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Senate Bill S4704

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to funding of public library systems

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2009-S4704 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง259, Ed L

2009-S4704 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to funding of public library systems; includes a public library system under provisions allowing 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, to petition and the trustees to endorse, the question of increasing the amount of funding of the annual contribution for the operating budget.

2009-S4704 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S4704 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4704

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 27, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. LEIBELL -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation  to  funding  of  library
  systems

  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 PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM OR 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 munici-
pality, 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.
                                                           LBD11035-01-9

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