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Senator · Senate District 40
1 Co-sponsor
History
- Referred to education
Companion bill
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Exempts BOCES capital expenditures from limitations upon local school district tax levies
In Assembly Committee · Education · Sponsor Sandy Galef
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S6704
Title of bill
An act to amend the education law, in relation to exempting BOCES capi- tal expenditures from limitations upon local school district tax levies
Purpose
The purpose of this legislation is to exempt expenditures from limita- tions upon local school district tax levies.
Summary of provisions
Section 1. Amends Paragraph c of subdivision 2 of section 2023-a, of the Education law by expanding the definition of "Capital local expendi- tures" by adding "...and the school district's share of such expendi- tures for board of cooperative educational services (BOCES) capital facilities and BOCES capital equipment".
Section 2. Amends Paragraph b of subdivision 4 of section 2023 of the Education Law by adding the following language to the end of the para- graph "...provided however, that capital expenditures and capital improvement projects by the board of cooperative educational services (BOCES) shall not be included in total spending."
Section 3: This act shall take effect immediately with provisions.
Justification
When the property tax cap was passed in 2011, the state excluded school bonding for capital projects. Recently, it has come to our attention that bonding for BOCES capital projects which also comes under local school district budgets was not excluded. This legislation will correct the overnight, and exclude bonding for BOCES capital projects.
Legislative history
New Bill.
Fiscal implications
None noted at this time.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the amendments to paragraph c of subdivision 2 of section 2023-a of the Education Law made by section one of this act shall be subject to the repeal of such section and shall be deemed to be repealed therewith; and provided further, that the amendments to paragraph b of subdivision 4 of section 2023 of the Education Law made by section two of this act shall be subject to the expiration of such Section and shall be deemed to expire therewith.
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