New York Assembly Bill 1598 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-1)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-01-08 - referred to education
Pending: Assembly Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Makes provisions for the state to assume all costs of basic quality education and for the elimination of real property taxes for the support of education; requires board of regents to establish a schedule of mandatory basic services and costs thereof; provides that school districts shall submit an annual basic budget to the department of education for basic services; increases taxes on personal income and business; makes special provisions for reduction of tax in certain cities and for reduction in rent by tenants in such cities; provides for phased in methods of funding using a "Basic Quality Education" formula; repeals certain provisions of the tax law and real property tax law relating thereto.

Makes provisions for the state to assume all costs of basic quality education and for the elimination of real property taxes for the support of education; requires board of regents to establish a schedule of mandatory basic services and costs thereof; provides that school districts shall submit an annual basic budget to the department of education for basic services; increases taxes on personal income and business; makes special provisions for reduction of tax in certain cities and for reduction in rent by tenants in such cities; provides for phased in methods of funding using a "Basic Quality Education" formula; repeals certain provisions of the tax law and real property tax law relating thereto.

Asm. Kevin Cahill [D]	Asm. Crystal Peoples-Stokes [D]	Asm. Harvey Weisenberg [D]	Asm. Ellen Jaffee [D]
Asm. James Brennan [D]	Asm. Steve Katz [R]	Asm. Charles Lavine [D]	Asm. Annette Robinson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-01-08	Assembly	referred to education
2013-01-09	Assembly	referred to education

S02967 (Same As) 2014-01-08 - REFERRED TO EDUCATION

Type	Source
Summary	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A01598&term=2013&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y
Text	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A01598&term=2013&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#A01598