S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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S. 1461--A A. 1414--A
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
January 7, 2011
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IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sens. LAVALLE, DeFRANCISCO, LARKIN, MAZIARZ,
RANZENHOFER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be
committed to the Committee on Finance -- recommitted to the Committee
on Finance in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee
discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
to said committee
IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE, ENGLEBRIGHT, MURRAY --
Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. RAIA -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Libraries and Education Technology -- recommitted to the
Committee on Libraries and Education Technology in accordance with
Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to authorizing coop-
erative library systems to apply for funds under the local government
efficiency grant program
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Clause 1 of subparagraph (i) of paragraph r of subdivision
10 of section 54 of the state finance law, as amended by chapter 470 of
the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
(1) For the purposes of this paragraph, "municipality" shall mean a
county, city, town, village, special improvement district, fire
district, public library, association library, [or] public library
system as defined by section two hundred seventy-two of the education
law OR COOPERATIVE LIBRARY SYSTEM, provided however, that for the
purposes of this definition, a public library system shall be considered
a municipality only in instances where such public library system
advances a joint application on behalf of its member libraries, water
authority, sewer authority, regional planning and development board,
school district, or board of cooperative educational services; provided,
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03843-02-2
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however, that for the purposes of this definition, a board of cooper-
ative educational services shall be considered a municipality only in
instances where such board of cooperative educational services advances
a joint application on behalf of school districts and other munici-
palities within the board of cooperative educational services region;
provided, however, that any agreements with a board of cooperative
educational services: shall not generate additional state aid; shall be
deemed not to be a part of the program, capital and administrative budg-
ets of the board of cooperative educational services for the purposes of
computing charges upon component school districts pursuant to subdivi-
sion one and subparagraph seven of paragraph b of subdivision four of
section nineteen hundred fifty and subdivision one of section nineteen
hundred fifty-one of the education law; and shall be deemed to be a
cooperative municipal service for purposes of subparagraph two of para-
graph d of subdivision four of section nineteen hundred fifty of the
education law.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.