Library Legislation in New York State: 2009 Chapters
2009 Law Relating to State Funding for Libraries |
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Chapter 56 |
A156-B/S 56-B | BUDGET: Enacts into law major components of legislation necessary to implement the Public Protection and General Government Budget for the 2009-2010 state fiscal year. These include eligibility of public and association libraries for local government consolidation initiatives and language related to capital funds for public library construction grants. |
Chapter 57 |
A157-B/S57-B | BUDGET: Enacts into law major components of legislation necessary to implement the Education, Labor & Family Assistance Budget for the 2009-2010 state fiscal year, including state aid for libraries and library systems. |
Chapter 53 |
S53-C/A153-C | BUDGET: Appropriation language relating to the Education, Labor and Family Assistance Budget for the 2009-2010 state fiscal year including state aid for libraries and library systems. |
2009 Law Relating to Libraries |
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Chapter 321 |
A7607/S4207 | Sponsors: Canestrari/McDonald - Extends the term during which the Troy public library district may be established by three years. |
Chapter 74 |
A8501/S5661 | Sponsors: Silver/ Stewart-Cousins - Enacts the New York Government Reorganization and Citizen Empowerment Act, which provides mechanisms for voluntary consolidation or dissolution of local government entities, including library districts, in order to improve the delivery of services to the public. |
Chapter 26 |
A3169/S2754 | Sponsors: Bradley/ C. Johnson - Provides that if a public body has the ability, it must post notices of place and time of public meetings on its website. This provision impacts all entities subject to open meetings law, including public and association libraries, and public library systems. |
Veto 80 |
A7229/S5419 | Sponsors: Sen. Stachowski / A.M. Schimminger - Enacts the academic research information access act to provide public and private academic and research libraries of New York access to information resources at institutions of higher education and within the entrepreneurial community. Citing budgetary constraints, the proposed legislation was vetoed by the Executive on October 28, 2009. |