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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, 2000, and
1 4 ending June 30, 2001, the following amount, or so much thereof
1 5 as is necessary, which shall be allocated to the division of
1 6 libraries and information services for the enrich Iowa pilot
1 7 program:
1 8 .................................................. $ 1,500,000
1 9 1. Funds allocated for purposes of the enrich Iowa pilot
1 10 program as provided in this section shall be distributed by
1 11 the division of libraries and information services to eligible
1 12 public libraries that are in compliance with performance
1 13 measures adopted by rule by the commission of libraries. The
1 14 funds allocated as provided in this section shall not be used
1 15 for the costs of administration by the division. The amount
1 16 distributed to each eligible public library shall be based
1 17 upon the following:
1 18 a. The level of compliance by the eligible public library
1 19 with the performance measures adopted by the commission as
1 20 provided in this subsection.
1 21 b. The number of people residing within an eligible
1 22 library's geographic service area for whom the library
1 23 provides services.
1 24 c. The amount of other funding the eligible public library
1 25 received in the previous fiscal year for providing services to
1 26 rural residents and to contracting communities.
1 27 2. Moneys received by a public library under this section
1 28 shall supplement, not supplant, any other funding received by
1 29 the library.
1 30 3. For purposes of this section, "eligible public library"
1 31 means a public library that meets at least all of the
1 32 following requirements:
1 33 a. Submits to the division all of the following:
1 34 (1) The report provided for under section 256.51,
1 35 subsection 1, paragraph "h".
2 1 (2) An application and accreditation report, in a format
2 2 approved by the commission, that provides evidence of the
2 3 library's compliance with at least one level of the standards
2 4 established in accordance with section 256.51, subsection 1,
2 5 paragraph "k".
2 6 (3) Any other application or report the division deems
2 7 necessary for the implementation of the enrich Iowa program.
2 8 b. Participates in the library resource and information
2 9 sharing programs established by the state library.
2 10 c. Is a public library established by city ordinance or a
2 11 county library as provided in chapter 336.
2 12 4. Each eligible public library shall maintain a separate
2 13 listing within its budget for payments received and
2 14 expenditures made pursuant to this section, and shall annually
2 15 submit this listing to the division.
2 16 5. By January 15, 2001, the division shall submit a
2 17 program evaluation report to the general assembly and the
2 18 governor detailing the uses and the impacts of funds allocated
2 19 under this section. The general assembly shall address the
2 20 continuation of the enrich Iowa pilot program during the 2001
2 21 legislative session.
2 22 EXPLANATION
2 23 This bill appropriates moneys from the general fund of the
2 24 state to the department of education for allocation to the
2 25 division of libraries and information services for fiscal year
2 26 2000-2001 for the enrich Iowa pilot program. Under the
2 27 program, the division distributes moneys to public libraries
2 28 in the state that are in compliance with performance measures
2 29 adopted by rule by the commission of libraries.
2 30 LSB 5630XS 78
2 31 kh/cls/14
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