Bill Text: NY S05877 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides that in certain instances the school district budget will be approved if the majority of the votes cast are in the affirmative and if the budget, without the separate proposition or propositions, does not exceed the tax levy limit.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-03-02 - PRINT NUMBER 5877A [S05877 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S05877-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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           S. 5877                                                  A. 8136
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                             S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
                                     June 10, 2015
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       IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. CROCI -- read twice and ordered printed,
         and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
       IN  ASSEMBLY  --  Introduced by M. of A. THIELE, MURRAY -- read once and
         referred to the Committee on Education
       AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the effect  of  failed
         propositions  on voter approval for remaining propositions not collec-
         tively exceeding the tax levy limit
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Subdivision  9 of section 2023-a of the education law, as
    2  added by section 2 of part A of chapter 97  of  the  laws  of  2011,  is
    3  amended to read as follows:
    4    9.  Nothing  in  this section shall preclude the trustee, trustees, or
    5  board of education of a  school  district,  in  their  discretion,  from
    6  submitting  additional  items of expenditures to the voters for approval
    7  as separate propositions or  the  voters  from  submitting  propositions
    8  pursuant  to sections two thousand eight and two thousand thirty-five of
    9  this part; provided however, except in the case of a proposition submit-
   10  ted for any expenditure contained within subparagraphs (i) through  (iv)
   11  of  paragraph  i of subdivision two of this section, if any proposition,
   12  or propositions collectively that are subject to  a  vote  on  the  same
   13  date,  would  require  an  expenditure of money that would require a tax
   14  levy and would result in the tax  levy  limit  being  exceeded  for  the
   15  corresponding  school  year  then  such proposition shall be approved if
   16  sixty percent of the votes cast thereon are in the affirmative.  IN  THE
   17  EVENT  THAT  SUCH PROPOSITION IS NOT APPROVED AND THE REMAINING PROPOSI-
   18  TION OR PROPOSITIONS COLLECTIVELY WOULD NOT EXCEED THE  TAX  LEVY  LIMIT
   19  FOR  THE CORRESPONDING SCHOOL YEAR, SUCH REMAINING PROPOSITION OR PROPO-
   20  SITIONS SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN APPROVED IF FIFTY  PERCENT  OF  THE
   21  VOTES CAST THEREON ARE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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       S. 5877                             2                            A. 8136
    1    S  2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the amend-
    2  ments to section 2023-a of the education law made by section one of this
    3  act shall not affect the repeal of such  section  and  shall  be  deemed
    4  repealed therewith.