S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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7189
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 25, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. MENG, ZEBROWSKI, EDDINGTON, GALEF, DelMONTE,
GORDON, GUNTHER, V. LOPEZ, MOLINARO, SCHROEDER, SPANO -- Multi-Spon-
sored by -- M. of A. BRENNAN, GOTTFRIED, LUPARDO, ROBINSON, WEISENBERG
-- read once and referred to the Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to eligible uses of
the cultural education account
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 97-zzz of the state finance law,
as amended by section 1 of part Q of chapter 57 of the laws of 2005, is
amended to read as follows:
3. Moneys of this account, following appropriation by the legislature,
shall be available to support the following agencies and programs: (a)
the state education department for services and expenses of the cultural
education program including operating expenses and capital projects and
the New York state summer school of the arts subject to a plan approved
by the commissioner of education and the director of the budget; (b) the
New York state theatre institute subject to a plan approved by the
director of the budget; [and] (c) the Nelson A. Rockefeller performing
arts center corporation subject to a plan approved by the director of
the budget; (D) THE STATEWIDE SUMMER READING PROGRAM SUBJECT TO A PLAN
APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION AND THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUDG-
ET; AND (E) THE PURCHASES OF STATEWIDE ONLINE DATABASES FOR USE BY
ELIGIBLE LIBRARIES SUBJECT TO A PLAN APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF
EDUCATION AND THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD09239-01-9