SECTIONS 18740-18751 - California Statutes

EDUCATION CODE

SECTION 18740-18751

18740. A library system, eligible for funds under this article, may
consist of the following systems:
(a) A cooperative library system that, as of the effective date of
this act, was designated a system under the Public Library Services
Act of 1963.
(b) A library system in which two or more systems consolidate to
form a library system.
(c) A library system that is formed by adding independent public
library jurisdictions to an existing system.
(d) A library system formed by any combination of the above.

18741. (a) Each system described in Section 18740 shall receive an
annual allowance for the improvement and maintenance of coordinated
reference service support to the members of the system. Following the
effective date of this chapter, if there occurs a consolidation
among individual public libraries that, as of the effective date of
this chapter, are members of a system, the per member allowance to
the system shall continue at the same level as if the consolidation
had not taken place.
(b) After identifying the needs of the underserved, each system
shall use a fair and equitable portion of its reference allowance to
improve the system's reference service to its underserved population
through appropriate collection development, provision of reference
specialists, and staff training. Funds for the reference grant may
also be used for general and specialized reference collection
development, employment of reference specialists, and system-wide
reference training.

18742. Any system may apply to the state board for funds for
Special Service Programs on a system-wide basis. Proposals shall
identify the needs of the target service group, assess the capacity
of the applicant system to respond to those needs, and shall identify
the activities and timelines necessary to achieve those objectives.
Systems may also apply for funds for other system-wide programs, but
such programs shall include a component for serving the underserved
on a system-wide basis.

18743. Each member library of a system shall provide equal access
to all residents of the area served by the system. Member libraries
that incur a net imbalance shall be reimbursed through the system for
the handling costs of the net loans according to the allocation
formula developed pursuant to subdivision (f) of Section 18724.

18744. Each member library of a system shall be reimbursed through
the system to cover handling costs, excluding communication and
delivery costs, of each interlibrary loan between member libraries of
the system according to the allocation formula developed pursuant to
subdivision (f) of Section 18724.

18745. Each system shall annually apply to the state board for
funds for intrasystem communications and delivery. Proposals shall be
based upon the most cost-effective methods of exchanging materials
and information among the member libraries.

18746. Each system shall annually apply to the state board for
funds for planning, coordination, and evaluation of the overall
systemwide services authorized by this chapter.

18747. (a) Each system shall establish an administrative council
whose membership consists of the head librarians of each jurisdiction
in the system. Duties of the administrative council shall include
general administrative responsibility for the system, adopting a
system plan of service, and submitting annual proposals to the state
board for implementation of the provisions of this article.
(b) Each system shall establish an advisory board consisting of as
many members as there are member jurisdictions of the system. The
governing body of each member jurisdiction shall appoint one member
to the advisory board from among its residents.

18749. The term of any member of a system advisory board shall be
for two years, and each member shall serve no more than two
consecutive terms. Staggered terms shall be established by drawing of
lots at the first meeting of the advisory board so that a simple
majority of the members shall initially serve a two-year term, and
the remainder initially a one-year term.
The appointing jurisdiction shall ensure that members of a system
advisory board are representative of the public-at-large and of the
underserved residents in the system service area.

18750. The duties of each system advisory board shall include, but
are not limited to, the following:
(a) Assisting the Administrative Council in the development of the
system plan of service.
(b) Advising the Administrative Council on the need for services
and programs.
(c) Assisting in the evaluation of the services provided by the
system.

18751. When any system or systems consolidate, a grant of ten
thousand dollars ($10,000) for each of the two years following the
consolidation shall be made to the newly consolidated system.