Assembly Bill A4041A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Establishes additional state aid to certain merged public library systems

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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2013-A4041 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Libraries And Education Technology
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §273, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2460
2011-2012: A2427
2015-2016: A1919
2017-2018: A960
2019-2020: A3107
2021-2022: A1821
2023-2024: A4745

2013-A4041 - Summary

Creates additional state aid for public library systems which merge after January 1, 2015; provides formulas for increased aid based upon the number of library systems which result from mergers and the expanded geographic areas to be served by merged systems; requires a report on the impact of the merger.

2013-A4041 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4041

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 30, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Libraries and Education Technology

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to additional  state  aid
  to public library systems merged after January 1, 2014

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of  section  273  of  the  education  law  is
amended by adding a new paragraph o to read as follows:
  O. (1) A MERGED PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM SHALL RECEIVE SUPPLEMENTAL STATE
AID  MULTIPLIED  BY  A FACTOR EQUAL TO THE NUMBER OF PREVIOUSLY EXISTING
PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEMS MINUS THE NUMBER OF MERGED LIBRARY SYSTEMS.    IF
MORE  THAN  ONE  MERGED  PUBLIC  LIBRARY SYSTEM RESULTS FROM MERGING, OR
MERGING AND RECONFIGURING  THREE  OR  MORE  PREVIOUSLY  EXISTING  PUBLIC
LIBRARY  SYSTEMS, THE MERGED SYSTEMS SHALL DIVIDE THE SUPPLEMENTAL STATE
AID.
  (2) A MERGED PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM MAY DESIGNATE ONE  CENTRAL  LIBRARY
OR  CO-CENTRAL LIBRARIES IN ITS PLAN OF LIBRARY SERVICE SUBMITTED PURSU-
ANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION. FORTY PERCENT OF THE  ANNUAL  SUPPLEMENTAL  AID
RECEIVED  BY  THE  MERGED  PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM SHALL BE DESIGNATED FOR
CENTRAL LIBRARY SERVICES. IF CO-CENTRAL LIBRARIES  ARE  DESIGNATED,  THE
MERGED PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM SHALL DETERMINE THE PROPORTION OF STATE AID
TO BE ASSIGNED TO EACH.
  (3)  ON  OR  BEFORE MARCH FIRST OF THE THIRD YEAR FOLLOWING MERGER, OR
MERGER AND RECONFIGURATION, A MERGED PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM SHALL  REPORT
TO  THE  COMMISSIONER  IN A FORM PRESCRIBED BY HIM OR HER ON THE SAVINGS
ACHIEVED BY AND THE IMPACT UPON SERVICE DELIVERY OF  THE  MERGER.    THE
COMMISSIONER  SHALL IN TURN TRANSMIT SUCH REPORT TO THE TEMPORARY PRESI-
DENT OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY.
  (4) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH:
  (I) "MERGED PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM" SHALL MEAN A PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07593-01-3

              

2013-A4041A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Libraries And Education Technology
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §273, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2460
2011-2012: A2427
2015-2016: A1919
2017-2018: A960
2019-2020: A3107
2021-2022: A1821
2023-2024: A4745

2013-A4041A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates additional state aid for public library systems which merge after January 1, 2015; provides formulas for increased aid based upon the number of library systems which result from mergers and the expanded geographic areas to be served by merged systems; requires a report on the impact of the merger.

2013-A4041A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 4041--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 30, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Libraries  and  Education  Technology  --  recommitted  to  the
  Committee  on  Libraries  and  Education Technology in accordance with
  Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to additional  state  aid
  to public library systems merged after January 1, 2015

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of  section  273  of  the  education  law  is
amended by adding a new paragraph o to read as follows:
  O. (1) A MERGED PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM SHALL RECEIVE SUPPLEMENTAL STATE
AID  MULTIPLIED  BY  A FACTOR EQUAL TO THE NUMBER OF PREVIOUSLY EXISTING
PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEMS MINUS THE NUMBER OF MERGED LIBRARY SYSTEMS.    IF
MORE  THAN  ONE  MERGED  PUBLIC  LIBRARY SYSTEM RESULTS FROM MERGING, OR
MERGING AND RECONFIGURING  THREE  OR  MORE  PREVIOUSLY  EXISTING  PUBLIC
LIBRARY  SYSTEMS, THE MERGED SYSTEMS SHALL DIVIDE THE SUPPLEMENTAL STATE
AID.
  (2) A MERGED PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM MAY DESIGNATE ONE  CENTRAL  LIBRARY
OR  CO-CENTRAL LIBRARIES IN ITS PLAN OF LIBRARY SERVICE SUBMITTED PURSU-
ANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION. FORTY PERCENT OF THE  ANNUAL  SUPPLEMENTAL  AID
RECEIVED  BY  THE  MERGED  PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM SHALL BE DESIGNATED FOR
CENTRAL LIBRARY SERVICES. IF CO-CENTRAL LIBRARIES  ARE  DESIGNATED,  THE
MERGED PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM SHALL DETERMINE THE PROPORTION OF STATE AID
TO BE ASSIGNED TO EACH.
  (3)  ON  OR  BEFORE MARCH FIRST OF THE THIRD YEAR FOLLOWING MERGER, OR
MERGER AND RECONFIGURATION, A MERGED PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM SHALL  REPORT
TO  THE  COMMISSIONER  IN A FORM PRESCRIBED BY HIM OR HER ON THE SAVINGS
ACHIEVED BY AND THE IMPACT UPON SERVICE DELIVERY OF  THE  MERGER.    THE
COMMISSIONER  SHALL IN TURN TRANSMIT SUCH REPORT TO THE TEMPORARY PRESI-
DENT OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07593-02-4
              

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