75-2562. Same; acceptance of federal grants or funds by state librarian; distribution; plan by advisory commission; independent application for and receipt of federal funds; effect. The state librarian shall be vested with the authority to apply for and receive any grants or other funds for library purposes, from the federal government or any agency thereof and shall be authorized to enter into any agreement necessary on behalf of the state to receive such grants or funds. All amounts received under this section shall be remitted to the state treasurer in accordance with K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of the state library fund and shall be distributed in accordance with this act and appropriation acts of the legislature upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the state librarian or a person or persons designated by the state librarian. Amounts distributed under this section shall be distributed by the state librarian. Amounts distributed under this section shall be distributed in accordance with any applicable requirements of federal statutes or other federal law, however, to the extent not prohibited by federal statutes or other federal law, such distributions shall be made from time to time in accordance with the formula prescribed in K.S.A. 75-2555, and amendments thereto. The state library of Kansas board established under K.S.A. 75-2546, and amendments thereto, may adopt such plan as is required by federal statutes or other federal law relating to distribution of moneys under this section, and such plan shall be consistent with the requirements of this section to the extent authorized by federal statutes and other federal law. Vouchers approved by the state librarian under this section shall make distribution in accordance with any such plan and the requirements of this section. Nothing in this act shall be deemed to prohibit any local public library from making independent application to any federal agency for federal funds, and such applications by local public libraries are hereby authorized, and any federal funds received exclusively pursuant to such an application by a local public library may be expended without regard to the limitations of this act, and entitlements to grants-in-aid or federal moneys under this act shall not be reduced because of any funds so received.
History: L. 1974, ch. 381, § 10; L. 1974, ch. 382, § 4; L. 2001, ch. 5, § 376; L. 2007, ch. 114, § 10; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees
Article 25 - State Library And Library Services
75-2525 Stormont medical library; abolished.
75-2535 State librarian; appointment; qualifications.
75-2537 State librarian; duties; assistants; employees.
75-2538 Same; exchanges with other states and governments.
75-2539 Same; duties of secretary of state.
75-2541 Same; labeling and cataloguing of books and material.
75-2542 Same; rules and regulations for government of library and services; local library services.
75-2547 Regional systems of cooperating libraries; purpose.
75-2549 Same; petition for establishment; contents.
75-2549a Same; constitute a body corporate and politic; powers and authority.
75-2549b Same; certain regional systems of cooperating libraries validated.
75-2550 Same; system board; membership; powers.
75-2550a Same; selection of an executive board; delegation of legal functions; exception.
75-2552 Same; establishment of standards by state board.
75-2553 Grants-in-aid to libraries act; citation.
75-2554 Grants-in-aid to libraries; definitions.
75-2555 Same; apportionment and distribution to eligible libraries; formula.
75-2558 Grants-in-aid to libraries; limitations of expenditures from state aid funds; penalty.
75-2559 Same; annual expenditure reports by libraries receiving grants-in-aid.
75-2561 Same; budget requests of state librarian; reports of distributions and expenditures.
75-2563 Contracts for computerized information and cataloging services; cost system; fees.
75-2568 Same; rules and regulations.
75-2575 Interlibrary cooperation and resource sharing; purpose of act.
75-2577 Same; function of state library.
75-2585 Same; contracts for computerized services; state-level cooperative activities.
75-2587 Same; participation by unified school districts; costs.