Assembly Bill A4478

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to library cards for minors

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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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2025-A4478 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Libraries And Education Technology
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3205, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A10672

2025-A4478 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the board of regents to establish a method by which a parent may request a library card for their minor on the school registration form.

2025-A4478 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4478
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 4, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  LEVENBERG  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Libraries and Education Technology
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to library  cards  issued
   to minors
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 3205 of the education law is amended  by  adding  a
 new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
   4. UPON REGISTRATION OF A MINOR TO ATTEND FULL TIME INSTRUCTION PURSU-
 ANT  TO  THIS  SECTION, PARENTS SHALL CHECK A SPACE ON SUCH REGISTRATION
 AUTHORIZING SUCH MINOR TO RECEIVE A LIBRARY  CARD  FROM  THE  RESPECTIVE
 LOCAL  LIBRARY.  THE  REGENTS SHALL ESTABLISH A METHOD BY WHICH A PARENT
 MAY REQUEST A LIBRARY CARD FOR THEIR MINOR ON  THE  SCHOOL  REGISTRATION
 FORM.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08557-01-5

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