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Assembly Bill A8885

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides for an increase in library aid based on an increase in the cost-of-living adjustment factor

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2011-A8885 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Libraries And Education Technology
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง286, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A9527

2011-A8885 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides cost-of living adjustment factor for aid to libraries.

2011-A8885 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8885

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 4, 2012
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to providing  for  infla-
  tionary increases in library aid

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 286 to
read as follows:
  S 286. COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT FOR LIBRARY AID. 1.  DEFINITIONS.  AS
USED IN THIS SECTION:
  A.  "BASE  YEAR"  MEANS  THE  CALENDAR  YEAR IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE
CALENDAR YEAR FOR WHICH AN APPORTIONMENT OF AID IS TO BE  PAID  PURSUANT
TO THIS SECTION.
  B.  "CONSUMER PRICE INDEX" MEANS THE REGIONAL CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR
THE NEW YORK, NEW YORK-NORTHEASTERN, NEW JERSEY  AREA,  BASED  UPON  THE
INDEX  FOR  ALL  URBAN  CONSUMERS  (CPI-U),  AS DETERMINED BY THE UNITED
STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
  C. "COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT FACTOR" MEANS THE PERCENTAGE INCREASE IN
THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX OVER THE PERIOD COMMENCING DECEMBER FIRST,  TWO
THOUSAND  ELEVEN AND ENDING ON DECEMBER FIRST OF THE BASE YEAR, PROVIDED
THAT SUCH FACTOR SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN ZERO.
  D. "TOTAL APPORTIONMENT OF LIBRARY AID" MEANS THE SUM  OF  ALL  APPOR-
TIONMENTS  PAYABLE TO A LIBRARY, LIBRARY SYSTEM OR OTHER ELIGIBLE INSTI-
TUTION PROVIDING LIBRARY SERVICES FOR THE CURRENT CALENDAR YEAR PURSUANT
TO SECTION TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY-ONE, TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY-TWO, TWO HUNDRED
SEVENTY-THREE, TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY-THREE-A, TWO HUNDRED  EIGHTY-FOUR  OR
TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE OF THIS PART.
  2.  CALCULATION OF COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT.  FOR THE YEAR COMMENCING
JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND THIRTEEN, AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, IN  ADDI-
TION  TO  ANY OTHER APPORTIONMENTS PURSUANT TO THIS PART, EVERY LIBRARY,
LIBRARY SYSTEM AND OTHER ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION SHALL BE ELIGIBLE  FOR  AN
ADDITIONAL APPORTIONMENT EQUAL TO THE PRODUCT OF ITS TOTAL APPORTIONMENT

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

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