Senate Bill S7093A

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Expands state aid eligibility for library construction; repealer

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Current Bill Status Via A9076 - Signed by Governor


  • 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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2023-S7093 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9076
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §273-a, rpld §273-a, Ed L; amd §2, Chap 498 of 2011

2023-S7093 - Summary

Expands state aid eligibility for library construction for public libraries that are located in economically disadvantaged communities.

2023-S7093 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7093 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7093
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 18, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. CHU -- (at request of the State Education Department)
   -- 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 project costs for
   buildings of  public  libraries  located  in  economically  distressed
   communities

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 273-a of  the  education  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  627  of  the  laws  of 2021, is amended to read as
 follows:
   4. In approving any application that would receive  state  aid  beyond
 seventy-five  percent  of the total project approved costs, the board of
 trustees of the  library  system  shall  give  particular  attention  to
 addressing the library service needs of economically distressed communi-
 ties  as provided for in paragraph f of subdivision two of this section.
 [No more than fifty percent of the total funds appropriated to a library
 system in subdivision six of this section may be  used  to  support  the
 total  costs  for  projects that would receive state aid beyond seventy-
 five percent of the total project approved costs.]
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided,  however,  that
 the  amendments  to  subdivision 4 of section 273-a of the education law
 made by section one of this act shall not affect the expiration of  such
 subdivision and shall be deemed to expire therewith.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09166-01-3



              

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2023-S7093A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9076
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §273-a, rpld §273-a, Ed L; amd §2, Chap 498 of 2011

2023-S7093A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Expands state aid eligibility for library construction for public libraries that are located in economically disadvantaged communities.

2023-S7093A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7093A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7093--A
     Cal. No. 697
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 18, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  CHU,  MAY, MURRAY, O'MARA, WEBB -- read twice and
   ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
   Libraries  --  recommitted to the Committee on Libraries in accordance
   with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favorably from said  committee,
   ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third reading, passed
   by  Senate and delivered to the Assembly, recalled, vote reconsidered,
   restored to third reading, amended and  ordered  reprinted,  retaining
   its place in the order of third reading
 
 AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to state aid eligibility
   for library construction and making technical corrections thereto;  to
   amend  chapter  498  of  the  laws  of 2011 amending the education law
   relating to the public library construction grant program, in relation
   to the effectiveness thereof; and to repeal certain provisions of  the
   education law relating thereto
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 273-a of the education law, as amended  by  chapter
 381  of the laws of 2019, subdivision 1 as amended by section 1 of chap-
 ter 333 of the laws of 2022, subdivision 4 as amended by chapter 627  of
 the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows:
   §  273-a.  State  aid for library construction.  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,  reno-
 vation 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  subdivision six of this section and upon
 approval by the commissioner, except that state aid may be provided  for
 up  to [seventy-five] NINETY percent of the total project approved costs
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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