This bill modifies property tax limits for local governments and school districts in New York. It changes the "allowable levy growth factor" to be the greater of 1.02 (2% growth) or 1 plus the inflation factor (with a minimum 1.02), and lowers the vote threshold needed to override tax levy limits from 60% to a simple majority (more than 50%) of votes cast. School districts and municipalities would now require only 51% voter approval (instead of 60%) to approve budgets exceeding tax levy limits. The bill also updates ballot language to clarify that tax levy increases require voter approval. These changes apply to all local governments and school districts subject to existing tax cap rules.
This bill modifies tax levy rules for local governments and school districts. It establishes a minimum annual tax levy growth rate of 2% (or the inflation rate, whichever is higher) and reduces the voter approval threshold for overriding the tax levy cap from 60% to a simple majority (over 50%). These changes apply to all local governments and school districts seeking to exceed the statutory tax levy limit. The bill amends sections of the General Municipal Law and Education Law to implement these provisions.
Establishes an emergency aid grant matching program to provide matching funds to campuses of the state university of New York and the city university of New York for the provision of emergency aid grants to eligible students.
Senate Resolution 1235 amends a 2023 resolution (R1408) to adjust how $25,000 in existing state funds are distributed to school districts, public libraries, colleges, and arts nonprofits. It allows reallocation of these funds between agencies like SUNY, CUNY, and the New York State Council on the Arts, provided a detailed plan of recipients and amounts is approved by the Senate temporary president, budget director, and a majority of senators via roll call vote. The resolution modifies the distribution process for funds originally appropriated in 2023 and reappropriated in 2025, without changing the total funding amount. This is a procedural update to fund allocation, not a new policy.
Establishes the New York state youth in agriculture and entrepreneurship summer employment program to provide students with the opportunity to be educated on the agricultural industry and alternative career paths and to provide agricultural work experience and entrepreneurship work experience.
Bill A 7938 modifies the income eligibility requirements for the Excelsior Scholarship. It allows students who are already receiving the scholarship to have their maximum allowable adjusted gross income increase by up to three percent after their first semester without being disqualified. The bill also grants the administering corporation discretion to allow further income increases in some cases. This aims to provide flexibility for current scholarship recipients whose family income might slightly increase over time.
Establishes an Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (AANHPI) leadership institute within the state university of New York as an initiative for Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (AANHPI) leaders in higher education with a mission to retain and grow from within SUNY a greater proportion of Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (AANHPI) professionals at SUNY campuses; creates an eight member advisory council.
Provides for the inclusion of a faculty or staff member on the board of trustees of community colleges elected by and from among the faculty and staff of the college.
Relates to creating a school resource officer program to permit the employment of retired law enforcement officers and provide grants to school districts and non-public schools for such purpose.
This bill (S 1224) prevents school-based health center services from being delivered to medical assistance recipients (like Medicaid beneficiaries) through private managed care insurance plans. It amends state law to require these services to continue being provided directly outside of managed care programs. The key change ensures that students receiving medical assistance can access school health services through traditional public health channels, not through private insurance networks. The bill was passed by the legislature in June 2025 but was vetoed by the governor on October 16, 2025, so it did not become law.
