N.Y. Educ. Law § 2529

§ 2529. Tax election. The board of education may call a special\nelection in the manner provided in article fifty-three of this chapter\nand submit to the qualified voters of the school district a proposition\nto expend a sum of money in excess of twenty-five thousand dollars for\nan addition to, or change of site, or purchase of a new site or\nstructure, or for grading or improving a school site, or for the\npurchase of lands and buildings for agricultural, athletic, playground\nor social center purposes, or for building any new school, or for the\nerection of an addition to any school, or for the reconstruction or\nrepair of any school. Such expenditures, when made pursuant to this\nsection, shall be made only during the fiscal year for which a tax is to\nbe levied. The provisions of article fifty-three shall apply to such\nelections.\n