Senate Bill S1418

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to conducting a study on the access of state public libraries and library systems to capital funding

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Libraries Committee


  • 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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2023-S1418 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7965
Current Committee:
Senate Libraries
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §273-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S7161, A7630
2019-2020: S5374, A792
2021-2022: S3706, A92

2023-S1418 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to conducting a study on the access of state public libraries and library systems to capital funding; the department of education, in consultation with the dormitory authority, the office of the state comptroller, and the public library systems of the state, shall assess and report on the capital needs of such public library systems, including public libraries and association libraries.

2023-S1418 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S1418 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1418
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 11, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Libraries
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to conducting a study  on
   the  access  of  state public libraries and library systems to capital
   funding

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section 273-a of the education law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 9 to read as follows:
   9. THERE SHALL BE A STUDY CONDUCTED RELATING TO THE  ACCESS  OF  STATE
 PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY SYSTEMS TO CAPITAL FUNDING.
   A.  THE  DEPARTMENT, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DORMITORY AUTHORITY, THE
 OFFICE OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER, AND THE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEMS  OF  THE
 STATE,  SHALL  ASSESS  AND  REPORT  ON  THE CAPITAL NEEDS OF SUCH PUBLIC
 LIBRARY SYSTEMS, INCLUDING PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND  ASSOCIATION  LIBRARIES.
 SUCH STUDY SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING:
   (1)  IDENTIFICATION  OF  CURRENT  OPTIONS  AVAILABLE  TO LIBRARIES AND
 LIBRARY SYSTEMS FOR FINANCING CAPITAL PROJECTS;
   (2) THE PROJECTED CAPITAL NEEDS OF LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY SYSTEMS  OVER
 A FIVE YEAR PERIOD;
   (3)  IDENTIFICATION  OF  ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS FOR LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY
 SYSTEMS TO FINANCE CAPITAL PROJECTS;
   (4) INFORMATION RELATED TO DORMITORY  AUTHORITY  FINANCING  OF  PUBLIC
 LIBRARIES AND PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEMS IN THE PAST TEN YEARS INCLUDING BUT
 NOT LIMITED TO: THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY SYSTEMS
 THAT  HAVE APPLIED FOR DORMITORY AUTHORITY FINANCING; WHAT PERCENTAGE OF
 PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY SYSTEMS ARE DENIED FUNDING FROM THE  DORMI-
 TORY  AUTHORITY  AND THE REASONS FOR SUCH DENIALS; THE TOTAL COST OF THE
 PROPOSED PROJECTS; AND THE AMOUNT OF FINANCING PROVIDED FOR THE PROJECTS
 AND THE NUMBER OF PROJECT APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED EACH YEAR;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03548-01-3
 S. 1418                             2
              

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