Int 1659-2017

Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Title 21-A of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new chapter 11 to read as follows: CHAPTER 11 Reporting on School Libraries � 21-973 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: Co-located school. The term "co-located school" means two or more individual schools that share the same building or campus. Library media specialist. The term "library media specialist" means a certified teacher of library studies. Volume. The term "volume" means a unit of a written material assembled together and cataloged in a library. � 21-974 Annual library reporting. a. No later than March 1, 2018, and annually thereafter, the department shall submit to the council, and post on the department's website, a report containing information regarding school libraries. b. Such report shall include, but not be limited to: 1. Whether the school has a library located within the building; 2. Whether the library is shared with a co-located school, and if so, how many co-located schools; 3. The physical size of the library expressed in cubic feet; 4. The number of volumes physically located in the library; 5. The number of library media specialists employed, full-time and part-time, in each library; 6. The library media specialist to student ratio in each school; 7. The nature and scope of the services provided by the library media specialist; and 8. The frequency and duration of library instruction received by each grade level. c. The report shall be disaggregated and searchable by school, school district, borough and council district. � 2. This local law takes effect 90 days after it becomes law. SSY LS # 8497/10426/10427/10428 7/12/2017 2