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1999 SESSION
HB 1501 Aid to public libraries.
Introduced by: Alan A. Diamonstein | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED:
Aid to public libraries. Repeals the provision capping the costs incurred by the Library Board in administering aid to public libraries and “providing other public library extension functions” at 30 percent of appropriations. Since 1936, the Commonwealth has declared in statute its library policy "as part of its provision for public education, . . to promote the establishment and development of public library service throughout its various political subdivisions." To support this policy, the Library Board is to administer, from such funds as are appropriated, state grants for the development of library services. Available to any free public library or library system qualifying under Board standards, these state grants are to encourage not only the maintenance of appropriate library standards, but also the consolidation of libraries or library systems into "larger and more economical units of service." Calculated pursuant to a statutory formula, grant amounts may be based on local matching funds, local population, or a geographic service area.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Aid to public libraries. Repeals the provision capping the costs incurred by the Library Board in administering aid to public libraries and “providing other public library extension functions” at 30 percent of appropriations. Since 1936, the Commonwealth has declared in statute its library policy "as part of its provision for public education, . . .to promote the establishment and development of public library service throughout its various political subdivisions." To support this policy, the Library Board is to administer, from such funds as are appropriated, state grants for the development of library services. Available to any free public library or library system qualifying under Board standards, these state grants are to encourage not only the maintenance of appropriate library standards, but also the consolidation of libraries or library systems into "larger and more economical units of service." Calculated pursuant to a statutory formula, grant amounts may be based on local matching funds, local population, or a geographic service area.