SECTIONS 18860-18866 - California Statutes

EDUCATION CODE

SECTION 18860-18866

18860. (a) Planning shall occur at the regional level for the
development of library service programs responsive to the needs of
people within each network region. Some or all of these service
programs may be supported by the state.
(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that the state do all of
the following:
(1) Reimburse all participating libraries for services provided to
Californians who do not constitute their primary clientele.
(2) Support the necessary infrastructure enabling the interlibrary
resource sharing to occur.
(3) Assure equitable access to the rich resources of its many
libraries to all Californians.

18861. Funds shall be allocated to member institutions and member
public library jurisdictions in accordance with reimbursement
formulas adopted by the state board and with criteria adopted by the
state board to carry out the provisions of this chapter.

18862. (a) During the first three years of operation, each regional
library network shall receive a basic funding allocation for service
delivery as it establishes services and expands its membership.
(b) After its three-year establishment period, each regional
library network shall receive an appropriation that contains a base
component that is a uniform statewide minimum allocation, a component
related to demographic variables including population, geography,
population demographics and cost of living, and a component related
to the amount of service delivered in the preceding fiscal year.

18863. Funds appropriated for the support of statewide services
shall be allocated to those services in accordance with criteria
adopted by the state board to carry out the provisions of this
chapter.

18864. There shall be a transition period from California Library
Services Act services and funding to the Library of California Act
services and funding.

18865. Funding provided under this chapter shall support the costs
of administering its provisions and delivering its services.

18866. Funding for the purposes of this chapter is contingent upon
an appropriation being made for that purpose in the annual Budget
Act.