Key Votes
S 8736 - School District Property Tax Cap - Key Vote
New York Key Votes
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Legislation - Bill Sent To Committee (House) - Aug. 8, 2008
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (38-20) - Aug. 8, 2008 (Key vote)
Title: School District Property Tax Cap
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that caps annual increases in property tax rates imposed by school districts at 4 percent or 120 percent of inflation, whichever is less.
Highlights:
- Exempts city school districts with populations in excess of 125,000 from the cap [sec. 1 (1)]
- Allows school districts to increase property taxes at a rate in excess of the cap for one school year if the voters approve a referendum. The following levels of support are necessary for approval [sec. 2 (2-3)]:
- - 60 percent of voters in a school district that received at least a 5 percent increase in State funding for the prior year; and
- 55 percent of voters in a school district that received less than a 5 percent increase in State funding for the prior year.
Legislation - Introduced (Senate) - Aug. 5, 2008
Title: School District Property Tax Cap
Committee Sponsors
- Rules (Sponsor)
