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House
File
2270
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2270
BY
HAYES
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
standards
and
performance
measures
for
1
public
libraries.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
3
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2270
Section
1.
Section
8A.202,
subsection
1,
paragraph
j,
Code
1
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
j.
Establish
and
administer
standards
for
public
libraries
3
that
do
not
require
compliance
with
or
adoption
of
a
policy
4
or
standard
issued
by
a
private
organization
unless
expressly
5
authorized
by
statute
.
6
Sec.
2.
Section
8A.209,
subsection
1,
Code
2026,
is
amended
7
to
read
as
follows:
8
1.
An
enrich
Iowa
program
is
established
in
the
department
9
to
provide
direct
state
assistance
to
public
libraries,
to
10
support
the
open
access
and
interlibrary
loan
programs,
to
11
provide
public
libraries
with
an
incentive
to
improve
library
12
services
that
are
in
compliance
with
performance
measures,
13
and
to
reduce
inequities
among
communities
in
the
delivery
of
14
library
services
based
on
performance
measures
adopted
by
rule
15
by
the
department.
The
department
shall
adopt
rules
governing
16
the
allocation
of
moneys
appropriated
by
the
general
assembly
17
for
purposes
of
this
section
to
provide
direct
state
assistance
18
to
eligible
public
libraries.
A
public
library
is
eligible
for
19
moneys
under
this
subchapter
if
it
is
in
compliance
with
the
20
department’s
performance
measures.
The
department
shall
not
21
adopt
performance
measures
for
public
libraries
that
require
22
compliance
with
or
adoption
of
a
policy
or
standard
issued
by
a
23
private
organization
unless
expressly
authorized
by
statute.
24
EXPLANATION
25
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
26
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
27
Under
current
law,
a
public
library
is
eligible
to
receive
28
funding
from
the
enrich
Iowa
program
if
the
library
is
in
29
compliance
with
standards
and
performance
measures
adopted
30
by
the
department
of
administrative
services
(department).
31
This
bill
provides
that
the
standards
and
performance
measures
32
adopted
by
the
department
cannot
require
a
public
library
to
33
comply
with
or
adopt
a
policy
or
standard
issued
by
a
private
34
organization
unless
expressly
authorized
by
statute.
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