Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 09, 2014 |
print number 7015b |
Jun 09, 2014 |
amend and recommit to cities |
Jun 04, 2014 |
print number 7015a |
Jun 04, 2014 |
amend and recommit to cities |
Apr 14, 2014 |
referred to cities |
Senate Bill S7015B
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Cities Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Bill Amendments
2013-S7015 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Cities
- Law Section:
- New York City Charter
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§1 & 3, add §§3-a, 4-a, 9-b & 9-c, Chap 164 of 1907; amd §2601, NYC Chart; amd §86, Pub Off L
2013-S7015 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S7015 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend chapter 164 of the laws of 1907 relating to the incorporation of the Queens Borough Public Library, in relation to the membership and duties of the board of trustees and the oversight of the executive director and key library executive personnel; to amend the New York City Charter, in relation to public libraries; and to amend the public officers law, in relation to the definition of agency PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill will make necessary changes to the executive functioning of the Queens Borough Public Library including long overdue changes that will make the functioning of this largely public institution more transparent and accountable to the citizens that it serves and who fund its operations. The bill will also bring the Queens Borough Public Library, the Brooklyn Public Library and the New York Public Library within the jurisdiction of the New York City Conflicts of Interest Law and make explicit that each of these entities are subject to the state and city Freedom of Information Laws. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one of the bill amends section 1 of chapter 164 of the laws of 1907 relating to the incorporation of the Queens Borough Public
2013-S7015 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7015 I N S E N A T E April 14, 2014 ___________ Introduced by Sen. AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities AN ACT to amend chapter 164 of the laws of 1907 relating to the incorpo- ration of the Queens Borough Public Library, in relation to the membership and duties of the board of trustees and the oversight of the executive director and key library executive personnel; to amend the New York City Charter, in relation to public libraries; and to amend the public officers law, in relation to the definition of agency THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 164 of the laws of 1907 relating to the incorporation of the Queens Borough Public Library, as amended by chapter 495 of the laws of 1980, is amended to read as follows: Section 1. A. The following persons, to wit: The mayor, comptroller and president of the city council of the city of New York and the presi- dent of the borough of Queens, by virtue of their offices, and fifteen additional persons who, at the date of the passage of this act, shall constitute the board of trustees of the "Queens Borough Library," a corporation incorporated by the regents of the university of the state of New York on March nineteen, eighteen hundred [and] ninety-six, as amended December twenty-one, eighteen hundred [and] ninety-nine, under the provisions of the laws of eighteen hundred [and] ninety-two, chapter three hundred [and] seventy-eight, as amended by the laws of eighteen hundred [and] ninety-five, chapter eight hundred [and] fifty-nine, are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate under and by the name of "The Queens Borough Public Library," for the purpose of constructing and maintaining libraries and a free public library system in the borough of Queens in the city of New York. B. ON JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN, A NEW BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL BE NAMED, PROVIDED THAT ON OR AFTER SUCH DATE, THE NUMBER OF TRUS- TEES SHALL BE REDUCED TO ELEVEN. S 2. Section 3 of chapter 164 of the laws of 1907 relating to the incorporation of the Queens Borough Public Library, as amended by chap- ter 561 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows: S 3. The corporation shall organize by the adoption of by-laws and the election of officers. The by-laws shall provide for the terms of office of the trustees of the corporation, not to exceed the period of five
2013-S7015A - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Cities
- Law Section:
- New York City Charter
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§1 & 3, add §§3-a, 4-a, 9-b & 9-c, Chap 164 of 1907; amd §2601, NYC Chart; amd §86, Pub Off L
2013-S7015A - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S7015A TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend chapter 164 of the laws of 1907 relating to the incorporation of the Queens Borough Public Library, in relation to the membership and duties of the board of trustees and the oversight of the executive director and key library executive personnel; to amend the New York City Charter, in relation to public libraries; and to amend the public officers law, in relation to the definition of agency PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill will make necessary changes to the executive functioning of the Queens Borough Public Library including long overdue changes that will make the functioning of this largely public institution more transparent and accountable to the citizens that it serves and who fund its operations. The bill will also bring the Queens Borough Public Library, the Brooklyn Public Library and the New York Public Library within the jurisdiction of the New York City Conflicts of Interest Law and make explicit that each of these entities are subject to the state and city Freedom of Information Laws. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one of the bill amends section 1 of chapter 164 of the laws of 1907 relating to the incorporation of the Queens Borough Public Library, as amended by chapter 495 of the laws of 1980, by adding a
2013-S7015A - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7015--A I N S E N A T E April 14, 2014 ___________ Introduced by Sen. AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend chapter 164 of the laws of 1907 relating to the incorpo- ration of the Queens Borough Public Library, in relation to the membership and duties of the board of trustees and the oversight of the executive director and key library executive personnel; to amend the New York City Charter, in relation to public libraries; and to amend the public officers law, in relation to the definition of agency THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 164 of the laws of 1907 relating to the incorporation of the Queens Borough Public Library, as amended by chapter 495 of the laws of 1980, is amended to read as follows: Section 1. A. The following persons, to wit: The mayor, comptroller and president of the city council of the city of New York and the presi- dent of the borough of Queens, by virtue of their offices, and fifteen additional persons who, at the date of the passage of this act, shall constitute the board of trustees of the "Queens Borough Library," a corporation incorporated by the regents of the university of the state of New York on March nineteen, eighteen hundred [and] ninety-six, as amended December twenty-one, eighteen hundred [and] ninety-nine, under the provisions of the laws of eighteen hundred [and] ninety-two, chapter three hundred [and] seventy-eight, as amended by the laws of eighteen hundred [and] ninety-five, chapter eight hundred [and] fifty-nine, are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate under and by the name of "The Queens Borough Public Library," for the purpose of constructing and maintaining libraries and a free public library system in the borough of Queens in the city of New York. B. ON JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN, A NEW BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL BE NAMED, PROVIDED THAT ON OR AFTER SUCH DATE, THE NUMBER OF TRUS- TEES SHALL BE REDUCED TO ELEVEN. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14637-06-4
2013-S7015B (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Cities
- Law Section:
- New York City Charter
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§1 & 3, add §§3-a, 4-a, 9-b & 9-c, Chap 164 of 1907; amd §2601, NYC Chart; amd §86, Pub Off L
2013-S7015B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S7015B TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend chapter 164 of the laws of 1907 relating to the incorporation of the Queens Borough Public Library, in relation to the membership and duties of the board of trustees and the oversight of the executive director and key library executive personnel; to amend the New York City Charter, in relation to public libraries; and to amend the public officers law, in relation to the definition of agency PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill will make necessary changes to the executive functioning of the Queens Borough Public Library including long overdue changes that will make the functioning of this largely public institution more trans- parent and accountable to the citizens that it serves and who fund its operations. The bill will also bring the Queens Borough Public Library, the Brooklyn Public Library and the New York Public Library within the jurisdiction of the New York City Conflicts of Interest Law and make explicit that each of these entities are subject to the state and city Freedom of Information Laws. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one of the bill amends section 1 of chapter 164 of the laws of 1907 relating to the incorporation of the Queens Borough Public Library, as amended by chapter 495 of the laws of 1980, by adding a new § 1.b.
2013-S7015B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7015--B I N S E N A T E April 14, 2014 ___________ Introduced by Sen. AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend chapter 164 of the laws of 1907 relating to the incorpo- ration of the Queens Borough Public Library, in relation to the membership and duties of the board of trustees and the oversight of the executive director and key library executive personnel; to amend the New York City Charter, in relation to public libraries; and to amend the public officers law, in relation to the definition of agency THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 164 of the laws of 1907 relating to the incorporation of the Queens Borough Public Library, as amended by chapter 495 of the laws of 1980, is amended to read as follows: Section 1. A. The following persons, to wit: The mayor, comptroller and president of the city council of the city of New York and the presi- dent of the borough of Queens, by virtue of their offices, and fifteen additional persons who, at the date of the passage of this act, shall constitute the board of trustees of the "Queens Borough Library," a corporation incorporated by the regents of the university of the state of New York on March nineteen, eighteen hundred [and] ninety-six, as amended December twenty-one, eighteen hundred [and] ninety-nine, under the provisions of the laws of eighteen hundred [and] ninety-two, chapter three hundred [and] seventy-eight, as amended by the laws of eighteen hundred [and] ninety-five, chapter eight hundred [and] fifty-nine, are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate under and by the name of "The Queens Borough Public Library," for the purpose of constructing and maintaining libraries and a free public library system in the borough of Queens in the city of New York. B. ON JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN, A NEW BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL BE NAMED, PROVIDED THAT ON OR AFTER SUCH DATE, THE NUMBER OF TRUS- TEES SHALL BE REDUCED TO ELEVEN. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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