CHAPTER 91. STATE LAW LIBRARY - Texas Statutes

GOVERNMENT CODE

TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH

SUBTITLE H. INFORMATION RESOURCES

CHAPTER 91. STATE LAW LIBRARY

Sec. 91.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the State Law Library Board.

(2) "Director" means the director of the State Law Library.

(3) "Library" means the State Law Library.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.

Sec. 91.002. LIBRARY OPERATIONS. (a) The library shall

maintain a legal reference facility that includes the statutes

and case reports from the several states and legal periodicals

and journals.

(b) The facility may be used by the members and staff of the

supreme court, court of criminal appeals, the office of the

attorney general, and other state entities and by citizens of the

state.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.

Sec. 91.003. BOARD; ADMINISTRATION. (a) The library is

administered by the board.

(b) The board is composed of the chief justice of the supreme

court, the presiding judge of the court of criminal appeals, and

the attorney general.

(c) A member of the board may designate a personal

representative to serve for him.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.

Sec. 91.004. COMPENSATION. A member of the board or his

personal representative may not receive compensation for his

service on the board. A member or his representative is entitled

to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in

attending meetings or performing other official duties, to be

paid out of funds appropriated to the board.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.

Sec. 91.005. PERSONNEL. (a) The board shall employ a director

of the library and shall set his salary. The director serves at

the will of the board and is accountable only to the board.

(b) The director may employ professional and clerical personnel

with the approval of the board. The board shall set their

salaries.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.

Sec. 91.006. TRANSFER OF LIBRARY MATERIALS. (a) The board by

unanimous vote may transfer library books, papers, or

publications to the library of the Law School of The University

of Texas at Austin.

(b) The transferred materials may be recalled by a majority vote

of the board.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.

Sec. 91.007. RULES. The board shall adopt rules necessary to

ensure the efficient operation of the library.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.

Sec. 91.009. DONATIONS. The library may accept on behalf of the

state donations of money and other property as the library

considers appropriate. Money donated to the library shall be

deposited in the state treasury.

Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 321, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,

1989.

Sec. 91.011. LIBRARY SERVICE FEES. The director of the state

law library may set and charge a fee for services provided by

state law library staff.

Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 5, Sec. 9.12, eff.

Sept. 1, 1991.

Amended by:

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.

398, Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.