Authorizes the board of trustees of any library chartered by the regents of the state of New York to develop, lease, or use public library spaces for the purposes of constructing affordable, mixed-use housing

Plain English Breakdown

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Authorizes the board of trustees of any library chartered by the regents of the state of New York to develop, lease, or use public library spaces for the purposes of constructing affordable, mixed-use housing

Authorizes the board of trustees of any library chartered by the regents of the state of New York to develop, lease, or use public library spaces for the purposes of constructing affordable, mixed-use housing Permits libraries occupying or possessing public land to develop, lease, or use such property for the purposes of constructing affordable, mixed-use housing; provides that such use aligns with libraries' educational purposes, represents a valid exercise of the trustees' power, and is in the best interests of the libraries.

What This Bill Does

• Authorizes the board of trustees of any library chartered by the regents of the state of New York to develop, lease, or use public library spaces for the purposes of constructing affordable, mixed-use housing Permits libraries occupying or possessing public land to develop, lease, or use such property for the purposes of constructing affordable, mixed-use housing; provides that such use aligns with libraries' educational purposes, represents a valid exercise of the trustees' power, and is in the best interests of the libraries.

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Official Summary Text

Authorizes the board of trustees of any library chartered by the regents of the state of New York to develop, lease, or use public library spaces for the purposes of constructing affordable, mixed-use housing
Permits libraries occupying or possessing public land to develop, lease, or use such property for the purposes of constructing affordable, mixed-use housing; provides that such use aligns with libraries' educational purposes, represents a valid exercise of the trustees' power, and is in the best interests of the libraries.

Current Bill Text

S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  I N  A S S E M B L Y

                                       May 1, 2026
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        Introduced  by M. of A. HOOKS -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Libraries and Education Technology

        AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing  a  right
          for  the  board of trustees of any library chartered by the regents of
          the state of New York to develop, lease, or use public library  spaces
          for the purposes of constructing affordable, mixed-use housing

          THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
        BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

     1    Section 1. Section 260 of the education law is amended by adding a new
     2  subdivision 13 to read as follows:
     3    13. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF STATE  OR  LOCAL  LAW,  RULE,  OR
     4  REGULATION  TO  THE CONTRARY, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF ANY LIBRARY CHAR-
     5  TERED BY THE REGENTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, PURSUANT TO  SECTION  TWO
     6  HUNDRED  SIXTEEN  OF  THIS  ARTICLE,  MAY  DEVELOP, LEASE, OR USE PUBLIC
     7  LIBRARY SPACES FOR THE PURPOSES OF  CONSTRUCTING  AFFORDABLE,  MIXED-USE
     8  HOUSING.  SUCH ACTIVITY IS HEREBY DECLARED TO SERVE A PUBLIC PURPOSE AND
     9  BENEFIT; PROVIDED THAT THE ACTIVITY MAINTAINS THE  LIBRARIES'  ABILITIES
    10  TO  PERFORM  THEIR  CHARTERED  FUNCTIONS,  INCLUDING  THEIR  EDUCATIONAL
    11  PURPOSES.  SUCH ACTIVITY SHALL BE DEEMED A VALID EXERCISE OF  THE  TRUS-
    12  TEES'  POWER AND IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE LIBRARIES, CONSISTENT WITH
    13  THE TRUSTEES' DUTIES OF CARE, LOYALTY, AND OBEDIENCE.
    14    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD15461-01-6