2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › LIBRARIES (§§ 24-90-101 — 24-90-606) › Article 90 - Libraries (§§ 24-90-101 — 24-90-606) › Part 4 - LIBRARY GRANTS (§§ 24-90-401 — 24-90-408) › Section 24-90-405 - Administration of the grants program - powers and duties of the state librarian

(1)
The state librarian shall have the following powers and duties in administering this part 4:
(a)
To adopt and publicize criteria regarding grants made available pursuant to this part 4;
(b)
To review and monitor the expenditure of grant moneys by grant recipients;
(c)
To approve requests for grants under this part 4 and to determine the amount of money to be awarded under each grant. Grants may be awarded subject to the limitations of this part 4 and in the following amounts:
(I)
Each public library that satisfies the requirements of this part 4 may be awarded grant moneys in an aggregate amount that shall not be less than three thousand dollars. Notwithstanding the fact that a public library as defined for purposes of this part 4 may maintain more than one branch or other separate facility, a public library shall be considered the equivalent of one eligible participant for purposes of this part 4.
(II)
Each school library that satisfies the requirements of this part 4 may be awarded grant moneys in an aggregate amount that shall not be less than three thousand dollars. Notwithstanding the fact that a school library as defined for purposes of this part 4 may maintain more than one separate or individual library facility under its control, a school library shall be considered the equivalent of one eligible participant for purposes of this part 4.
(III)
Each academic library that satisfies the requirements of this part 4 may be awarded grant moneys in an aggregate amount that shall not be less than three thousand dollars. Notwithstanding the fact that an institution of higher education may maintain more than one library at the same or additional campuses, each such institution shall be considered the equivalent of one eligible participant for purposes of this part 4.
(d)
To promulgate reasonable rules necessary for the administration of this part 4 pursuant to section
24-90-105 (1)(a)(I)
and article
4
of this title;
(e)
To exercise any other powers or perform any other duties that are consistent with the purposes of this part 4 and that are reasonably necessary for the fulfillment of the state librarian's responsibilities.
(2)
For any given fiscal year, the state librarian may expend no more than two and one-half percent of the moneys that the general assembly appropriates for this part 4 for the administrative costs of the state librarian in administering this part 4. For any given fiscal year, if the administrative costs amount to less than two and one-half percent of the amount of the appropriation, the state librarian may distribute the difference between an amount equal to two and one-half percent of the amount of the appropriation and the amount of administrative costs actually incurred to the regional library service system to assist publicly supported libraries in meeting the eligibility criteria under this part 4.
Amended by 2015 Ch. 12, § 8, eff. 3/13/2015.
L. 2000: Entire part added, p. 1326, § 2, effective May 26. L. 2015: (2) added, (SB 15-108), ch. 12, p. 30, § 8, effective March 13.