SECTIONS 18830-18831 - California Statutes

EDUCATION CODE

SECTION 18830-18831

18830. (a) Libraries in public library jurisdictions that are
members of a regional library network and libraries in institutions
that are members of a regional library network are eligible to
receive services under this chapter and to become participating
libraries. The board of governance or the appropriate administrative
authority for each academic library, public library, school library,
and special library that decides to join a regional library network
shall take official action to approve network membership. That local
governing agency or appropriate administrative authority shall agree
not to reduce funding for library services as a result of network
participation. Each public library jurisdiction, school district,
university or college, and institution or corporation, or agency or
branch thereof, may become a member of a regional library network. A
public library jurisdiction not a member of the California Library
Service Act public library system on the effective date of this
section, and an institution, shall have at least one library that
agrees to be a participating library and meets the following
eligibility standards:
(1) A written explicit mission statement and service objectives.
(2) A fixed location in California.
(3) Established hours of service.
(4) An organized collection of information and materials
accessible for use by its primary clientele.
(5) Designated, onsite, paid staff for library services. At least
one staff person shall have a master's degree in library or
information science or a California library media teacher or teacher
librarian credential issued by the Commission on Teacher
Credentialing, but equivalent graduate education or demonstrated
professional experience may be substituted for this requirement. The
eligibility determination will be made by the regional library
network.
(6) An established funding base.
(b) Participating libraries must agree to all of the following:
(1) To share resources and services with other members of the
regional library network.
(2) To provide resources and services for other members of the
regional library network.
(3) To meet the minimum resource-sharing performance standards of
the regional library network.
(c) Participating libraries may not obtain services provided under
this act on behalf of nonparticipating libraries. No membership fees
or service fees may be assessed for access to services delivered by
state funds under this chapter. Regional library networks may provide
their members with increased or enhanced services for a fee, at the
option of each member.
(d) Library jurisdictions that are members of the California
Library Services Act public library systems on the effective date of
this section are deemed to meet the eligibility standards in
subdivision (a), and shall not be required to certify that they meet
these eligibility standards.

18831. (a) Each participating library shall receive state-supported
services from a single regional library network. Geographical
boundaries determine which regional library network a public library
jurisdiction or institution, and its participating libraries, may
join; exceptions may be made by the state board. Realignment of
membership from one regional library network to another is
permissible. A public library jurisdiction or an institution that is
a member of a regional library network may also subscribe to services
offered by other regional library networks.
(b) Eligible libraries may receive state funds for services
delivered under this chapter.