Maryland Code, EDUCATION 23-111
Terms Used In Maryland Code, EDUCATION 23-111
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- state: means :
(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See
(2) “Affiliated service” means a book-gifting service performed by a nonprofit organization that is tax exempt under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or a unit of State, county, or municipal government that forms an affiliated partnership with an early reader organization.
(3) “Early reader organization” means a nonprofit organization:
(i) That is tax exempt under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; and
(ii) Whose mission is to distribute to children free, high-quality books designed to aid the development of reading skills.
(4) “Program” means the Young Readers Matching Grant Program.
(b) There is a Young Readers Matching Grant Program in the State Library Agency.
(c) The purpose of the Program is to provide grants to public libraries and affiliated services to:
(1) Support the establishment and operation of affiliated services; and
(2) Contribute an amount equal to the amount of funding provided for the operation of an affiliated service.
(d) The State Librarian shall administer the Program.
(e) (1) A public library or an affiliated service may submit an application for a program grant on the form that the State Librarian requires.
(2) An application for a program grant shall include a plan to ensure that the public library or the affiliated service is able to gift books to eligible children, including children in low-income zip codes within its area of service.
(3) A program grant shall be disbursed to a public library or an affiliated service that qualifies for the Program.
(f) The State Library Board shall:
(1) On or before December 1, 2024, and every other year thereafter, report to the General Assembly on the effectiveness of the Program in accordance with § 2-1257 of the State Government Article; and
(2) Collect statistics and other information necessary for this purpose.
(g) For each fiscal year, the Governor shall include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $350,000 to the Program.