Bill Text: NY A11015 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Directs the department of education to study the frequency of residents who are being assessed library taxes for more than one library district and to make recommendations to address the double taxation of residents.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-06-06 - reported referred to ways and means [A11015 Detail]
Download: New_York-2017-A11015-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 11015 IN ASSEMBLY May 30, 2018 ___________ Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Barrett, Skoufis, Stirpe) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Libraries and Education Technology AN ACT to direct the department of education to study the frequency of residents who are being assessed library taxes for more than one library district and to make recommendations to prevent the double taxation of residents; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The commissioner of education, in consultation with the 2 commissioner of taxation and finance, the public libraries and associ- 3 ation libraries, shall study the frequency of residents who are being 4 assessed library taxes for more than one library district and shall make 5 recommendations to address the double taxation of residents. Such study 6 shall include, but not be limited to, the following: 7 (a) the estimated number of residents who are being assessed library 8 taxes for more than one library district and the amount of money such 9 residents are paying in library taxes to each library; 10 (b) the estimated economic impact on library districts that would 11 result from prohibiting residents from being assessed library taxes for 12 more than one library district; and 13 (c) minimizing the economic impact on library districts of reduced 14 revenue resulting from the prohibition of residents from being assessed 15 library taxes for more than one library district. 16 § 2. The commissioner of education shall submit a report to the gover- 17 nor, the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assem- 18 bly on or before December 31, 2020. 19 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be 20 deemed repealed January 31, 2021. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD16016-04-8