Assembly Bill A7361

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to propositions for increased funding of libraries

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A7361 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Libraries And Education Technology
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §259, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A3694

2009-A7361 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to propositions for increased funding of libraries; provides oversight on funding provided through a municipality to public and free association libraries.

2009-A7361 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  7361

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 31, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. MILLER -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Libraries and Education Technology

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education  law, in relation to propositions for
  increased funding for libraries

  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  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 AND THAT  ANY
SUCH  PROPOSITION SHALL STATE THAT THE INCREASED FUNDING IS FOR A PERIOD
OF TIME NOT GREATER THAN TWO YEARS WITH THE SPECIFIC PERIOD OF  TIME  SO
STATED.  An  increase in library funding provided pursuant to this para-
graph shall not apply to a municipal budget adopted prior to the date of
such election. AN INCREASE IN LIBRARY FUNDING APPROVED  IN  THIS  MANNER
MAY,  AFTER  A  PERIOD  OF  AT  LEAST  ONE YEAR, BE ALTERED BY ACTION OF
TWO-THIRDS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNING BOARD AND MAY, WITH
THE APPROVAL OF THE ENTIRE MUNICIPAL GOVERNING BOARD MINUS ONE VOTE,  BE
REDUCED TO THE MINIMAL OPERATING BUDGET AS DEFINED BY FIXED AND CONTRAC-
TUAL AGREEMENTS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09651-01-9

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