W. Va. Code R. § 173-1-6

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section 173-1-6 - Requirements For Use of Grants-in-Aid

6.1. The Library Commission determines annually, on a per capita basis, the maximum Grant-in-Aid for each library. Each library must submit, by the beginning of the fiscal year, a Grant-in-Aid expenditure plan to the Library Commission for approval.

6.2. Grants-in-Aid shall be used for the following purposes:

6.2.a. Salaries, wages, and benefits; all staff must be paid no less than state or federal minimum wage, whichever is higher;

6.2.b. Library materials;

6.2.c. Equipment;

6.2.d. Travel expenses for library director, staff and library trustees to attend meetings, workshops and conferences and any other library-related activities approved by the board of library directors;

6.2.e. Bookmobiles;

6.2.f. Audits required by state or federal law, rule or regulation;

6.2.g. All other current operating expenses approved by the board of library directors;

6.2.h. Fellowships for graduate and undergraduate degrees when there exists between the sponsoring public library and the recipient of the fellowship a written agreement that includes, but is not limited to, the following:

6.2.h.1. The fellowship recipient must be an employee of the sponsoring public library;

6.2.h.2. A candidate for a graduate fellowship must attend a school accredited by the American Library Association;

6.2.h.3. The amount the sponsoring public library will pay for classes;

6.2.h.4. The expected completion date;

6.2.h.5. The trainee must agree to return to the sponsoring public library for at least two (2) years following receipt of the degree;

6.2.h.6. The trainee may be permitted by the sponsoring public library to substitute employment in any public library in West Virginia for two (2) years if a position is not available with the sponsoring public library. If no employment is available at a salary commensurate with the trainee's education, repayment of the grant may be waived at the discretion of the sponsoring library with approval from the Library Commission;

6.2.h.7. If repayment of the grant is not waived by either the sponsoring public library or by the Library Commission, the grant must be repaid to the sponsoring public library.

W. Va. Code R. § 173-1-6