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.
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.
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.
Directs the state librarian to provide guidance regarding evidence-based practices for literacy education to certain libraries.
Relates to conducting a study on the access of state public libraries and library systems to capital funding; provides the department of education, in consultation with the dormitory authority, the office of the state comptroller, and the public library systems of the state, shall assess and report on the capital needs of such public library systems, including public libraries and association libraries.
Provides for relocation and employment assistance credits in cities with a population of one million or more.
Provides for relocation and employment assistance credits in cities with a population of one million or more.
Provides that publicly funded libraries may not ban books because of partisan or doctrinal disapproval; directs school districts to adopt the ALA library bill of rights.
Relates to employment contracts between school bus workers and the department of education in a city with at least one million inhabitants.
Provides that no interest shall accrue on taxes imposed by a city with a population of one million or more unless a tax appeals tribunal shall have made a determination within one year from the date a petition is filed.