THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

INTRODUCED BY PICCOLA, PILEGGI, BAKER, EICHELBERGER, ALLOWAY, GREENLEAF, BRUBAKER AND M. WHITE, JUNE 6, 2011

REFERRED TO EDUCATION, JUNE 6, 2011  

AN ACT

Amending the act of June 14, 1961 (P.L.324, No.188), entitled

"An act relating to the establishment, operation and

maintenance of the State Library and public libraries in the

Commonwealth; amending, revising, consolidating and changing

the laws relating thereto; imposing duties upon public

officers; providing for State and local cooperation and

assistance in the establishment and maintenance of libraries;

prescribing penalties; and repealing existing laws,"

providing for State-aid for 2011-2012.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  The act of June 14, 1961 (P.L.324, No.188), known

as The Library Code, is amended by adding a section to read:

Section 303.17.  State-aid for 2011-2012.--Notwithstanding

any other provision of law to the contrary, each library shall

be eligible for State-aid for fiscal year 2011-2012 which shall

consist of the following:

(1)  Funds appropriated for libraries shall be distributed to

each library under the following formula:

(i)  Divide the sum of the amount of funding that the library

received in fiscal year 2010-2011 under section 1722-L(12) of

the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.364, No.176), known as "The Fiscal

Code," by the total State-aid subsidy for fiscal year 2010-2011.

(ii)  Multiply the quotient under subclause (i) by the total

State-aid subsidy for 2011-2012.

(2)  Following distribution of funds appropriated for

State-aid to libraries, any remaining funds may be distributed

at the discretion of the State Librarian.

(3)  If funds appropriated for State-aid to libraries in

fiscal year 2011-2012 are less than funds appropriated in fiscal

year 2002-2003, the State Librarian may waive standards as

prescribed in section 103, relating to hours of operation,

continuing professional development, collections, expenditures

and other aspects of library operation.

(4)  (i)  Each library system receiving State-aid under this

section may distribute the local library share of that aid in a

manner as determined by the board of directors of the library

system.

(ii)  Subclause (i) shall not apply to a library system

operating in a county of the second class.

Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.