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H0039........................................................by MR. SPEAKER
Requested by Idaho State Library
LIBRARY SERVICES IMPROVEMENT FUND - Amends existing law to change the name
of the State Library Improvement Account to the Library Services
Improvement Fund; to redefine state policy and the purpose of the fund; to
provide for appropriations and revenues; and to provide for payments from
the fund.
01/11 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/11 Rpt prt - to Approp
02/08 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/09 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/10 3rd rdg - PASSED - 66-0-4
AYES -- Alltus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bell, Bieter, Black, Boe,
Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Chase, Clark, Crow, Cuddy, Deal,
Denney, Ellsworth, Field(13), Field(20), Gagner, Geddes, Gould,
Hadley, Hammond, Hansen(23), Hansen(29), Henbest, Hornbeck, Judd,
Kellogg, Kempton, Kendell, Kjellander, Kunz, Lake, Limbaugh, Linford,
Mader, Marley, McKague, Meyer, Montgomery, Mortensen, Moyle,
Pischner, Pomeroy, Reynolds, Ridinger, Ringo, Robison, Sali,
Schaefer, Sellman, Smith, Stevenson, Stoicheff, Stone, Tilman,
Tippets, Trail, Watson, Wheeler, Williams, Wood, Zimmermann,
Mr Speaker
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Jaquet, Jones, Loertscher, Taylor
Floor Sponsor - Pischner
Title apvd - to Senate
02/11 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Fin
02/17 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/18 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/22 3rd rdg - PASSED - 34-0-1
AYES--Andreason, Boatright, Branch, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron,
Crow, Danielson, Darrington, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure, Geddes,
Hawkins, Ingram, Ipsen, Keough, King, Lee, McLaughlin, Noh, Parry,
Richardson, Riggs, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder, Sorensen, Stegner,
Stennett, Thorne, Twiggs, Wheeler, Whitworth
NAYS--None
Absent and excused--Davis
Floor Sponsor - McLaughlin
Title apvd - to House
02/23 To enrol
02/24 Rpt enrol - Sp signed
02/25 Pres signed - to Governor
03/03 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 33
Effective: 07/01/99
H0039|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO |||| Fifty-fifth Legislature First Regular Session - 1999IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE BILL NO. 39 BY MR. SPEAKER Requested by: Idaho State Library 1 AN ACT 2 RELATING TO THE LIBRARY IMPROVEMENT ACCOUNT; AMENDING SECTION 33-2506, IDAHO 3 CODE, TO CHANGE THE NAME OF THE ACCOUNT, TO REDEFINE POLICY AND PURPOSE, 4 TO PROVIDE FOR APPROPRIATIONS AND REVENUES AND TO PROVIDE FOR PAYMENTS 5 FROM THE FUND. 6 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 7 SECTION 1. That Section 33-2506, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 8 amended to read as follows: 9 33-2506. LIBRARY SERVICES IMPROVEMENTACCOUNT10 FUND -- ESTABLISHED. (1) Policy. The state of Idaho 11 recognizes its responsibility to providepubliclibrary services 12 toits citizenspeople inboth the urban and13ruralall areas of the state. The staterealizes14that many citizens of the state receive few library services. Some citizens15receive no library services at all. Therefore, there is established16 acknowledges that the ability of each Idahoan to access information has 17 a critical impact on the state's economic development, educational success, 18 provision for an informed electorate, and overall quality of life. Realizing 19 that libraries of all types and in all parts of the state must be able to 20 interact and cooperate in order to respond to these informational needs, the 21 state of Idaho hereby creates and establishes in the state treasury the 22 library services improvementaccountfund 23 .The library improvement account shall have paid into it appro-24priations or revenues as may be provided by law.25 (2) Purpose. The purpose of the library services improvement fund 26 is to further the development of library services for all the people of Idaho. 27 Moneys in the library services improvementaccount28fund are appropriated to and may be expended by the state 29 library board at any time for the purposes provided in this section. 30 (3)(a) The board of trustees of any tax-supported city or dis-31trict library may apply to the state library board to receive a payment or32payments from the library improvement account. Provided however, they33must demonstrate to the state library board that their community has a34substantial and serious need to have improved library services or a need35to expand library services to adjacent rural areas.36(b) When an application for moneys from the account is approved by37the state library board, the state librarian shall inform the applying38library that the application has been approved, citing the amount approved39for payment and an estimate of the time when the payment can actually be40made to the applying library.41 Appropriations and revenues. The library services improvement fund 42 shall have paid into it such appropriations as may be provided or other moneys 43 and donations described in section 33-2503, Idaho Code. 2 1 (4) Payments. 2 (a) All payments from the library services improve- 3 mentaccountfund shall be paiddirectly4to the libraryout in warrants drawn by the state con- 5 troller upon presentation of proper vouchers from the state library. Pend- 6 ing payments out of the library services improvement7accountfund , the moneys in theaccount8 fund shall be invested by the state treasurer in the same 9 manner as provided under section 67-1210, Idaho Code, with respect to idle 10 moneys in the state treasury. Interest earned on the investments shall be 11 returned to the library services improvementaccount12fund . 13 (5b ) Notax-supported city or district14library entity is automatically entitled to 15 receive any payments from the library services 16 improvementaccount, but must demonstrate to the state library board17an actual need for payment as set forth in subsection (3)(a) of this sec-18tionfund . The state library board shall establish the 19 criteria upon which actual need is to be determined in accordance 20 with the purposes set forth in this section .The state21library board shall give priority to projects which will improve library22services in a community or expand library services into the rural areas of23the state.24 (6c ) Payments from the library services 25 improvementaccount received by a libraryfund 26 may be usedby the libraryonly for the purposes27stated in the application asapproved by the state library board. 28 Funding decisions shall be solely within the discretion of the state 29 library board.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS08444
This amendment will expand the benefits of the Library Services
Improvement Fund from just public libraries to all types of
libraries, including school, academic, and special.
The State Library is entering into activities such as statewide
database licensing, document delivery, resource sharing, and
literacy programs. Amending 33-2506 will allow funds from all
sources to be deposited to the fund and disbursed as appropriate
and in a timely fashion. Funds could be disbursed to all types of
libraries and for multi-type cooperative projects.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no immediate fiscal impact on the general fund. The LSI
Fund does collect interest.
CONTACT
Name: Charles Bolles, Ann Joslin
Agency: State Library
Phone: 334-2150
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