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Assembly Bill A5387

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires the legislature to provide for the maintenance and support of a system of free public libraries

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2015-A5387 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1637
Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 11 ยง1, Constn
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3895
2011-2012: A2468
2013-2014: A773
2017-2018: A2550, S2372

2015-A5387 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides a constitutional guarantee that the legislature shall provide for the maintenance and support of a system of free public libraries, wherein all the residents of this state may be provided with public library services.

2015-A5387 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5387

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 20, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  LIFTON,  PRETLOW,  GUNTHER, GALEF, JAFFEE --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CAHILL, COLTON, GLICK,  HOOPER,  MAGEE,
  PAULIN  --  read  once  and referred to the Committee on Libraries and
  Education Technology

            CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

proposing an amendment to section 1 of article 11 of  the  constitution,
  in  relation  to  requiring the legislature to provide for a system of
  free public libraries

  Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 1 of  article
11 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
  Section  1.  The  legislature  shall  provide  for the maintenance and
support of a system of free common schools, wherein all the children  of
this state may be educated.  THE LEGISLATURE SHALL PROVIDE FOR THE MAIN-
TENANCE  AND  SUPPORT  OF A SYSTEM OF FREE PUBLIC LIBRARIES, WHEREIN ALL
THE RESIDENTS  OF  THIS  STATE  MAY  BE  PROVIDED  WITH  PUBLIC  LIBRARY
SERVICES.
  S  2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment be
referred to the first regular legislative session  convening  after  the
next  succeeding  general  election  of members of the assembly, and, in
conformity with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution,  be
published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD89042-01-5

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