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A 5532

Creates Dolly Parton's statewide imagination library program

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Karines Reyes and 1 co-sponsor

Establish a statewide Dolly Parton's Imagination Library program in New Jersey to provide free, age-appropriate books to preschool children through libraries and partners.

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Bill Summary · A 5532

Summary: New Jersey A 5532 — Dolly Parton’s statewide imagination library program

Note on text: The "Introduced Version" provided in the prompt appears to be from a different bill (temporary help service firms under P.L.2023, c.10). The summary below uses the bill’s stated title and basic metadata, and notes the discrepancy where relevant. A precise provisions-focused summary would require the actual text of A 5532.

Basic bill information

  • Bill number: A 5532
  • Title: Creates Dolly Parton’s statewide imagination library program
  • Purpose (as stated by title): Establish a statewide program to provide Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library books to children in New Jersey.
  • Status: Referred to the Assembly Libraries and Education Technology Committee
  • Introduced: April 10, 2025
  • Primary sponsor: Karines Reyes
  • Cosponsor: Sarahana Shrestha
  • Related legislation: S 4047 (companion); A 9652 (prior-session)

What the bill would do (as stated)

  • Create a statewide program modeled on Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. The intended purpose is to support early childhood literacy by providing free, age-appropriate books to children within the state through formal partnerships and administration believed to be organized at the state level (likely in coordination with libraries and education partners). Specific program design details are not provided in the excerpt.

Potential provisions and mechanisms (typical for this type of bill)

While the text for A 5532 is not included in the prompt, such a program would typically involve:
- Administrative oversight by a state department or designated agency (e.g., Department of Education or a library/education technology unit).
- Partnerships with public libraries, school districts, and community organizations to identify eligible children and coordinate book distribution.
- Funding mechanisms (state appropriation, grants, or private contributions) to support free book distribution.
- Eligibility criteria (generally children from birth to age 5 or similar early literacy age ranges).
- Reporting requirements to monitor reach, participation, and outcomes in literacy or school readiness goals.
- Governance or advisory components (e.g., stakeholders from libraries, education, and nonprofit partners).

Who would be affected

  • Target population: New Jersey children eligible for the imagined Imagination Library distribution (typically preschool-age children and infants, depending on the program’s age range).
  • Libraries and local education agencies: potential partners and distribution hubs.
  • Families and caregivers: recipients of free, age-appropriate books.
  • Local governments and school districts: potential collaborators in outreach and program implementation.

Procedural and timeline considerations

  • Current status: Committee referral to the Libraries and Education Technology Committee, with no posted enactment date.
  • Next steps if advanced: Committee hearings, potential amendments, floor votes in the Assembly, and Senate consideration (with a companion bill S 4047).
  • Effective date: Not specified in the provided text; typically would specify an effective date or implementation timeline in the enacted version.

Notes and clarifications

  • If you can provide the actual text of A 5532, I can produce a precise, provisions-by-provisions summary.
  • For reference, related companion S 4047 may contain parallel language; reviewing both would clarify the program’s intended structure and funding.

If you’d like, I can draft a questions list for policymakers and stakeholders to seek the missing details (funding, administration, eligibility, and delivery logistics).

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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