§ 711 — Aid for the purchase of school library materials

§ 711. Aid for the purchase of school library materials. 1. In the\nseveral cities and school districts of the state, boards of education,\ntrustees or such body or officers as perform the functions of such\nboards, shall designate school library materials to be used in the\nschools in the district.\n 2. School library materials, for the purposes of this article shall\nmean digital materials, audio/visual materials and printed materials\nthat may or may not require magnification which meet all of the\nfollowing criteria: (1) materials which are catalogued and processed as\npart of the school library or media center for use by elementary and/or\nsecondary school children and teachers; (2) materials which with\nreasonable care and use may be expected to last more than one year; and\n(3) materials which would not be eligible for aid pursuant to sections\nseven hundred one and seven hundred fifty-one of this title. School\nlibrary materials meeting these criteria may include (i) hard cover,\npaperback books and e-books, periodicals, that is, print and digital\npublications which are subscription-based and appear at regular\nintervals of less than one year on a continuing basis for an indefinite\nperiod, documents other than books, pamphlets, musical scores, other\nprinted, digital and published materials, (ii) for school year nineteen\nhundred eighty-six--eighty-seven and thereafter, audio/visual materials\nincluding films, film strips, micro-film, sound recordings, processed\nslides, transparencies, kinescopes, video tapes, maps, charts, globes,\npictorial works, including pictures and picture sets, reproductions,\nphotographs, graphic works, and any other audio/visual materials of a\nsimilar nature made.\n 3. No school district shall be required to purchase or otherwise\nacquire school library materials, the cost of which shall exceed an\namount equal to the library materials factor multiplied by the sum of\nthe public school district enrollment and the nonpublic school\nenrollment in the base year as defined in subparagraphs two and three of\nparagraph n of subdivision one of section thirty-six hundred two of this\nchapter. For aid payable in the nineteen hundred ninety-eight--nineteen\nhundred ninety-nine school year, the library materials factor shall be\nfour dollars. For aid payable in the two thousand seven--two thousand\neight school year and thereafter, the library materials factor shall be\nsix dollars and twenty-five cents.\n 4. Commencing July first, nineteen hundred ninety eight, the\ncommissioner, in addition to the annual apportionment of public monies\npursuant to other articles of this chapter, shall apportion to each\nschool district an amount equal to the cost of the school library\nmaterials purchased by the district pursuant to this section in the base\nyear, but in no case shall the aid apportioned to the district exceed\nthe product of the library materials factor and the sum of public school\ndistrict enrollment, nonpublic school enrollment, and additional public\nenrollment as defined in subparagraphs two, three, and six of paragraph\nn of subdivision one of section thirty-six hundred two of this chapter.\nAid payable pursuant to this section shall be deemed final and not\nsubject to change after April thirtieth of the school year for which\npayment was due.\n