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NY A 5532

in committee

Creates Dolly Parton's statewide imagination library program

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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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

Sponsors

  • Karines Reyesprimary
  • Sarahana Shresthacosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-14

    REFERRED TO LIBRARIES AND EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO LIBRARIES AND EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-29

    AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO LIBRARIES AND EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY

    amendment-passage,referral-committee

  4. 2026-01-29

    PRINT NUMBER 5532A

    amendment-passage

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Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: A 9652not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: S 3154

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