Bill Text: NY S04248 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Relates to state aid for library projects; adds definition of "economically disadvantaged community".

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-05-19 - PRINT NUMBER 4248B [S04248 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-S04248-Amended.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                        4248--B
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                    April 20, 2009
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       Introduced by Sen. AUBERTINE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed  to  be  committed  to the Committee on Education -- committee
         discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
         to said committee -- recommitted to  the  Committee  on  Education  in
         accordance  with  Senate  Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill
         amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
         tee
       AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to state aid for library
         projects
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of section 273-a of the education law, as
    2  amended by section 4 of part A of chapter 57 of the  laws  of  2009,  is
    3  amended to read as follows:
    4    1. A. State aid shall be provided for up to fifty percent of the total
    5  project  approved costs, excluding feasibility studies, plans or similar
    6  activities, for projects for the acquisition  OF  VACANT  LAND  AND  THE
    7  ACQUISITION,   construction,  renovation  or  rehabilitation,  including
    8  leasehold improvements, of buildings of  public  libraries  and  library
    9  systems chartered by the regents of the state of New York or established
   10  by  act of the legislature subject to the limitations provided in subdi-
   11  vision four of this section  and  upon  approval  by  the  commissioner,
   12  EXCEPT  THAT  STATE AID SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR UP TO SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT
   13  OF THE TOTAL PROJECT APPROVED COSTS FOR BUILDINGS  OF  PUBLIC  LIBRARIES
   14  THAT ARE LOCATED IN AN ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY.
   15    B. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE TERM "ECONOMICALLY DISAD-
   16  VANTAGED COMMUNITY" SHALL MEAN AT LEAST ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
   17    (1)  A  POLITICAL  SUBDIVISION WITHIN WHICH FIFTEEN PERCENT OR MORE OF
   18  THE POPULATION IS LIVING IN POVERTY  AS  SHOWN  ON  THE  LATEST  FEDERAL
   19  CENSUS.    FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH, A "POLITICAL SUBDIVISION"
   20  SHALL MEAN THE SMALLEST GEOGRAPHIC MUNICIPALITY WITHIN WHICH THE  BUILD-
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD09241-10-0
       S. 4248--B                          2
    1  ING  IS  LOCATED INCLUDING A VILLAGE, A CITY, A BOROUGH OR A TOWN WITH A
    2  POPULATION SHOWN ON THE LATEST FEDERAL CENSUS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF  THIS
    3  PARAGRAPH,  "POVERTY"  IS  DEFINED AS THOSE INDIVIDUALS LIVING BELOW THE
    4  POVERTY  LEVEL  FOR  THE  POLITICAL  SUBDIVISION  AS SHOWN BY THE LATEST
    5  FEDERAL CENSUS.
    6    (2) A PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT WITHIN WHICH THE  PERCENTAGE  OF  STUDENT
    7  ENROLLMENT  THAT  IS  ELIGIBLE  FOR  FREE  AND  REDUCED  LUNCH UNDER THE
    8  NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM IS SIXTY-FIVE PERCENT OR MORE FOR AT LEAST
    9  ONE MONTH DURING THE TWELVE MONTHS PRIOR TO THE DATE OF  FILING  OF  THE
   10  GRANT  APPLICATION  TO  THE DEPARTMENT FOR STATE AID UNDER THIS SUBDIVI-
   11  SION.
   12    (3) A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION AS DESCRIBED IN SUBPARAGRAPH ONE  OF  THIS
   13  PARAGRAPH  WITHIN  WHICH  THIRTEEN  PERCENT OR MORE OF THE POPULATION IS
   14  LIVING IN POVERTY AND A PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT AS DESCRIBED IN  SUBPARA-
   15  GRAPH  TWO  OF  THIS  PARAGRAPH  WITHIN  WHICH THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENT
   16  ENROLLMENT THAT IS  ELIGIBLE  FOR  FREE  AND  REDUCED  LUNCH  UNDER  THE
   17  NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM IS FIFTY PERCENT OR MORE.
   18    C.  Provided however that the state liability for aid paid pursuant to
   19  this section shall be limited to funds appropriated  for  such  purpose.
   20  Aid  shall  be  provided on approved expenses incurred during the period
   21  commencing July first and ending June thirtieth for up to  three  years,
   22  or  until  the  project  is  completed,  whichever occurs first.   Fifty
   23  percent of such aid shall be payable to  each  system  or  library  upon
   24  approval  of  the  application BY THE DEPARTMENT.  Forty percent of such
   25  aid shall be payable in the next state fiscal year.  The  remaining  ten
   26  percent shall be payable upon project completion.
   27    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.