HOUSE AMENDED
PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 748 PRINTER'S NO. 1987
No. 651 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY RHOADES, MUSTO, PICCOLA, ORIE, PILEGGI, EARLL,
COSTA, GORDNER, WENGER, TARTAGLIONE, BRIGHTBILL, FUMO,
BOSCOLA, M. WHITE, THOMPSON, PIPPY, GREENLEAF, MADIGAN,
WONDERLING, WAUGH, LOGAN AND LEMMOND, APRIL 28, 2005
AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
JULY 1, 2006
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of June 14, 1961 (P.L.324, No.188), entitled
2 "An act relating to the establishment, operation and
3 maintenance of the State Library and public libraries in the
4 Commonwealth; amending, revising, consolidating and changing
5 the laws relating thereto; imposing duties upon public
6 officers; providing for State and local cooperation and
7 assistance in the establishment and maintenance of libraries;
8 prescribing penalties; and repealing existing laws," further
9 providing for waiver of standards; PROVIDING FOR STANDARDS; <--
10 FURTHER PROVIDING FOR QUALITY LIBRARIES AID, FOR INCENTIVE
11 FOR EXCELLENCE AID, FOR DISTRICT LIBRARY CENTERS, FOR COUNTY
12 COORDINATION AID, FOR EQUAL DISTRIBUTION GRANTS TO LOCAL
13 LIBRARIES' BASIC LITERACY SKILLS, FOR STATEWIDE LIBRARY
14 RESOURCE CENTERS, FOR EQUALIZATION AID AND FOR EQUAL
15 DISTRIBUTION GRANTS TO LOCAL LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY SYSTEMS;
16 AND PROVIDING FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006-2007 PUBLIC LIBRARY
17 SUBSIDY ALLOCATION, FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006-2007 MINIMUM STATE-
18 AID GUARANTEE AND FOR STATE-AID FOR 2006-2007.
19 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
20 hereby enacts as follows:
21 Section 1. Section 103 of the act of June 14, 1961 (P.L.324, <--
22 No.188), known as The Library Code, amended or added February 5,
23 2004 (P.L.59, No.6) and July 4, 2004 (P.L.526, No.68), is
24 amended to read:
1 Section 103. Waiver of Standards.--(a) If the
2 Commonwealth's appropriation for libraries in fiscal years 2003-
3 2004 [and], 2004-2005 and 2005-2006 is less than that provided
4 in fiscal year 2002-2003, the following conditions shall apply:
5 during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2003, and ending June
6 30, 2004, [and] the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2004, and
7 ending June 30, 2005, and the fiscal year beginning July 1,
8 2005, and ending June 30, 2006, the State Librarian may, upon
9 application by the board of directors of a local library, waive
10 standards contained in this act or regulations promulgated under
11 this act relating to hours of operation, continuing professional
12 development, collections expenditures and any other standards
13 related to library operations deemed appropriate by the State
14 Librarian.
15 (b) (1) The board of directors of a local library may adopt
16 a resolution to apply for a waiver to any standards contained in
17 this act or regulations promulgated under this act if meeting
18 those standards places an economic hardship on the library's
19 operating budget. The application for waiver shall be in a
20 manner and in a form developed by the State Librarian and shall
21 specify the need for the waiver and provide supporting data and
22 information to explain the benefits to be obtained by the
23 waiver.
24 (2) The application for a waiver shall be adopted by a
25 resolution of the board of directors at a regularly scheduled
26 meeting of the board. Prior to the board of directors adopting
27 policies or procedures for which a waiver is being sought,
28 approval of the department shall be required.
29 (c) The State Librarian shall have thirty days from receipt
30 of an application submitted under this section to approve,
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1 disapprove or request modifications to the application. If the
2 State Librarian fails to act within the time period, the waiver
3 shall be deemed approved. If the State Librarian disapproves the
4 application for waiver, the basis for the State Librarian's
5 disapproval shall be transmitted to the board of directors of
6 the local library. The board of directors may submit a revised
7 application for waiver to the State Librarian.
8 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2005, or
9 immediately, whichever is later.
10 SECTION 1. SECTION 103(A) OF THE ACT OF JUNE 14, 1961 <--
11 (P.L.324, NO.188), KNOWN AS THE LIBRARY CODE, AMENDED JULY 14,
12 2005 (P.L.304, NO.53), IS AMENDED TO READ:
13 SECTION 103. WAIVER OF STANDARDS.--(A) IF THE
14 COMMONWEALTH'S APPROPRIATION FOR LIBRARIES IN FISCAL YEARS 2004-
15 2005 AND 2005-2006 IS LESS THAN THAT PROVIDED IN FISCAL YEAR
16 2002-2003, THE STATE LIBRARIAN MAY, UPON APPLICATION BY THE
17 BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF A LOCAL LIBRARY, WAIVE STANDARDS CONTAINED
18 IN THIS ACT [OR] AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED UNDER THIS ACT
19 RELATING TO HOURS OF OPERATION, CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL
20 DEVELOPMENT, COLLECTIONS EXPENDITURES AND ANY OTHER STANDARDS
21 RELATED TO LIBRARY OPERATIONS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE STATE
22 LIBRARIAN FOR THE FISCAL YEAR.
23 * * *
24 SECTION 2. THE ACT IS AMENDED BY ADDING A SECTION TO READ:
25 SECTION 104. STANDARDS.--IN FISCAL YEAR 2007-2008 AND EACH
26 YEAR THEREAFTER, A LIBRARY SHALL COMPLY WITH STANDARDS CONTAINED
27 IN THIS ACT AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED UNDER THIS ACT RELATING
28 TO HOURS OF OPERATION, CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT,
29 COLLECTIONS EXPENDITURES AND ANY OTHER STANDARDS RELATED TO
30 LIBRARY OPERATIONS.
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1 SECTION 3. SECTION 303.2(A) OF THE ACT, ADDED JUNE 22, 2000
2 (P.L.404, NO. 57), IS AMENDED TO READ:
3 SECTION 303.2. QUALITY LIBRARIES AID.--(A) FOR FISCAL YEAR
4 1999-2000, QUALIFYING LOCAL LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY SYSTEMS SHALL
5 RECEIVE QUALITY LIBRARIES AID TO BE ALLOCATED FROM THE SUM TOTAL
6 OF A HOLD-HARMLESS AMOUNT PLUS AN ANNUAL SUPPLEMENT, BOTH
7 AMOUNTS TO BE DERIVED FROM THE COMMONWEALTH'S ANNUAL
8 APPROPRIATION FOR GRANTS TO LOCAL LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY SYSTEMS.
9 THE HOLD-HARMLESS AMOUNT FOR QUALITY LIBRARIES AID SHALL BE THE
10 AMOUNT ALLOCATED UNDER SECTION 303.1 FOR BASIC AID TO LOCAL
11 LIBRARIES FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998-1999 FROM THE AMOUNT ALLOCATED
12 FROM THE COMMONWEALTH'S ANNUAL APPROPRIATION FOR GRANTS TO LOCAL
13 LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY SYSTEMS. FOR FISCAL YEAR 1999-2000, THE
14 ANNUAL SUPPLEMENT SHALL BE FORTY-SEVEN PERCENT (47%) OF ANY
15 INCREASE IN THE COMMONWEALTH'S ANNUAL APPROPRIATION FOR GRANTS
16 TO LOCAL LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY SYSTEMS ABOVE THE AMOUNT
17 APPROPRIATED FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998-1999. [FOR FISCAL YEAR 2000-
18 2001 AND EACH FISCAL YEAR THEREAFTER, THE AMOUNT ALLOCATED FOR
19 QUALITY LIBRARIES AID SHALL BE SPECIFIED IN THE COMMONWEALTH'S
20 ANNUAL APPROPRIATION FOR GRANTS TO LOCAL LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY
21 SYSTEMS WITHIN THE GENERAL APPROPRIATION ACT FOR THAT FISCAL
22 YEAR.]
23 * * *
24 SECTION 4. SECTION 303.5(A) OF THE ACT, AMENDED JUNE 22,
25 2001 (P.L.554, NO.36), IS AMENDED TO READ:
26 SECTION 303.5. INCENTIVE FOR EXCELLENCE AID.--(A) FOR
27 FISCAL YEAR 1999-2000, QUALIFYING LOCAL LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY
28 SYSTEMS SHALL RECEIVE AN INCENTIVE FOR EXCELLENCE AID TO BE
29 ALLOCATED FROM THE SUM TOTAL OF A HOLD-HARMLESS AMOUNT PLUS AN
30 ANNUAL SUPPLEMENT, BOTH AMOUNTS TO BE DERIVED FROM THE
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1 COMMONWEALTH'S ANNUAL APPROPRIATION FOR GRANTS TO LOCAL
2 LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY SYSTEMS. THE HOLD-HARMLESS AMOUNT FOR
3 INCENTIVE FOR EXCELLENCE AID SHALL BE THE AMOUNT ALLOCATED UNDER
4 SECTION 303.4 FOR INCENTIVE AID TO LOCAL LIBRARIES FOR FISCAL
5 YEAR 1998-1999 FROM THE AMOUNT ALLOCATED FROM THE COMMONWEALTH'S
6 ANNUAL APPROPRIATION FOR GRANTS TO LOCAL LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY
7 SYSTEMS. FOR FISCAL YEAR 1999-2000, THE ANNUAL SUPPLEMENT SHALL
8 BE FIFTY-THREE PERCENT (53%) OF ANY INCREASE IN THE
9 COMMONWEALTH'S ANNUAL APPROPRIATION FOR GRANTS TO LOCAL
10 LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY SYSTEMS ABOVE THE AMOUNT APPROPRIATED FOR
11 FISCAL YEAR 1998-1999. [FOR FISCAL YEAR 2000-2001 AND EACH
12 FISCAL YEAR THEREAFTER, THE AMOUNT ALLOCATED FOR INCENTIVE FOR
13 EXCELLENCE AID SHALL BE SPECIFIED IN THE COMMONWEALTH'S ANNUAL
14 APPROPRIATION FOR GRANTS TO LOCAL LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY SYSTEMS
15 WITHIN THE GENERAL APPROPRIATION ACT FOR THAT FISCAL YEAR.]
16 * * *
17 SECTION 5. SECTIONS 303.7(A) AND 303.8(A) OF THE ACT, ADDED
18 JUNE 22, 2000 (P.L.404, NO.57), ARE AMENDED TO READ:
19 SECTION 303.7. COUNTY COORDINATION AID.--(A) FOR ELIGIBLE
20 FISCAL YEARS UP TO AND THROUGH THE 1998-1999 FISCAL YEAR, TEN
21 PERCENT (10%) OF THE COMMONWEALTH'S TOTAL ANNUAL APPROPRIATION
22 FOR THE SYSTEM OF STATE-AID ESTABLISHED BY SECTION 301 SHALL BE
23 ALLOCATED AS AID TO COUNTY LIBRARIES. FOR FISCAL YEAR 1999-2000,
24 AID TO COUNTY LIBRARIES AND COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEMS SHALL BE
25 ALLOCATED FROM A HOLD-HARMLESS AMOUNT TO EQUAL THAT AMOUNT
26 ALLOCATED FOR AID TO COUNTY LIBRARIES FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998-1999
27 FROM THE COMMONWEALTH'S ANNUAL APPROPRIATION FOR GRANTS TO LOCAL
28 LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY SYSTEMS. [FOR FISCAL YEAR 2000-2001 AND
29 EACH FISCAL YEAR THEREAFTER, THE AMOUNT ALLOCATED FOR COUNTY
30 COORDINATION AID SHALL BE SPECIFIED IN THE COMMONWEALTH'S ANNUAL
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1 APPROPRIATION FOR GRANTS TO LOCAL LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY SYSTEMS
2 WITHIN THE GENERAL APPROPRIATION ACT FOR THAT FISCAL YEAR.]
3 * * *
4 SECTION 303.8. DISTRICT LIBRARY CENTERS.--(A) FOR ELIGIBLE
5 FISCAL YEARS UP TO AND THROUGH THE 1998-1999 FISCAL YEAR, THIRTY
6 PERCENT (30%) OF THE COMMONWEALTH'S TOTAL ANNUAL APPROPRIATION
7 FOR THE SYSTEM OF STATE-AID ESTABLISHED BY SECTION 301, OR A
8 MINIMUM OF TWENTY-FIVE CENTS (25¢) PER CAPITA, SHALL BE
9 ALLOCATED AS AID FOR DISTRICT LIBRARY CENTERS. FOR FISCAL YEAR
10 1999-2000, AID TO DISTRICT LIBRARY CENTERS SHALL BE ALLOCATED
11 FROM A HOLD-HARMLESS AMOUNT TO EQUAL THAT AMOUNT ALLOCATED FOR
12 AID TO DISTRICT LIBRARY CENTERS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998-1999 FROM
13 THE AMOUNT ALLOCATED FROM THE COMMONWEALTH'S ANNUAL
14 APPROPRIATION FOR GRANTS TO LOCAL LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY SYSTEMS.
15 [FOR FISCAL YEAR 2000-2001 AND EACH FISCAL YEAR THEREAFTER, THE
16 AMOUNT ALLOCATED FOR DISTRICT LIBRARY CENTERS SHALL BE SPECIFIED
17 IN THE COMMONWEALTH'S ANNUAL APPROPRIATION FOR GRANTS TO LOCAL
18 LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY SYSTEMS WITHIN THE GENERAL APPROPRIATION
19 ACT FOR THAT FISCAL YEAR.] FUNDS ALLOCATED FOR DISTRICT LIBRARY
20 CENTERS SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED ACCORDING TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
21 SECTION.
22 * * *
23 SECTION 6. SECTION 303.9(B) OF THE ACT, AMENDED JUNE 22,
24 2001 (P.L.554, NO.36), IS AMENDED TO READ:
25 SECTION 303.9. STATE-WIDE LIBRARY RESOURCE CENTERS.--* * *
26 (B) ANY LIBRARY DESIGNATED BY THE STATE LIBRARIAN TO SERVE
27 AS A STATE-WIDE LIBRARY RESOURCE CENTER SHALL QUALIFY FOR
28 ADDITIONAL STATE-AID. THE ALLOCATION SHALL BE DIVIDED EQUALLY
29 AMONG THE LIBRARIES SO DESIGNATED. FOR FISCAL YEAR 1999-2000,
30 AID TO STATE-WIDE LIBRARY RESOURCE CENTERS SHALL BE ALLOCATED
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1 FROM A HOLD-HARMLESS AMOUNT TO EQUAL THAT AMOUNT ALLOCATED FOR
2 AID TO STATE-WIDE LIBRARY RESOURCE CENTERS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998-
3 1999 FROM THE AMOUNT ALLOCATED FROM THE COMMONWEALTH'S ANNUAL
4 APPROPRIATION FOR GRANTS TO LOCAL LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY SYSTEMS.
5 [FOR FISCAL YEAR 2000-2001 AND EACH FISCAL YEAR THEREAFTER, THE
6 AMOUNT ALLOCATED FOR STATE-WIDE LIBRARY RESOURCE CENTERS SHALL
7 BE SPECIFIED IN THE COMMONWEALTH'S ANNUAL APPROPRIATION FOR
8 GRANTS TO LOCAL LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY SYSTEMS WITHIN THE GENERAL
9 APPROPRIATION ACT FOR THAT FISCAL YEAR.] FUNDS ALLOCATED FOR
10 STATE-WIDE LIBRARY RESOURCE CENTERS SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED
11 ACCORDING TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
12 * * *
13 SECTION 7. SECTIONS 303.10(F) AND 303.11 OF THE ACT, ADDED
14 JUNE 22, 2000 (P.L.404, NO.57), ARE AMENDED TO READ:
15 SECTION 303.10. EQUALIZATION AID.--* * *
16 (F) NO LOCAL LIBRARY OR LIBRARY SYSTEM SHALL, AS A RESULT OF
17 THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION, RECEIVE IN ANY YEAR MORE THAN
18 ONE-THIRD OF THE TOTAL ANNUAL APPROPRIATION FOR EQUALIZATION
19 AID. DURING THE 1985-1986 FISCAL YEAR AND EACH FISCAL YEAR
20 THEREAFTER THAT THE COMMONWEALTH'S TOTAL ANNUAL APPROPRIATION
21 FOR THE SYSTEM OF STATE-AID ESTABLISHED BY SECTION 301 EXCEEDS
22 SEVENTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($17,500,000),
23 NO LOCAL LIBRARY OR LIBRARY SYSTEM SHALL RECEIVE LESS
24 EQUALIZATION AID AS A RESULT OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION
25 THAN SUCH LOCAL LIBRARY OR LIBRARY SYSTEM RECEIVED FOR
26 EQUALIZATION AID DURING THE 1984-1985 FISCAL YEAR. FOR FISCAL
27 YEAR 1999-2000, EQUALIZATION AID SHALL BE ALLOCATED FROM A HOLD-
28 HARMLESS AMOUNT TO EQUAL THAT AMOUNT ALLOCATED FOR EQUALIZATION
29 AID FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998-1999 FROM THE AMOUNT ALLOCATED FROM THE
30 COMMONWEALTH'S ANNUAL APPROPRIATION FOR GRANTS TO LOCAL
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1 LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY SYSTEMS. [FOR FISCAL YEAR 2000-2001 AND
2 EACH FISCAL YEAR THEREAFTER, THE AMOUNT ALLOCATED FOR
3 EQUALIZATION AID SHALL BE SPECIFIED IN THE COMMONWEALTH'S ANNUAL
4 APPROPRIATION FOR GRANTS TO LOCAL LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY SYSTEMS
5 WITHIN THE GENERAL APPROPRIATION ACT FOR THAT FISCAL YEAR.]
6 FUNDS ALLOCATED FOR EQUALIZATION AID SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED
7 ACCORDING TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
8 SECTION 303.11. EQUAL DISTRIBUTION GRANTS TO LOCAL LIBRARIES
9 AND LIBRARY SYSTEMS.--FOR ELIGIBLE FISCAL YEARS UP TO AND
10 THROUGH THE 1998-1999 FISCAL YEAR, FIVE PERCENT (5%) OF THE
11 COMMONWEALTH'S ANNUAL APPROPRIATION FOR THE SYSTEM OF STATE-AID
12 ESTABLISHED BY SECTION 301, AND ALL FUNDS TRANSFERRED FROM THE
13 COUNTY LIBRARY ALLOCATION AFTER THE COUNTY LIBRARIES HAVE BEEN
14 PAID THE TOTAL AMOUNTS FOR WHICH THEY QUALIFY, SHALL BE
15 ALLOCATED AS HEREINAFTER PROVIDED: (1) FIVE CENTS (5¢) PER
16 CAPITA FOR EACH PERSON RESIDING IN THE ENTIRE DISTRICT FOR EACH
17 DISTRICT LIBRARY CENTER WHICH HAS A POPULATION IN ITS DIRECT
18 SERVICE AREA AS A LOCAL OR COUNTY LIBRARY WHICH IS TWELVE
19 PERCENT (12%) OR LESS OF THE POPULATION OF THE ENTIRE DESIGNATED
20 DIRECT SERVICE AREA; (2) THE BALANCE AS EQUAL GRANTS TO LOCAL
21 LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY SYSTEMS WHICH QUALIFY FOR AID UNDER
22 SECTION 303.1. THESE GRANTS SHALL BE DETERMINED BY DIVIDING THE
23 TOTAL AMOUNT OF MONEY ALLOCATED BY THE NUMBER OF LOCAL
24 LIBRARIES, BRANCH LIBRARIES AND BOOKMOBILES IN THE COMMONWEALTH
25 WHICH ACHIEVE OR EXCEED THE APPLICABLE BASIC STANDARDS. EACH
26 LIBRARY SYSTEM SHALL RECEIVE AN EQUAL GRANT FOR EACH QUALIFYING
27 MEMBER LOCAL LIBRARY, BRANCH LIBRARY AND BOOKMOBILE. EACH LOCAL
28 LIBRARY SHALL RECEIVE AN EQUAL GRANT FOR THE CENTRAL LIBRARY AND
29 EACH QUALIFYING BRANCH LIBRARY AND BOOKMOBILE. FOR FISCAL YEAR
30 1999-2000, EQUAL DISTRIBUTION GRANTS TO LOCAL LIBRARIES AND
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1 LIBRARY SYSTEMS SHALL BE ALLOCATED FROM A HOLD-HARMLESS AMOUNT
2 TO EQUAL THAT AMOUNT ALLOCATED FOR EQUAL DISTRIBUTION GRANTS TO
3 LOCAL LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY SYSTEMS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998-1999
4 FROM THE AMOUNT ALLOCATED FROM THE COMMONWEALTH'S ANNUAL
5 APPROPRIATION FOR GRANTS TO LOCAL LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY SYSTEMS.
6 [FOR FISCAL YEAR 2000-2001 AND EACH FISCAL YEAR THEREAFTER, THE
7 AMOUNT ALLOCATED FOR EQUAL DISTRIBUTION GRANTS TO LOCAL
8 LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY SYSTEMS SHALL BE SPECIFIED IN THE
9 COMMONWEALTH'S ANNUAL APPROPRIATION FOR GRANTS TO LOCAL
10 LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY SYSTEMS WITHIN THE GENERAL APPROPRIATION
11 ACT FOR THAT FISCAL YEAR.] FUNDS ALLOCATED FOR EQUAL
12 DISTRIBUTION GRANTS TO LOCAL LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY SYSTEMS SHALL
13 BE DISTRIBUTED ACCORDING TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
14 SECTION 8. THE ACT IS AMENDED BY ADDING A SECTION TO READ:
15 SECTION 303.16. STATE-AID FOR 2006-2007.--NOTWITHSTANDING
16 ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, EACH LIBRARY SHALL
17 BE ELIGIBLE FOR STATE-AID FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006-2007 WHICH SHALL
18 CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING:
19 (1) ANY LIBRARY THAT RECEIVED FUNDING IN FISCAL YEAR 2002-
20 2003 UNDER SECTIONS 303.2, 303.5, 303.7, 303.9, 303.10 AND
21 303.11 SHALL RECEIVE THE SAME AMOUNT THE LIBRARY RECEIVED IN
22 FISCAL YEAR 2002-2003.
23 (2) ANY DISTRICT LIBRARY CENTER THAT RECEIVED FUNDING IN
24 FISCAL YEAR 2002-2003 UNDER SECTION 303.8 SHALL RECEIVE THE SAME
25 AMOUNT THE LIBRARY RECEIVED IN FISCAL YEAR 2002-2003, EXCEPT AS
26 FOLLOWS:
27 (I) ANY DISTRICT LIBRARY CENTER RECEIVING FUNDING UNDER
28 SECTION 303.14(1) SHALL RECEIVE TWO HUNDRED TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS
29 ($210,000).
30 (II) ANY DISTRICT LIBRARY CENTER RECEIVING FUNDING UNDER
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1 SECTION 303.14(2) SHALL RECEIVE FIVE HUNDRED TWENTY-NINE
2 THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SEVEN DOLLARS ($529,437).
3 (3) THE SUM OF ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-SIX THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED
4 AND FORTY-ONE DOLLARS ($126,141) SHALL, AT THE DISCRETION OF THE
5 STATE LIBRARIAN, BE MADE AVAILABLE AS STATE-AID TO BE PAID TO
6 ANY LIBRARY THAT HAS BECOME ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE STATE-AID BUT
7 DID NOT RECEIVE FUNDING UNDER CLAUSE (1) OR (2).
8 (4) ADD CLAUSES (1), (2) AND (3) TO DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF
9 FUNDING.
10 (5) AFTER DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS TO LIBRARIES UNDER CLAUSE
11 (4), ANY REMAINING UNALLOCATED FUNDS MAY BE DISTRIBUTED AT THE
12 DISCRETION OF THE STATE LIBRARIAN.
13 SECTION 9. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
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