What's happening
This bill requires county treasurers and the state comptroller to each pay half of unpaid school taxes, with the county repaying the state over eleven months.
Why it matters
Provides immediate financial support to school districts. by ensuring they receive half of their unpaid school taxes from the county and half from the state, rather than waiting for full collection, which can help stabilize school budgets and maintain uninterrupted educational services.
Shifts short-term fiscal responsibility to the state and counties. by having them cover unpaid taxes upfront, but requires counties to reimburse the state’s portion over eleven months, potentially impacting county cash flow and financial planning.
May reduce financial strain on school districts in areas with high rates of unpaid taxes. , enabling them to better plan and provide for student needs, even if taxpayers are late or delinquent.
Increases state oversight and involvement in local tax enforcement. , which could lead to more standardized handling of unpaid school taxes and possibly influence future policy debates about education funding and tax collection practices.
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Split School Tax Collection
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Sponsors
3 Multi-sponsors
History
- Referred to real property taxation
- Referred to real property taxation
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Share Unpaid School Taxes
In Senate Committee · Rules · Sponsor Patty Ritchie
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STATE OF NEW YORK
882
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 9, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CROUCH, HAWLEY, LOPEZ, OAKS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Real Property Taxation
AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to the enforcement of taxes in certain school districts
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 1330 of the real property tax law, as amended by chapter 350 of the laws of 1978, is amended to read as follows:
4. (a) The county treasurer shall, on or before the first day of April following the receipt of the statement and certificate as provided in subdivision two of this section, pay to the officer charged by law with the custody of school district moneys, fifty percent of the amount of returned unpaid school taxes, not including the amount of taxes paid pursuant to section thirteen hundred forty-two of this [chapter] article. The state comptroller shall at the same time pay the other fifty percent of the amount of returned unpaid school taxes, not including the amount of taxes paid pursuant to section thirteen hundred forty-two of this article.
(b) The county treasurer shall, on the first day of each and every month thereafter for the next eleven months, pay to the state comptroller an amount equal to one-eleventh of the amount paid by the state so that the state is fully repaid by March first of the following year.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03546-01-7
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