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The grants to each qualifying library or system in each fiscal year shall be as follows:\n\na\n\nForty cents of state aid for every dollar expended, or to be expended, exclusive of state and federal aid, by the political subdivision or subdivisions operating or participating in the library or system. The grant to any county or city shall not exceed $250,000;b\n\nA per capita grant based on the population of the area served and the number of participating counties or cities: Thirty cents per capita for the first 600,000 persons to a library or system serving one city or county, and an additional ten cents per capita for the first 600,000 persons for each additional city or county served. Libraries or systems serving a population in excess of 600,000 shall receive ten cents per capita for the excess; andc\n\nA grant of ten dollars per square mile of area served to every library or library system, and an additional grant of twenty dollars per square mile of area served to every library system serving more than one city or county.\n\t\t\tThe Board may establish procedures for the review and timely adjustment of such grants when the political subdivision or subdivisions operating such library or library system are affected by annexation.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":235737,"text":"In order to encourage the maintenance and development of proper standards, including personnel standards, and the combination of libraries or library systems into larger and more economical units of service, grants of state aid from funds available shall be made by the Board to any free public library or library system which qualifies under the standards set by the Board. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 7 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1952, chapter 494; in 1958, chapter 513; in 1960, chapter 234; in 1970, chapter 606; in 1978, chapter 565; in 1989, chapter 85; in 1990, chapter 48.<\/p>","references":[{"id":56659,"section_number":"42.1-50","catch_line":"Limitation of grants; proration of funds","order_by":null,"url":"\/42.1-50\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":221035,"object_type":"law","relational_id":64790,"identifier":"42.1-48","token":"42.1\/3\/42.1-48","url":"\/42.1-48\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/42.1-48\/","token":"42.1\/3\/42.1-48","dublin_core":{"Title":"Grants to improve standards","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 42.1-48","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

In order<\/span> to encourage the maintenance and development of proper standards, including personnel standards, and the combination of libraries or library systems into larger and more economical units of service, grants of state aid from funds available shall be made by the Board to any free public library or library system which qualifies under the standards set by the Board. The grants to each qualifying library or system in each fiscal year shall be as follows:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

a.<\/span> Forty cents of state aid for every dollar expended, or to be expended, exclusive of state and federal aid, by the political subdivision or subdivisions operating or participating in the library or system. The grant to any county or city shall not exceed $250,000; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

b.<\/span> A per capita grant based on the population of the area served and the number of participating counties or cities: Thirty cents per capita for the first 600,000 persons to a library or system serving one city or county, and an additional ten cents per capita for the first 600,000 persons for each additional city or county served. Libraries or systems serving a population in excess of 600,000 shall receive ten cents per capita for the excess; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

c.<\/span> A grant of ten dollars per square mile of area served to every library or library system, and an additional grant of twenty dollars per square mile of area served to every library system serving more than one city or county.\n\t\t\tThe Board may establish procedures for the review and timely adjustment of such grants when the political subdivision or subdivisions operating such library or library system are affected by annexation. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nGRANTS TO IMPROVE STANDARDS (\u00a7 42.1-48)\n\nIn order to encourage the maintenance and development of proper standards,\nincluding personnel standards, and the combination of libraries or library\nsystems into larger and more economical units of service, grants of state aid\nfrom funds available shall be made by the Board to any free public library or\nlibrary system which qualifies under the standards set by the Board. The grants\nto each qualifying library or system in each fiscal year shall be as follows:\n\na. Forty cents of state aid for every dollar expended, or to be expended,\nexclusive of state and federal aid, by the political subdivision or subdivisions\noperating or participating in the library or system. The grant to any county or\ncity shall not exceed $250,000;\n\nb. A per capita grant based on the population of the area served and the number\nof participating counties or cities: Thirty cents per capita for the first\n600,000 persons to a library or system serving one city or county, and an\nadditional ten cents per capita for the first 600,000 persons for each\nadditional city or county served. Libraries or systems serving a population in\nexcess of 600,000 shall receive ten cents per capita for the excess; and\n\nc. A grant of ten dollars per square mile of area served to every library or\nlibrary system, and an additional grant of twenty dollars per square mile of\narea served to every library system serving more than one city or county.\n\t\t\tThe Board may establish procedures for the review and timely adjustment of\nsuch grants when the political subdivision or subdivisions operating such\nlibrary or library system are affected by annexation.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 42-26; 1952, c. 494; 1958, c. 513; 1960, c. 234; 1970, c.\n606; 1978, c. 565; 1989, c. 85; 1990, c. 48.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}