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1 1 Section 1. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. There is appropriated
1 2 from the general fund of the state to the department of
1 3 education for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1999, and
1 4 ending June 30, 2000, the following amount, or so much thereof
1 5 as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
1 6 For allocation to the state library for purposes of the
1 7 enrich Iowa program as provided in section 256.57:
1 8 .................................................. $ 1,000,000
1 9 Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in this
1 10 section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close
1 11 of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available
1 12 for expenditure for the purposes designated until the close of
1 13 the succeeding fiscal year.
1 14 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 256.57 ENRICH IOWA PROGRAM –
1 15 INTENT.
1 16 1. The general assembly finds and declares that the public
1 17 library is at the heart of each community, an integral
1 18 component in this state's education system, and an invaluable
1 19 source of wisdom and knowledge for this state's lifelong
1 20 learners. It is therefore in the interest of the citizens of
1 21 Iowa that a comprehensive initiative be undertaken to reduce
1 22 inequities in the provision of library services throughout the
1 23 state and to provide public libraries with the funds necessary
1 24 to meet the present and future needs of this state's citizens.
1 25 2. If the general assembly appropriates moneys for the
1 26 enrich Iowa program, the enrich Iowa program is created within
1 27 the department to be administered by the division. Funds
1 28 appropriated for purposes of the enrich Iowa program shall be
1 29 distributed by the division to eligible public libraries that
1 30 are in compliance with performance measures adopted by rule by
1 31 the commission. The amount distributed to each eligible
1 32 public library shall be based upon the following:
1 33 a. The level of compliance by the eligible public library
1 34 with the performance measures adopted by the commission as
1 35 provided in this subsection.
2 1 b. The number of people residing within an eligible
2 2 library's geographic service area for whom the library
2 3 provides services.
2 4 c. The amount of other funding the eligible public library
2 5 received in the previous fiscal year for providing services to
2 6 rural residents and to contracting communities.
2 7 3. Moneys received by a public library under this section
2 8 shall supplement, not supplant, any other funding received by
2 9 the library.
2 10 4. For purposes of this section, "eligible public library"
2 11 means a public library that meets at least all of the
2 12 following requirements:
2 13 a. Submits to the division all of the following:
2 14 (1) The report provided for under section 256.51,
2 15 subsection 1, paragraph "h".
2 16 (2) An application and accreditation report, in a format
2 17 approved by the commission, that provides evidence of the
2 18 library's compliance with at least one level of the standards
2 19 established in accordance with section 256.51, subsection 1,
2 20 paragraph "k".
2 21 (3) Any other application or report the division deems
2 22 necessary for the implementation of the enrich Iowa program.
2 23 b. Participates in the library resource and information
2 24 sharing programs established by the state library.
2 25 c. Is a public library established by city ordinance or a
2 26 county library as provided in chapter 336.
2 27 5. Each eligible public library shall maintain a separate
2 28 listing within their budgets for payments received and
2 29 expenditures made pursuant to this section, and shall annually
2 30 submit this listing to the division.
2 31 6. By January 15 of each year, the division shall submit a
2 32 program evaluation report to the general assembly and the
2 33 governor detailing the uses and the impacts of funds
2 34 appropriated under this section.
2 35 Sec. 3. EMERGENCY RULES. The commission of libraries
3 1 shall adopt emergency rules under section 17A.4, subsection 2,
3 2 and section 17A.5, subsection 2, paragraph "b", adopting the
3 3 performance measures referred to in 286 IAC 3.6, and the rules
3 4 shall be effective immediately upon filing unless a later date
3 5 is specified in the rules. Any rules adopted in accordance
3 6 with this section shall also be published as a notice of
3 7 intended action as provided in section 17A.4.
3 8 Sec. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 3 of this Act, relating
3 9 to emergency rules, being deemed of immediate importance,
3 10 takes effect upon enactment.
3 11 EXPLANATION
3 12 This bill establishes the enrich Iowa program within the
3 13 department of education and administered by the division of
3 14 libraries and information services and appropriates $1,000,000
3 15 from the general fund of the state for direct distribution to
3 16 eligible city and county public libraries in compliance with
3 17 performance measures adopted by the commission of libraries.
3 18 The amount distributed to a library under the bill shall be
3 19 based upon compliance, the number of people residing within
3 20 the library's geographic service area, and the amount of
3 21 funding the library received in the previous fiscal year for
3 22 service to rural residents and to contracting communities.
3 23 Each eligible public library shall maintain a separate
3 24 listing within its budget for payments received and
3 25 expenditures under the program, and must annually submit the
3 26 listing to the division.
3 27 The bill directs the division to submit, by January 15 of
3 28 each year, a program evaluation report to the general assembly
3 29 and the governor detailing the use and the impact of funds
3 30 appropriated.
3 31 The bill directs the commission of libraries to adopt
3 32 emergency rules setting forth the performance measures
3 33 referred to in 286 IAC 3.6, and the rules shall be effective
3 34 immediately upon filing unless a later date is specified in
3 35 the rules. This provision takes effect upon enactment.
4 1 LSB 1565XS 78
4 2 kh/sc/14
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