Bill Text: NY S00770 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Establishes the New York state aid and incentives for municipalities redesign task force for municipalities formula and allocations; an analysis of available alternatives to the current aid and incentives for municipalities formula and allocations, including models from other states; provides that such analysis of available alternatives shall not include the allocation of funds to any municipality which is not currently receiving aid and incentives for municipalities funding; and recommendations concerning such alternatives to the formula used to determine future aid and incentives to municipalities funding allocations.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - REFERRED TO FINANCE [S00770 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S00770-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                           770

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                     January 6, 2023
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sens. COONEY, MANNION -- read twice and ordered printed,
          and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

        AN ACT in relation to establishing the New York state aid and incentives
          for municipalities redesign task force; 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. 1. New York state aid  and  incentives  for  municipalities
     2  redesign  task force. There is hereby created the aid and incentives for
     3  municipalities redesign task force whose membership shall consist  of  7
     4  members: the director of the division of the budget or his or her desig-
     5  nee  as  chair;  the  comptroller  or his or her designee; the executive
     6  director of the New York State Conference of Mayors or his or her desig-
     7  nee; the executive director of the New York State Association  of  Coun-
     8  ties  or  his  or  her  designee; the executive director of the New York
     9  State Association of Towns or his or her designee; one member  appointed
    10  by  the  temporary  president of the senate; one member appointed by the
    11  speaker of the assembly.  The task force shall report to  the  governor,
    12  the speaker of the assembly and the temporary president of the senate no
    13  later  than  one year after the effective date of this act.  Such report
    14  shall include, but not be limited to:
    15    (a) A review and analysis of the current aid and incentives for  muni-
    16  cipalities formula and allocations;
    17    (b)  An  analysis  of  available  alternatives  to the current aid and
    18  incentives for municipalities formula and allocations, including  models
    19  from  other  states, provided, however, that such alternatives shall not
    20  include the allocation  of  funds  to  any  municipality  which  is  not
    21  currently receiving aid and incentives for municipalities funding;
    22    (c)  Recommendations  concerning such alternatives to the formula used
    23  to determine future aid and incentives to municipalities  funding  allo-
    24  cations,  provided, however, that such recommendations shall not include

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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        S. 770                              2

     1  the allocation of funds to  any  municipality  which  is  not  currently
     2  receiving aid and incentives for municipalities funding; and
     3    (d) Any other information the task force deems necessary or relevant.
     4    2.  All  appointments  to  the  task force shall be made no later than
     5  sixty days after the effective date of this act. Any  vacancy  shall  be
     6  filled  by  the  appointing  authority.  The  task  force  shall meet as
     7  frequently as it deems necessary  prior  to  issuing  its  findings  and
     8  recommendations.  The  members  of  the  task  force shall serve without
     9  compensation, except that members shall be allowed their  necessary  and
    10  actual  expenses  incurred in the performance of their duties under this
    11  section.  The department of taxation and finance and the division of the
    12  budget shall provide the task force with such data as the task force may
    13  request to carry out its powers and duties. To the  extent  practicable,
    14  such data shall be provided in a format in accordance with the standards
    15  outlined  in the New York State Open Data Handbook pursuant to executive
    16  order 95 of the laws of 2013. The task force may consult with any public
    17  or private entity it deems necessary in order to assist the  task  force
    18  with  information  gathering,  analysis, and formulating its conclusions
    19  and recommendations.
    20    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
    21  deemed repealed December 31, 2024.