Michigan Compiled Laws Act 89 Of 1977 State Aid To Public Libraries Act (397.551 - 397.576)

• Section 397.551 Short Title.
  This act shall be known and may be cited as the “state aid to public libraries act”. History: 1977, Act 89, Imd. Eff. Aug....
• Section 397.552 Definitions.
  As used in this act: (a) “Department” means the department of history, arts, and libraries. (b) “Local board” means the board of trustees or...
• Section 397.553 Cooperative Boards; Establishment; Number.
  Cooperative boards representing local public libraries shall be established in accordance with this act and approved by the department. The number of cooperative boards...
• Section 397.554 Preliminary Cooperative Plan For Library Services; Contents; Development.
  A preliminary cooperative plan for library services which sets forth a statement describing the specific services that will be rendered to those libraries participating...
• Section 397.555 Eligibility For Membership In Cooperative Library.
  To be eligible for membership in a cooperative library, a local library shall do all of the following: (a) Maintain a minimum local support...
• Section 397.556 Areas Included In Cooperative Library.
  (1) A cooperative library includes those areas consisting of 1 of the following: (a) Two or more counties with a total population of at...
• Section 397.557 Cooperative Library Board As Representative Of Participating Libraries; Selection Of Members; Existing Systems.
  A cooperative library board shall be representative of the participating libraries except as specifically provided in section 6. It shall consist of 9 members...
• Section 397.558 Cooperative Library Board As Body Corporate; Powers And Duties; Installment Purchase Contract, Land Contract, Loan Agreement, Or Lease Purchase Contract.
  (1) The cooperative board is a body corporate and may sue and be sued. (2) The cooperative board shall do all of the following:...
• Section 397.559 Submission And Contents Of Plan; Approval Of Plan; Jurisdiction.
  Following establishment of a cooperative board, the cooperative board shall submit to the department a plan that designates and describes the responsibilities of the...
• Section 397.560 Fiscal Year And Funds Of Cooperative Library.
  The fiscal year of the cooperative library is October 1 to September 30, except where the cooperative library must conform to the fiscal year...
• Section 397.561 Use Of Facilities And Resources Of Member Libraries; Availability Of Services Of Cooperative Library; Appeal From Refusal Of Service.
  Following establishment of a cooperative board, residents of the cooperative library's area are eligible to use the facilities and resources of the member libraries...
• Section 397.561a Nonresident Borrowing Fees.
  A library may charge nonresident borrowing fees to a person residing outside of the library's service area, including a person residing within the cooperative...
• Section 397.562 Resolution Requesting Local Board To Become Participating Library; Rights, Duties, And Privileges Of Participating Library.
  Once a cooperative plan has been accepted by the department and a cooperative board has been established, a local board shall adopt a resolution...
• Section 397.563 State Aid For Cooperative Libraries.
  A cooperative library shall be granted continuing state aid at the rate of 50 cents per capita for its served population. History: 1977, Act...
• Section 397.564 Cooperative Board To Provide Services To Member Libraries Within Area Of Cooperative Library.
  A cooperative board shall provide, directly or through a written contract, services to member libraries within the cooperative library's area. The services, subject to...
• Section 397.565 Payment For Services By Member Libraries; Cooperative Library Headquarters.
  When the state aid grant is insufficient to provide all services, the member libraries may be required to pay for services in a priority...
• Section 397.566 State Aid For Public Libraries; Reimbursing Public Libraries For Salary Of Head Librarian; Employee Wage Increases; Certifying Salary Of Head Librarian.
  (1) A public library shall receive 35 cents per capita from state aid during the fiscal year 1977-78 if in the prior year the...
• Section 397.567 Compliance With Certification Requirements As Qualification For State Aid.
  A cooperative library and public library shall conform to certification requirements for personnel as established by the department in order to qualify for state...
• Section 397.568 Application For State Aid; Certification.
  A cooperative library and public library desiring to participate in state aid shall apply before February 1 of each year of distribution. The applicant...
• Section 397.569 Distribution Of State Aid; Statement; Vouchers; Warrants.
  The department shall prepare a statement of the amount to be distributed in accordance with this act. Vouchers for disbursement of state aid shall...
• Section 397.570 Deposit Of Money In Separate Fund; Review Of Expenditures.
  A cooperative library or public library receiving state aid shall deposit the money in a separate fund. Expenditures from that fund are subject to...
• Section 397.571 Expenditure Of State Aid.
  State aid paid to a cooperative library or a public library may be used for any expenditure, including the cost of intersystem or intrasystem...
• Section 397.572 Dispute; Hearing; Decision.
  When there is a dispute concerning the cooperative library to which a public library shall belong, services rendered to member libraries, or the operations...
• Section 397.573 Needs Considered By State Board In Carrying Out Powers And Duties.
  The department shall consider the following needs in carrying out its powers and duties: (a) Library facilities shall be provided to residents of the...
• Section 397.574 Repealed. 1982, Act 541, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section conferred authority on state board to promulgate rules.
• Section 397.575 Appropriation.
  (1) There is appropriated for public libraries from the general fund of the state for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, and for...
• Section 397.576 Repeal Of Mcl 397.501 To 397.527.
  Act No. 286 of the Public Acts of 1965, being sections 397.501 to 397.527 of the Compiled Laws of 1970, is repealed. History: 1977,...

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