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S2592Senate2011-2012 Session

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

Sponsor Andrew J. LanzaSD-24+2 co-sponsorsAffects Education
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In Senate Committee
Education
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Pending
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Pending

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Andrew J. Lanza

Senator · Senate District 24

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History

  1. Print number 2592b
  2. Amend and recommit to education
  3. Referred to education
  4. Returned to senate
  5. Died in assembly
  6. Referred to ways and means
  7. Delivered to assembly
  8. Passed senateVote 62–0
  9. Ordered to third reading cal.1301
  10. Committee discharged and committed to rules
  11. Print number 2592a
  12. Amend (t) and recommit to education
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  1. Referred to education

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Sponsor's memo

BILL NUMBER:S2592B

Title of bill

An act to amend the education law, in relation to reimbursement of the metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax to public and private elementary and secondary schools and to institutions of higher education

Purpose

Provides for state reimbursement private elementary and secondary schools and colleges for the cost of metropolitan commuter transporta- tion mobility tax payments.

Summary of provisions

Section 1: Amends 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.

Section 2: amends the education law by adding a new article 128, State Aid to Institutions of Higher Education.

Justification

While the Metropolitan Commuter Transportation Mobility Tax hurt busi- nesses and not-for-profits that are required to pay such tax, it also included that non-public and private elementary and secondary schools pay the tax while public schools received a reimbursement exemption.

The payroll tax unfairly burdens private, religious and parochial schools because while public school systems are reimbursed for the payroll tax at the end of the year, private schools operate as independ- ent entities and are responsible for their own payroll tax.

This bill also allows all New York State Higher Education institutions to be reimbursed for paying the MTA payroll tax.

Non-public schools provide a service to all taxpayers and public school systems by relieving them of the burden of educating those additional students. But instead of being rewarded for that enormous contribution, they're targeted by such discriminatory measures as the selective MTA bailout and the payroll tax. Therefore, this bill is necessary to correct this inequity. This bill enables all non-public and Private elementary and secondary schools to be entitled to the same reimburse- ments as public school districts.

Legislative history

2011: Passed Senate

Fiscal implications

Undetermined.

Effective date

This act shall take effect immediately.

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