This sentence is marked with strikethrough and italic, indicating text to be removed. A library district may submit to the electors within the district the 8 question of whether the budget from property tax revenues may be increased 9 beyond the amount authorized in this section, but not beyond the levy 10 authorized in section 33-2724, Idaho Code. An emergency existing therefor, which emergency is hereby 33 declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after its 34 passage and approval. These services are important for both the education of the public and for economic development. The legislature has recognized the importance of this kind of information through their funding of the Educational Technology Initiative and the LiLI project.
More sophisticated services require a higher level of training for library staff members.
The cost of traditional materials is also increasing more rapidly than the cost of inflation. Most public library districts levy at less than half their allowed levy limit. Because a number of library districts have already experienced increased demands for service, and expect more when the LiLI databases become available, they may need to use this legislation at the May elections in 1999. Therefore, an emergency clause has been included. There would be no fiscal impact on the State of Idaho.