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History
- Referred to local government
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Title of bill
An act to amend the real property tax law, in relation to alternative school tax and county tax apportionment in cities and towns
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The purpose of this bill is to amend Real Property Tax Law (RPTL) §§ 1316 and 847 to require the State Board of Real Property Services (Board) to provide notice of the State equalization rate and apportionment rate only upon request.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 of the bill amends RPTL § 1316(3) to require the Board to notify both the school district and the appropriate assessing unit of the establishment of the latest final State equalization rate and the corresponding apportionment rate, only upon application by the chief fiscal officer of a school district.
Section 2 of the bill amends RPTL § 847(3) to require the Board to notify both the county and the appropriate assessing unit of the establishment of the latest final State equalization rate and the corresponding apportionment rate, only upon application by the chief fiscal officer of a county.
Section 3 of the bill provides for an immediate effective date.
Existing law
RPTL §§ 1316(3) and 847(3) currently require the Board, within five days of the establishment of the latest final State equalization rate, to notify the appropriate school district and county of such equalization rate and the corresponding apportionment rate for school tax and county tax apportionment among cities and towns. It is then the option of the school district or the county whether to adopt the apportionment rate for the apportionment of taxes.
Legislative history
This is a new proposal.
Statement in support
The original purpose of providing notice of apportionment rates was to allow school districts or counties to correct perceived distortions in their tax levies. The apportionment process, however, has led to inter-municipal strife, and the apportionment rates established by the Board are rarely adopted by the school districts or the counties that receive them. For example, in 2008, the Board established 26 apportionment rates for 21 school districts, but only one such district adopted the rate. Also that year, the Board established 23 apportionment rates for 9 counties, but none of the counties adopted the rate. By adding the requirement that school districts or counties apply to receive to receive an apportionment rate, this bill would enable the Board to redirect scarce agency resources to other more productive uses.
Budget implications
None.
Effective date
This law would take effect immediately.
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