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NY S 5988

in committee

Enables public libraries to access employment preparation education (EPE) funds to provide adult literacy education

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 5988 pass?

Not yet. NY S 5988 is in committee as of 2026-04-28 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-04-28): REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

What is NY S 5988 about?

Enables public libraries to access employment preparation education (EPE) funds to provide adult literacy education; sets aside one million dollars to be awarded through a competitive grant process; provides that half of such appropriation shall be set aside for libraries serving a population of one million or more.

Who sponsors NY S 5988?

Siela Bynoe is the primary sponsor of NY S 5988, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Enables public libraries to access employment preparation education (EPE) funds to provide adult literacy education; sets aside one million dollars to be awarded through a competitive grant process; provides that half of such appropriation shall be set aside for libraries serving a population of one million or more.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-04-28 — REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Siela Bynoeprimary
  • Kevin S. Parkercosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-04

    REFERRED TO LIBRARIES

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-04-08

    REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO LIBRARIES

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-04-28

    REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Libraries Vote

    2025-04-08 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Jabari Brisport: yes
    • Siela Bynoe: yes
    • Brad Hoylman-Sigal: yes
    • Dean Murray: yes
    • Sean Ryan: yes
    • José M. Serrano: yes
    • James Tedisco: yes

  • Libraries Vote

    2026-04-28 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Erik Bottcher: yes
    • Jabari Brisport: yes
    • Siela Bynoe: yes
    • Dean Murray: yes
    • José M. Serrano: yes
    • James Tedisco: yes
    • Jeremy Zellner: yes

Related bills

  • Prior session: S 6136not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 3738

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S5988?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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