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1 1 Amend the amendment, S-5631, to House File 2533, as
1 2 amended, passed, and reprinted by the House, as
1 3 follows:
1 4 #1. Page 1, by inserting after line 45 the
1 5 following:
1 6 Sec. . NEW SECTION. 256.57 ENRICH IOWA
1 7 PROGRAM – INTENT – FUNDING.
1 8 1. The general assembly finds and declares that
1 9 the public library is at the heart of each community,
1 10 an integral component in this state's education
1 11 system, and an invaluable source of wisdom and
1 12 knowledge for this state's lifelong learners. It is
1 13 therefore in the interest of the citizens of Iowa that
1 14 a comprehensive initiative be undertaken to reduce
1 15 inequities in library services throughout the state
1 16 and provide public libraries with the funds necessary
1 17 to meet the present and future needs of this state's
1 18 citizens.
1 19 2. There is appropriated from the general fund of
1 20 the state to the department of education for each
1 21 fiscal year the sum of three million dollars, which
1 22 shall be allocated to the division of libraries and
1 23 information services for the following purposes and in
1 24 the following amounts:
1 25 a. Of the funds allocated each year, the division
1 26 shall distribute one million eight hundred thousand
1 27 dollars to eligible public libraries that comply with
1 28 the standards set forth in the in service to Iowa:
1 29 public library measures of quality publication adopted
1 30 by the commission of libraries. The amount
1 31 distributed to each eligible public library shall be
1 32 based upon the following:
1 33 (1) The level at which the eligible public library
1 34 complies with the in service to Iowa publication
1 35 adopted by the commission of libraries.
1 36 (2) The number of people residing within an
1 37 eligible library's geographic area and for whom the
1 38 library was established.
1 39 (3) The amount of funding the eligible public
1 40 library received in the previous fiscal year for
1 41 service to rural residents and to contracting
1 42 communities.
1 43 Moneys received by a public library under this
1 44 paragraph shall supplement, not supplant, local
1 45 funding.
1 46 b. For purposes of technology development,
1 47 coordination of technology, and resource sharing by
1 48 the state and regional libraries, resulting in
1 49 equitable access to library resources, the sum of six
1 50 hundred fifty thousand dollars to be used by the
2 1 division of libraries and information services.
2 2 Moneys allocated under this subsection shall also be
2 3 used to extend the availability of statewide on-line
2 4 databases using the Internet and information
2 5 resources. Moneys allocated to the division in this
2 6 paragraph may be distributed to regional libraries.
2 7 c. For purposes of establishing a grant program
2 8 administered by the division, the sum of four hundred
2 9 fifty thousand dollars. The division shall award
2 10 grants on a competitive basis to eligible public
2 11 libraries that submit to the division plans for
2 12 innovative technologies and services, cooperative
2 13 alliances between libraries, or for physical library
2 14 facilities enhancement. An application submitted
2 15 shall also contain a commitment of at least a dollar-
2 16 for-dollar match of the grant assistance. The
2 17 division shall appoint an advisory committee for
2 18 purposes of recommending priorities and criteria for
2 19 the awarding of grants under this paragraph. The
2 20 advisory committee shall submit its report and
2 21 recommendations annually to the state librarian and
2 22 the commission of libraries by August 15.
2 23 d. For purposes of administering the enrich Iowa
2 24 program, and assisting eligible public libraries to
2 25 obtain funding under the program, the sum of one
2 26 hundred thousand dollars.
2 27 3. For purposes of this section, "eligible public
2 28 library" means a public library that meets at least
2 29 all of the following requirements:
2 30 a. Submits to the division of libraries and
2 31 information services all of the following:
2 32 (1) The report provided for under section 256.51,
2 33 subsection 1, paragraph "h".
2 34 (2) An application and report form for
2 35 accreditation that provides evidence of the library's
2 36 compliance with at least one level of the standards
2 37 established in accordance with section 256.51,
2 38 subsection 1, paragraph "k".
2 39 (3) Any other application or report the division
2 40 deems necessary for the implementation of this
2 41 program.
2 42 b. Participates in the library resource and
2 43 information sharing programs established by the state
2 44 library.
2 45 4. By January 15 of each year, the division shall
2 46 submit a program evaluation report to the general
2 47 assembly and the governor detailing the uses and the
2 48 impacts of funds appropriated under this section.
2 49 5. Notwithstanding section 8.33, unencumbered or
2 50 unobligated funds remaining on June 30 of the fiscal
3 1 year for which the funds were appropriated shall not
3 2 revert but shall be available for expenditure for the
3 3 following fiscal year for purposes of this section."
3 4 #2. By renumbering as necessary.
3 5
3 6
3 7
3 8 DENNIS H. BLACK
3 9 PATRICK J. DELUHERY
3 10 PATTY JUDGE
3 11 MICHAEL E. GRONSTAL
3 12 STEVEN D. HANSEN
3 13 EUGENE S. FRAISE
3 14 PATRICIA HARPER
3 15 JOHN P. KIBBIE
3 16 ROD HALVORSON
3 17 JOHNIE HAMMOND
3 18 MIKE CONNOLLY
3 19 BILL FINK
3 20 ROBERT E. DVORSKY
3 21 TOM FLYNN
3 22 HF 2533.333 77
3 23 kh/cf/28
Text: S05703 Text: S05705 Text: S05700 - S05799 Text: S Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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