What's happening
This bill exempts higher education and career education institutions from the metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax in New York.
Why it matters
Reduces operating costs for colleges and career schools. By exempting higher education and career education institutions from the metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax (MCTMT), these schools will have lower payroll expenses, potentially freeing up resources for academic programs, student services, or tuition moderation.
Could impact transit funding. The MCTMT helps fund public transportation in the New York City metropolitan area. Removing these institutions from the tax base may result in less revenue for transit services, which could affect service levels or require the state/city to find alternative funding sources.
May influence student costs and institutional competitiveness. With reduced tax burdens, schools might be better positioned to control tuition increases or invest in educational quality, potentially making them more attractive to students and supporting workforce development through career education.
Sets a precedent for other nonprofit or public entities. This exemption could prompt calls for similar tax relief from other organizations, potentially altering the scope and structure of the MCTMT over time.
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End Tax on College Payrolls
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- Print number 7235a
- Amend and recommit to ways and means
- Referred to ways and means
- Referred to ways and means
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End College Transit Tax
In Assembly Committee · Ways And Means · Sponsor Andrew J. Lanza
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STATE OF NEW YORK
7235--A
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
April 12, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means -- recommitted to the Committee on Ways and Means in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to exempting institutions of higher education from the definition of "employer" for purposes of the metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Paragraph 4 of subsection (b) of section 800 of the tax law, as amended by section 1 of part YY of chapter 59 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
(4) [Any] any eligible educational institution. An "eligible educational institution" shall mean any public school district, a board of cooperative educational services, a public elementary or secondary school, a school approved pursuant to article eighty-five or eighty-nine of the education law to serve students with disabilities of school age, or a nonpublic elementary or secondary school that provides instruction in grade one or above, all public library systems as defined in subdivision one of section two hundred seventy-two of the education law, [and] all public and free association libraries as such terms are defined in subdivision two of section two hundred fifty-three of the education law, or any institution providing higher education or career education, as such terms are defined in section two of the education law.
§ 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2018.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD02555-03-8
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