NY State Senate Bill 2023-S8514A

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Mar 20, 2024	reported and committed to finance
Mar 13, 2024	print number 8514a
Mar 13, 2024	amend and recommit to libraries
Feb 07, 2024	referred to libraries

Votes

- Mar 20, 2024 - Libraries Committee Vote
  S8514A
  
  Aye
  
  6
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  1
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  
  0
  - - Libraries Committee Vote: Mar 20, 2024
      
      aye (6)
      
      Brisport
      
      Chu
      
      Mannion
      
      Ryan
      
      Serrano
      
      Tedisco
      
      aye wr (1)
      
      Murray

Bill Amendments

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2023-S8514 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A9652
Current Committee:: Senate Finance
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Add §249-b, Ed L; add §97-bbbbb, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:: S3154, A5532

2023-S8514 - Summary

Directs the state librarian to establish statewide imagination library program for encouraging children from birth to five years of age to develop a love of reading and learning; directs the state librarian to promote the statewide development of local Dolly Parton's Imagination Library programs; advance and strengthen local Dolly Parton's Imagination Library programs with the goal of increasing enrollment; recruit volunteers to assist in the development, promotion, and coordination of local Dolly Parton's Imagination Library programs

2023-S8514 - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S8514

SPONSOR: COONEY
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the education law, in relation to creating the Dolly
Parton's statewide library system of New York; and to amend the state
finance law, in relation to establishing the imagination library of New
York fund

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section one of the bill adds a new section 249-b to education law which
creates the Dolly Parton's statewide library system of New York, to be
administered by the state librarian.

Section two of the bill creates the Imagination library of New York
fund, moneys of which shall be used to provide age-appropriate books on
a monthly basis, at home, to each child ages 0-5 registered in the
program.

Section three is the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library is the flagship program of the Dolly-
wood Foundation. This book gifting program provides high-quality, age-
appropriate books to children from birth until their fifth birthday, at
no cost to the family. Since the program started in 1995, 2.3 million
children in five countries have received over 200 million books.

Currently, the program partners with local 501(c)(3)s, where the Founda-
tion covers the administrative costs and provides centralized publishing
and distribution networks, and the local partners coordinate advertising
the program, and managing sign ups. Children then receive a book every
month until age five.

This bill builds off of the great success of the Imagination Library, by
creating a statewide Imagination Library program. Managed by the state
librarian, with costs split equally between the state and the Founda-
tion, this program will bring the joys of reading to thousands of chil-
dren in the state.

In the words of Dolly Parton herself: "Our place in all of this is pret-
ty simple. We want to inspire a love of books. Kids will do what they
love to do, and we want to inspire children to love books and reading! I
want the child to feel the magic of a book arriving and the excitement
of opening it up. This love of books will last a lifetime."

 
PRIOR LEGISLATION HISTORY:

New bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICIATIONS FQR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

The cost of the first year of the program is $2.5M.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2023-S8514 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8514
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 7, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  COONEY,  CHU,  MANNION  -- 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 creating the Dolly
   Parton's statewide library system of New York; and to amend the  state
   finance  law,  in  relation to establishing the imagination library of
   New York fund

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 249-b
 to read as follows:
   § 249-B. DOLLY PARTON'S STATEWIDE LIBRARY SYSTEM OF NEW YORK.  1.  FOR
 PURPOSES  OF  THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING
 MEANINGS:
   A. "PROGRAM" SHALL MEAN THE  STATEWIDE  IMAGINATION  LIBRARY  PROGRAM,
 DOLLY PARTON'S IMAGINATION LIBRARY OF NEW YORK;
   B.  "FUND"  SHALL MEAN THE IMAGINATION LIBRARY OF NEW YORK FUND ESTAB-
 LISHED BY SECTION NINETY-SEVEN-BBBBB OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW; AND
   C. "QUALIFIED LOCAL ENTITY" SHALL MEAN ANY EXISTING OR NEW LOCAL DOLLY
 PARTON'S IMAGINATION LIBRARY AFFILIATE.
   2. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED UNDER THE ADMINISTRATION OF  THE  STATE
 LIBRARIAN  A  DOLLY  PATRON'S  STATEWIDE  LIBRARY SYSTEM OF NEW YORK FOR
 PURPOSES OF DEVELOPING, IMPLEMENTING, PROMOTING, AND FOSTERING A COMPRE-
 HENSIVE STATEWIDE INITIATIVE FOR ENCOURAGING CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO FIVE
 YEARS OF AGE TO DEVELOP A LOVE OF READING AND LEARNING.
   3. A. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION TO THE CONTRARY, THE STATE LIBRAR-
 IAN SHALL ALLOCATE MONEYS AS GRANTS TO PROVIDE AGE-APPROPRIATE BOOKS  ON
 A  MONTHLY BASIS, AT HOME, TO EACH CHILD REGISTERED IN THE PROGRAM, FROM
 BIRTH TO THEIR FIFTH BIRTHDAY AT NO  COST  TO  FAMILIES,  THROUGH  DOLLY
 PARTON'S STATEWIDE LIBRARY SYSTEM OF NEW YORK.
   B.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION TO THE CONTRARY, THE STATE LIBRARIAN
 SHALL ALLOCATE MONEYS FROM THE FUND AS GRANTS TO QUALIFIED  LOCAL  ENTI-
 TIES  THAT  AGREE  TO  A  DOLLAR-FOR-DOLLAR  MATCH  FOR  PURPOSES OF THE
 PROGRAM.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD14150-02-4
 S. 8514                             2
 
   C. NOTWITHSTANDING PARAGRAPH B OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE STATE  LIBRAR-
 IAN  MAY  WAIVE  THE DOLLAR-FOR-DOLLAR MATCH REQUIREMENT FOR A QUALIFIED
 LOCAL ENTITY ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS TO PREVENT  UNDUE  FINANCIAL  HARD-
 SHIP.
   4. THE STATE LIBRARIAN SHALL COORDINATE WITH A NONPROFIT ENTITY, QUAL-
 IFIED  UNDER  SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, AND ORGAN-
 IZED SOLELY TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE READING  BY  THE  CHILDREN  OF  THE
 STATE, FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPLEMENTING THIS SECTION.
   5.  THE  STATE  LIBRARIAN SHALL PROVIDE OVERSIGHT AND MANAGE THE DAILY
 OPERATIONS OF THE PROGRAM, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
   A. PROMOTING THE STATEWIDE DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL DOLLY  PARTON'S  IMAG-
 INATION LIBRARY PROGRAMS;
   B.  ADVANCING  AND  STRENGTHENING  LOCAL  DOLLY  PARTON'S  IMAGINATION
 LIBRARY PROGRAMS WITH THE GOAL OF INCREASING ENROLLMENT;
   C. RECRUITING VOLUNTEERS TO ASSIST IN THE DEVELOPMENT, PROMOTION,  AND
 COORDINATION OF LOCAL DOLLY PARTON'S IMAGINATION LIBRARY PROGRAMS;
   D.  SOLICITING  DONATIONS,  GIFTS,  AND  OTHER  FUNDING TO FINANCIALLY
 SUPPORT LOCAL DOLLY PARTON'S IMAGINATION LIBRARY PROGRAMS;
   E. DEVELOPING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT;
   F. DEVELOPING, PROMOTING, AND COORDINATING A PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN
 TO MAKE DONORS AWARE OF THE  OPPORTUNITY  TO  DONATE  TO  THE  AFFILIATE
 PROGRAMS AND MAKE THE PUBLIC AWARE OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO REGISTER ELIGI-
 BLE CHILDREN TO RECEIVE BOOKS THROUGH THE PROGRAM;
   G.  ADMINISTERING  THE  LOCAL  MATCH  REQUIREMENT  AND  COORDINATE THE
 COLLECTION AND REMITTANCE OF LOCAL PROGRAM COSTS FOR BOOKS AND MAILING;
   H. DEVELOPING STATEWIDE MARKETING AND COMMUNICATION PLANS; AND
   I. ESTABLISHING, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH  THE  DEPARTMENT,  A  SYSTEM  FOR
 PARENT  AND  COMMUNITY  FEEDBACK TO SHOW IMPACT AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE
 PROGRAM.
   6. ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-NINE,  AND  ANNUALLY
 THEREAFTER,  THE  STATE LIBRARIAN SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR,
 THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, AND THE SPEAKER OF THE  ASSEMBLY.
 SUCH REPORT SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
   A. THE DEPOSITS MADE TO, AND EXPENDITURES MADE FROM THE FUND;
   B. WHETHER ANY LOCAL MATCH REQUIREMENTS WERE WAIVED;
   C.  THE NUMBER OF LOCAL PROGRAMS THAT EXIST, THEIR LOCATION, AND WHICH
 ENTITY OR ORGANIZATION SERVES AS THE LOCAL PARTNER; AND
   D. THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN THAT ARE ENROLLED AND THE  NUMBER  OF  BOOKS
 THAT HAVE BEEN SENT TO SUCH ENROLLED CHILDREN.
   7.  THE  REGENTS  MAY  PROMULGATE REGULATIONS AS MAY BE NEEDED FOR THE
 ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM.
   § 2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 97-bbbbb
 to read as follows:
   § 97-BBBBB. IMAGINATION LIBRARY OF NEW YORK FUND. 1. THERE  IS  HEREBY
 ESTABLISHED  IN  THE  JOINT  CUSTODY  OF  THE  STATE COMPTROLLER AND THE
 COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION AN ACCOUNT OF THE MISCELLANEOUS SPECIAL REVEN-
 UE ACCOUNT TO BE KNOWN AS THE "IMAGINATION LIBRARY OF NEW YORK FUND".
   2. MONEYS IN THIS FUND SHALL BE KEPT SEPARATE AND SHALL NOT BE COMMIN-
 GLED WITH ANY OTHER MONEYS IN THE CUSTODY OF THE STATE  COMPTROLLER  AND
 THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION.
   3.  THE  IMAGINATION  LIBRARY OF NEW YORK FUND SHALL CONSIST OF MONEYS
 APPROPRIATED FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH ACCOUNT, MONEYS TRANSFERRED TO SUCH
 ACCOUNT PURSUANT TO LAW, CONTRIBUTIONS CONSISTING OF PROMISES OR  GRANTS
 OF  ANY  MONEY  OR  PROPERTY OF ANY KIND OR VALUE, OR ANY OTHER THING OF
 VALUE, INCLUDING GRANTS OR OTHER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM ANY AGENCY OF
 S. 8514                             3
 
 GOVERNMENT AND MONEYS REQUIRED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION OR  ANY
 OTHER LAW TO BE PAID INTO OR CREDITED TO THIS ACCOUNT.
   4. MONEYS OF THE IMAGINATION LIBRARY OF NEW YORK FUND, WHEN ALLOCATED,
 SHALL BE AVAILABLE, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUDG-
 ET,  TO  PROVIDE  AGE-APPROPRIATE  BOOKS ON A MONTHLY BASIS, AT HOME, TO
 EACH CHILD REGISTERED IN THE PROGRAM, FROM BIRTH TO THEIR FIFTH BIRTHDAY
 AT NO COST TO FAMILIES, THROUGH DOLLY PARTON'S IMAGINATION LIBRARY.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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2023-S8514A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A9652
Current Committee:: Senate Finance
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Add §249-b, Ed L; add §97-bbbbb, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:: S3154, A5532

2023-S8514A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2023-S8514A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S8514A

SPONSOR: COONEY
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the education law, in relation to creating the Dolly
Parton's statewide library system of New York; and to amend the state
finance law, in relation to establishing the imagination library of New
York fund

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section one of the bill adds a new section 249-b to education law which
creates the Dolly Parton's statewide library system of New York, to be
administered by the state librarian.

Section two of the bill creates the Imagination library of New York
fund, moneys of which shall be used to provide age-appropriate books on
a monthly basis, at home, to each child ages 0-5 registered in the
program.

Section three is the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library is the flagship program of the
Dolly-wood Foundation. This book gifting program provides high-quality,
age-appropriate books to children from birth until their fifth birthday,
at no cost to the family. Since the program started in 1995, 2.3 million
children in five countries have received over 200 million books.

Currently, the program partners with local 501(c) (3)s, where the Foun-
dation covers the administrative costs and provides centralized publish-
ing and distribution networks, and the local partners coordinate adver-
tising the program, and managing sign ups. Children then receive a book
every month until age five.

This bill builds off of the great success of the Imagination Library, by
creating a statewide Imagination Library program. Managed by the state
librarian, with costs split equally between the state and the Founda-
tion, this program will bring the joys of reading to thousands of chil-
dren in the state.

In the words of Dolly Parton herself: "Our place in all of this is pret-
ty simple. We want to inspire a love of books. Kids will do what they
love to do, and we want to inspire children to love books and reading! I
want the child to feel the magic of a book arriving and the excitement
of opening it up. This love of books will last a lifetime."

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICIATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

The cost of the first year of the program is $2.5M.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2023-S8514A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8514--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 7, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. COONEY, CHU, MANNION, WEBB -- read twice and ordered
   printed,  and  when  printed  to  be  committed  to  the  Committee on
   Libraries -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted  as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the education law, in relation to creating the Dolly
   Parton's statewide library system of New York; and to amend the  state
   finance  law,  in  relation to establishing the imagination library of
   New York fund
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 249-b
 to read as follows:
   § 249-B. DOLLY PARTON'S STATEWIDE LIBRARY SYSTEM OF NEW YORK.  1.  FOR
 PURPOSES  OF  THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING
 MEANINGS:
   A. "PROGRAM" SHALL MEAN THE  STATEWIDE  IMAGINATION  LIBRARY  PROGRAM,
 DOLLY PARTON'S IMAGINATION LIBRARY OF NEW YORK;
   B.  "FUND"  SHALL MEAN THE IMAGINATION LIBRARY OF NEW YORK FUND ESTAB-
 LISHED BY SECTION NINETY-SEVEN-BBBBB OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW; AND
   C. "QUALIFIED LOCAL ENTITY" SHALL MEAN ANY EXISTING OR NEW LOCAL DOLLY
 PARTON'S IMAGINATION LIBRARY AFFILIATE.
   2. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED UNDER THE ADMINISTRATION OF  THE  STATE
 LIBRARIAN  A  DOLLY  PARTON'S  STATEWIDE  LIBRARY SYSTEM OF NEW YORK FOR
 PURPOSES OF DEVELOPING, IMPLEMENTING, PROMOTING, AND FOSTERING A COMPRE-
 HENSIVE STATEWIDE INITIATIVE FOR ENCOURAGING CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO FIVE
 YEARS OF AGE TO DEVELOP A LOVE OF READING AND LEARNING.
   3. A. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION TO THE CONTRARY, THE STATE LIBRAR-
 IAN SHALL ALLOCATE MONEYS AS GRANTS TO PROVIDE AGE-APPROPRIATE BOOKS  ON
 A  MONTHLY BASIS, AT HOME, TO EACH CHILD REGISTERED IN THE PROGRAM, FROM
 BIRTH TO THEIR FIFTH BIRTHDAY AT NO  COST  TO  FAMILIES,  THROUGH  DOLLY
 PARTON'S STATEWIDE LIBRARY SYSTEM OF NEW YORK.
   B.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION TO THE CONTRARY, THE STATE LIBRARIAN
 SHALL ALLOCATE MONEYS FROM THE FUND AS GRANTS TO QUALIFIED  LOCAL  ENTI-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14150-03-4

 S. 8514--A                          2
 
 TIES  THAT  AGREE  TO  A  DOLLAR-FOR-DOLLAR  MATCH  FOR  PURPOSES OF THE
 PROGRAM.
   C.  NOTWITHSTANDING PARAGRAPH B OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE STATE LIBRAR-
 IAN MAY WAIVE THE DOLLAR-FOR-DOLLAR MATCH REQUIREMENT  FOR  A  QUALIFIED
 LOCAL  ENTITY  ON  A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS TO PREVENT UNDUE FINANCIAL HARD-
 SHIP.
   4. THE STATE LIBRARIAN SHALL COORDINATE WITH A NONPROFIT ENTITY, QUAL-
 IFIED UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE,  AND  ORGAN-
 IZED  SOLELY  TO  PROMOTE  AND  ENCOURAGE READING BY THE CHILDREN OF THE
 STATE, FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPLEMENTING THIS SECTION.
   5. THE STATE LIBRARIAN SHALL PROVIDE OVERSIGHT AND  MANAGE  THE  DAILY
 OPERATIONS OF THE PROGRAM, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
   A.  PROMOTING  THE STATEWIDE DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL DOLLY PARTON'S IMAG-
 INATION LIBRARY PROGRAMS;
   B.  ADVANCING  AND  STRENGTHENING  LOCAL  DOLLY  PARTON'S  IMAGINATION
 LIBRARY PROGRAMS WITH THE GOAL OF INCREASING ENROLLMENT;
   C.  RECRUITING VOLUNTEERS TO ASSIST IN THE DEVELOPMENT, PROMOTION, AND
 COORDINATION OF LOCAL DOLLY PARTON'S IMAGINATION LIBRARY PROGRAMS;
   D. SOLICITING DONATIONS,  GIFTS,  AND  OTHER  FUNDING  TO  FINANCIALLY
 SUPPORT LOCAL DOLLY PARTON'S IMAGINATION LIBRARY PROGRAMS;
   E. DEVELOPING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT;
   F. DEVELOPING, PROMOTING, AND COORDINATING A PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN
 TO  MAKE  DONORS  AWARE  OF  THE  OPPORTUNITY TO DONATE TO THE AFFILIATE
 PROGRAMS AND MAKE THE PUBLIC AWARE OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO REGISTER ELIGI-
 BLE CHILDREN TO RECEIVE BOOKS THROUGH THE PROGRAM;
   G. ADMINISTERING  THE  LOCAL  MATCH  REQUIREMENT  AND  COORDINATE  THE
 COLLECTION AND REMITTANCE OF LOCAL PROGRAM COSTS FOR BOOKS AND MAILING;
   H. DEVELOPING STATEWIDE MARKETING AND COMMUNICATION PLANS; AND
   I.  ESTABLISHING,  IN  PARTNERSHIP  WITH  THE DEPARTMENT, A SYSTEM FOR
 PARENT AND COMMUNITY FEEDBACK TO SHOW IMPACT AND  EFFECTIVENESS  OF  THE
 PROGRAM.
   6.  ON  OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-NINE, AND ANNUALLY
 THEREAFTER, THE STATE LIBRARIAN SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT TO  THE  GOVERNOR,
 THE  TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, AND THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY.
 SUCH REPORT SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
   A. THE DEPOSITS MADE TO, AND EXPENDITURES MADE FROM THE FUND;
   B. WHETHER ANY LOCAL MATCH REQUIREMENTS WERE WAIVED;
   C. THE NUMBER OF LOCAL PROGRAMS THAT EXIST, THEIR LOCATION, AND  WHICH
 ENTITY OR ORGANIZATION SERVES AS THE LOCAL PARTNER; AND
   D.  THE  NUMBER  OF CHILDREN THAT ARE ENROLLED AND THE NUMBER OF BOOKS
 THAT HAVE BEEN SENT TO SUCH ENROLLED CHILDREN.
   7. THE REGENTS MAY PROMULGATE REGULATIONS AS MAY  BE  NEEDED  FOR  THE
 ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM.
   § 2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 97-bbbbb
 to read as follows:
   §  97-BBBBB.  IMAGINATION LIBRARY OF NEW YORK FUND. 1. THERE IS HEREBY
 ESTABLISHED IN THE JOINT  CUSTODY  OF  THE  STATE  COMPTROLLER  AND  THE
 COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION AN ACCOUNT OF THE MISCELLANEOUS SPECIAL REVEN-
 UE ACCOUNT TO BE KNOWN AS THE "IMAGINATION LIBRARY OF NEW YORK FUND".
   2. MONEYS IN THIS FUND SHALL BE KEPT SEPARATE AND SHALL NOT BE COMMIN-
 GLED  WITH  ANY OTHER MONEYS IN THE CUSTODY OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER AND
 THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION.
   3. THE IMAGINATION LIBRARY OF NEW YORK FUND SHALL  CONSIST  OF  MONEYS
 APPROPRIATED FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH ACCOUNT, MONEYS TRANSFERRED TO SUCH
 ACCOUNT  PURSUANT TO LAW, CONTRIBUTIONS CONSISTING OF PROMISES OR GRANTS
 OF ANY MONEY OR PROPERTY OF ANY KIND OR VALUE, OR  ANY  OTHER  THING  OF
 S. 8514--A                          3
 
 VALUE, INCLUDING GRANTS OR OTHER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM ANY AGENCY OF
 GOVERNMENT  AND MONEYS REQUIRED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION OR ANY
 OTHER LAW TO BE PAID INTO OR CREDITED TO THIS ACCOUNT.
   4. MONEYS OF THE IMAGINATION LIBRARY OF NEW YORK FUND, WHEN ALLOCATED,
 SHALL BE AVAILABLE, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUDG-
 ET,  TO  PROVIDE  AGE-APPROPRIATE  BOOKS ON A MONTHLY BASIS, AT HOME, TO
 EACH CHILD REGISTERED IN THE PROGRAM, FROM BIRTH TO THEIR FIFTH BIRTHDAY
 AT NO COST TO FAMILIES, THROUGH DOLLY PARTON'S IMAGINATION LIBRARY.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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