24 PA Cons Stat § 9342 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 24 - EDUCATION|Chapter 93 - Public Library Code|Section 9342 - Special rules for specific fiscal years

§ 9342. Special rules for specific fiscal years. (a) Fiscal year 1999-2000.--State aid to libraries for fiscal year 1999-2000 shall be calculated as follows:  (1) Quality libraries aid shall be allocated from the amount resulting from the addition of the following:  (i) A hold-harmless amount equal to the amount allocated under section 303.1 of the former act of June 14, 1961 (P.L.324, No.188), known as The Library Code, for the fiscal year 1998-1999 from the Commonwealth's annual appropriation for grants to local libraries and library systems.  (ii) Forty-seven percent of any increase in the Commonwealth's annual appropriation for grants to local libraries and library systems above the amount appropriated for fiscal year 1998-1999.  (2) Incentive for excellence aid shall be allocated from the amount resulting from the addition of the following:  (i) A hold-harmless amount equal to the amount allocated under section 303.4 of The Library Code for the fiscal year 1998-1999 from the Commonwealth's annual appropriation for grants to local libraries and library systems.  (ii) Fifty-three percent of any increase in the Commonwealth's annual appropriation for grants to local libraries and library systems above the amount appropriated for fiscal year 1998-1999.  (3) County coordination aid shall be allocated from a hold-harmless amount equal to the amount allocated for aid to county libraries for fiscal year 1998-1999 from the Commonwealth's annual appropriation for grants to local libraries and library systems.  (4) District library center aid shall be allocated from a hold-harmless amount to equal that amount allocated for aid to district library centers for fiscal year 1998-1999 from the amount allocated from the Commonwealth's annual appropriation for grants to local libraries and library systems.  (5) Statewide library resource center aid shall be allocated from a hold-harmless amount to equal that amount allocated for aid to Statewide library resource centers for fiscal year 1998-1999 from the amount allocated from the Commonwealth's annual appropriation for grants to local libraries and library systems.  (6) Equalization aid shall be allocated from a hold-harmless amount to equal that amount allocated for equalization aid for fiscal year 1998-1999 from the amount allocated from the Commonwealth's annual appropriation for grants to local libraries and library systems.  (7) Equal distribution grants shall be allocated from a hold-harmless amount to equal that amount allocated for equal distribution grants to local libraries and library systems for fiscal year 1998-1999 from the amount allocated from the Commonwealth's annual appropriation for grants to local libraries and library systems.  (b) Fiscal year 2000-2001.--State aid to libraries for fiscal year 2000-2001 shall be calculated as follows:  (1) County coordination aid to a county library or library system in counties of the eighth class shall consist of an amount equal to the greater of:  (i) The percentage match in section 9337(a) (relating to county coordination aid) multiplied by the level of county support paid.  (ii) Ten percent above the amount paid under section 303.7(c)(1) of The Library Code in fiscal year 1999-2000.  (2) County coordination aid to a county library or library system in counties of the second through seventh class shall not be less than ten percent above the amount paid to it under section 303.7(c)(2) of The Library Code in fiscal year 1999-2000.  (c) Fiscal year 2003-2004.--State aid to libraries for fiscal year 2003-2004 shall be calculated as follows by adding the amounts calculated under paragraphs (1) and (2):  (1) The amount of district library center aid that the library received in fiscal year 2002-2003 divided by $13,018,810 and multiplied by $6,509,405.  (2) The sum of the amount of quality libraries aid, incentive for excellence aid, county coordination aid, Statewide library resource center aid, equalization aid and equal distribution grants that the library received in fiscal year 2002-2003 divided by $62,270,190 and multiplied by $41,279,595.  (d) Fiscal year 2004-2005.--State aid to libraries for fiscal year 2004-2005 shall be calculated as follows:  (1) Any district library center established during fiscal year 2003-2004 shall receive $126,000.  (2) Any district library center from whose service area a new district library center was established during fiscal year 2003-2004 shall receive $317,662.  (3) Any district library center not qualifying for funding under paragraph (1) or (2) shall receive the amount the library received in fiscal year 2003-2004 under subsection (c)(1) multiplied by 120%.  (4) Any library that received funding in fiscal year 2003-2004 under subsection (c)(2) shall receive that same amount in fiscal year 2004-2005.  (5) Any library that receives funding under paragraph (4) shall receive an additional amount as calculated below:  (i) The amount calculated by adding paragraphs (1), (2), (3) and (4) shall be subtracted from the amount of the total appropriation available for the improvement of library services in fiscal year 2004-2005.  (ii) The amount of funding that the library received in fiscal year 2003-2004 under subsection (c)(2) shall be multiplied by the result obtained in subparagraph (i).  (iii) The result obtained in subparagraph (ii) shall be divided by the sum of the amount of funding provided to all libraries under subsection (c)(2) in fiscal year 2003-2004.  (6) The total amount of funding under this subsection shall be determined by adding paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5).  (e) Fiscal year 2005-2006.--State aid to libraries for fiscal year 2005-2006 shall be the total of the results calculated under paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) as follows:  (1) An amount equal to the State aid allocation for fiscal year 2004-2005 under subsection (d).  (2) An aid to local libraries supplement to be calculated as follows: (i) the amount of funding that the library received in fiscal year 2004-2005 under subsection (d)(4) and (5) shall be multiplied by $1,752,000; and  (ii) the result obtained under subparagraph (i) shall be divided by the sum of the amount of funding provided to all libraries under subsection (d)(4) and (5) in fiscal year 2004-2005.  (3) A district center restoration supplement to be calculated as follows: (i) the total amount of funding that the library received in fiscal year 2004-2005 under subsection (d)(1), (2) and (3) shall be multiplied by $1,696,000; and  (ii) the result obtained under subparagraph (i) shall be divided by the sum of the amount of funding provided to all libraries under subsection (d)(1), (2) and (3) in fiscal year 2004-2005.  (f) Fiscal year 2006-2007.--State aid to libraries for fiscal year 2006-2007 shall be calculated as follows:  (1) A library that received quality libraries aid, incentive for excellence aid, county coordination aid, Statewide library resource center aid, equalization aid and equal distribution grants in fiscal year 2002-2003 shall receive the same amount the library received in fiscal year 2002-2003.  (2) A district library center that received district library center aid in fiscal year 2002-2003 shall receive the same amount the library received in fiscal year 2002-2003, except as follows:  (i) A district library center receiving funding under subsection (d)(1) shall receive $210,000.  (ii) A district library center receiving funding under subsection (d)(2) shall receive $529,437.  (3) At the discretion of the State Librarian, the sum of $126,141 shall be made available as State aid to be paid to a library that has become eligible to receive State aid but did not receive funding under paragraphs (1) or (2).  (4) The total amount of funding under this subsection shall be determined by adding paragraphs (1), (2) and (3).  (5) After distribution of funds calculated under paragraph (4), any remaining unallocated funds may be distributed at the discretion of the State Librarian.  (g) Fiscal year 2007-2008.--Each library that received a State aid allocation for fiscal year 2006-2007 that complies with the standards under this chapter relating to hours of operation, continuing professional development, collections expenditures and any other standards related to library operations shall be eligible for State aid in fiscal year 2007-2008, calculated by adding the following:  (1) An amount equal to the State aid allocation for fiscal year 2006-2007 pursuant to subsection (f).  (2) An equal distribution grant supplement to be provided to each local library, qualifying branch library and bookmobile, determined by dividing $250,000 by the total number of all local libraries, branch libraries and bookmobiles.  (3) After distribution of State aid to libraries under this subsection, any remaining unallocated funds may be distributed at the discretion of the State Librarian.  (h) Fiscal year 2008-2009.--Each library that received a State aid allocation for fiscal year 2007-2008 under subsection (g) and which complies with the standards contained under this chapter relating to hours of operation, continuing professional development, collections expenditures and any other standards related to library operations shall be eligible for State aid in fiscal year 2008-2009, calculated as follows:  (1) The total amount of funding that the library received in fiscal year 2007-2008 under subsection (g) shall be:  (i) divided by the total State aid subsidy for fiscal year 2007-2008; and (ii) the result obtained in subparagraph (i) multiplied by the total State aid subsidy for fiscal year 2008-2009.  (2) After distribution of State aid to libraries under paragraph (1), any remaining unallocated funds may be distributed at the discretion of the State Librarian.  (i) Fiscal year 2009-2010.--State aid to libraries for fiscal year 2009-2010 shall be calculated as follows:  (1) The sum of the amount of funding that the library received in fiscal year 2007-2008 under subsection (g) shall be divided by the total State aid subsidy for fiscal year 2007-2008.  (2) The result obtained under paragraph (1) shall be multiplied by the total State aid subsidy for fiscal year 2009-2010.  (3) Following distribution of funds appropriated for State aid to libraries, any remaining funds may be distributed at the discretion of the State Librarian.  (4) If funds appropriated for State aid to libraries in fiscal year 2009-2010 are less than funds appropriated in fiscal year 2002-2003, the State Librarian may waive standards as prescribed in section 9332 (relating to waiver of standards).  (5) Each library system receiving State aid under this subsection may distribute the local library share of that aid in a manner as determined by the board of directors of the library system, except that this paragraph shall not apply to a library system operating in a county of the second class.  (j) Fiscal year 2010-2011.--State aid to libraries for fiscal year 2010-2011 shall be calculated as follows:  (1) The sum of the amount of funding that the library received in fiscal year 2009-2010 under subsection (i) divided by the total State-aid subsidy for fiscal year 2009-2010.  (2) The result obtained under paragraph (1) multiplied by the total State-aid subsidy for 2010-2011.  (3) Following distribution of funds appropriated for State aid to libraries, any remaining funds may be distributed at the discretion of the State Librarian.  (4) If funds appropriated for State aid to libraries in fiscal year 2010-2011 are less than funds appropriated in fiscal year 2002-2003, the State Librarian may waive standards as prescribed under section 9332.  (5) Each library system receiving State aid under this subsection may distribute the local library share of that aid in a manner as determined by the board of directors of the library system, except that this paragraph shall not apply to a library system operating in a county of the second class.  (k) Fiscal year 2013-2014.--Each library subject to this part shall be eligible for State aid for fiscal year 2013-2014 as follows:  (1) Funds appropriated for libraries shall be distributed to each library under the following formula:  (i) Divide the amount of funding that the library received in fiscal year 2012-2013 under section 2319 of the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, by the total State-aid subsidy for fiscal year 2012-2013.  (ii) Multiply the quotient under subparagraph (i) by the total State-aid subsidy for 2013-2014. (2) Following distribution of funds appropriated for State aid to libraries under paragraph (1), any remaining funds may be distributed to libraries at the discretion of the State Librarian.  (3) If funds appropriated for State aid to libraries in fiscal year 2013-2014 are less than funds appropriated in fiscal year 2002-2003, the State Librarian may waive standards as prescribed under section 9332.  (4) (i) Each library system receiving State aid under this subsection may distribute the local library share of that aid in a manner as determined by the board of directors of the library system.  (ii) In the case of a library system that contains a library operating in a city of the second class, changes to the distribution of State aid to the library shall be made by mutual agreement between the library and the library system.  (5) In the event of a change in district library center population prior to the effective date of this section as a result of:  (i) a city, borough, town, township, school district or county moving from one library center to another; or  (ii) a transfer of district library center status to a county library system, funding of district library center aid shall be paid based on the population of the newly established or reconfigured district library center.    References in Text. The act of June 14, 1961, P.L.324, No.188, known as The Library Code, referred to in subsec. (b), was repealed by the act of November 1, 2012, P.L.1683, No.210.  Cross References. Section 9342 is referred to in sections 9333, 9337 of this title.