NY A 5532
in committeeCreates Dolly Parton's statewide imagination library program
New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did NY A 5532 pass?
Not yet. NY A 5532 is in committee as of 2026-01-29 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-29): PRINT NUMBER 5532A
What is NY A 5532 about?
Directs the office of children and family services to establish Dolly Parton's statewide imagination library program for encouraging children from birth to five years of age, inclusive, to develop a love of reading and learning; directs the office of children and family services to promote the statewide development of local Dolly Parton's Imagination Library programs; advance and strengthen local Dolly Parton's Imagination Library programs with the goal of increasing enrollment; recruit volunteers to assist in the development, promotion, and coordination of local Dolly Parton's Imagination Library programs; solicit donations, gifts, and other funding to financially support local Dolly Parton's Imagination Library programs; develop community engagement; develop, promote, and coordinate a public awareness campaign to make donors aware of the opportunity to donate to the affiliate programs and make the public aware of the opportunity to register eligible children to receive books through the program; administer the local match requirement and coordinate the collection and remittance of local program costs for books and mailing; and develop statewide marketing and communication plans; establishes the imagination library of New York fund.
Who sponsors NY A 5532?
Karines Reyes is the primary sponsor of NY A 5532, joined by 1 cosponsor.
Description
Directs the office of children and family services to establish Dolly Parton's statewide imagination library program for encouraging children from birth to five years of age, inclusive, to develop a love of reading and learning; directs the office of children and family services to promote the statewide development of local Dolly Parton's Imagination Library programs; advance and strengthen local Dolly Parton's Imagination Library programs with the goal of increasing enrollment; recruit volunteers to assist in the development, promotion, and coordination of local Dolly Parton's Imagination Library programs; solicit donations, gifts, and other funding to financially support local Dolly Parton's Imagination Library programs; develop community engagement; develop, promote, and coordinate a public awareness campaign to make donors aware of the opportunity to donate to the affiliate programs and make the public aware of the opportunity to register eligible children to receive books through the program; administer the local match requirement and coordinate the collection and remittance of local program costs for books and mailing; and develop statewide marketing and communication plans; establishes the imagination library of New York fund.
- Introduced
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-01-29 — PRINT NUMBER 5532A
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Karines Reyesprimary
- Sarahana Shresthacosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-02-14
REFERRED TO LIBRARIES AND EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY
referral-committee
2026-01-07
REFERRED TO LIBRARIES AND EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY
referral-committee
2026-01-29
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO LIBRARIES AND EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY
amendment-passage,referral-committee
2026-01-29
PRINT NUMBER 5532A
amendment-passage
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Documents
Votes
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Related bills
- Prior session: A 9652not in this corpus
- Companion bill: S 3154
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