Is there a document providing guidance on the $6.25 Library Materials Aid reimbursable categorical aid?
Yes. The 2008-09 STATE AID HANDBOOK, I. P. Library Materials Aid provides the following guidance on section 711 of the Education Law, Library Materials Aid (2007-08 Estimated Total = $19.8 Million): Each public school district is eligible for a maximum apportionment of Library Materials Aid in an amount equal to the product of $6.25 multiplied by the number of pupils attending schools within the school district’s boundaries and enrolled during the base year in grades K-12 in a public school district or nonpublic school. Each public school district is required to use such funds to purchase and loan library materials on an equitable basis for use by public and nonpublic students attending schools within the district’s boundaries during the current school year. Aid is equal to the lesser of the maximum apportionment or the actual expenditures incurred by the school district for purchase of library materials during the base year. The amount of aid calculated pursuant to this formula is con
