S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6152
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 26, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, ZEBROWSKI, GALEF, GORDON, V. LOPEZ --
Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. EDDINGTON, MOLINARO, WEISENBERG --
read once and referred to the Committee on Libraries and Education
Technology
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to appropriations for
library services
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subparagraph 1 of paragraph b of subdivision 1 of section
259 of the education law, as amended by chapter 184 of the laws of 2007,
is amended to read as follows:
(1) Except as provided in subparagraph two of this paragraph, whenever
qualified voters of a municipality, in a number equal to at least ten
per centum of the total number of votes cast in such municipality for
governor at the last gubernatorial election, shall so petition and the
library board of trustees shall endorse, the question of establishing or
[increasing] SETTING the amount of funding of the annual contribution
for the operating budget of a registered public or free association
library by such municipality to a sum specified in said petition, shall
be voted on at the next general election of such municipality, provided
that due public notice of the proposed action shall have been given. An
increase in library funding provided pursuant to this paragraph shall
not apply to a municipal budget adopted prior to the date of such
election.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD09238-01-9