RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:
1B-2.011: Library Grant Programs
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of this amendment is to modify the Library Cooperative Grant program rules.
The Library Cooperative Grant will be updated to reflect a change to the funding formula and allocation of counties, and to incorporate the Department of State’s grant noncompliance policy. These revisions will also update requirements in the grant agreement.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: The Library Cooperative Grant program administered by the Division of Library and Information Services.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 257.14, 257.15 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 257.42 FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, November 15, 2011, 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., ET
PLACE: Room 307, Division of Library and Information Services, R.A. Gray Building, 500 S. Bronough Street, Tallahassee, FL
Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 5 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Marian Deeney, by mail at: R.A. Gray Building, 500 South Bronough Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250, or by email at: Marian.Deeney@DOS.MyFlorida.com. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Marian Deeney, by mail at: R.A. Gray Building, 500 South Bronough Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250, or by email at Marian.Deeney@DOS.MyFlorida.com.
THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND THE INCORPORATED FORMS ARE accessible via the Division of Library and Information Services’ webpage for proposed rules at: http://info.florida.gov/bld/grants/AdminRuleChanges.html, or is available by contacting the named person listed above.

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE FROM THE CONTACT PERSON LISTED ABOVE.