SECTIONS 1770-1775 - California Statutes

EDUCATION CODE

SECTION 1770-1775

1770. (a) The county superintendent of schools may, with the
approval of the board of supervisors and the county board of
education, agree with the county librarian to take over all existing
contracts for supplementary books and other material adopted for the
course of study between the school districts or community college
districts and the county librarian entered into pursuant to the
provisions of Sections 18130 to 18139, inclusive. Thereafter the
county superintendent of schools shall generally perform such library
services for the school districts or community college districts as
were theretofore performed by the county library.
(b) After the above agreement has been entered into, the governing
board of any district which had not yet joined the county library
may enter into an agreement with the county superintendent of schools
for the performance of school library services upon such terms and
conditions as are fixed in the contracts or agreements.
(c) Whenever the county superintendent of schools performs school
library services for any district, the provisions of Sections 18130
to 18139, inclusive, so far as applicable, shall control. The county
superintendent shall employ a librarian holding a valid credential
authorizing services as a librarian issued by the State Board of
Education or Commission for Teacher Preparation and Licensing. He
shall also employ such assistants as may be necessary to carry on
this service. The cost of the salaries of such librarian and
assistants, and the other necessary expenses of maintenance of the
library, including necessary supplies, equipment, and books, may be
paid from the county school service fund.

1771. (a) The county superintendent of schools of any county in
which no county library is maintained may, with the approval of the
county board of education, establish and maintain a county school
library service for such elementary school districts of the county as
elect to participate in such service.
(b) Upon the governing board of any elementary school district
electing to participate in such service, the governing board of the
district shall enter into an agreement with the county superintendent
of schools, and the provisions of Sections 18130 to 18139,
inclusive, shall control and be applicable in the same manner as they
apply to a school district which enters into an agreement for school
library services from the county library.
(c) The county superintendent of schools shall have the same
powers, duties, responsibilities, and jurisdiction with respect to
the furnishing and performance of library services to elementary
school districts which have elected to participate in the county
school library service as may be exercised by a county library with
respect to school library services.
(d) Whenever the county superintendent of schools establishes and
maintains a county school library service pursuant to subdivision (a)
of this section, he shall employ a librarian holding a valid
credential authorizing service as a school librarian issued by the
State Board of Education or Commission for Teacher Preparation and
Licensing.
(e) The county superintendents of schools of two or more
contiguous counties which have established county school library
services under the provisions of this section may cooperate with each
other and to that end may enter into agreements with each other, and
may do any and all things necessary or convenient to aid and
cooperate in carrying out the provisions of this section.

1772. The county superintendent of schools may, with the approval
of the county board of education, agree with the proper authorities
of the county to transfer funds from the county school service fund
to the county library for the purchase of such books and other
materials as are adopted by the body authorized to adopt courses of
study for the school districts of this county.

1773. The county superintendent of schools of any county
maintaining one or more emergency elementary schools may, if the
county maintains a county library, enter into an agreement with the
proper authorities of the county to provide school library services
in each of the schools under such terms and conditions as may be
agreed upon. The agreement may, among other matters, provide for the
payment by the county superintendent of schools to the proper
authorities for the use of the county library from the county school
service fund of such money at such times as may be agreed upon. All
money transferred shall be used solely by the authorities of the
county library for the purchase of books and other materials as may
be adopted by the county board of education and for the care and
distribution of such books and other materials to the schools.

1774. (a) The county superintendent of schools may establish a
county teachers' library and expend from the county school service
fund such amounts as are necessary for the purchase of books therefor
and for the payment of the necessary expenses of maintenance
thereof.
(b) If there is a county library in any county, the county
superintendent of schools may enter into an agreement with the county
library for the transfer to it of all books and other property
belonging to the county teachers' library and may order such sums to
be transferred from the county school service fund as are necessary
for expenditure for the purchase and maintenance of books of
professional interest to teachers. Thereupon the teachers' library
shall be administered as a part of the county library.

1775. Whenever the county superintendent of schools assumes
responsibility for the establishment of a library or the performance
of library services pursuant to this article, the county
superintendent shall, on or before August 31st, in each year, report
to the State Department of Education on the condition of the
libraries under his supervision, for the year ending June 30th
preceding. The reports of the superintendent shall, in addition to
other matters deemed expedient by the librarian and the
superintendent, contain such statistical and other information as is
deemed desirable by the State Department of Education. For this
purpose the State Department of Education may send to the several
county superintendents or librarians instructions or question blanks
so as to obtain the material for a comparative study of library
conditions in the state.