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- Referred to investigations and government operations
- Returned to senate
- Died in assembly
- Referred to ways and means
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 62–0
- Ordered to third reading cal.1280
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Referred to investigations and government operations
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BILL NUMBER:S571
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
Section 1: Amends Paragraph (i) of subdivision (a) of section 23 of part c of 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. Under this bill, the tax shall not be imposed on employers that are not only public school districts, but also all non-public and private elementary and secondary schools within the metropolitan commuter transportation district (MCTD).
Section 2: 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, amending the education law relating to certain moneys apportioned to school districts for reimbursement of article twenty-three of the tax law payments. The definition of "School district" is amended to include all non-public and private elementary and secondary schools.
Justification
Under current law, 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
2010 - S.5832
Fiscal implications
$5,650,000
Effective date
Immediate.
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