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- Referred to education
- Referred to education
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Relates to the allocation of state aid for school library systems affected by BOCES mergers
In Assembly Committee · Libraries And Education Technology · Sponsor Amy Paulin
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Title of bill
An act to amend the education law, in relation to allocation of state aid for school library systems affected by BOCES mergers
Purpose
This bill would expand the provisions of Chapter 654 of the Laws of 2007 by providing enhanced merger incentive aid to the school library systems which have already merged, as well as to systems which may merge in the future.
Summary of provisions
Amends section 284 of the Education Law, as amended by Chapter 654 of the Laws of 2007, to provide enhanced merger incentive aid to school library systems which merged after 1984, or which may merge in the future.
Existing law
Current law applies the enhanced aid only to school library systems which merge after April 1, 2008, and holds the currently merged systems at their 1986 level of aid.
Justification
Under the current school library system aid formula, each school library system receives a base State aid grant, now ranging from $83,000 to $123,000. If two systems merge, one base grant is lost, creating a financial disincentive for mergers. Merger incentive aid is intended to overcome this problem. When established in 1986, these grants were fixed at $50,000. Over the past 22 years, total State aid for libraries has increased from $70 million to $102 million, but the merger incentive grants have remained unchanged. A 2007 law increased the incentive aid for future mergers to $90,000, but left aid for the seven existing merged systems at the 1986 level.
Continued failure to update this aid level sends a negative message to school library systems, as well as to other local governments and agencies which may be contemplating mergers.
Legislative history
S.6998/A.10348 of 2008, Passed Senate
Fiscal implications
$280,000 per year.
Local fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
Immediately.
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