Pennsylvania SB459 establishes the Statewide Imagination Library Program and the Imagination Library of Pennsylvania Restricted Account, administered.
Pennsylvania SB459 creates the Statewide Imagination Library Program within the Department of Education to encourage reading among children under five years old. The bill establishes the Imagination Library of Pennsylvania Restricted Account in the General Fund, funded by appropriations, gifts, and grants. Money from the account is allocated to local entities that match funds on a dollar-for-dollar basis, with exceptions possible to prevent financial hardship.
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