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.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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3269
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 24, 2025
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Introduced by Sen. COONEY -- 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 their designee as
5 chair; the comptroller or their designee; the executive director of the
6 New York State Conference of Mayors or their designee; the executive
7 director of the New York State Association of Counties or their desig-
8 nee; the executive director of the New York State Association of Towns
9 or their designee; one member appointed by the temporary president of
10 the senate; and one member appointed by the speaker of the assembly.
11 The task force shall report to the governor, the speaker of the assembly
12 and the temporary president of the senate no later than one year after
13 the effective date of this act. Such report shall include, but not be
14 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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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, 2026.
