What's happening
This bill allows school budgets that do not exceed the tax levy limit to be approved by a simple majority, even if separate propositions that would exceed the limit fail.
Why it matters
Clarifies approval process for school budgets and separate spending propositions. If a school district places additional spending items (separate propositions) on the ballot alongside the main budget, and those separate items would push the total over the tax levy limit, voters can still approve the main budget by a simple majority—so long as the main budget alone doesn’t exceed the cap.
Prevents rejection of compliant budgets due to failed extra propositions. Even if voters reject the separate propositions that would exceed the tax limit, this bill ensures that a budget staying within the tax cap isn’t automatically blocked, removing a potential barrier to passing essential school funding.
Gives voters clearer choices on school spending. By separating the approval of the main budget from additional high-cost items, voters can support a fiscally responsible budget without being forced to also approve extra spending that would require higher taxes.
May reduce uncertainty and conflict in school budget votes. School administrators and boards can propose additional spending for specific needs without risking the entire budget’s failure, potentially leading to more transparent and strategic school financial planning.
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Failed Proposals Won't Block Budget
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9 Co-sponsors
2 Multi-sponsors
History
- Reported referred to ways and means
- Referred to education
- Referred to education
Companion bill
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Failed Tax Propositions Clarified
In Senate Committee · Education · Sponsor Thomas Croci
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STATE OF NEW YORK
2082
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 17, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. THIELE, MURRAY, GARBARINO, RA, LUPINACCI, RAIA -read once and referred to the Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the effect of failed propositions on voter approval for remaining propositions not collectively exceeding the tax levy limit
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 9 of section 2023-a of the education law, as added by section 2 of part A of chapter 97 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
9. Nothing in this section shall preclude the trustee, trustees, or board of education of a school district, in their discretion, from submitting additional items of expenditures to the voters for approval as separate propositions or the voters from submitting propositions pursuant to sections two thousand eight and two thousand thirty-five of this part; provided however, except in the case of a proposition submitted for any expenditure contained within subparagraphs (i) through (iv) of paragraph i of subdivision two of this section, if any proposition, or propositions collectively that are subject to a vote on the same date, would require an expenditure of money that would require a tax levy and would result in the tax levy limit being exceeded for the corresponding school year then such proposition shall be approved if sixty percent of the votes cast thereon are in the affirmative. In the event that the trustee, trustees, or board of education of a school district or the voters submit additional items of expenditure for approval as a separate proposition or propositions and such separate proposition or propositions collectively with the budget exceed the tax levy limit, the budget shall be approved if a majority of the votes cast thereon are in the affirmative and if the budget, without the separate proposition or propositions, does not exceed the tax levy limit.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00982-01-7
A. 2082 2
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the amendments to section 2023-a of the education law made by section one of this act shall not affect the repeal of such section and shall be deemed repealed therewith.
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