PRINTER'S NO. 2986
No. 2320 Session of 1980
INTRODUCED BY ZITTERMAN, FEBRUARY 29, 1980
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, FEBRUARY 29, 1980
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 aid to district library centers.
10 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
11 hereby enacts as follows:
12 Section 1. Clause (4) of section 303, act of June 14, 1961
13 (P.L.324, No.188), known as "The Library Code," amended December
14 29, 1971 (P.L.656, No.172), is amended to read:
15 Section 303. State-aid.--State-aid shall be paid when a
16 library achieves the applicable standards determined by
17 counselling with the State Librarian pursuant to the advice and
18 recommendations of the Advisory Council on Library Development,
19 or submits plans as set forth in section 304 of this act leading
20 to the achievement of such standards, and makes a minimum
21 financial effort as follows, except that no library receiving
1 State-aid prior to and at time of the approval of this act shall
2 receive less State-aid as a result of the provisions hereof
3 notwithstanding that such library has not accepted the
4 provisions of this act:
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6 (4) District Library Centers. In the case of a library
7 designated by the State Librarian to serve as a district library
8 center, an additional sum of State-aid shall be given in an
9 amount not exceeding [twenty-five cents (25¢)] fifty cents (50¢)
10 for each person residing in the entire district except that in
11 the case of any State College library, the Pennsylvania State
12 University Library and any privately supported college or
13 university library designated as a district library center, the
14 amount of State-aid shall not exceed twelve and one-half cents
15 (12 1/2¢) for each person residing in the entire district.
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17 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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