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A08605 Summary:

BILL NO	A08605
SAME AS	SAME AS S08151
SPONSOR	O'Pharrow
COSPNSR
MLTSPNSR
Amd 1218, RPT L
Authorizes the commissioner of taxation and finance to establish segment special equalization rates starting in fiscal year 2025 for the Amityville Union Free School District and Farmingdale Union Free School District for the segments of the districts in the towns of Babylon and Oyster Bay.

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A08605 Actions:

BILL NO	A08605
05/22/2025	referred to real property taxation

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A08605 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
 submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)



 
BILL NUMBER: A8605
 
SPONSOR: O'Pharrow

 
TITLE OF BILL:
 
An act to amend the real property tax law in relation to authorizing the
commissioner of taxation and finance to establish segment special equal-
ization rates for certain school districts
 
 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
 
Requires the commissioner to establish a special segment equalization
rate for Amityville and Farmingdale Union Free School Districts in the
towns of Babylon and Oyster Bay.
 
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
 
Section 1. Requires the commissioner of the department of taxation and
finance to establish segment special equalization rates for the Amity-
ville and Farmingdale Union Free School Districts in the towns of Baby-
lon and Oyster Bay.
 
Section 2. Amends section 1218 of the real property tax law to allow
local assessing jurisdictions in split districts to have the ability to
challenge an equalization rate being applied to the separate taxing
jurisdiction
 
Section 3. Is the enacting clause.
 
 
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ORIGINAL AND AMENDED VERSION (IF APPLICABLE):
 
N/A
 
 
JUSTIFICATION:
 
Farmingdale and Amityville Union Free School Districts cover parts of
both Suffolk and Nassau County; the States recent changes to equaliza-
tion rates coupled with the fact Nassau County's assessment tax roll has
remained frozen the past few years, has left residents in the Suffolk
County portion of these districts to pick up the entirety of recent
school tax increases. The increase for Suffolk residents in these
districts is approximately 17%, meanwhile their Nassau neighbors resid-
ing in the same district saw a decrease! This issue has caused an outcry
from the public and concerns from school officials about being able to
pass their proposed budget. This bill will bring parody to the school
tax levy for all property owners in these districts by requiring the
State to create a segment special equalization rate in order to ensure
everyone is paying their fair share.
 
 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
 
None
 
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
 
None.
 
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

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