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Title of bill
An act to direct the New York state office of real property services to develop a program to determine eligibility for the enhanced STAR exemption without necessitating the collection of personal information by the assessor
Purpose
To direct the Office of Real Property Services to develop a program to determine STAR eligibility without necessitating the collection of sensitive personal information by assessors.
Justification
Assessors must currently collect certain sensitive personal information in order to verify eligibility for the enhanced STAR exemption. Income tax returns with social security numbers and other personal information are currently required to be submitted to the assessor for STAR eligibility determinations. In this day and age, when identity theft is a very real concern, the collection of sensitive personal information should be limited to the extent possible and should only be required in circumstances where extensive measures have been taken to ensure the security of sensitive personal information.
Local assessors should not have to bear the burden of collecting such personal information and ensuring the security of such information. The threat of identity theft has permeated many aspects of our lives and security breaches are frequently reported at large businesses which have the means and the expertise to employ complex security procedures to keep personal information secure. Local assessors do not have such means and expertise and should not be required to collect sensitive personal information. This bill would address this issue by directing the Office of Real Property Services to develop a STAR eligibility determination program which does not necessitate the collection of sensitive personal information by local assessors.
Legislative history
S.3557 of 2008
Fiscal implications
Undetermined.
Effective date
Immediately.
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