House File 2314 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2314 BY COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 583) A BILL FOR An Act relating to support of interlibrary loan programs by the 1 department of administrative services under the enrich Iowa 2 program. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 5310HV (1) 90 sc/ns

H.F. 2314 Section 1. Section 8A.209, subsection 1, Code 2024, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 1. An enrich Iowa program is established in the department 3 to provide direct state assistance to public libraries, to 4 support the open access and access plus interlibrary loan 5 programs, to provide public libraries with an incentive 6 to improve library services that are in compliance with 7 performance measures, and to reduce inequities among 8 communities in the delivery of library services based on 9 performance measures adopted by rule by the commission. The 10 commission shall adopt rules governing the allocation of 11 funds appropriated by the general assembly for purposes of 12 this section to provide direct state assistance to eligible 13 public libraries. A public library is eligible for funds under 14 this subchapter if it is in compliance with the commission’s 15 performance measures. 16 EXPLANATION 17 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 18 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 19 This bill eliminates a reference to “access plus programs” 20 of public libraries for purposes of the duty of the department 21 of administrative services to support such programs under the 22 enrich Iowa program, and substitutes the term “interlibrary 23 loan programs” for such purposes. 24 -1- LSB 5310HV (1) 90 sc/ns 1/ 1