What's happening
This bill directs state agencies to study the fiscal impact of funding education with state income tax instead of property tax.
Why it matters
Seeks to address educational inequality. by examining whether shifting from property tax to income tax funding could lead to more consistent educational and extracurricular opportunities for students across New York State, regardless of where they live.
Requires an in-depth fiscal analysis. of how such a funding change would affect different regions, highlighting the potential winners and losers in urban, suburban, and rural areas.
Directs state agencies to recommend transition strategies. , aiming to identify practical steps and legislative changes needed to move from the current property tax-based system to one based on state income tax, with a focus on minimizing disruption.
Mandates transparency and accountability. by requiring the study’s findings and recommendations to be published and formally submitted to state leaders within a year, ensuring public access and legislative oversight of the analysis.
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8 Co-sponsors
History
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STATE OF NEW YORK
842
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 9, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER, MAGEE, SKARTADOS, STECK, GALEF, COOK, JAFFEE, RAIA, MONTESANO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CROUCH, GOTTFRIED, LOPEZ, McLAUGHLIN, PALUMBO, PEOPLES-STOKES -- read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
AN ACT directing the New York state department of education, the New York state department of taxation and finance, and the commissioner of taxation and finance to study the fiscal impact of funding education with state income tax
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Legislative findings. The legislature finds that within the current education funding system, which is based upon real property taxation, there are inherent inequities throughout the state. Children in different regions of the state receive varying degrees of education and ability to participate in extracurricular activities. The legislature finds that children should not be penalized based upon their geographic location, a factor that is well beyond their control. Therefore, the legislature intends to determine a method of funding education that allows all children to receive the same educational and extracurricular opportunities.
§ 2. The New York state department of education and the commissioner of taxation and finance are hereby authorized and directed to assist the New York state department of taxation and finance in preparing a comprehensive study documenting the fiscal implications of using state income taxes to fund education in lieu of using real property taxes.
Such study shall consider the fiscal impacts on a broad spectrum of geographic regions throughout the state. The study should address as many of the inequities in the current education funding system as the department of education, the commissioner of taxation and finance, and the department of taxation and finance can identify. The study should include legislative recommendations that would help ensure a smooth
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transition from a real property tax based funding mechanism to the income tax based funding mechanism. The results of the study shall be published no later than one year following the effective date of this act. A copy of the results of such study shall be submitted to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, and the speaker of the assembly.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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