Relates to school boards approving a budget that exceeds the tax levy limit by a sixty percent vote; requires subsequently it must be approved by a majority of the qualified voters.
Provides that in certain instances the school district budget will be approved if the majority of the votes cast are in the affirmative and if the budget, without the separate proposition or propositions, does not exceed the tax levy limit.
Requires the refund of certain excess school taxes collected by school districts located within Rockland County resulting from erroneous tax levy increases for the 2024--2025 school tax levy.
Establishes the board of regents as the primary vetting and oversight authority of charter schools; requires all charter schools to be approved by a majority vote of the registered voters of the school district in which the charter school is proposed to operate.
Relating to the calculation of certain ad valorem tax rates of a taxing unit and the manner in which a proposed ad valorem tax rate that exceeds the voter-approval tax rate is approved.
Modify the requirements for public notice of a hearing prior to a vote to impose an excess tax levy, and to modify requirements to refer an excess tax levy of a school district to a vote.
Relating to the vote required in an election to approve an ad valorem tax rate that exceeds a taxing unit 's voter-approval tax rate; making conforming changes.