24 Pa.C.S. § 9331 Qualification In General

• Library: Pennsylvania Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through P.A. Acts 2023-66
• Year: 2023
• Citation: 24 Pa.C.S. § 9331

(a) General rule.--A local library shall comply with standards under this chapter and regulations promulgated under this chapter regarding hours of operation, staffing, continuing professional development, collections expenditures and any other standards related to library operations.

(b) Submission of plan.--The following shall apply:

(1) Any local library desiring to receive State aid under this chapter shall submit a plan for the use of the funds to the State Librarian.

(2) No payments shall be made until the plan is approved by the State Librarian in accordance with rules and regulations approved by the advisory council.

(3) Subsequent changes and modifications in a library plan may be submitted at any time for approval by the State Librarian.

(c) Partial State aide.--A local library may receive partial State aid under this chapter, as determined by the State Librarian, if the local library:

(1) is not able to comply with all standards under this chapter and regulations promulgated under this chapter regarding hours of operation, staffing, continuing professional development, collections, expenditures and any other standards related to library operations; and

(2) is ineligible for a waiver pursuant to section 9332.

(d) Participation in district library center cooperative program; referendum.--No State aid shall be given to a local library until the library participates in the district library center cooperative program through either of the following procedures: