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NY A06803

Bill

Status

Introduced

5/8/2023

Primary Sponsor

John McDonald

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Origin

Assembly

2023-2024 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Amends Education Law Section 2023-a to add school safety expenditures as an exclusion from annual school district tax levy limits
  • Defines "expenditures related to school safety" to include emergency response plans, staff and student safety training, safety technology and software installation, school resource officer hiring, emergency medical equipment, perimeter fencing, bulletproof doors and windows, and emergency notification technology
  • Includes labor costs incurred as a result of or directly related to school safety improvements and Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design principles
  • Takes effect immediately and applies to taxes levied by school districts for school years commencing on or after the effective date

Legislative Description

Provides an annual tax levy limit allowing for expenditures directly or indirectly related to school safety, including improving district wide emergency response plans, training staff and/or students on school safety and/or conflict mediation, installing and maintaining safety technology and software in school buildings, hiring school resource officers, acquiring emergency medical equipment, installing fencing around the perimeter of school grounds, installing bulletproof doors and windows, acquiring and maintaining technology for expedited notification of local law enforcement during an emergency.

Last Action

referred to education

1/3/2024

Committee Referrals

Education5/8/2023

Full Bill Text

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