Assembly Bill A4326

Signed By Governor
2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides for the creation of the Stephentown Memorial library district in the town of Stephentown, county of Rensselaer

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-A4326 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2460
Law Section:
Education
Laws Affected:
Amd §5, Chap 672 of 1993
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A11329, S8053

2011-A4326 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the creation of the Stephentown Memorial library district in the town of Stephentown, county of Rensselaer, to replace the Stephentown Memorial library association, if approved by the voters of such proposed district.

2011-A4326 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4326

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 3, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. JORDAN -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Libraries and Education Technology

AN  ACT  to provide for the creation of the Stephentown Memorial library
  district in the county of Rensselaer; and to amend chapter 672 of  the
  laws  of  1993,  amending  the  public authorities law relating to the
  construction and financing of facilities for certain public libraries,
  in relation to including the  Stephentown  Memorial  library  district
  within the provisions of such chapter

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

  Section  1.  Creation  of  library   district.   Notwithstanding   the
provisions  of  any general, special or local law to the contrary, there
may be created pursuant to this act  in  the  county  of  Rensselaer,  a
public  library district which shall include all of the town of Stephen-
town, and shall be known as the "Stephentown Memorial library district".
  S 2. Election. (a) The Stephentown Memorial library district shall not
come into existence  unless  and  until  it  is  approved,  the  initial
proposed budget is approved, and seven trustees are elected by a vote of
the  majority  of  the  qualified  voters  in  the district voting in an
election held pursuant to this  section.  Upon  receipt  of  a  petition
signed  by  not  less  than  fifty voters qualified to vote at a general
election and residing within the area  of  the  proposed  district,  the
board  of  trustees of the existing Stephentown Memorial library associ-
ation shall give notice of an election to be conducted pursuant to  this
act.  Such  election shall be held within one year of the effective date
of this act. If a majority of such voters approve the formation  of  the
district,  then  the district shall come into existence on the terms and
conditions set forth in this act. At such election the issues shall  be:
(i)  whether  the  public  library district shall be created or not, and
whether the initial budget therefor proposed by the board of trustees of
the Stephentown Memorial library association shall be approved or disap-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02755-01-1

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