KRS 171.303: Library science scholarships -- Library Science Scholarship Fund

Advisory Committee.

(1) There is hereby established a Library Science Scholarship Fund.

(2) The state librarian may grant scholarships for study in library science at an

institution within the Commonwealth which is accredited by the American Library

Association, the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education or the

appropriate regional postsecondary education accrediting organization. Scholarships

may also be granted for study in an accredited library education program offered via

distant learning technologies. Students applying for library education programs at

institutions outside the Commonwealth that are likewise accredited may apply for

assistance under this program i f they agree to work in a library or archival services

program within the Commonwealth upon their graduation in accordance with KRS

171.306.

(3) The state librarian shall establish a Library Science Scholarship Fund Advisory

Committee that will receive and consider all applications for scholarships for study

in library science and shall advise the state librarian on the awarding of scholarships

according to criteria they establish for this purpose.

(4) The department is authorized to receive money from any state, federal, private or

other legal funding source approved by the appropriate state agency for scholarship

purposes, and the amounts of individual scholarships shall be determined by the

state librarian on the advice of the Library Science Scholarship Fund Advisory

Committee, which shall set criteria for the assistance. Money designated for this

fund shall be held in a restricted account and shall not lapse to the general fund.