La. Admin. Code tit. 25 § VII-3103

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section VII-3103 - Submission of Applications

A. The state librarian shall establish a program of supplemental grants to libraries for the purchase of technology enhancement, electronic resources, books, audiovisual materials, newspapers, and periodicals in accordance with the provisions of this Part. The state librarian may establish rules and regulations for implementation of this program in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act. Grants may be made from funds appropriated to the State Library for allocation to libraries as provided herein.

B. Any parish library which serves all residents of the parish, any municipal library which serves all residents of a parish which does not have a parish library, any consolidated library system, and any district library shall be entitled to apply annually to the state librarian to receive supplemental grants in accordance with the provisions of this Part.

C. Applications to receive supplemental grants shall be submitted with the written approval of the Library Board of Control.

D. Grants shall be made by the state librarian on the basis of annual applications for grants submitted to the state librarian. Applications for state fiscal year must be made by November 1 of the same state fiscal year. Exceptions for extending expenditures to the next fiscal year may be granted by the state librarian.

E. Applications shall contain such information as may be requested by the state librarian to establish the eligibility of the library under the provisions of this Part and rules and regulations promulgated by the state librarian. Applications shall also contain a proposal for expenditure of funds for which application is made.

F. Funds granted under the provisions of this Part shall be expended only for the purchase of technology enhancement, technological information resources, books, audiovisual materials, newspapers, and periodicals. Exceptions for expenditures on items other than those listed above may be granted by the state librarian.

La. Admin. Code tit. 25, § VII-3103

Promulgated by the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, Office of the State Library, LR 6:108 (March 1980), amended LR 24:2232 (December 1998), amended by the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, State Library, LR 36:2541 (November 2010), LR 39:70 (January 2013).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 25:14.