H.B. 251

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DEVELOPMENT GRANTS FOR LIBRARIES
2 2006 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Chief Sponsor: Michael E. Noel
5 Senate Sponsor: Beverly Ann Evans
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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill modifies provisions related to public library development within the state.
10 Highlighted Provisions:
11 This bill:
12 . provides that the State Library Board shall provide state funds to libraries that
13 comply with standards developed by the board for public libraries, apportioned on a
14 basis determined by the board; and
15 . makes certain technical changes.
16 Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
17 This bill appropriates:
18 . as an ongoing appropriation subject to future budget constraints, $437,000 from the
19 General Fund to the State Library Division within the Department of Community
20 and Culture to be used by the State Library Board for public library development
21 grants.
22 Other Special Clauses:
23 This bill takes effect July 1, 2006.
24 Utah Code Sections Affected:
25 AMENDS:
26 9-7-205, as last amended by Chapter 73, Laws of Utah 2001
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28 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
29 Section 1. Section 9-7-205 is amended to read:
30 9-7-205. Duties of board and director.
31 (1) The board shall:
32 (a) promote, develop, and organize a state library and make provisions for its housing;
33 (b) promote and develop library services throughout the state in cooperation with [any
34 and all] other state or municipal libraries, schools, or other agencies [wherever practical];
35 (c) promote the establishment of district, regional, or multicounty libraries as
36 conditions within particular areas of the state may require;
37 (d) supervise the books and materials of the state library and require the keeping of
38 careful and complete records of the condition and affairs of the state library [to be kept];
39 (e) establish policies for the administration of the division and for the control,
40 distribution, and lending of books and materials to those libraries, institutions, groups, or
41 individuals entitled to them under this chapter;
42 (f) serve as the agency of the state for the administration of any state or federal funds
43 that may be appropriated to further library development within the state;
44 (g) aid and provide general advisory assistance in the development of statewide school
45 library service and encourage contractual and cooperative relations between school and public
46 libraries;
47 (h) give assistance, advice, and counsel to all tax-supported libraries of any type within
48 the state and to all communities or persons proposing to establish them and conduct courses
49 and institutes on the approved methods of operation, selection of books, or other activities
50 necessary to the proper administration of a library;
51 (i) furnish or contract for the furnishing of library or information service to state
52 officials, state departments, or any groups that in the opinion of the director warrant the
53 furnishing of those services, particularly through the facilities of traveling libraries to those
54 parts of the state otherwise inadequately supplied by libraries;
55 (j) where sufficient need exists and if the director considers it advisable, establish and
56 maintain special departments in the state library to provide services for the blind, visually
57 impaired, persons with disabilities, and professional, occupational, and other groups;
58 (k) administer a depository library program by collecting state publications, and

59 providing a bibliographic information system;
60 (l) require that information and statistics necessary to the work of the state library be
61 collected, and that findings and reports be published;
62 (m) make any report concerning the activities of the state library to the governor as [he]
63 the governor may require; and
64 (n) develop standards for public libraries and provide state funds to libraries that
65 comply with those standards, apportioned on a basis determined by the board.
66 (2) The director shall, under the policy direction of the board, carry out the
67 responsibilities under Subsection (1).
68 Section 2. Appropriation.
69 As an ongoing appropriation subject to future budget constraints, there is appropriated
70 from the General Fund for fiscal year 2006-07, $437,000 to the State Library Division within
71 the Department of Community and Culture to be used by the State Library Board for public
72 library development grants under Subsections 9-7-205 (f) and (n).
73 Section 3. Effective date.
74 This bill takes effect July 1, 2006.




Legislative Review Note
as of 1-11-06 1:49 PM

Based on a limited legal review, this legislation has not been determined to have a high
probability of being held unconstitutional.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel