NY State Senate Bill S2715

Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Libraries Committee

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 05, 2022	referred to libraries
Jun 10, 2021	committed to rules
May 03, 2021	advanced to third reading
Apr 28, 2021	2nd report cal.
Apr 27, 2021	1st report cal.802
Feb 02, 2021	committee discharged and committed to libraries
Jan 22, 2021	referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

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Apr 27, 2021 - Libraries committee Vote

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S2715 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Libraries
Law Section:: Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §1676, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: S6651
2017-2018: S3022
2019-2020: S1861

S2715 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Amends the term "public library" to mean any library chartered by the state board of regents or incorporated under the not-for-profit corporation law constituting a public library, an association library or a free library.

S2715 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S2715

SPONSOR: RITCHIE
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the public authorities law, in
relation to the definition of the term public library

 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the defi-
nition of the term public library

 
PURPOSE:

The bill would authorize the Dormitory Authority of the State of New
York ("DASNY") to provide financing and construction services for public
libraries chartered by the Board of Regents or incorporated under the
Not-for-Profit Corporation Law.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 of the bill would amend the existing definition of "public

library" in Public Authorities Law ("PAL") § 1676(32) to include any
library chartered by the state Board of Regents or incorporated under
the Not-for-Profit Corporation Law constituting a public library, an
association library or a free library as defined in Education Law § 253.

Section 2 of the bill would clarify that the bill does not affect those
libraries defined as "public libraries" under the prior version of PAL §
1676(32), nor does it impair the validity of bonds previously issued by
DASNY for any such library.

Section 3 of the bill would make it effective immediately.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The bill would extend DASNY financing and construction authorization to
all libraries chartered by the Board of Regents or incorporated under
the Not-for-Profit Corporation Law, as opposed to only those libraries
which obtain special legislation. Libraries continue to approach DASNY
in increasing numbers seeking DASNY's financing and construction manage-
ment services, but DASNY is able to assist only after legislation is
enacted to add the library to those named in L.1993 c.672 - a process
which can be challenging and time-consuming.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2019-2020: S.1861

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

S2715 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2715
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 22, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. RITCHIE, JORDAN -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to  the  Committee  on  Corporations,
   Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the public authorities law, in relation to the defi-
   nition of the term public library

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  32 of section 1676 of the public authorities
 law, as added by chapter 672 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read  as
 follows:
   32. The term "public library" shall mean [those libraries set forth in
 section five of the chapter of the laws of nineteen hundred ninety-three
 which  added  this  subdivision, as defined as] ANY LIBRARY CHARTERED BY
 THE STATE BOARD OF REGENTS  OR  INCORPORATED  UNDER  THE  NOT-FOR-PROFIT
 CORPORATION  LAW  CONSTITUTING  a public library [or as], an association
 library [pursuant to] OR A  FREE  LIBRARY  AS  DEFINED  IN  section  two
 hundred fifty-three of the education law.
   §  2.  This  act shall not affect the status as a "public library" for
 purposes of title 4 of article 8 of the public authorities law of  those
 libraries  set forth in section 5 of chapter 672 of the laws of 1993, as
 amended from time to time prior to the effective date of this  act,  nor
 shall  this  act  impair  the validity of bonds heretofore issued by the
 dormitory authority for the benefit of any such library.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00964-02-1

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Patty Ritchie

Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Libraries Committee

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S2715 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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