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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 256.57 ENRICH IOWA PROGRAM – 1 2 INTENT – FUNDING. 1 3 1. The general assembly finds and declares that the public 1 4 library is at the heart of each community, an integral 1 5 component in this state's education system, and an invaluable 1 6 source of wisdom and knowledge for this state's lifelong 1 7 learners. It is therefore in the interest of the citizens of 1 8 Iowa that a comprehensive initiative be undertaken to reduce 1 9 inequities in library services throughout the state and 1 10 provide public libraries with the funds necessary to meet the 1 11 present and future needs of this state's citizens. 1 12 2. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 1 13 state to the department of education for each fiscal year the 1 14 sum of three million dollars, which shall be allocated to the 1 15 division of libraries and information services for the 1 16 following purposes and in the following amounts: 1 17 a. Of the funds allocated each year, the division shall 1 18 distribute one million eight hundred thousand dollars to 1 19 eligible public libraries that comply with the standards set 1 20 forth in the in service to Iowa: public library measures of 1 21 quality publication adopted by the commission of libraries. 1 22 The amount distributed to each eligible public library shall 1 23 be based upon the following: 1 24 (1) The level at which the eligible public library 1 25 complies with the in service to Iowa publication adopted by 1 26 the commission of libraries. 1 27 (2) The number of people residing within an eligible 1 28 library's geographic area and for whom the library was 1 29 established. 1 30 (3) The amount of funding the eligible public library 1 31 received in the previous fiscal year for service to rural 1 32 residents and to contracting communities. 1 33 Moneys received by a public library under this paragraph 1 34 shall supplement, not supplant, local funding. 1 35 b. For purposes of technology development, coordination of 2 1 technology, and resource sharing by the state and regional 2 2 libraries, resulting in equitable access to library resources, 2 3 the sum of six hundred fifty thousand dollars to be used by 2 4 the division of libraries and information services. Moneys 2 5 allocated under this subsection shall also be used to extend 2 6 the availability of statewide on-line databases using the 2 7 Internet and information resources. Moneys allocated to the 2 8 division in this paragraph may be distributed to regional 2 9 libraries. 2 10 c. For purposes of establishing a grant program 2 11 administered by the division, the sum of four hundred fifty 2 12 thousand dollars. The division shall award grants on a 2 13 competitive basis to eligible public libraries that submit to 2 14 the division plans for innovative technologies and services, 2 15 cooperative alliances between libraries, or for physical 2 16 library facilities enhancement. An application submitted 2 17 shall also contain a commitment of at least a dollar-for- 2 18 dollar match of the grant assistance. The division shall 2 19 appoint an advisory committee for purposes of recommending 2 20 priorities and criteria for the awarding of grants under this 2 21 paragraph. The advisory committee shall submit its report and 2 22 recommendations annually to the state librarian and the 2 23 commission of libraries by August 15. 2 24 d. For purposes of administering the enrich Iowa program, 2 25 and assisting eligible public libraries to obtain funding 2 26 under the program, the sum of one hundred thousand dollars. 2 27 3. For purposes of this section, "eligible public library" 2 28 means a public library that meets at least all of the 2 29 following requirements: 2 30 a. Submits to the division of libraries and information 2 31 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 accreditation that 2 35 provides evidence of the library's compliance with at least 3 1 one level of the standards established in accordance with 3 2 section 256.51, subsection 1, paragraph "k". 3 3 (3) Any other application or report the division deems 3 4 necessary for the implementation of this program. 3 5 b. Participates in the library resource and information 3 6 sharing programs established by the state library. 3 7 4. By January 15 of each year, the division shall submit a 3 8 program evaluation report to the general assembly and the 3 9 governor detailing the uses and the impacts of funds 3 10 appropriated under this section. 3 11 5. Notwithstanding section 8.33, unencumbered or 3 12 unobligated funds remaining on June 30 of the fiscal year for 3 13 which the funds were appropriated shall not revert but shall 3 14 be available for expenditure for the following fiscal year for 3 15 purposes of this section. 3 16 EXPLANATION 3 17 This bill establishes the enrich Iowa program and makes a 3 18 standing appropriation of $3 million to the department of 3 19 education for allocation to the division of libraries and 3 20 information services for the support of the program. 3 21 The program has four components. The first provides direct 3 22 distribution of $1.8 million to eligible public libraries that 3 23 comply with the division's in service to Iowa publication. 3 24 The amount distributed to a library under the bill can be 3 25 increased based upon compliance, the number of people residing 3 26 within the library's geographic area, and the amount of 3 27 funding the library received in the previous fiscal year for 3 28 service to rural residents and to contracting communities. 3 29 The second component includes an appropriation for $600,000 3 30 for purposes of technology development, coordination of 3 31 technology, resource sharing by the state and regional 3 32 libraries, and to extend the availability of statewide on-line 3 33 databases using the Internet and information resources. 3 34 The third component establishes a grant program for public 3 35 libraries that submit to the division plans for innovative 4 1 technologies and services, cooperative alliances between 4 2 libraries, or for physical library facilities enhancement, and 4 3 a commitment of $1-for-$1 match of the grant assistance. The 4 4 bill allocates $450,000 for grant awards. 4 5 For purposes of administering the program, the bill 4 6 allocates $100,000 to the division of libraries and 4 7 information services. Unencumbered funds appropriated in the 4 8 bill will not revert at the end of a fiscal year. 4 9 The bill directs the division to submit, by January 15 of 4 10 each year, a program evaluation report to the general assembly 4 11 and the governor detailing the use and the impact of funds 4 12 appropriated. 4 13 LSB 2049SV 77 4 14 kh/sc/14.1
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