New York A 5525: Relates to conducting a study on the access of state public libraries and library systems to capital funding

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A05525 Summary:

BILL NOA05525A

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SAME ASSAME AS S06870-A

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SPONSORSimon (MS)

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSROtis

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Amd §273-a, Ed L

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Relates to conducting a study on the access of state public libraries and library systems to capital funding; provides the department of education, in consultation with the dormitory authority, the office of the state comptroller, and the public library systems of the state, shall assess and report on the capital needs of such public library systems, including public libraries and association libraries.

Go to top A05525 Actions:

BILL NOA05525A

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02/14/2025referred to libraries and education technology

05/16/2025amend and recommit to libraries and education technology

05/16/2025print number 5525a

05/20/2025reported referred to ways and means

01/07/2026referred to ways and means

Go to topA05525 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:LIBRARIES AND EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY Chair:Carroll R 
DATE:05/20/2025AYE/NAY:9/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means CarrollAyeChludzinskiAye

SolagesAyeBaileyAye

McMahonAye

LunsfordAye

LevenbergAye

WrightAye

HooksAye

Go to topA05525 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA05525 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5525--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 14, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. SIMON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. OTIS --
 read once and referred to the Committee on Libraries and Education
 Technology -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
 amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to conducting a study on
 the access of state public libraries and library systems to capital
 funding

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 273-a of the education law is amended by adding a
 2 new subdivision 9 to read as follows:
 3 9. There shall be a study conducted relating to the access of state
 4 public libraries and library systems to capital funding.
 5 a. The department, in consultation with the dormitory authority, the
 6 office of the state comptroller, and the public library systems of the
 7 state, shall assess and report on the capital needs of such public
 8 library systems, including public libraries and association libraries.
 9 Such study shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
 10 (1) identification of current options available to libraries and
 11 library systems for financing capital projects;
 12 (2) the projected capital needs of libraries and library systems over
 13 a five year period;
 14 (3) identification of alternative options for libraries and library
 15 systems to finance capital projects;
 16 (4) information related to dormitory authority financing of public
 17 libraries and public library systems in the past ten years including but
 18 not limited to: the total number of public libraries and library systems
 19 that have applied for dormitory authority financing; what percentage of
 20 public libraries and library systems are denied funding from the dormi-
 21 tory authority and the reasons for such denials; the total cost of the

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05012-02-5

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 1 proposed projects; and the amount of financing provided for the projects
 2 and the number of project applications submitted each year;
 3 (5) identification of special needs, barriers to accessing financing
 4 and options for financing for public libraries; and
 5 (6) recommendations for the improvement of access to capital funding
 6 for public libraries and library systems.
 7 b. For the purposes of this subdivision, the term "public library"
 8 shall have the same meaning as in subdivision thirty-two of section
 9 sixteen hundred seventy-six of public authorities law.
 10 c. The study required by this subdivision shall be completed by Janu-
 11 ary first, two thousand twenty-seven. The findings of such study shall
 12 be provided to the governor, the speaker of the assembly, the temporary
 13 president of the senate, the chair of the assembly l