Re: GEN: ESEA and School Libraries $ Funding Passes (U.S. Interest)

[Robin Shtulman <shtulman@ERVING.COM>]

on 12/18/01 1:33 PM, Peter Milbury at pmilbury@ERICIR.SYR.EDU wrote:

> Dear LM_NET,
>
> Here is something for the U.S. members:
>
> The Senate just passed the "NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT OF 2001", which you
> probably know includes special funding for school libraries. President
> Bush is expected to sign.
>
> Here is one part that caught my attention:
>
> "(4) Improving literacy through school libraries.--For the purpose of
> carrying out subpart 4 of part B, there are authorized to be appropriated
> $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 and such sums as may be necessary for
> each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years."
>
> and another:
>
> "(i) Supplement, Not Supplant.--Funds made available under this section
> shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, other Federal, State, and
> local funds expended to carry out activities relating to library,
> technology, or professional development activities."
>
> To read the complete legislation, go to:
> ftp://ftp.loc.gov/pub/thomas/cp107/hr334.txt
>
> Search the document for the term "librar" to see where we are included.
> Very exciting!!!

>
Peter:

Thanks for this heads up!

I am trying to open the web document -- wow!  It is huge.

Do you know what a school library has to do to get some of this funding?

Thank you!
--
Robin Shtulman
Librarian
Erving Elementary School, Erving MA
shtulman@erving.com
http://www.erving.com/library/erving_library.htm

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