| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Apr 08, 2025 |
reported and committed to finance |
| Mar 04, 2025 |
referred to libraries |
Senate Bill S5988
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 6th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee
Actions
Votes
2025-S5988 (ACTIVE) - Details
2025-S5988 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Enables public libraries to access employment preparation education (EPE) funds to provide adult literacy education; sets aside one million dollars to be awarded through a competitive grant process; provides that half of such appropriation shall be set aside for libraries serving a population of one million or more.
2025-S5988 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5988
SPONSOR: BYNOE
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the education law, in relation to enabling public
libraries to access employment preparation education (EPE) funds to
provide adult literacy instruction
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this bill is to allow public libraries to apply for and
receive Employment Preparation Education (EPE) funds for pre-GED and
other adult literacy services that are authorized under this program.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 of this bill would set aside an amount of one million dollars
to be awarded through a competitive grant process to public libraries to
provide EPE services.
Section 2 shall provide that the effective date shall April 1, 2027.
2025-S5988 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5988
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
March 4, 2025
___________
Introduced by Sen. BYNOE -- 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 enabling public
libraries to access employment preparation education (EPE) funds to
provide adult literacy instruction
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 11 of section 3602 of the education law is
amended by adding a new paragraph a-2 to read as follows:
A-2. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH A OF THIS SUBDIVI-
SION, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL SET ASIDE AN AMOUNT OF ONE MILLION DOLLARS
TO BE AWARDED THROUGH A COMPETITIVE GRANT PROCESS TO PUBLIC LIBRARIES TO
PROVIDE ANY OF THE SERVICES AUTHORIZED IN THIS SUBDIVISION. HOWEVER, NO
LESS THAN HALF THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATION SHALL BE SET ASIDE FOR PUBLIC
LIBRARIES SERVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE. THE COMMISSIONER
SHALL HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH RULES AND REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT
THE PROVISIONS OF THIS PARAGRAPH.
§ 2. This act shall take effect April 1, 2027.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06582-01-5
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