Bill Text: NY S05303 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 5303 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Amends the term "public library" to mean any library chartered by the state board of regents or incorporated under the not-for-profit corporation law constituting a public library, an association library or a free library.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2018-01-03 - REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS [S05303 Detail]

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          5303
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                     March 20, 2017
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by Sen. RITCHIE -- (at request of the Dormitory Authority of
          the State of New York) -- read twice and  ordered  printed,  and  when
          printed  to be committed to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities
          and Commissions
        AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation  to  the  powers
          and duties of the dormitory authority
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Subdivision 32 of section 1676 of  the  public  authorities
     2  law,  as added by chapter 672 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as
     3  follows:
     4    32. The term "public library" shall mean [those libraries set forth in
     5  section five of the chapter of the laws of nineteen hundred ninety-three
     6  which added this subdivision, as defined as] any  library  chartered  by
     7  the  state  board  of  regents  or incorporated under the not-for-profit
     8  corporation law constituting a public library [or  as],  an  association
     9  library  [pursuant  to]  or  a  free  library  as defined in section two
    10  hundred fifty-three of the education law.
    11    § 2. This act shall not affect the status as a  "public  library"  for
    12  purposes  of title 4 of article 8 of the public authorities law of those
    13  libraries set forth in section 5 of chapter 672 of the laws of 1993,  as
    14  amended  from  time to time prior to the effective date of this act, nor
    15  shall this act impair the validity of bonds  heretofore  issued  by  the
    16  dormitory authority for the benefit of any such library.
    17    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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