Library Law and Regulations

An act to amend Chapter 498 of the Laws of 2011 regarding Education Law 273-a State Aid for Library Construction, to extend the provisions of such chapter until 2020. These provisions enable the use of State funds to purchase vacant land. Also approved projects serving economically disadvantaged communities may be funded up to seventy-five percent of eligible project costs. Signed by Governor, 7/22/14

Amends Education Law 272 to provide increased flexibility in the granting of a waiver in relation to maintenance of effort provisions for state aid to public library systems and central libraries. Signed by Governor, 8/11/14

Amends Chapter 672 of the Laws of 1993. Includes the Brooklyn public library and the Queens public library among those eligible for the financing of projects through the dormitory authority. Signed by Governor, 8/11/14

Amends Chapter 672 of the Laws of 1993. This legislation allows the Moffat Library in Washingtonville, New York, to be eligible for financing through the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York. Signed by the Governor, 9/4/2014

Amends Real Property Tax Law 726 (1) (c) relating to tax refunds and school district public libraries. Authorizes a school district which levies taxes on behalf of a school district public library to charge back to such library that portion of any court ordered refund that is attributable to the library. Signed by Governor, 12/29/14

State Operations Budget Bill: Provides a state operations appropriation of $693,000 for 2013-2014 to the State Education Department for the New York State Library for the conservation / preservation program (Education Law 273(7)) and the Talking Book Braille Library (Education Law 273(8)) and $350,000 for services and expenses of the library conservation program at the state university of New York. Signed by Governor, 4/10/13

Aid to Localities Budget Bill: Provides a local assistance appropriation for 2013-2014 Library Aid of $85,627,000, plus additional aid to public libraries of $1,300,000 for costs associated with payment of the metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax (MTA). Signed by Governor, 4/10/13

Capital Projects Budget: Provides a $14 million capital appropriation for 2013-2016 grants for public library construction, renovation and rehabilitation (Education Law 273-a). Signed by Governor, 4/10/13

Article 7 Legislation Language – Education, Labor, and Family Assistance Article VII Legislation: Relates to the State support of libraries in that no library, library system or program shall receive less total system or program aid than it received in the year 2001-2002, except as a result of necessary reduction adjustments. Signed by Governor, 3/29/13

State Aid for Conservation/Preservation of Library Materials: Amends Education Law 273(7) related to state aid for the conservation and preservation of library research materials. Streamlines and modernizes the program by eliminating the competitive Coordinated Grant Program for the designated eleven research libraries while at the same time increasing the annual statutory formula grants to those eleven entities from $126,000 to $158,000. Signed by Governor, 9/27/13

Allows boards of cooperative educational services to enter into contracts with public libraries for high speed telecommunications services.  Signed by Governor, 7/31/13

Allows public libraries and schools to enter into partnerships to make library card applications and library information available to students.  Signed by Governor, 7/31/13

Provides for the creation of the Reed Memorial public library district in the town of Carmel, New York, if approved by the voters of such proposed district. Signed by Governor, 7/31/13

Amends Education Law section 273, subdivisions 1 and 4 to remove financial disincentives for voluntary public library system and reference and research library resources system mergers.

State Operations Budget Bill: Provides a state operations appropriation of $521,000 for 2012-2013 to the State Education Department for the New York State Library for the conservation / preservation program (Education Law 273(7)) and the Talking Book Braille Library (Education Law 273(8)). Signed by Governor, 4/11/12

Aid to Localities Budget Bill: Provides a local assistance appropriation for 2012-2013 Library Aid of $79,012,000, plus additional aid to public libraries of $2,615,000 and $1,300,000.

Capital Projects Budget: Provides a $14 million capital appropriation for 2012-2015 grants for public library construction, renovation and rehabilitation (Education Law 273-a). Signed by Governor, 4/11/12

Article 7 Legislative Language – Education, Labor, and Family Assistance Article VII Legislation: Relates to the State support of libraries in that no library, library system or program shall receive less total system or program aid than it received in the year 2001-2002, except as a result of necessary reduction adjustments. Signed by Governor, 3/30/12

Provides for the creation of the Stephentown Memorial library district in the town of Stephentown, county of Rensselaer, if approved by the voters of such proposed district. Signed by Governor, 4/10/12

Amends Chapter 97 of the Laws of 2001 to change the polling hours for the Hyde Park Library District. Signed by Governor, 7/18/12

Amends Chapter 97 of the Laws of 2001 to change the polling hours for the Staatsburg Library District. Signed by Governor, 7/18/12

Amends chapter 672 of the laws of 1993, allowing the Ethelbert B. Crawford Library District in Monticello, New York to be eligible for financing through the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York. Signed by Governor, 5/18/12

Amends chapter 672 of the laws of 1993, allowing the Mamakating library district in Wurtsboro, New York to be eligible for financing through the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York. Signed by Governor, 7/18/12

This bill amends State finance law in regards to the procurement of products and services. Signed by Governor, 3/30/12

Amends Chapter 226 of the Laws of 2003 to extend the period of time during which the Brookville library funding district in the town of Oyster Bay, Nassau county may be established to 2013. Signed by Governor, 7/18/12