Provides for state reimbursement to all elementary and secondary schools for the cost of metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax payments

22 Co-sponsors

• Amy Paulin
• Michael Benedetto
• Peter Abbate
• Adriano Espaillat
• Ellen C. Jaffee
• Audrey Pheffer
• William Colton
• Rory Lancman
• Dennis H. Gabryszak
• Louis Tobacco
• George Latimer
• Ann-Margaret Carrozza
• Alan Maisel
• Marc Alessi
• Kenneth Zebrowski
• Matthew Titone
• Michael Cusick
• Naomi Rivera
• Margaret Markey
• Mark J.F. Schroeder
• Brian Kavanagh
• Frank Skartados

26 Multi-sponsors

• Greg Ball
• William Boyland
• Phil Boyle
• Kevin Cahill
• Nancy Calhoun
• Robert Castelli
• James Conte
• Jane Corwin
• Michael J. Fitzpatrick
• James Hayes
• Andrew Hevesi
• Janele Hyer-Spencer
• David Koon
• Nettie Mayersohn
• David McDonough
• Thomas McKevitt
• Joel Miller
• Marcus Molinaro
• Dean Murray
• Ann Rabbitt
• Andrew Raia
• Robert Reilly
• Joseph Saladino
• Teresa Sayward
• Fred Thiele
• Harvey Weisenberg

BILL NUMBER:A8726

Title of bill

An act to amend chapter 25 of the laws of 2009, amending the tax law and the administrative code of the city of New York relating to the metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax, and the education law, in relation to the imposition of such tax upon and reimbursement thereof to public and private elementary and secondary schools

Purpose

Provides for state reimbursement to all elementary and secondary schools for the cost of metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax payments.

Summary of provisions

Paragraph (i) of subdivision (a) of section 23 of part c of a chapter of the laws of 2009, amending the tax law and the administrative code of the city of New York relating to the metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax, as proposed in legislative bill numbers S.5451 and A.8180 is amended to read as follows:

(i) imposed on employers, shall apply on and after March 1, 2009, provided however, that the tax shall apply to public school districts, and all non public and private elementary and secondary schools within the metropolitan commuter transportation district (MCTD) on and after September 1, 2009.

Subdivision 1 of section 3609-g of the education law, as added by section 1 of part D of a chapter of the laws of 2009, amending the education law relating to certain moneys apportioned to school districts for reimbursement of article twenty-three of the tax law payments, as proposed in legislative bill numbers 5.5451 and A.8180, the definition of "School district" is amended to include all non public and private elementary and secondary schools.

Justification

As defined in legislative bill numbers 5.5451 and A.8180, employers within the metropolitan commuter transportation district's are required to pay a metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax; whereas, public school districts are entitled to full reimbursement; however, non public and private elementary and secondary schools have been excluded.

This bill enables all non public and private elementary and secondary schools to be entitled to the same reimbursements as public school districts.

Legislative history

New Bill

Fiscal implications

$5,650,000

Effective date

This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same manner as part C of a chapter of the laws of 2009, amending the tax law and the administrative code of the city of New York relating to the metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax, as proposed in legislative bill numbers S.5451 and A.8180, takes effect, except that section two of this act shall take effect on the same date and in the same manner as part D of a chapter of the laws of 2009, amending the education law relating to certain moneys apportioned to

school districts for reimbursement of article twenty-three of the tax law payments, as proposed in legislative bill numbers 5.5451 and A.8180, takes effect.