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S1135..........................................................by EDUCATION
SCHOOL LIBRARIANS - Adds to existing law to require certain schools to
employ certified school librarians; to provide for appropriation and for
application for funding; to provide requirements; and to provide an
exception for compliance.
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|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-sixth Legislature First Regular Session - 2001
IN THE SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 1135
BY EDUCATION COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO SCHOOL LIBRARIANS; AMENDING CHAPTER 12, TITLE 33, IDAHO CODE, BY
3 THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 33-1213, IDAHO CODE, TO REQUIRE CERTAIN
4 SCHOOLS TO EMPLOY CERTIFIED SCHOOL LIBRARIANS, TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN
5 APPROPRIATIONS, TO PROVIDE FOR APPLICATION FOR FUNDING, TO PROVIDE CERTAIN
6 REQUIREMENTS AND TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVI-
7 SIONS OF THE SECTION.
8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
9 SECTION 1. That Chapter 12, Title 33, Idaho Code, be, and the same is
10 hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des-
11 ignated as Section 33-1213, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
12 33-1213. SCHOOL LIBRARIAN PROGRAM. (1) No later than July 1, 2006, and
13 each year thereafter, every school district shall employ a minimum of one (1)
14 full-time person certified as, and serving in the capacity of, school librar-
15 ian under the provisions of section 33-1201, Idaho Code, in every school with
16 total enrollment in excess of two hundred fifty (250) students.
17 (2) The legislature shall appropriate at least the following amounts for
18 each of the following fiscal years to fund the requirements of this section:
19 2002 $ 750,000
20 2003 $1,500,000
21 2004 $3,000,000
22 2005 $5,300,000
23 2006 and each year thereafter $7,500,000
24 (3) Application for such funding shall be made by school districts to the
25 state department of education. The state department of education shall dis-
26 tribute funds to qualifying school districts based on the order in which the
27 qualifying district applications are received by the state department of edu-
28 cation until such time as the annual appropriated funds are distributed in
29 full. The department is not required to distribute funding to any district
30 after annual appropriated funds are fully distributed. Any school district
31 that does not receive a distribution from the department in any given year
32 shall not be required to comply with the provisions of this section. In order
33 to qualify for funding, districts that apply for funding must demonstrate, in
34 writing, to the state department of education that:
35 (a) They have employed or will employ a certified media generalist for
36 the next ensuing school year; and
37 (b) They are committed to developing a program of information literacy
38 that includes components of reading advocacy for improved reading achieve-
39 ment and, in collaboration with classroom teachers, integrates information
40 technologies into the learning environment.
41 (4) If the legislature fails to appropriate funds as provided in subsec-
42 tion (2) of this section in any given year, the program will thereafter cease
43 to be funded and school districts shall no longer be required to comply with
2
1 the provisions of this section.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 11091
This is intended to ensure that by July 1, 2006, all schools
where the enrollment exceeds two hundred fifty (250) students
employ at least one full-time certified librarian to staff the
school s library and/or media center and to provide a program of
information literacy, which includes components of reading
advocacy for improved reading achievement and, in collaboration
with classroom teachers, integrating information technologies
into the learning environment.
FISCAL IMPACT
Based on the phase-in schedule contained in this legislation, the
cost of employment of two hundred seventy (270) new full-time
certified librarians at an estimated cost of $28,000 per
librarian would be as follows:
Fiscal Year Amount
2002 $750,000
2003 $1,500,000
2004 $3,000,000
2005 $5,300,000
2006 $7,500,000
Contact
Name: Barbara Barrett
Phone: 376 7180
Senator Gary Schroeder
Phone: 332 1321
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE S 113