the public, whether by electronic, hardcopy, or other means, about proposed tax rate increases or decreases, and/or percentage increases or decreases, resulting from a proposed budget, shall include the proposed budget increase or decrease, and percentage increase or decrease, and the proposed tax levy increase or decrease, and percentage increase or decrease, on the same page, and in the same font style and size, as the proposed tax rate change.

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S466A-2011 Actions

• Jan 5, 2012: PRINT NUMBER 466A
• Jan 5, 2012: AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION
• Jan 4, 2012: REFERRED TO EDUCATION
• Jan 5, 2011: REFERRED TO EDUCATION

S466A-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S466A

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the education law, in relation to requiring tax levy
information and
percentage increase to be sent to all voters

PURPOSE:
Requires tax levy and percentage increase to be sent to all
voters.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Sections 1 and 2 paragraph a of subdivision 2-a of section 2022 of the
education law, proposes that any increase of the tax levy within the
two-thousand seven--two thousand eight school year be included in
projected contingency budget.

Section 3 amends sections 1716 of the education law adding two new
subdivisions 8 and 9. This would require school districts to mail a
tax report card to all qualified voters of the school district.

Section 4 amends section 1608 of the education law by adding
subdivisions 8 and 9. These amendments require that the cards be
mailed no later than six days prior to the annual meeting and election.

JUSTIFICATION:
Constituents who face the burden of increased taxes
deserve a period to bring forth their concerns regarding tax levy
information to the board of trustees for a school district. The
mailing of an informational tax card with relevant information
pertaining to the amount of increase or decrease of: student
enrollment and the projected tax rate(s). Individuals responsible for
controlling the tax rate will be held at a greater level of
accountability to the tax paying public that the school district
resides.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
S.5038 of 2007/2008
S.3272 of 2009/2010

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the first of July next
succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law; provided,
however, that effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of
this act on its effective date are authorized and directed to be made
and completed on or before such effective date.

S466A-2011 Text

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

                                   466--A

                         2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                              I N  SENATE

                                 (PREFILED)

                               January 5, 2011
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by  Sens.  NOZZOLIO, LARKIN, YOUNG -- read twice and ordered
    printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Educa-
    tion  --  recommitted to the Committee on Education 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 education law, in relation to requiring tax levy
    information and percentage increase to be sent to all voters

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


    Section  1.  Paragraph  a  of  subdivision  2-a of section 2022 of the
  education law, as amended by section 7 of part A of chapter  97  of  the
  laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:

    a.  Commencing  with the proposed budget for the two thousand one--two
  thousand two school year, such notice shall also include  a  description
  of  how  total  spending  and  the  tax  levy,  AND, COMMENCING WITH THE
  PROPOSED BUDGET FOR  THE  TWO  THOUSAND  TWELVE--TWO  THOUSAND  THIRTEEN
  SCHOOL YEAR, THE PERCENTAGE INCREASE OR DECREASE IN THE TAX LEVY result-
  ing  from the proposed budget would compare with a projected contingency
  budget adopted pursuant to section two  thousand  twenty-three  of  this
  [article]  PART, assuming that such contingency budget is adopted on the
  same day as the vote on the proposed budget. Such comparison shall be in
  total and by component (program, capital and administrative), and  shall
  include  a statement of the assumptions made in estimating the projected
  contingency budget.
    S 2. Paragraph a of subdivision 2-a of section 2022 of  the  education
  law,  as added by section 3 of part A of chapter 60 of the laws of 2000,
  is amended to read as follows:

    a. Commencing with the proposed budget for the two  thousand  one--two
  thousand  two  school year, such notice shall also include a description
  of how total spending  and  the  tax  levy,  AND,  COMMENCING  WITH  THE

   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD00493-02-1

 S. 466--A                           2

  PROPOSED  BUDGET FOR THE TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN--TWO THOUSAND TWELVE SCHOOL
  YEAR, THE PERCENTAGE INCREASE OR DECREASE IN THE TAX LEVY resulting from
  the proposed budget would compare with a  projected  contingency  budget
  adopted  pursuant to section two thousand twenty-three of this [article]
  PART, assuming that such contingency budget is adopted on the  same  day
  as  the  vote  on the proposed budget. Such comparison shall be in total
  and by  component  (program,  capital  and  administrative),  and  shall
  include  a statement of the assumptions made in estimating the projected
  contingency budget.
    S 3. Section 1716 of the education law is amended by  adding  two  new
  subdivisions 8 and 9 to read as follows:

    8.   COMMENCING   WITH  THE  PROPOSED  BUDGET  FOR  THE  TWO  THOUSAND
  TWELVE--TWO THOUSAND THIRTEEN SCHOOL YEAR, THE PROPERTY TAX REPORT  CARD
  SHALL BE MAILED TO ALL QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AFTER THE
  DATE  OF  THE  BUDGET  HEARING,  BUT NO LATER THAN SIX DAYS PRIOR TO THE
  ANNUAL MEETING AND ELECTION OR  SPECIAL  DISTRICT  MEETING  AT  WHICH  A
  SCHOOL BUDGET VOTE WILL OCCUR.
    9.   COMMENCING   WITH  THE  PROPOSED  BUDGET  FOR  THE  TWO  THOUSAND
  TWELVE--TWO THOUSAND THIRTEEN SCHOOL YEAR, ALL DOCUMENTS PREPARED BY THE
  BOARD OF EDUCATION AND/OR SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT INFORM THE PUBLIC, WHETH-
  ER BY ELECTRONIC, HARDCOPY, OR OTHER  MEANS,  ABOUT  PROPOSED  TAX  RATE
  INCREASES  OR  DECREASES,  AND/OR  PERCENTAGE  INCREASES  OR  DECREASES,
  RESULTING FROM A PROPOSED BUDGET,  SHALL  INCLUDE  THE  PROPOSED  BUDGET
  INCREASE  OR  DECREASE,  AND  PERCENTAGE  INCREASE  OR DECREASE, AND THE
  PROPOSED TAX LEVY INCREASE  OR  DECREASE,  AND  PERCENTAGE  INCREASE  OR
  DECREASE,  ON THE SAME PAGE, AND IN THE SAME FONT STYLE AND SIZE, AS THE
  PROPOSED TAX RATE CHANGE.
    S 4. Section 1608 of the education law is amended by  adding  two  new
  subdivisions 8 and 9 to read as follows:

    8.   COMMENCING   WITH  THE  PROPOSED  BUDGET  FOR  THE  TWO  THOUSAND
  TWELVE--TWO THOUSAND THIRTEEN SCHOOL YEAR, THE PROPERTY TAX REPORT  CARD
  SHALL BE MAILED TO ALL QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AFTER THE
  DATE  OF  THE  BUDGET  HEARING,  BUT NO LATER THAN SIX DAYS PRIOR TO THE
  ANNUAL MEETING AND ELECTION OR  SPECIAL  DISTRICT  MEETING  AT  WHICH  A
  SCHOOL BUDGET VOTE WILL OCCUR.
    9.   COMMENCING   WITH  THE  PROPOSED  BUDGET  FOR  THE  TWO  THOUSAND
  TWELVE--TWO THOUSAND THIRTEEN SCHOOL YEAR, ALL DOCUMENTS PREPARED BY THE
  BOARD OF EDUCATION AND/OR SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT INFORM THE PUBLIC, WHETH-
  ER BY ELECTRONIC, HARDCOPY, OR OTHER  MEANS,  ABOUT  PROPOSED  TAX  RATE
  INCREASES  OR  DECREASES,  AND/OR  PERCENTAGE  INCREASES  OR  DECREASES,
  RESULTING FROM A PROPOSED BUDGET,  SHALL  INCLUDE  THE  PROPOSED  BUDGET
  INCREASE  OR  DECREASE,  AND  PERCENTAGE  INCREASE  OR DECREASE, AND THE
  PROPOSED TAX LEVY INCREASE  OR  DECREASE,  AND  PERCENTAGE  INCREASE  OR
  DECREASE,  ON THE SAME PAGE, AND IN THE SAME FONT STYLE AND SIZE, AS THE
  PROPOSED TAX RATE CHANGE.
    S 5. This act shall take effect on the first of July  next  succeeding
  the  date  on  which it shall have become a law; provided, however, that
  the amendments to paragraph a of subdivision 2-a of section 2022 of  the
  education  law, made by section one of this act, shall be subject to the
  expiration and reversion of such section pursuant to section 13 of  part
  A of chapter 97 of the laws of 2011, as amended, when upon such date the
  provisions  of  section  two  of  this  act  shall take effect; provided
  further that  effective  immediately,  the  addition,  amendment  and/or
  repeal  of  any  rule  or regulation necessary for the implementation of
  this act on its effective date are authorized and directed  to  be  made
  and completed on or before such effective date.