Bill Text: MI SB0520 | 2009-2010 | 95th Legislature | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Libraries; other; department of history, arts, and libraries; abolish, and transfer responsibilities to department of state. Amends title & secs. 2 & 25 of 1977 PA 89 (MCL 397.552 & 397.575). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0503'09

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2009-09-02 - Referred To Committee On Judiciary [SB0520 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2009-SB0520-Engrossed.html

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SB-0520, As Passed Senate, August 27, 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SENATE BILL No. 520

 

 

April 30, 2009, Introduced by Senators JANSEN, ALLEN, BROWN and JELINEK and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Tourism.

 

 

 

     A bill to amend 1977 PA 89, entitled

 

"State aid to public libraries act,"

 

by amending the title and sections 2 and 25 (MCL 397.552 and

 

397.575), as amended by 2001 PA 65.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

TITLE

 

     An act to provide for the establishment of cooperative

 

libraries; to prescribe the powers and duties of the department of

 

history, arts, and libraries state; to provide state aid for public

 

libraries participating in cooperative libraries; to prescribe the

 

powers and duties of cooperative library boards; to provide an

 

appropriation; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.

 

     Sec. 2. As used in this act:

 

     (a) "Department" means the department of history, arts, and

 

libraries state.

 

     (b) "Local board" means the board of trustees or directors

 

that has as its primary purpose the supervision of a local public

 

library, or that board contracting for library service, or, if such

 

a board does not exist, the legislative body of the local

 

government that maintains the public library.

 

     (c) "Local support" means funds from tax sources, gifts,

 

endowments, penal fines, or other funds received from local

 

sources, excluding state and federal aid as stated in this act.

 

     (d) "Public library" means a library that is lawfully

 

established for free public purposes by 1 or more counties, cities,

 

townships, villages, school districts, or other local governments

 

or a combination thereof, or by a public or local act, the entire

 

interests of which belong to the general public. Public library

 

does not include a special library such as a professional,

 

technical, or school library.

 

     (e) "Cooperative board" means the governing board of a

 

cooperative library.

 

     (f) "Cooperative library" means the library or service center

 

designated by a cooperative board to execute services established

 

by a cooperative plan and provided to libraries participating in a

 

cooperative.

 

     Sec. 25. (1) There is appropriated for public libraries from

 

the general fund of the state for the fiscal year ending September

 

30, 1977, and for each fiscal year thereafter, the sum necessary to

 

fulfill the requirements of this act. The appropriation shall be

 

distributed as provided in this act.

 

     (2) It is the intent of the legislature that money available

 

in subsection (1) be used solely for assistance to public libraries

 

or cooperative libraries and not for the administrative expenses of

 

the library of Michigan or the department of history, arts, and

 

libraries state.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect

 

unless Senate Bill No. 503                                          

 

          of the 95th Legislature is enacted into law.