Assembly Bill A3939

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires public libraries to develop and publish a collection management policy

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  • 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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2011-A3939 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Libraries And Education Technology
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง260-d, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1392
2013-2014: A4374
2015-2016: A2671
2017-2018: A6863
2019-2020: A5653
2021-2022: A5562

2011-A3939 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires public libraries with collections of more than 100,000 items to develop and publish a collections management policy which shall ensure the integrity of collections by the development of a clear deaccessioning policy which will foster public access and accountability; provides that such policies shall include uniform processes and procedures for deaccessioning or other disposition of any and all materials within the collection.

2011-A3939 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  3939

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 31, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Libraries and Education Technology

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation  to  library  collections
  management policy

  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  260-d
to read as follows:
  S  260-D. COLLECTION MANAGEMENT POLICY. 1. EVERY PUBLIC LIBRARY IN THE
STATE WITH A COLLECTION OF MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED  THOUSAND  ITEMS  SHALL
DEVELOP  AND PUBLISH A COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT POLICY, WHICH SHALL ENSURE
THE INTEGRITY OF COLLECTIONS BY THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CLEAR  DEACCESSION-
ING  POLICY,  WHICH  WILL  FOSTER PUBLIC ACCESS AND ACCOUNTABILITY. SUCH
POLICIES SHALL BE THE SOLE BASIS FOR COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT AND DEACCES-
SIONING. SUCH POLICIES SHALL INCLUDE UNIFORM  PROCESSES  AND  PROCEDURES
FOR  DEACCESSIONING OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF ANY AND ALL MATERIALS WITHIN
THE COLLECTION, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO BRITTLE MATERIALS,  SPECIAL
COLLECTIONS, DUPLICATES, OUTDATED MATERIALS AND OTHERS.
  2.  THE  COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY
TO IMPLEMENT THIS SECTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
have become a law.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07230-01-1

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