New York A 11526: Authorizes the New York state archives partnership trust fund to be used for the benefit of the New York state museum and the New York state library

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A11526 Summary:

BILL NOA11526 

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SAME ASSAME AS S10386

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SPONSORRules (Romero)

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COSPNSROtis

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §9, §1 of Chap 758 of 1992

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Provides that the purposes, powers and authorized expenditures of the New York state archives partnership trust board may be exercised for the benefit of the New York state museum and the New York state library, in addition to the New York state archives.

Go to top A11526 Actions:

BILL NOA11526 

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05/28/2026referred to education

06/01/2026reference changed to ways and means

06/03/2026reported referred to rules

Go to topA11526 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS Chair:Pretlow 
DATE:06/03/2026AYE/NAY:32/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules PretlowAyePalmesanoAye

GlickAyeFitzpatrickAye

ColtonAyeHawleyAye

CookExcusedBlankenbushAye

BenedettoAyeWalshAye

WeprinAyeDeStefanoAye

RamosAyeManktelowAye

BraunsteinAyeSmullenAye

McDonaldAyeGiglioAye

RozicAyeSlaterAye

DinowitzAye

MagnarelliAye

BronsonAye

DilanAbsent

SeawrightAye

HyndmanExcused

WalkerAye

Bichotte HermelAye

SimonAye

CruzAye

OtisAye

SolagesAye

HunterAye

SeptimoAye

HevesiAye

Go to topA11526 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA11526 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 11526

 IN ASSEMBLY

 May 28, 2026
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 Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Romero) --
 read once and referred to the Committee on Education

 AN ACT to amend the New York state archives partnership trust act, in
 relation to authorizing the New York state archives partnership trust
 fund to be used for the benefit of the New York state museum and the
 New York state library

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

 1 Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 758 of the laws of 1992, constituting
 2 the New York state archives partnership trust act, is amended by adding
 3 a new section 9 to read as follows:
 4 § 9. 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the
 5 purposes, powers and authorized expenditures of the trust board
 6 prescribed in this act may be exercised for the benefit of the New York
 7 state museum and the New York state library, in addition to the New York
 8 state archives.
 9 2. In addition to the powers of the trust board as prescribed in
 10 section five of this act and expenditures authorized by section six of
 11 this act, the powers and authorized expenditures of the trust board as
 12 they relate to the New York state museum and the New York state library
 13 shall include, but not be limited to:
 14 a. the acquisition, preservation, conservation, management, and acces-
 15 sibility of collections, records, objects, artifacts, specimens and
 16 other materials of enduring historical, cultural, educational, scientif-
 17 ic or governmental value held by, or intended for, the New York state
 18 museum or the New York state library;
 19 b. the support of research, exhibitions, interpretive initiatives,
 20 educational programming, publications, and public programs related to
 21 the collections, holdings, functions, and statutory missions of the New
 22 York state museum and the New York state library; and
 23 c. the acceptance, administration, investment and expenditure of
 24 gifts, grants, donations, bequests and other assistance, including those
 25 designated for specific purposes or projects.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15896-01-6

 A. 11526 2

 1 3. The director of the New York state museum and the New York state
 2 librarian may, in collaboration with the director of the archives part-
 3 nership trust and subject to the approval of the trust board, and pursu-
 4 ant to a written agreement between the New York state archives partner-
 5 ship trust and such entities, carry out in their official capacities and
 6 consistent with the provisions of this act, activities necessary to
 7 fulfill the purposes of the New York state archives partnership trust
 8 fund as they relate to the New York state museum and the New York state
 9 library, including but not limited to fundraising and program dev