Bill Text: NY A06068 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires the legislature to provide funding to reimburse localities for the costs associated with expenditures made as a requirement of any law which mandates the undertaking of a new program or increases the level of service of an existing program by a locality; requires the legislature to establish procedures for the allocation of funds among the local governments.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 28-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-06-17 - held for consideration in ways and means [A06068 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A06068-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         6068
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                    March 14, 2013
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       Introduced  by  M.  of A. FRIEND, KOLB, GIGLIO, HAWLEY, FINCH, P. LOPEZ,
         CORWIN, PALMESANO, KATZ -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.  of  A.  BARCLAY,
         BUTLER,  DUPREY,  GOODELL,  JORDAN,  McDONOUGH, MONTESANO, OAKS, RAIA,
         TEDISCO, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and
         Means
                   CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
       proposing an amendment to article 9 of the constitution, in relation  to
         acts of the legislature having fiscal impact on local governments
    1    Section  1.  Resolved  (if  the  Senate concur), That article 9 of the
    2  constitution be amended by adding a new section 4 to read as follows:
    3    S 4. THE LEGISLATURE SHALL PROVIDE STATE FUNDING TO REIMBURSE  CITIES,
    4  COUNTIES,  TOWNS, AND/OR VILLAGES FOR THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH EXPENDI-
    5  TURES MADE AS A REQUIREMENT FOR ANY LAW, GENERAL OR  SPECIAL,  EFFECTIVE
    6  THE  FIRST  DAY  OF JANUARY SUCCEEDING THE APPROVAL OF THE VOTERS, WHICH
    7  MANDATES THE UNDERTAKING OF A NEW PROGRAM  OR  INCREASES  THE  LEVEL  OF
    8  SERVICE  OF AN EXISTING PROGRAM BY A CITY, COUNTY, TOWN, OR VILLAGE. THE
    9  LEGISLATURE SHALL ESTABLISH PROCEDURES FOR THE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS AMONG
   10  THE CITIES, COUNTIES, TOWNS, AND/OR VILLAGES.
   11    THIS REQUIREMENT SHALL NOT APPLY WHERE FEDERAL REIMBURSEMENT OR MATCH-
   12  ING FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE AND SUCH PROVISION WOULD  DISQUALIFY  A  MUNICI-
   13  PALITY, OR IMPAIR A MUNICIPALITY'S ABILITY, TO PARTICIPATE IN OR RECEIVE
   14  SUCH  FEDERAL FUNDS. THE LEGISLATURE SHALL, IN ITS DISCRETION, DETERMINE
   15  IF STATE FUNDING SHALL BE PROVIDED  FOR  THE  SUPPORT  OF  SUCH  FEDERAL
   16  PROGRAMS PROVIDED BY A MUNICIPALITY.
   17    S  2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment be
   18  referred to the first regular legislative session  convening  after  the
   19  next  succeeding  general  election  of members of the assembly, and, in
   20  conformity with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution,  be
   21  published for three months previous to the time of such election.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD89038-01-3