South Dakota Administrative Rules
Title 24 - EDUCATION
Article 24:30 - State Library
Chapter 24:30:04 - Funding of public libraries
Section 24:30:04:03 - Criteria for school libraries receiving special project funds

(1) Be administered by a certified school librarian whose primary assignment is the library in accordance with subdivisions 24:28:19:09(8), 24:28:20:09(14), 24:28:20:12(8), 24:28:21:10(7), 24:28:21:14(11), 24:28:22:10(7), 24:28:22:14(11), 24:28:23:10(11), 24:28:23:10(24), 24:28:24:09(8), 24:28:25:10(11), or 24:28:25:10(24);

(2) Be open to all students and faculty at no charge;

(3) Have on file at the State Library annual reports for the previous three years;

(4) Submit, as an attachment to the application form, a three- to five-year long-range plan for the development of library services in the district;

(5) Complete an evaluation of the benefits and results of the project and file the evaluation with the State Library within 45 days of the end of the grant period;

(6) Share the results of the special project with other libraries in the state;

(7) Allow the state librarian or the state librarian's appointed representative access to the library for purposes of evaluation;

(8) Agree to expend funds from local sources for library operation equal to those expended in the second preceding fiscal year before the year in which these special project funds are made available; and

(9) Have the required matching funds available or guaranteed in writing by the school board.