N.J. Admin. Code § 15:21-2.8

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 15:21-2.8 - Use of per capita aid; decision by public library board of trustees or county library officials

(a) State Aid must be used for library purposes. Upon receipt of State Aid checks pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:74-3, municipal and county treasurers shall make these funds immediately available to public library trustees, county library commissioners or the board of chosen freeholders. Decisions on the use and expenditures of per capita State Aid rest with the board of trustees of municipal, joint, and association libraries and with the county library commission of the county libraries or the county board of chosen freeholders. The State Librarian may require a certified audit if he or she deems necessary.

(b) State Aid funds must be expended within two years of the date of receipt of the funds. If not expended, the board of trustees, the county library commission or the board of chosen freeholders must submit to the State Librarian a plan for the use of the unspent balances at least 60 days before the deadline for expenditure. Failure to submit such a plan, or disapproval of the plan by the State Librarian, shall result in the withholding of State Aid payments.

(c) In reviewing the plan, the State Librarian will give consideration to the following:

1. Priority for the use of balances for expenditures which enable the library to comply with the provisions of this chapter;

2. Demonstration that expenditures contribute to the provision of efficient and effective library services, including capital needs and facilities;

3. Inclusion of realistic, attainable, time-bounded objectives.

N.J. Admin. Code § 15:21-2.8

Adopted by 50 N.J.R. 2069(b), effective 10/1/2018