Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 397.551 (2026)

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STATE AID TO PUBLIC LIBRARIES ACT

Act 89 of 1977

397.551 Short title.

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This act shall be known and may be cited as the "state aid to public libraries act".

History: 1977, Act 89, Imd. Eff. Aug. 2, 1977

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 2006–2011 · leading case: Goldstone v. Bloomfield Twp. Pub. Library, 737 N.W.2d 476 (Mich. 2007).

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Goldstone v. Bloomfield Twp. Pub. Library, 737 N.W.2d 476 (Mich. 2007). · cites it 2× “Amended several times since, the SAPLA is now codified at MCL 397.551 et seq. The SAPLA encourages townships and cities to create coordinated library systems by establishing cooperative library plans.”

Goldstone v. Bloomfield Twp. Pub. Library, 708 N.W.2d 740 (Mich. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 3× “THE STATE AID TO PUBLIC LIBRARIES ACT, MCL 397.551 ET SEQ. Plaintiff asserts that various statutory provisions, including, but not necessarily restricted to, those comprising the State Aid to Public Libraries Act (the Act), MCL 397.”

Herrick Dist. Library v. Library of Michigan, 810 N.W.2d 110 (Mich. Ct. App. 2011). “The State Aid to Public Libraries Act (State Aid Act), MCL 397.551 et seq., does not expressly grant the DOE the power to promulgate new rules and regulations for the distribution of state aid to public libraries.”

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