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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" citation="COMAR 14.38.02.04" title_num="14" subtitle_num="38" chapter_num="02" heading="State Funding.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The State Library Board shall ensure that each library that receives State funding is operated in a manner consistent with the State standards for libraries set forth in Regulation .01 of this chapter.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Receipt of State funding by a public library is contingent upon the library board of trustees or other governing body for the library adopting a written policy that is consistent with the State standards for libraries and conducting the operation of the library in a manner consistent with the written policy.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>If the State Library Board certifies that a library has failed to meet the State standards for libraries, the State Library Board shall notify the Comptroller to withhold all State funds from that library.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>The Comptroller shall continue to withhold funds until the State Library Board certifies that the library has adopted a written policy consistent with the State standards for libraries.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>