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                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 16, 2015
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Introduced  by  M.  of A. PALMESANO, BARRETT, DiPIETRO, GRAF, MONTESANO,
  BARCLAY, FINCH, KATZ, RAIA, WALTER, BORELLI, GIGLIO, HAWLEY, RA, OAKS,
  CERETTO, GOODELL, GUNTHER, SKOUFIS, LUPINACCI -- Multi-Sponsored by --
  M. of A. ARROYO, CROUCH, McDONOUGH, McKEVITT, SALADINO  --  read  once
  and referred to the Committee on Libraries and Education Technology

AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to state aid for library
  construction and infrastructure services

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of section 273-a of the education law, as
amended by chapter 498 of the laws  of  2011,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  1.  State  aid  shall be provided for up to fifty percent of the total
project approved costs, excluding feasibility studies, plans or  similar
activities,  for  projects  for  the  INSTALLATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE OF
BROADBAND SERVICES, AND FOR THE  acquisition  of  vacant  land  and  the
acquisition,   construction,  renovation  or  rehabilitation,  including
leasehold improvements, of buildings of  public  libraries  and  library
systems chartered by the regents of the state of New York or established
by  act of the legislature subject to the limitations provided in subdi-
vision five of this section  and  upon  approval  by  the  commissioner,
except  that state aid may be provided for up to seventy-five percent of
the total project approved costs for buildings of public libraries  that
are located in an economically disadvantaged community.  Provided howev-
er  that the state liability for aid paid pursuant to this section shall
be limited to funds appropriated for such purpose. Aid shall be provided
on approved expenses incurred during the period  commencing  July  first
and ending June thirtieth for up to three years, or until the project is
completed,  whichever  occurs  first. Fifty percent of such aid shall be
payable to each system or library upon approval of  the  application  by
the  department.  Forty percent of such aid shall be payable in the next

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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state fiscal year. The remaining  ten  percent  shall  be  payable  upon
project completion.
  S  2.  Subdivision 1 of section 273-a of the education law, as amended
by section 4 of part A of chapter 57 of the laws of 2009, is amended  to
read as follows:
  1.  State  aid  shall be provided for up to fifty percent of the total
project approved costs, excluding feasibility studies, plans or  similar
activities,  for  projects  for  the  INSTALLATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE OF
BROADBAND SERVICES, AND FOR THE acquisition, construction, renovation or
rehabilitation, including leasehold improvements, of buildings of public
libraries and library systems chartered by the regents of the  state  of
New York or established by act of the legislature subject to the limita-
tions  provided in subdivision four of this section and upon approval by
the commissioner. Provided however that the state liability for aid paid
pursuant to this section shall be limited to funds appropriated for such
purpose. Aid shall be provided on approved expenses incurred during  the
period  commencing  July first and ending June thirtieth for up to three
years, or until the project is completed, whichever occurs first.  Fifty
percent  of  such  aid  shall  be payable to each system or library upon
approval of the application. Forty percent of such aid shall be  payable
in  the next state fiscal year. The remaining ten percent shall be paya-
ble upon project completion.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately, provided that the  amend-
ments  to  subdivision  1  of section 273-a of the education law made by
section one of this act shall be subject to the expiration and reversion
of such section pursuant to chapter 498 of the laws of 2011, as amended,
when upon such date the provisions of section two of this act shall take
effect.