Removes financial disincentives for voluntary public library system and reference and research library resources system mergers.
Sponsor: Reilly / Co-sponsor(s): Raia, Galef
Law Section: Education Law / Law: Amd S273, Ed L
Sponsor: Reilly / Co-sponsor(s): Raia, Galef
Law Section: Education Law / Law: Amd S273, Ed L
A10347-2011 Actions
- Jun 19, 2012: substituted by s7239
- Jun 18, 2012: ordered to third reading rules cal.366
- Jun 18, 2012: rules report cal.366
- Jun 18, 2012: reported
- Jun 18, 2012: reported referred to rules
- May 31, 2012: reported referred to ways and means
- May 23, 2012: referred to libraries and education technology
A10347-2011 Text
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
10347
I N ASSEMBLY May 23, 2012
Introduced by M. of A. REILLY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Libraries and Education Technology
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to state aid to libraries and library systems
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. ANY NEW PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM ESTABLISHED THROUGH MERGER ON OR AFTER APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWELVE, SHALL RECEIVE NO LESS STATE FORMULA AID THAN THE COMPONENT PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEMS WERE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE UNDER THIS SECTION AND SECTIONS TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY-TWO AND TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE OF THIS PART IN THE FISCAL YEAR IMMEDIATELY PRECEED ING THE YEAR IN WHICH SUCH MERGER IS APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
S 2. Subdivision 4 of section 273 of the education law is amended by adding a new paragraph d to read as follows:
D. ANY NEW REFERENCE AND RESEARCH LIBRARY RESOURCES SYSTEM ESTABLISHED THROUGH MERGER ON OR AFTER APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWELVE, SHALL RECEIVE NO LESS STATE FORMULA AID THAN THE COMPONENT REFERENCE AND RESEARCH LIBRARY RESOURCES SYSTEMS WERE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE UNDER THIS SECTION AND SECTION TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY-TWO OF THIS PART IN THE FISCAL YEAR IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE YEAR IN WHICH SUCH MERGER IS APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
S 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD15509-01-2

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