Senate Resolution No. 1249

BY: Senator STEWART-COUSINS

ESTABLISHING a plan setting forth an itemized list
of grantees for a certain appropriation for the
2025-26 state fiscal year for services and expenses
of a pilot program to expand social work services in
libraries. Notwithstanding section 24 of the state
finance law or any provision of law to the contrary,
funds from this appropriation shall be allocated
only pursuant to a plan (i) approved by the
temporary president of the senate and the director
of the budget which sets forth either an itemized
list of grantees with the amount to be received by
each, or the methodology for allocating such
appropriation, and (ii) which is thereafter included
in a senate resolution calling for the expenditure
of such funds, which resolution must be approved by
a majority vote of all members elected to the senate
upon a roll call vote

RESOLVED, that pursuant to and as required by money appropriated in
section 1 of chapter 53 of the laws of 2025 which enacts the aid to
localities local assistance account for services and expenses of a pilot
program to expand social work services in libraries. Notwithstanding
section 24 of the state finance law or any provision of law to the
contrary, funds from this appropriation shall be allocated only pursuant
to a plan (i) approved by the temporary president of the senate and the
director of the budget which sets forth either an itemized list of
grantees with the amount to be received by each, or the methodology for
allocating such appropriation, and (ii) which is thereafter included in
a senate resolution calling for the expenditure of such funds, which
resolution must be approved by a majority vote of all members elected to
the senate upon a roll call vote, in accordance with the following
schedule:

Roosevelt Public Library 75,000

Uniondale Public Library 75,000