Senate Bill S3010

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to studying the economic impact of public libraries and public library systems in New York state

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A5810 - Signed by Governor


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S3010 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5810
Law Section:
Education
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A7666
2015-2016: A7621

2017-S3010 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the empire state development corporation conducting a study at least once every five years, on the economic impact of public libraries and public library systems in New York state.

2017-S3010 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S3010 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3010
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 19, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT relating to studying the economic impact of public libraries  and
   public library systems in New York state
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Study of the economic impact of public libraries and public
 library systems. The empire state development corporation, in  consulta-
 tion  with  the state education department, shall conduct a study on the
 economic impact of public libraries and public library  systems  in  New
 York state. Such study shall include, but not be limited to, the follow-
 ing:
   a.  The  return  on  investment  New  York state and local governments
 receive from public libraries and public library systems;
   b. The direct, indirect, and induced economic  impact  of  all  public
 library expenditures on the state and local economies;
   c. An examination of the resources, services, and programs provided to
 library patrons for career development;
   d. An examination of the resources, services, and programs provided to
 current and prospective business owners; and
   e.    An analysis of public library systems and the value they provide
 to public libraries.
   § 2. For the purposes of  this  act,  the  following  terms  shall  be
 defined as follows:
   a.  "public  library"  shall  mean  any public or association library,
 other than professional, technical or public school library, established
 for free public  purposes  by  official  action  of  a  municipality  or
 district  or  the  legislature,  where the whole interests belong to the
 public; the term "association" library shall  be  construed  to  mean  a
 library  established  and controlled, in whole or in part, by a group of
 private individuals operating as an association, closed  corporation  or
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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