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Senate Bill S4480
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2011-S4480 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง286, Ed L
2011-S4480 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4480 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to providing for inflationary increases in library aid PURPOSE: To allow an annual cost of living increase in the formulas in statute for state aid for libraries based on the annual rate of inflation. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: The bill adds a new section 286 to the Education Law to authorize the payment of an additional apportionment to libraries, library systems and other eligible institutions providing library services in the form of a cost-of-living adjustment that would ensure that library aid payable pursuant to Sections 271,272, 273, 273-a, 284 and 285 of the Education Law increases as the cost of living increases. The bill provides for annual computation of a "cost-of-living adjustment factor" based on the percentage increase in the consumer price index (CPI) from December 1, 2005 to December 1 of the base year (i.e., December 1 preceding the calendar year for which library aid is to be paid). For this purpose, the "consumer price index" is defined as the regional consumer price for the N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern, N.J. area, based upon
2011-S4480 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4480 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 6, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. FARLEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to providing for infla- tionary increases in library aid 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 286 to read as follows: S 286. COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT FOR LIBRARY AID. 1. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS SECTION: A. "BASE YEAR" MEANS THE CALENDAR YEAR IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE CALENDAR YEAR FOR WHICH AN APPORTIONMENT OF AID IS TO BE PAID PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION. B. "CONSUMER PRICE INDEX" MEANS THE REGIONAL CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR THE NEW YORK, NEW YORK-NORTHEASTERN, NEW JERSEY AREA, BASED UPON THE INDEX FOR ALL URBAN CONSUMERS (CPI-U), AS DETERMINED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. C. "COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT FACTOR" MEANS THE PERCENTAGE INCREASE IN THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX OVER THE PERIOD COMMENCING DECEMBER FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TEN AND ENDING ON DECEMBER FIRST OF THE BASE YEAR, PROVIDED THAT SUCH FACTOR SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN ZERO. D. "TOTAL APPORTIONMENT OF LIBRARY AID" MEANS THE SUM OF ALL APPOR- TIONMENTS PAYABLE TO A LIBRARY, LIBRARY SYSTEM OR OTHER ELIGIBLE INSTI- TUTION PROVIDING LIBRARY SERVICES FOR THE CURRENT CALENDAR YEAR PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY-ONE, TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY-TWO, TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY-THREE, TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY-THREE-A, TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY-FOUR OR TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE OF THIS PART. 2. CALCULATION OF COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT. FOR THE YEAR COMMENCING JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWELVE, AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER APPORTIONMENTS PURSUANT TO THIS PART, EVERY LIBRARY, LIBRARY SYSTEM AND OTHER ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR AN EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01113-01-1
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