§ 29-6-8. Eligibility requirements — Institutions.
(a) To qualify for state aid under § 29-6-7, an institution shall:
(1) Allocate from its appropriation an amount not less than the amount allocated and expended
the previous year for operating expenditures to support library services for residents
or students; and
(2) Submit, or cause to be submitted, to the office of library and information services
evidence that the library or libraries in the institution meet standards of service
as set forth in regulations to be made by the chief of library services pursuant to
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§ 29-6-8. Eligibility requirements — Institutions.
(a) To qualify for state aid under § 29-6-7, an institution shall:
(1) Allocate from its appropriation an amount not less than the amount allocated and expended
the previous year for operating expenditures to support library services for residents
or students; and
(2) Submit, or cause to be submitted, to the office of library and information services
evidence that the library or libraries in the institution meet standards of service
as set forth in regulations to be made by the chief of library services pursuant to
the provisions of chapter 3.1 of this title.
(b) Any funds received from the state under this program shall not be used to supplant
funds from other sources.
(c) The chief of library services, upon application and for cause shown, may authorize
an annual grant-in-aid under § 29-6-7, or a portion thereof, to an institution not fully meeting the requirements set forth
in subsections (a) and (b) of this section.
(d) Decisions as to the eligibility of institutions for grants-in-aid under this chapter,
and the amounts of the grants-in-aid, shall be made by the chief of library services.