S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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4041--A
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 30, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee 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 education law, in relation to additional state aid
to public library systems merged after January 1, 2015
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 273 of the education law is
amended by adding a new paragraph o to read as follows:
O. (1) A MERGED PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM SHALL RECEIVE SUPPLEMENTAL STATE
AID MULTIPLIED BY A FACTOR EQUAL TO THE NUMBER OF PREVIOUSLY EXISTING
PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEMS MINUS THE NUMBER OF MERGED LIBRARY SYSTEMS. IF
MORE THAN ONE MERGED PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM RESULTS FROM MERGING, OR
MERGING AND RECONFIGURING THREE OR MORE PREVIOUSLY EXISTING PUBLIC
LIBRARY SYSTEMS, THE MERGED SYSTEMS SHALL DIVIDE THE SUPPLEMENTAL STATE
AID.
(2) A MERGED PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM MAY DESIGNATE ONE CENTRAL LIBRARY
OR CO-CENTRAL LIBRARIES IN ITS PLAN OF LIBRARY SERVICE SUBMITTED PURSU-
ANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION. FORTY PERCENT OF THE ANNUAL SUPPLEMENTAL AID
RECEIVED BY THE MERGED PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM SHALL BE DESIGNATED FOR
CENTRAL LIBRARY SERVICES. IF CO-CENTRAL LIBRARIES ARE DESIGNATED, THE
MERGED PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM SHALL DETERMINE THE PROPORTION OF STATE AID
TO BE ASSIGNED TO EACH.
(3) ON OR BEFORE MARCH FIRST OF THE THIRD YEAR FOLLOWING MERGER, OR
MERGER AND RECONFIGURATION, A MERGED PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM SHALL REPORT
TO THE COMMISSIONER IN A FORM PRESCRIBED BY HIM OR HER ON THE SAVINGS
ACHIEVED BY AND THE IMPACT UPON SERVICE DELIVERY OF THE MERGER. THE
COMMISSIONER SHALL IN TURN TRANSMIT SUCH REPORT TO THE TEMPORARY PRESI-
DENT OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD07593-02-4
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(4) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH:
(I) "MERGED PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM" SHALL MEAN A PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM:
(A) CREATED AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN BY MERGING, OR
MERGING AND RECONFIGURING THE AREAS SERVED BY TWO OR MORE PREVIOUSLY
EXISTING PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEMS;
(B) MEETING THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEMS ARE
ENTITLED TO STATE AID AS SET FORTH IN SECTION TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY-TWO OF
THIS PART; AND
(C) RESULTING IN A LARGER GEOGRAPHIC AREA OR LARGER POPULATION SERVED
THAN THE PRIOR EXISTING SYSTEMS AND RESULTING IN A DECREASE IN THE TOTAL
NUMBER OF PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEMS ELIGIBLE FOR STATE AID PURSUANT TO
SECTION TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY-TWO OF THIS PART.
(II) "PREVIOUSLY EXISTING PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM" SHALL MEAN A PUBLIC
LIBRARY SYSTEM PROVIDING SERVICE UNDER AN APPROVED PLAN ON JANUARY
FIRST, TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN.
(III) "SUPPLEMENTAL STATE AID" SHALL MEAN STATE AID, IN ADDITION TO
ANY OTHER STATE AID. THE AMOUNT OF SUCH SUPPLEMENTAL STATE AID SHALL BE
TWO HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ANNUALLY FOR THE FIRST FIVE
YEARS SUBSEQUENT TO MERGING, TWO HUNDRED FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS IN THE
SIXTH YEAR, ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS IN THE SEVENTH
YEAR, ONE HUNDRED TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS IN THE EIGHTH YEAR, FIFTY-ONE
THOUSAND DOLLARS IN THE NINTH YEAR, AND THEREAFTER SUCH AID SHALL CEASE
TO BE PAID.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.