Article - Education

23-205.

(a) Each year, the Department may include in its budget operating funds for:

(1) The State Library Resource Center;

(2) Each regional resource center; and

(3) Each metropolitan cooperative service program.

(b) (1) The State shall pay all capital expenses for:

(i) The State Library Resource Center; and

(ii) Each regional resource center.

(2) Before any money is spent under this subsection, the appropriate
board of library trustees shall:

(i) Have the project approved by the Department;

(ii) Through the Department, submit the request to the
Department of Budget and Management for consideration under Subtitle 6, Title 3 of
the State Finance and Procurement Article; and

(iii) Agree to reimburse the Department an amount the Department
determines if the facility ceases to be used for a resource center or cooperative service
program.

(c) Each year each participating regional resource center shall receive a
minimum of $1.70 for each resident of the area served, to be used for operating and
capital expenses.

(D) (1) EACH YEAR THE STATE LIBRARY RESOURCE CENTER SHALL
RECEIVE A MINIMUM AMOUNT OF FUNDING FOR EACH PERSON SERVED STATE
RESIDENT IN THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR, TO BE USED FOR OPERATING AND
CAPITAL EXPENSES.

(2) THE ALLOCATION SHALL BE CALCULATED AS FOLLOWS:

(I) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2000 2001 ....$1.35 PER PERSON SERVED STATE

RESIDENT:

(II) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001 2002 ....$1.55 PER PERSON SERVED STATE

RESIDENT;

(III) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2002 2003 ....$1.70 PER PERSON SERVED STATE

RESIDENT; AND

(IV) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2003 2004 AND EACH FISCAL YEAR
THEREAFTER..........................................$1.85 PER PERSON SERVED STATE RESIDENT.

[(d)](E) (1) The Department shall: