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House Journal: Page 1031: Monday, March 30, 1998

20   shall be allocated to the division of libraries and
21   information services for the following purposes and in
22   the following amounts:
23     a.  Of the funds allocated each year, the division
24   shall distribute one million eight hundred thousand
25   dollars to eligible public libraries that comply with
26   the standards set forth in the in service to Iowa:
27   public library measures of quality publication adopted
28   by the commission of libraries.  The amount
29   distributed to each eligible public library shall be
30   based upon the following:
31     (1)  The level at which the eligible public library
32   complies with the in service to Iowa publication
33   adopted by the commission of libraries.
34     (2)  The number of people residing within an
35   eligible library's geographic area and for whom the
36   library was established.
37     (3)  The amount of funding the eligible public
38   library received in the previous fiscal year for
39   service to rural residents and to contracting
40   communities.
41     Moneys received by a public library under this
42   paragraph shall supplement, not supplant, local
43   funding.
44     b.  For purposes of technology development,
45   coordination of technology, and resource sharing by
46   the state and regional libraries, resulting in
47   equitable access to library resources, the sum of six
48   hundred fifty thousand dollars to be used by the
49   division of libraries and information services.
50   Moneys allocated under this subsection shall also be

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 1   used to extend the availability of statewide on-line
 2   databases using the Internet and information
 3   resources.  Moneys allocated to the division in this
 4   paragraph may be distributed to regional libraries.
 5     c.  For purposes of establishing a grant program
 6   administered by the division, the sum of four hundred
 7   fifty thousand dollars.  The division shall award
 8   grants on a competitive basis to eligible public
 9   libraries that submit to the division plans for
10   innovative technologies and services, cooperative
11   alliances between libraries, or for physical library
12   facilities enhancement.  An application submitted
13   shall also contain a commitment of at least a dollar-
14   for-dollar match of the grant assistance.  The
15   division shall appoint an advisory committee for
16   purposes of recommending priorities and criteria for
17   the awarding of grants under this paragraph.  The
18   advisory committee shall submit its report and
19   recommendations annually to the state librarian and

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