COOPERATIVE LIBRARY AREA:

REDUCE POPULATION REQUIREMENT

House Bill 5977

Sponsor:  Rep. Edward Gaffney

Committee:  Local Government and Urban Policy

Complete to 6-8-04

A SUMMARY OF HOUSE BILL 5977 AS INTRODUCED 6-8-04

House Bill 5977 would amend the State Aid to Public Libraries Act to specify that an existing library system serving over 750,000 people could petition the Department of History, Arts, and Libraries to be designated as a cooperative library board.  Currently this provision of the law requires the existing system to serve over one million people.

MCL 397.556

                                                                                           Legislative Analyst:  J. Hunault

■ This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan House staff for use by House members in their deliberations, and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.