Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 26, June 29, 2024
Section 131.34 - Payment of State aid(a) State aid for a municipality shall be paid only to the library board of directors responsible for service to the municipality, and may be granted only once in any year on the basis of the population of the municipality; provided that, in the case of a municipality served by a library governed, under a home rule charter adopted under the Home Rule Charter and Optional Plans Law (53 P.S. §§ 1-101-1-1309), by an agency other than a library board of directors, the aid may be paid to the municipal government. Except as provided in this subsection, State aid for district library service shall be paid only to the board of directors of the library agency designated as a district library center by the State Librarian.(b) State aid shall be paid as soon as possible after receipt and approval of the application of the library, verification of eligibility, and approval of the plan of the library for its use.The provisions of this § 131.34 adopted June 10, 1969; amended March 3, 1978, effective 3/4/1978, 8 Pa.B. 487.