What's happening
This bill exempts properties in the East Syracuse-Minoa school district, which are also in the Northern Onondaga library district, from paying duplicate library taxes.
Why it matters
Prevents double taxation for affected property owners. Residents whose properties are both in the East Syracuse-Minoa school district and the Northern Onondaga library district will no longer pay two separate library taxes, potentially reducing their overall property tax burden.
Clarifies library service responsibilities. The bill ensures that properties removed from the East Syracuse-Minoa library tax are explicitly considered to be within the service area of the Northern Onondaga public library district, clarifying which library district is responsible for providing services.
May affect school and library funding structures. The East Syracuse-Minoa school district could see a reduction in library tax revenue from properties in the overlap area, while the Northern Onondaga public library district will remain responsible for library services and continue to collect taxes from those properties.
Could serve as a precedent for other overlapping districts. By addressing the issue of duplicate library taxes, this legislation might prompt similar reforms in other regions where special district boundaries overlap, reducing confusion and potential unfairness for taxpayers.
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End Double Library Taxes
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Assembly Member · Assembly District 127
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History
- Referred to libraries and education technology
- Referred to libraries and education technology
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
468
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled)
January 9, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. STIRPE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Libraries and Education Technology
AN ACT in relation to removing library taxes of the East Syracuse-Minoa central school district from real property located in that portion of such school district that is located within the Northern Onondaga public library district
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the East Syracuse-Minoa central school district, located in the town of Cicero, county of Onondaga, shall not impose any library tax for the support of the school district library upon any parcel of real property located within such school district which is also located within the Northern Onondaga public library district and subject to real property taxes to support such library district. For all purposes, any real property removed from the library portion of East Syracuse-Minoa central school district taxes pursuant to this act shall be deemed to be within the service area of the Northern Onondaga public library district established pursuant to chapter 515 of the laws of 1995 and shall be subject to taxation for the support of such.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to assessment rolls prepared on the basis of taxable status dates occurring on or after such date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00677-01-9
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