New York S 6588: Relates to the effect of mandates on school districts

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S06588 Summary:

BILL NOS06588 

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SAME ASSAME AS A09529

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SPONSORCANZONERI-FITZPATRICK

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §308-a, Ed L

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Provides that state mandates shall not be implemented in school districts after such district has passed a budget; provides that any such mandates shall be implemented in the following fiscal year.

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BILL NOS06588 

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03/18/2025REFERRED TO EDUCATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO EDUCATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6588

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 18, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. CANZONERI-FITZPATRICK -- read twice and ordered
 printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Educa-
 tion

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the effect of mandates
 on school districts

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 308-a
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 308-a. Special provisions; mandates. 1. As used in this section,
 4 "mandate" means (a) any state law, rule or regulation which creates a
 5 new program or requires a higher level of service for an existing
 6 program which a school district, organized either by special laws or
 7 pursuant to the provisions of a general law, is required to provide, or
 8 (b) any general law which grants a new property tax exemption or
 9 increases an existing property tax exemption which any such school
 10 district is required to provide.
 11 2. In the event that a mandate which imposes a cost upon a school
 12 district is created after the adoption of a school budget, such mandate
 13 shall not be implemented until the following year for which such school
 14 budget was adopted.
 15 3. Notwithstanding subdivision two of this section, such a mandate can
 16 be imposed if:
 17 (a) The mandate is provided at the option of the school district under
 18 a law, regulation, rule or order that is permissive rather than mandato-
 19 ry;
 20 (b) The mandate is required by, or arises from, an executive order of
 21 the governor exercising his or her emergency powers; or
 22 (c) The mandate is required by statute or executive order that imple-
 23 ments a federal law or regulation and results from costs mandated by the
 24 federal government to be borne at the local level, unless the statute or
 25 executive order imposes costs which exceed the costs mandated by the
 26 federal government.
 27 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03372-01-5

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