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NY A06799
Bill
Status
3/14/2025
Primary Sponsor
Christopher Eachus
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AI Summary
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Amends Education Law section 2023-a to exclude school safety expenditures from the annual property tax levy cap that limits school district tax increases
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Defines qualifying school safety expenditures to include: emergency response plan improvements, staff and student safety training, conflict mediation training, and safety technology installation and maintenance
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Covers labor and equipment costs for hiring school resource officers, acquiring emergency medical equipment, and installing fencing around school grounds
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Allows exclusion for bulletproof doors and windows, expedited law enforcement notification technology, and Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) implementation
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Takes effect immediately and applies to school district tax levies for school years beginning 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
1/7/2026