Library Law and Regulations

An act in relation to the dissolution of the Oswego City Library, created by Chapter 266 of the Laws of 1854, and allows for the redistribution of any funds and/or assets held by such library to the Oswego School District Public Library, a school district public library. (signed by the Governor 8/17/11)

An act to amend Education Law 273-a, in relation to the public library construction grant program.  Funds may now be used to acquire vacant land.  Approved projects serving economically disadvantaged communities may be funded up to seventy-five percent of eligible project costs. Provisions will take effect in 2012 and will be repealed in 2015. (signed by the Governor 9/23/11)

Creates the Norwood Public Library, a public library district including the areas of the towns of Potsdam and Stockholm that lie within the Norwood-Norfolk school district. (signed by the Governor 9/23/11)

Budget: Enacts into law major components of legislation which are necessary to implement the Education, Labor & Family Assistance Budget for the 2010-2011 state fiscal year (Article VII ELFA).

Galef (A)/Oppenheimer (S): Allows for a gift to the love your library fund on corporate and personal income tax return forms

BUDGET: Appropriation language relating to the Education, Labor and Family Assistance Budget for the 2010-2011 fiscal year including state aid for libraries and library systems.

BUDGET: Enacts into law major components of legislation which are necessary to implement the Public Protection and General Government state fiscal plan for the 2010-2011 state fiscal year

Finch (A)/Nozzolio (S): Authorizes participation in the Seymour public library district by that portion of the town of Fleming located within the boundaries of the Auburn enlarged city school district

Montesano (A)/Marcellino (S): Extends the period of time the Brookville library funding district may be established.

Gordon (A)/McDonald (S): Provides for the creation of the Brunswick community library district in the town of Brunswick, county of Rensselaer

Lopez (A)/ Seward (S): Relates to filling vacancies on the board of trustees and budget proposals in the D.R. Evarts library district in a portion of the town of Athens.

Paulin (A)/Oppenheimer (S): Relates to cooperative bidding by libraries and library systems

Hoyt (A)/Oppenheimer (S)-- Establishes the "state smart growth public infrastructure policy act"; provides privity in public funding for projects which use, maintain or improve existing infrastructure and which protect and preserve natural resources; establishes state smart growth public infrastructure criteria; authorizes each state infrastructure agency to create a smart growth advisory committee

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.

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.

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.

Sponsors: Canestrari/McDonald - Extends the term during which the Troy public library district may be established by three years.

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.

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.

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.

Sponsors: BUDGET. Enacts into law major components of legislation necessary to implement the public protection and general government budget for the 2008-2009 state fiscal plan.

Sponsors: BUDGET. Enacts into law major components of legislation necessary to implement the education, labor and family assistance budget for the 2008-2009 state fiscal plan

Sponsors: Sen. Hannon, A.M. Lavine. Includes the Plainview-Old Bethpage public library on the list of libraries eligible for financing assistance from the dormitory authority.

Sponsors: Sen. Flanagan, A.M. Raia. Adds Commack Public Library to list eligible for financing through the dormitory authority.

Sponsors: Sen. Valesky, A.M Magee. Authorizes the town of Sullivan to accept an application for real property tax exemption from the Sullivan Free Library.