BILL NUMBER:A9527
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to
providing for inflationary increases in library aid
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To allow an annual cost of living
increase in the formulas in statute for state aid for libraries based on
the annual rate of inflation.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: The bill adds a new section 286 to the
Education Law to authorize the payment of an additional apportionment to
libraries, library systems and other eligible institutions providing
library services in the form of a cost-of-living adjustment that would
ensure that library aid payable pursuant to Sections 271, 272, 273,
273-a, 284 and 285 of the Education Law increases as the cost of living
increases. The bill provides for annual computation of a "cost-of-living
adjustment factor" based on the percentage increase in the consumer
price index (CPI) from December 1, 2005 to December 1 of the base year
(i.e., December 1 preceding the calendar year for which library aid is
to be paid). For this purpose, the "consumer price index" is defined as
the regional consumer price for the N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern, N.J. area,
based upon the index for all urban consumers (CPI-U), as determined by
the U.S. Department of Labor.
STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF THE BILL: The Education Law provides for the
same amount of State aid each year to libraries, library systems, and
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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9527
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 12, 2010
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Introduced by M. of A. BING, GALEF, PHEFFER, ROBINSON, CASTRO, JAFFEE,
STIRPE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. DenDEKKER, DESTITO, GLICK,
GOTTFRIED, JOHN, SKARTADOS, SWEENEY, THIELE, WEISENBERG, ZEBROWSKI --
read once and referred to the Committee on Libraries and Education
Technology
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to providing for infla-
tionary increases in library aid
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 286 to
read as follows:
S 286. COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT FOR LIBRARY AID. 1. DEFINITIONS. AS
USED IN THIS SECTION:
A. "BASE YEAR" MEANS THE CALENDAR YEAR IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE
CALENDAR YEAR FOR WHICH AN APPORTIONMENT OF AID IS TO BE PAID PURSUANT
TO THIS SECTION.
B. "CONSUMER PRICE INDEX" MEANS THE REGIONAL CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR
THE NEW YORK, NEW YORK-NORTHEASTERN, NEW JERSEY AREA, BASED UPON THE
INDEX FOR ALL URBAN CONSUMERS (CPI-U), AS DETERMINED BY THE UNITED
STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
C. "COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT FACTOR" MEANS THE PERCENTAGE INCREASE IN
THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX OVER THE PERIOD COMMENCING DECEMBER FIRST, TWO
THOUSAND NINE AND ENDING ON DECEMBER FIRST OF THE BASE YEAR, PROVIDED
THAT SUCH FACTOR SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN ZERO.
D. "TOTAL APPORTIONMENT OF LIBRARY AID" MEANS THE SUM OF ALL APPOR-
TIONMENTS PAYABLE TO A LIBRARY, LIBRARY SYSTEM OR OTHER ELIGIBLE INSTI-
TUTION PROVIDING LIBRARY SERVICES FOR THE CURRENT CALENDAR YEAR PURSUANT
TO SECTION TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY-ONE, TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY-TWO, TWO HUNDRED
SEVENTY-THREE, TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY-THREE-A, TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY-FOUR OR
TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE OF THIS PART.
2. CALCULATION OF COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT. FOR THE YEAR COMMENCING
JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN, AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, IN ADDITION
TO ANY OTHER APPORTIONMENTS PURSUANT TO THIS PART, EVERY LIBRARY,
LIBRARY SYSTEM AND OTHER ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR AN
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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