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NY A 3738

in committee

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

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 3738 pass?

Not yet. NY A 3738 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO LIBRARIES AND EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY

What is NY A 3738 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 A 3738?

Jo Anne Simon is the primary sponsor of NY A 3738, 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
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO LIBRARIES AND EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Jo Anne Simonprimary
  • Steven Otiscosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-30

    REFERRED TO LIBRARIES AND EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO LIBRARIES AND EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY

    referral-committee

Versions

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Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: A 7795not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 5811not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 1667not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 55not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 7955not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: S 5988

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A3738?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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