New York A 4792: Relates to the employment by and funding of the Nassau county public library system

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A04792 Summary:

BILL NOA04792 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORBrown E

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COSPNSRBeephan

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §61-a, Civ Serv L; amd §3, Pub Off L; amd §3-c, Gen Muni L

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Authorizes the Nassau county public library system to choose from one of five instead of one of three persons from an eligible civil service list; authorizes such library system to hire from outside of Nassau county; exempts the Nassau county public library system from the tax cap requirements; makes related provisions.

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BILL NOA04792 

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02/06/2025referred to governmental employees

01/07/2026referred to governmental employees

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4792

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 6, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. E. BROWN, BEEPHAN -- read once and referred to
 the Committee on Governmental Employees

 AN ACT to amend the civil service law, the public officers law and the
 general municipal law, in relation to the employment by and funding of
 the Nassau county public library system

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

 1 Section 1. Legislative intent. This act seeks to enhance civil service
 2 exemptions for library employees in the state of New York, recognizing
 3 the unique challenges and contributions of libraries within their commu-
 4 nities. It aims to provide greater flexibility in hiring, fair compen-
 5 sation, and equitable funding for libraries.
 6 § 2. The civil service law is amended by adding a new section 61-a to
 7 read as follows:
 8 § 61-a. Appointment and promotion; Nassau county public library
 9 system. Notwithstanding the provisions of section fifty-one of this
 10 article or section sixty-one of this title, the Nassau county public
 11 library system is authorized to appoint or promote from an eligible list
 12 to a position in the competitive class by the selection of one of the
 13 five persons certified by the appropriate civil service commission as
 14 standing highest on such eligible list who are willing to accept such
 15 appointment or promotion.
 16 § 3. Section 3 of the public officers law is amended by adding a new
 17 subdivision 76 to read as follows:
 18 76. In the county of Nassau, the provisions of this section requiring
 19 a person to be a resident of the political subdivision or municipal
 20 corporation of the state for which such person shall be employed or
 21 within which their official functions are required to be exercised,
 22 shall not prevent a person from holding the office of Nassau county
 23 public library system employee, provided that such person resides within
 24 the state of New York.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07272-01-5

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 1 § 4. Subparagraph (iv) of paragraph (g) of subdivision 2 of section
 2 3-c of the general municipal law, as added by section 1 of part A of
 3 chapter 97 of the laws of 2011, is amended and a new subparagraph (v) is
 4 added to read as follows:
 5 (iv) in years in which the normal contribution rate of the New York
 6 state teachers' retirement system, as defined by paragraph a of subdivi-
 7 sion two of section five hundred seventeen of the education law,
 8 increases by more than two percentage points from the previous year, a
 9 tax levy necessary for expenditures for the coming fiscal year for local
 10 government employer contributions to the New York state teachers'
 11 retirement system caused by growth in the normal contribution rate minus
 12 two percentage points[.];
 13 (v) a tax levy necessary for expenditures of the Nassau county public
 14 library system.
 15 § 5. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 273 of the education
 16 law, any library that falls under the purview of a school district with-
 17 in a county shall receive equal funding increases in allocation.
 18 § 6. The department of education shall promulgate any rules and regu-
 19 lations necessary for the implementation and enforcement of