Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 28, 2014 |
reported referred to ways and means |
May 16, 2014 |
referred to libraries and education technology |
Assembly Bill A9699
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
THIELE
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
multi-Sponsors
Robert Sweeney
2013-A9699 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S7922
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Ways And Means
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง274-a, Ed L
2013-A9699 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9699 I N A S S E M B L Y May 16, 2014 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Libraries and Education Technology AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to maintaining school libraries 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 274-a to read as follows: S 274-A. SCHOOL LIBRARIES. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY AND SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION, EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL MAINTAIN A SCHOOL LIBRARY IN EACH ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL IN THE DISTRICT, AND SHALL EMPLOY A CERTIFIED SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA SPECIALIST FOR EACH SUCH SCHOOL LIBRARY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATIONS PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMISSIONER, WITHIN THREE YEARS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION. 2. THE COMMISSIONER MAY, UPON APPLICATION BY A SCHOOL DISTRICT, WAIVE THE APPLICABILITY OF THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION TO SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICT UPON A DETERMINATION BY THE COMMISSIONER THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS WITHIN A DESIGNATED SHORTAGE AREA FOR LIBRARY MEDIA SPECIALISTS OR THAT SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICT'S NEEDS ARE ADEQUATELY MET THROUGH A WRITTEN SHARING ARRANGEMENT WITH A PUBLIC LIBRARY AND SUCH ARRANGEMENT PROVIDES FOR ADEQUATE LIBRARY ACCESS. S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD15173-01-4
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