Sec. 10-265i. Grants for priority school districts for the purchase of library books.
Sec. 10-265i. Grants for priority school districts for the purchase of library
books. (a) The Commissioner of Education shall establish, within available appropriations, a grant program for priority school districts to purchase library books to promote
better reading skills. For purposes of this section "library books" means books that are
in school libraries and media centers for student use and are either for reference purposes
or to be circulated.
(b) Eligibility for grants pursuant to this section shall be determined for a five-year
period based on a school district's designation in the initial year of application as a
priority school district.
(c) School districts shall apply for grants pursuant to this section at such times and
in such manner as the commissioner prescribes.
(d) Priority school districts shall receive grants based on the formula established in
subdivision (1) of subsection (e) of section 10-265f. The Department of Education may
retain up to one per cent of the amount of funds appropriated for purposes of this section
for coordination, program evaluation and administration.
(e) No funds received by a school district pursuant to this section shall be used to
supplant federal, state or local funding received by such town for the purchase of library
books.
(P.A. 98-243, S. 9, 25; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 98-1, S. 117, 121.)
History: P.A. 98-243 effective July 1, 1998; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 98-1 amended Subsec. (d) to specify that grants be
based on formula in Sec. 10-265f, effective July 1, 1998.