SECTIONS 18015 - California Statutes

EDUCATION CODE

SECTION 18015

18015. As used in this chapter:
(a) "Public library" means a library, or two or more libraries,
operated as a single entity by one or more public jurisdictions and
which serve the general public without distinction.
(b) "Foundation program" means those elements of library service
which are basic to its function as a provider of information,
education, and cultural enrichment to all segments of the community,
including, but not limited to, collection development and
maintenance, lending services, information services, facility
maintenance, and administration. The foundation program shall not
include major capital improvements, which, for purposes of this
chapter, shall be defined as the purchase of real property, the
construction or improvement of buildings, and the purchase of
equipment and the payment of fees or other costs in connection with
the same.
(c) "Fiscal officer" means, for a municipal library, the chief
fiscal officer of the municipality; for a county library or a library
district under the jurisdiction of the county board of supervisors,
the chief fiscal officer of the county; and for an independent
library district, the chief librarian of the district. In the case of
a public library which provides foundation program service by
contract to one or more jurisdictions in addition to the jurisdiction
or jurisdictions with which it is affiliated, the chief fiscal
officer of the jurisdiction with which it is primarily affiliated
shall be deemed the fiscal officer for the public library for the
purposes of this chapter.