Sec. 14.56.310. Eligibility.
(a) Libraries eligible for grants under AS 14.56.300 are (1) public libraries established under AS 14.56.400 or, in a municipality that does not have a public library established under AS 14.56.400, another library that (A) is a nonprofit corporation and holds meetings of its board of directors in public; (B) provides services listed in AS […]
Sec. 14.56.320. Applications.
An eligible library may apply to the department for a grant under AS 14.56.300 – 14.56.340 in accordance with regulations adopted by the board.
Sec. 14.56.330. Limitations.
(a) A public library assistance grant under AS 14.56.310(a)(1) may be a basic grant or a per capita grant. A basic grant may not be more than $7,000 for each service outlet of the public library in any one fiscal year. The amount of a basic grant must be equally matched by local money, the […]
Sec. 14.56.340. Regulations.
The board shall adopt regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of AS 14.56.300 – 14.56.330. The regulations must include qualifications for grant eligibility and provisions regarding the use of grant funds.
Sec. 14.56.355. Library construction and major expansion matching grant program.
(a) There is established in the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development a matching grant program for library construction and major expansion. (b) A person in charge of construction or major expansion of an eligible library may apply to the department for a matching grant under regulations adopted by the department. (c) Subject to […]
Sec. 14.56.356. Eligibility.
(a) To be a library eligible for a grant under AS 14.56.355, a library must be (1) publicly owned and operated by a community; and (2) a public library as described in AS 14.56.400 that is not a public school library. (b) An applicant for a grant under AS 14.56.355 must provide matching funds from […]
Sec. 14.56.360. Public school library collection development grants.
(a) There is established in the department a public school library collection development grant program. (b) The person or division in charge of the state library shall award and administer grants of not more than $3,000 for a fiscal year for use by a public school library eligible under AS 14.56.365 to expand and improve […]
Sec. 14.56.365. Eligibility.
(a) A library eligible for a grant under AS 14.56.360 must be a public school library established and supported by a school district that (1) provides physical space or, if a correspondence school operated by a school district, resources for use as a library; (2) provides regularly scheduled library hours for all students enrolled in […]
Sec. 14.50.030. Declaration of intent.
If the United States Congress enacts legislation making federal money available to the states for teachers’ salaries, school construction, and other educational purposes, it is the desire of the legislature that the governor or the state Board of Education and Early Development as the federal law may require have sufficient flexibility in the use of […]
Sec. 14.56.125. Summaries and indices.
(a) Upon notification of the creation of data under AS 14.56.120, a state agency shall and a municipality or regional educational attendance area may prepare an abstract or summary of it. (b) The center shall prepare and keep current an index of all publications and data abstracts or summaries on file and shall publish and […]