New York State Assembly Task Force on School Finance and Real Property hearing transcripts
Series Number
L0146
Summary
This series contains transcripts and statements from hearings on legislative options for establishing new real property tax systems in New York State. The testimony includes information on how the existing system affects commercial interests, the impact on the State's economy of shifting taxes from commercial to residential property, options for a classification system that provides tax relief for taxpayers, and whether these systems would be uniform across the state or adjust to local conditions.
Creator
New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Task Force on School Finance and Real Property Taxation
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New York State Task Force on Equalizing Educational Opportunity consultant contract and administration files
Series Number
13526
Summary
The Task Force on Equalizing Educational Opportunity was the direct result of a U.S. Supreme Court decision declaring unconstitutional New York's then-current system of school finance. The task force was directed to examine the educational and financial issues arising for city school districts from various litigation. The series consists primarily of materials relating to contracts with, and/or reports of, various consultants engaged by the task force to gather and analyze data on then-current and alternative school aid formulas.
Creator
New York (State). Task Force on Equalizing Educational Opportunity
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South Colonie Central School District school tax rolls
Series Number
A4721
Summary
Types of records in this series include account books, tax rolls, and tax collection and enforcement records for various municipalities served by South Colonie Central School District.
Creator
South Colonie Central School District (N.Y.)
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These subject files mainly relate to Senator Donovan's chairmanship of the Senate Education Committee. Records include correspondence, legislative bills, press releases, notes, agendas, reports, and press clippings. Subjects include licensing and education of acupuncturists; promotion of workforce education programs for welfare recipients; school boards; services to youth; financial assistance to school districts; school construction and repair; New York City school governance (Marchi Commission); and the passing of Senator Donovan in 1990.
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New York State Division of the Budget Special Assistant for Education meeting files concerning educational finance
Series Number
B1217
Summary
This series contains subject files pertaining to committee and panel meetings attended by Division of the Budget personnel. The files contain reports, speech drafts, meeting agendas, gubernatorial press conference transcripts, memorandums, legislative bills, conference programs, and statistical data. Organizations mentioned include the NEA Council for Human Relations, National Association of Human Rights Workers, Conference of Large City Boards of Education, Governor's Advisory Panel of Consultants and Education Finance, and the New York State Teachers Association Advisory Committee on Equal Educational Opportunity.
Creator
New York (State). Division of the Budget. Special Assistant for Education
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These records document efforts by a coalition of state education departments to oppose elimination of the deductibility of state and local taxes on itemized federal income tax returns. These records, created by the Federal Legislation Unit to monitor and promote the State Education Department's position (commonly referred to as "SALT-D"), consist of correspondence, memoranda, reports, testimony, speeches, U-matic and VHS video tapes, and other documents.
Creator
New York (State). Education Department. Office for Federal Legislation
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Committee correspondence, minutes, hearing transcripts, and propositions file
Series Number
L0113
Summary
The series contains records produced or received by committees considering the large number of propositions referred to committee by the Convention. Records include correspondence, meeting minutes, hearing testimony, draft propositions, position papers, legislation from other states, committee staff reports, and printed material. Records pertain to state and local government officials, business, educators, law enforcement officials, and representatives from a wide variety of business, professional, religious, and civic organizations.
Creator
New York (State). Constitutional Convention, 1967
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