Source: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2017/s6424/amendment/a
Timestamp: 2019-08-26 07:01:11
Document Index: 179796540

Matched Legal Cases: ['§160', '§245', '§355', '§ 163', '§ 245', '§ 355', '§ 6218', '§ 2', '§  3', '§ 245', '§ 4', '§ 5', '§ 6', '§ 7', '§ 8', '§ 163', '§ 6218', '§  2', '§ 3', '§  245']

Archive: Last Bill Status Via A7265 - Vetoed by Governor
3rd reading cal.1342
substituted for s6424a
Jun 20, 2018 substituted by a7265a
May 22, 2018 1st report cal.1342
Apr 30, 2018 print number 6424a
Apr 30, 2018 amend and recommit to finance
May 18, 2017 referred to finance
A7265A
S6424 - Details
Amd §§160 & 163, St Fin L; add §245-a, amd §§355 & 6218, Ed L
S6424 - Summary
Establishes a comprehensive centralized system to coordinate procurement of books and non-print library materials and related ancillary services.
S6424 - Sponsor Memo
education law, in relation to establishing a comprehensive centralized
system to coordinate procurement of books and non-print library
materials and related ancillary services
This bill will provide for substantial fiscal savings through the
establishment of a statewide centralized system for the delivery of
books, including electronic books ("e-books") and other non-print
Section 1 of the bill amends the definition of "state agency" State
Finance Law section 160 (9) to include the State University of New
York(SUNY) and the City University of New York (CUNY) as authorized
users of the comprehensive centralized system for e-book purchasing.
Section 2 amends the State Finance Law by adding a new paragraph (e)
to § 163 (3) to provide for the establishment by the Commissioner of
General Services of a comprehensive centralized system to coordinate
the procurement of books and non-print library materials and related
ancillary services. The system shall be designed and operated in
consultation with the State Library to provide state agencies and
authorized users with access to books, in both printed and electronic
formats, and a variety of non-print library materials and related
ancillary services (e.g., electronic databases, audio books
filmstrips, DVD and Blu-ray videos and audio-visual materials).Related
ancillary services shall include, but are not limited to, collection
The system shall be designed to facilitate the procurement of books
and non-print library materials and related ancillary services at the
lowest possible cost through the combined market power of state
agencies and authorized users or consortia. Whenever feasible, at
least one remaining copy of a book or other material shall be retained
by or shall otherwise be available to the system, when such retention
is necessary and appropriate for archival purposes.
Section 3 amends the Education Law by adding a new § 245-a to provide
that the State Library shall periodically assess and advise the Office
of General Services (OGS) of the requirements of state agencies,
public libraries and library systems and other authorized users for
books and non-print library materials and related ancillary services.
Sections 4 and 5 amend Education Law § 355 (5) (a) (both before and
after sunsets of unrelated provisions) to explicitly allow SUNY to
make purchases through the centralized system as an alternative to
making such purchases on its own.
Sections 6 and 7 make similar amendments to Education Law § 6218 (a)
(1) related to CUNY purchasing.
Section 8 authorizes OGS to charge fees to defray its reasonable costs
and those incurred by the State Library for the development and
operation of the comprehensive centralized system, and provides for
the transfer of the appropriate portion of such fees to the State
Library. All such costs, charges and transfers shall be subject to
audit and approval by the State Comptroller.
Electronic publishing offers a variety of advantages to library
patrons, students and professionals. However, the increasing
popularity of e-books has also brought changes to the business models
of publishers, and libraries and library systems have found that the
shift to e-books has brought increased costs and new restrictions on
access to and use of the products. As a result, e-book purchasers have
sought ways to work together to achieve efficiencies. The Westchester
Library System has found that county-wide purchases of e-books and
databases have yielded substantial savings, and Connecticut enacted
legislation in 2014 (P.A. 14-82) to move to a statewide e-book
This bill will enable New York to use the combined market power of its
government agencies, libraries and educational institutions to
negotiate better terms for access to books and non-library materials.
The exclusion of SUNY and CUNY from OGS state contract requirements
would be waived to allow them to purchase from the comprehensive
None. The costs of system development will be included in the pricing
structure for the centralized system, but any such charges will be
negligible compared to the substantial savings to state, local and
non-profit users that will result from joint purchasing.
comprehensive centralized system shall commence operation no later
than May 31, 2018.
S6424 - Bill Text download pdf
to establishing  a  comprehensive  centralized  system  to  coordinate
procurement  of  books  and  non-print  library  materials and related
Section  1.  Subdivision 9 of section 160 of the state finance law, as
amended by chapter 106 of the laws  of  2012,  is  amended  to  read  as
9.  "State  agency"  or  "state agencies" means all state departments,
boards, commissions, offices or institutions but excludes, however,  for
the  purposes of subdivision five of section three hundred fifty-five of
the education law, the state university of New York  and  excludes,  for
York shall be subject to the provisions of section  one  hundred  sixty-
five-a  of this article AND SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO USE THE COMPREHENSIVE
CENTRALIZED SYSTEM ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH  E  OF  SUBDIVISION
THREE  OF  SECTION ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE OF THIS ARTICLE. Furthermore,
such term shall not include the legislature or the judiciary.
§ 2. Subdivision 3 of section 163 of the state finance law is  amended
E.  (I)  THE  COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH A COMPREHENSIVE CENTRALIZED
SYSTEM TO COORDINATE THE PROCUREMENT  OF  BOOKS  AND  NON-PRINT  LIBRARY
MATERIALS  AND  RELATED ANCILLARY SERVICES. THE SYSTEM SHALL BE DESIGNED
AND OPERATED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE STATE  LIBRARY  TO  PROVIDE  STATE
AGENCIES  AND AUTHORIZED USERS WITH ACCESS TO BOOKS, WHETHER IN PRINT OF
ELECTRONIC FORM, INCLUDING TRADE, NON-TRADE, SCIENTIFIC, TECHNICAL, LAW,
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TEXT BOOKS, REFERENCE, ENCYCLOPEDIAS, HANDBOOKS, UNIVERSITY PRESS PUBLI-
CATIONS, SOCIETY OR ASSOCIATION PUBLICATIONS, FOREIGN  PUBLICATIONS  AND
OUT-OF-PRINT  BOOKS,  AND  WITH  NON-PRINT LIBRARY MATERIALS AND RELATED
ANCILLARY   SERVICES,   INCLUDING  ELECTRONIC  DATABASES,  ABRIDGED  AND
UNABRIDGED AUDIO BOOKS ON TAPE, CD/DVD AND MP3/MP4 FORMAT, NON-SUBSCRIP-
TION BASED EBOOKS, MICROFILM, MICROFICHE, MICROCARDS, MICROPRINT,  FILM-
STRIPS,  SLIDES,  DVD AND BLU-RAY (I.E., MOTION PICTURES, VIDEOS), AUDIO
CASSETTES, COMPACT DISCS, LASER DISCS, CD-ROMS,  MICROCOMPUTER  SOFTWARE
(EDUCATIONAL),    MAPS/GLOBES/ATLASES/CHARTS,    VIDEO    GAMES,   SHEET
MUSIC/SCORES AND  AUDIO-VISUAL  MATERIALS.  RELATED  ANCILLARY  SERVICES
SHALL INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, COLLECTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES.
(II) THE SYSTEM SHALL TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PRACTICABLE BE DESIGNED TO
FACILITATE  THE PROCUREMENT OF BOOKS AND NON-PRINT LIBRARY MATERIALS AND
RELATED ANCILLARY SERVICES AT  THE  LOWEST  POSSIBLE  COST  THROUGH  THE
COMBINED  MARKET POWER OF STATE AGENCIES AND AUTHORIZED USERS OR CONSOR-
TIA THEREOF. A STATE AGENCY OR AUTHORIZED USER THAT ELECTS  TO  PURCHASE
ITEMS FROM A SEPARATE CENTRALIZED CONTRACT SHALL BE ADVISED OF THE ACTU-
AL  OR  APPROXIMATE  SAVINGS  THAT  WOULD  HAVE  RESULTED FROM USING THE
COMPREHENSIVE CENTRALIZED SYSTEM.
(III) WHENEVER FEASIBLE, AT LEAST ONE REMAINING  COPY  OF  A  BOOK  OR
OTHER  MATERIAL  SHALL BE RETAINED BY OR SHALL OTHERWISE BE AVAILABLE TO
THE SYSTEM,  WHEN  SUCH  RETENTION  IS  NECESSARY  AND  APPROPRIATE  FOR
§  3.  The  education  law is amended by adding a new section 245-a to
§ 245-A. COMPREHENSIVE CENTRALIZED SYSTEM; STATE LIBRARY  RESPONSIBIL-
ITIES.  TO  ENSURE THAT THE COMPREHENSIVE CENTRALIZED SYSTEM PROCUREMENT
FOR BOOKS AND NON-PRINT LIBRARY MATERIALS AND RELATED ANCILLARY SERVICES
ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH E OF SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION  ONE
HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW IS DESIGNED AND OPERATED TO
ADDRESS  THE  NEEDS  OF  STATE  AGENCIES AND AUTHORIZED USERS, THE STATE
LIBRARY SHALL PERIODICALLY ASSESS THE REQUIREMENTS  OF  STATE  AGENCIES,
PUBLIC  LIBRARIES  AND  LIBRARY  SYSTEMS  AND OTHER AUTHORIZED USERS FOR
BOOKS AND NON-PRINT LIBRARY MATERIALS AND  RELATED  ANCILLARY  SERVICES,
AND SHALL ADVISE THE OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES OF SUCH REQUIREMENTS.
§ 4. Paragraph a of subdivision 5 of section 355 of the education law,
as amended by section 31 of part L of chapter 55 of the laws of 2012, is
a.   (i)   purchase   materials,  proprietary  electronic  information
resources including but  not  limited  to  academic,  professional,  and
tools, indexes [and], abstracts[,] AND equipment and supplies, including
computer equipment  and  motor  vehicles,  (ii)  execute  contracts  for
construction  and  construction-related  services  contracts,  and (iii)
contract for printing, without prior approval by any other state officer
or agency, but subject to rules and regulations of the state comptroller
accordance  with guidelines promulgated by the state university board of
trustees after consultation with the state  comptroller;  PROVIDED  THAT
NOTHING  IN  THIS  SECTION  SHALL  PRECLUDE THE USE OF THE COMPREHENSIVE
THREE OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW;
§ 5. Paragraph a of subdivision 5 of section 355 of the education law,
as amended by section 32 of part L of chapter 55 of the laws of 2012, is
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tools, indexes and abstracts equipment and supplies, including  computer
does not exceed twenty thousand  dollars,  (ii)  execute  contracts  for
services  and  construction  contracts to an amount not exceeding twenty
thousand dollars, and (iii) contract  for  printing  to  an  amount  not
exceeding  five  thousand  dollars,  without prior approval by any other
state officer or agency, but subject to rules  and  regulations  of  the
state comptroller not otherwise inconsistent with the provisions of this
section  and in accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated by
the state university board of trustees after consultation with the state
comptroller; PROVIDED THAT NOTHING IN THIS SECTION  SHALL  PRECLUDE  THE
USE  OF  THE  COMPREHENSIVE  CENTRALIZED  SYSTEM ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO
PARAGRAPH E OF SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED  SIXTY-THREE  OF
THE  STATE  FINANCE  LAW.  In addition, the trustees, after consultation
with the commissioner of general services, are  authorized  to  annually
negotiate  with  the  state  comptroller increases in the aforementioned
dollar limits and the exemption of any articles, categories of  articles
or  commodities  from these limits. Rules and regulations promulgated by
the state university board of trustees shall, to the extent practicable,
require that competitive proposals be solicited for purchases, and shall
include requirements that purchases and contracts authorized under  this
section  be  at  the  lowest available price, including consideration of
prices available through other state agencies, consistent  with  quality
requirements,  and  as  will  best  promote  the  public  interest. Such
purchases may be made directly  from  any  contractor  pursuant  to  any
contract  for  commodities  let by the office of general services or any
other state agency;
§ 6. Paragraph 1 of subdivision a of section  6218  of  the  education
law, as amended by section 2 of subpart B of part D of chapter 58 of the
laws  of 2011 and subparagraph (i) as amended by section 33 of part L of
chapter 55 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
(1)  (i)  purchase  materials;  proprietary   electronic   information
of trustees after consultation with the state comptroller; PROVIDED THAT
NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL PRECLUDE  THE  USE  OF  THE  COMPREHENSIVE
CENTRALIZED  SYSTEM  ESTABLISHED  PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH E OF SUBDIVISION
THREE OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW.
§ 7. Subdivision a of section 6218 of the education law, as amended by
chapter 697 of the laws of 1993 and paragraph (i) as amended by  section
34  of  part  L of chapter 55 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as
a. Notwithstanding the provisions of  paragraph  two  of  section  one
hundred  twelve and sections one hundred fifteen, one hundred sixty-one,
one hundred sixty-three  and  one  hundred  seventy-four  of  the  state
finance  law  and  sections three and six of the New York state printing
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and public documents law or any other law  to  the  contrary,  the  city
university trustees are authorized and empowered to:
(i)  purchase materials; proprietary electronic information resources,
including, but not limited to, academic, professional and industry jour-
nals, reference handbooks and manuals, research tracking tools,  indexes
and  abstracts; and equipment and supplies, including computer equipment
and motor vehicles, where the amount for  a  single  purchase  does  not
exceed  twenty  thousand dollars, (ii) execute contracts for services to
an amount not exceeding twenty thousand dollars, and (iii) contract  for
printing to an amount not exceeding five thousand dollars, without prior
approval  by any other state officer or agency, but subject to rules and
regulations of the state comptroller not otherwise inconsistent with the
provisions of this section and in accordance with the  rules  and  regu-
lations  promulgated  by  the  city  university  board of trustees after
consultation with the state comptroller; PROVIDED THAT NOTHING  IN  THIS
SECTION  SHALL  PRECLUDE THE USE OF THE COMPREHENSIVE CENTRALIZED SYSTEM
HUNDRED  SIXTY-THREE OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW. In addition, the trustees
are  authorized  to  annually  negotiate  with  the  state   comptroller
articles, categories of articles or commodities from these limits. Rules
and regulations promulgated by the city  university  board  of  trustees
and  contracts  authorized  under this section be at the lowest possible
§ 8. The office of general services shall be authorized to charge fees
to defray its reasonable costs and the reasonable costs incurred by  the
state  library  for  the  development and operation of the comprehensive
centralized system, and shall transfer the appropriate portion  of  such
fees  to  the state library. All such costs, charges and transfers shall
be subject to audit and approval by the state comptroller.
a. the comprehensive centralized system shall  commence  operation  no
later than May 31, 2018;
b. the amendments to subdivision 3 of section 163 of the state finance
c. the amendments to paragraph a of subdivision 5 of  section  355  of
the  education  law made by section four of this act shall be subject to
the expiration and reversion of such subdivision pursuant to  section  4
of  subpart  B  of part D of chapter 58 of the laws of 201l, as amended,
when upon such date the provisions of section five  of  this  act  shall
d.  the  amendments to paragraph 1 of subdivision a of section 6218 of
the  expiration  and reversion of such subdivision pursuant to section 4
of subpart B of part D of chapter 58 of the laws of  2011,  as  amended,
when  upon  such  date the provisions of section seven of this act shall
BILL NUMBER: S6424A
to establishing a comprehensive centralized system to coordinate
procurement of books and non-print library materials and related ancil-
lary services
This bill will provide for substantial fiscal savings through the estab-
lishment of a statewide centralized system for the delivery of books,
including electronic books ("e-books") and other non-print library mate-
Section 2 amends the State Finance Law by adding a new paragraph (e) to
§ 163 (3) to provide for the establishment by the Commissioner of Gener-
al Services of a comprehensive centralized system to coordinate the
lary services. The system shall be designed and operated in consultation
with the State Library to provide state agencies and authorized users
with access to books, in both printed and electronic formats, and a
variety of non-print library materials and related ancillary services
(e.g., electronic databases, audio books filmstrips, DVD and Blu-ray
videos and audio-visual materials). Related ancillary services shall
include, but are not limited to, collection management services.  Elec-
tronic materials procured through this system shall also be accessible,
to the maximum extent practicable, to people with disabilities.
The system shall be designed to facilitate the procurement of books and
non-print library materials and related ancillary services at the lowest
possible cost through the combined market power of state agencies and
authorized users or consortia. Whenever feasible, at least one remaining
copy of a book or other material shall be retained by or shall otherwise
be available to the system, when such retention is necessary and appro-
priate for archival purposes.
of General Services (OGS) of the requirements of state agencies, public
libraries and library systems and other authorized users for books and
non-print library materials and related ancillary services.
after sunsets of unrelated provisions) to explicitly allow SUNY to make
purchases through the centralized system as an alternative to making
such purchases on its own.
Sections 6 and 7 make similar amendments to Education Law § 6218 (a) (1)
related to CUNY purchasing.
and those incurred by the State Library for the development and opera-
tion of the comprehensive centralized system, and provides for the
transfer of the appropriate portion of such fees to the State Library.
All such costs, charges and transfers shall be subject to audit and
Electronic publishing offers a variety of advantages to library patrons,
students and professionals. However, the increasing popularity of
e-books has also brought changes to the business models of publishers,
and libraries and library systems have found that the shift to e-books
has brought increased costs and new restrictions on access to and use of
the products. As a result, e-book purchasers have sought ways to work
together to achieve efficiencies. The Westchester Library System has
found that county-wide purchases of e-books and databases have yielded
substantial savings, and Connecticut enacted legislation in 2014 (P.A.
14-82) to move to a statewide e-book delivery system.
government agencies, libraries and educational institutions to negotiate
better terms for access to books and non-library materials.  The exclu-
sion of SUNY and CUNY from OGS state contract requirements would be
waived to allow them to purchase from the comprehensive centralized
negligible compared to the substantial savings to state, local and non-
profit users that will result from joint purchasing.
comprehensive centralized system shall commence operation no later than
May 31 of the year next succeeding the year in which it shall have
Introduced  by  Sens.  RITCHIE,  AMEDORE, BOYLE, CROCI, FUNKE, GALLIVAN,
HANNON, RANZENHOFER, SAVINO, SERINO, SEWARD, TEDISCO -- read twice and
Finance  -- recommitted to the Committee on Finance in accordance with
to  establishing  a  comprehensive  centralized  system  to coordinate
procurement of books  and  non-print  library  materials  and  related
Section 1. Subdivision 9 of section 160 of the state finance  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  106  of  the  laws  of 2012, is amended to read as
the purposes of subdivision a of section sixty-two hundred  eighteen  of
the  education  law, the city university of New York; provided, however,
that the state university of New York and the  city  university  of  New
York  shall  be  subject to the provisions of section one hundred sixty-
five-a of this article AND SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO USE THE  COMPREHENSIVE
THREE OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE OF THIS  ARTICLE.  Furthermore,
§  2. Subdivision 3 of section 163 of the state finance law is amended
E. (I) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH  A  COMPREHENSIVE  CENTRALIZED
SYSTEM  TO  COORDINATE  THE  PROCUREMENT  OF BOOKS AND NON-PRINT LIBRARY
MATERIALS AND RELATED ANCILLARY SERVICES. THE SYSTEM SHALL  BE  DESIGNED
AND  OPERATED  IN  CONSULTATION  WITH THE STATE LIBRARY TO PROVIDE STATE
AGENCIES AND AUTHORIZED USERS WITH ACCESS TO BOOKS, WHETHER IN PRINT  OF
LBD10766-04-8
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CATIONS,  SOCIETY  OR ASSOCIATION PUBLICATIONS, FOREIGN PUBLICATIONS AND
ANCILLARY  SERVICES,  INCLUDING  ELECTRONIC  DATABASES,   ABRIDGED   AND
TION  BASED EBOOKS, MICROFILM, MICROFICHE, MICROCARDS, MICROPRINT, FILM-
STRIPS, SLIDES, DVD AND BLU-RAY (I.E., MOTION PICTURES,  VIDEOS),  AUDIO
CASSETTES,  COMPACT  DISCS, LASER DISCS, CD-ROMS, MICROCOMPUTER SOFTWARE
(EDUCATIONAL),   MAPS/GLOBES/ATLASES/CHARTS,    VIDEO    GAMES,    SHEET
MUSIC/SCORES  AND  AUDIO-VISUAL  MATERIALS.  RELATED  ANCILLARY SERVICES
FACILITATE THE PROCUREMENT OF BOOKS AND NON-PRINT LIBRARY MATERIALS  AND
RELATED  ANCILLARY  SERVICES  AT  THE  LOWEST  POSSIBLE COST THROUGH THE
COMBINED MARKET POWER OF STATE AGENCIES AND AUTHORIZED USERS OR  CONSOR-
TIA  THEREOF.  A STATE AGENCY OR AUTHORIZED USER THAT ELECTS TO PURCHASE
AL OR APPROXIMATE SAVINGS  THAT  WOULD  HAVE  RESULTED  FROM  USING  THE
(III)  WHENEVER  FEASIBLE,  AT  LEAST  ONE REMAINING COPY OF A BOOK OR
OTHER MATERIAL SHALL BE RETAINED BY OR SHALL OTHERWISE BE  AVAILABLE  TO
THE  SYSTEM,  WHEN  SUCH  RETENTION  IS  NECESSARY  AND  APPROPRIATE FOR
(IV) ELECTRONIC MATERIALS THAT ARE PROCURED THROUGH THE  SYSTEM  SHALL
BE  ACCESSIBLE TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PRACTI-
§ 3. The education law is amended by adding a  new  section  245-a  to
§  245-A. COMPREHENSIVE CENTRALIZED SYSTEM; STATE LIBRARY RESPONSIBIL-
ITIES. TO ENSURE THAT THE COMPREHENSIVE CENTRALIZED  SYSTEM  PROCUREMENT
ESTABLISHED  PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH E OF SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION ONE
ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF STATE AGENCIES  AND  AUTHORIZED  USERS,  THE  STATE
LIBRARY  SHALL  PERIODICALLY  ASSESS THE REQUIREMENTS OF STATE AGENCIES,
PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY SYSTEMS  AND  OTHER  AUTHORIZED  USERS  FOR
BOOKS  AND  NON-PRINT  LIBRARY MATERIALS AND RELATED ANCILLARY SERVICES,
computer  equipment  and  motor  vehicles,  (ii)  execute  contracts for
construction and  construction-related  services  contracts,  and  (iii)
accordance with guidelines promulgated by the state university board  of
trustees  after  consultation  with the state comptroller; PROVIDED THAT
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and  public  documents  law  or  any other law to the contrary, the city
(i) purchase materials; proprietary electronic information  resources,
nals,  reference handbooks and manuals, research tracking tools, indexes
and abstracts; and equipment and supplies, including computer  equipment
and  motor  vehicles,  where  the  amount for a single purchase does not
exceed twenty thousand dollars, (ii) execute contracts for  services  to
an  amount not exceeding twenty thousand dollars, and (iii) contract for
approval by any other state officer or agency, but subject to rules  and
provisions  of  this  section and in accordance with the rules and regu-
lations promulgated by the  city  university  board  of  trustees  after
consultation  with  the state comptroller; PROVIDED THAT NOTHING IN THIS
SECTION SHALL PRECLUDE THE USE OF THE COMPREHENSIVE  CENTRALIZED  SYSTEM
HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW. In addition, the  trustees
are   authorized  to  annually  negotiate  with  the  state  comptroller
increases in the aforementioned dollar limits and the exemption  of  any
and  regulations  promulgated  by  the city university board of trustees
to  defray its reasonable costs and the reasonable costs incurred by the
state library for the development and  operation  of  the  comprehensive
centralized  system,  and shall transfer the appropriate portion of such
fees to the state library. All such costs, charges and  transfers  shall
a.  the  comprehensive  centralized system shall commence operation no
later than the thirty-first day of May in the year next  succeeding  the
year in which it shall have become a law;