2007 Minnesota Statutes

134.34 REGIONAL LIBRARY BASIC SYSTEM SUPPORT GRANTS; REQUIREMENTS.
    Subdivision 1. Local support levels. A regional library basic system support grant shall be
made to any regional public library system where there are at least three participating counties
and where each participating city and county is providing for public library service support the
lesser of (a) an amount equivalent to .82 percent of the adjusted net tax capacity of the taxable
property of that city or county, as determined by the commissioner of revenue for the second year
preceding that calendar year in 1991 and later years or (b) a per capita amount calculated under
the provisions of this subdivision. The per capita amount is established for calendar year 1993 as
$7.62. In succeeding calendar years, the per capita amount shall be increased by a percentage
equal to one-half of the percentage by which the total state adjusted net tax capacity of property
as determined by the commissioner of revenue for the second year preceding that calendar year
increases over that total adjusted net tax capacity for the third year preceding that calendar year.
The minimum level of support shall be certified annually to the participating cities and counties
by the Department of Education. A city which is a part of a regional public library system shall
not be required to provide this level of support if the property of that city is already taxable by the
county for the support of that regional public library system. In no event shall the Department of
Education require any city or county to provide a higher level of support than the level of support
specified in this section in order for a system to qualify for a regional library basic system support
grant. This section shall not be construed to prohibit a city or county from providing a higher level
of support for public libraries than the level of support specified in this section.
    Subd. 2.[Repealed, 1992 c 499 art 10 s 4]
    Subd. 3. Regional designation. Regional library basic system support grants shall be
made only to those regional public library systems officially designated by the commissioner of
education as the appropriate agency to strengthen, improve and promote public library services in
the participating areas. The commissioner of education shall designate no more than one such
regional public library system located entirely within any single development region existing
under sections 462.381 to 462.398 or chapter 473.
    Subd. 4. Limitation. A regional library basic system support grant shall not be made to a
regional public library system for a participating city or county which decreases the dollar amount
provided for support for operating purposes of public library service below the amount provided
by it for the second preceding year. For purposes of this subdivision and subdivision 1, any funds
provided under section 473.757, subdivision 2, for extending library hours of operation shall not
be considered amounts provided by a city or county for support for operating purposes of public
library service. This subdivision shall not apply to participating cities or counties where the
adjusted net tax capacity of that city or county has decreased, if the dollar amount of the reduction
in support is not greater than the dollar amount by which support would be decreased if the
reduction in support were made in direct proportion to the decrease in adjusted net tax capacity.
    Subd. 4a.[Repealed, 1Sp1997 c 4 art 8 s 6]
    Subd. 5.[Repealed, 1989 c 329 art 10 s 5]
    Subd. 6.[Repealed, 1Sp1989 c 1 art 5 s 51]
    Subd. 7. Proposed budget. In addition to the annual report required in section 134.13, a
regional public system that receives a basic system support grant under this section must provide
each participating county and city with its proposed budget for the next year.
History: 1978 c 546 s 5; 1979 c 334 art 9 s 5,6; 1982 c 548 art 6 s 18; 1982 c 576 s 1;
1982 c 642 s 1; 1986 c 471 s 5; 1987 c 268 art 7 s 16,17; 1988 c 719 art 5 s 84; 1988 c 720 s
1; 1989 c 329 art 10 s 2,3; art 13 s 6,20; 1992 c 499 art 10 s 2,3; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 10 s 2; art
16 s 13; 1996 c 412 art 10 s 1; 1Sp1997 c 4 art 8 s 3; 1998 c 398 art 5 s 55; 2003 c 130 s 12;
1Sp2003 c 9 art 6 s 1,6; 2007 c 146 art 6 s 2