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Assembly Bill A3694

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to propositions for increased funding of libraries

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2011-A3694 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Libraries And Education Technology
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง259, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A7361

2011-A3694 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2011-A3694 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3694

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 26, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  J. 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.
                                                           LBD08208-01-1

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