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OR Rev Stat § 354.685 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 354 - Educational Television and Radio; Distance Learning; Translator Districts|Section 354.685 - Methods of finance.

When authorized by its electors, a district board may finance the acquisition, purchase, lease, operation or maintenance of the district by any of the following methods: (1) Imposition of a service charge upon property within the district for use of the translator signals as provided in ORS 354.690. A district created before May 7, 1979, shall be considered to have received elector authorization for imposition of the service charge. (2) Issuance of revenue bonds. The revenue bonds shall be issued as prescribed in ORS chapter 287A, but are not subject to the requirements of ORS 287A.150. The revenue bonds are payable both as to principal and interest from revenues only. The revenue bonds shall not be subject to the percentage limitation applicable to general obligation bonds and shall not be a lien on any of the taxable property within the limits of the district and shall be payable solely from such part of revenues of the district as remains after the payment of obligations having a priority and of all expenses of operation and maintenance of the district. All revenue bonds shall contain a provision that both the principal and interest are payable solely from the operating revenues of the district remaining after paying such obligations and expenses. [1975 c.286 §8; 1979 c.108 §14; 2007 c.783 §159]
OR Rev Stat § 354.705 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 354 - Educational Television and Radio; Distance Learning; Translator Districts|Section 354.705 - Referral of increase in minimum tax rate to voters.

(1) Subject to limitations of the Oregon Constitution, the district board may refer to the electors of the district any proposal to increase the maximum service charge as provided in ORS 354.635 to maintain the financial stability of the district in an emergency. The proposal shall state that an emergency exists and specify with distinctness the facts and reasons constituting the emergency. (2) The district board may refer to the electors of the district proposed additional or alternate means of financing allowed under ORS 354.685. [1975 c.286 §10; 1979 c.108 §15; 1983 c.350 §217]
OR Rev Stat § 354.715 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 354 - Educational Television and Radio; Distance Learning; Translator Districts|Section 354.715 - Dissolution, liquidation and transfer proceedings.

Dissolution, liquidation and transfer proceedings shall be conducted in the manner provided by ORS 198.920 to 198.955. [1975 c.286 §11]
OR Rev Stat § 354.990 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 354 - Educational Television and Radio; Distance Learning; Translator Districts|Section 354.990 - Penalties.

Any property owner who knowingly makes any false verified declaration in order to obtain a service charge exemption under the provisions of ORS 354.690 is guilty of unsworn falsification and upon conviction shall be punished as provided in ORS 162.085. [1975 c.286 §12; 1979 c.108 §16; 1985 c.445 §2]
OR Rev Stat § 357.001 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 357 - Libraries; State Archivist; Poet Laureate|Section 357.001 - Legislative findings.

The State of Oregon recognizes that: (1) An informed citizenry is indispensable to the proper functioning of a democratic society. (2) Libraries constitute a cultural, informational and educational resource essential to the people of this state. (3) Library services should be available widely throughout the state to bring within convenient reach of the people appropriate opportunities for reading, study and free inquiry. (4) Providing and supporting adequate library services is a proper and necessary function of government at all levels. (5) It is a basic right of citizens to know about the activities of their government, to benefit from the information developed at public expense and to have permanent access to the information published by state agencies. [1975 c.476 §2; 1995 c.69 §1; 2005 c.33 §1]
OR Rev Stat § 357.002 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 357 - Libraries; State Archivist; Poet Laureate|Section 357.002 - Policy.

It is the policy of the State of Oregon to have a State Library that: (1) Provides library services suitable to support state government needs and operations; (2) Provides efficient library services for Oregonians who are print-disabled; (3) Promotes the establishment, development and support of local library services; (4) Promotes and supports library services for children and youth; (5) Eliminates duplication of state agency library services; (6) Leverages federal, state and local funding for the benefit of state and local libraries; (7) Promotes the electronic delivery of library and information resources and services; (8) Promotes public, nonprofit and private partnerships; and (9) Maintains free access for the public to State Library materials. [2015 c.328 §1]
OR Rev Stat § 357.004 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 357 - Libraries; State Archivist; Poet Laureate|Section 357.004 - Definitions for ORS 357.001 to 357.200.

As used in ORS 357.001 to 357.200, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) "Depository library" means a library that is designated as such under ORS 357.095. (2)(a) "Issuing agency" means state government, as that term is defined in ORS 174.111. (b) "Issuing agency" does not include any public university listed in ORS 352.002 or office, department or activity under the control of the university. (3)(a) "Public document" means informational matter produced for public distribution or access regardless of format, medium, source or copyright, originating in or produced with the imprint of, by the authority of or at the total or partial expense of any state agency. "Public document" includes informational matter produced on computer diskettes, CD-ROMs, computer tapes, the Internet or in other electronic formats. (b) "Public document" does not include: (A) Correspondence, forms, interoffice or intraoffice memoranda; (B) Legislative bills; (C) Oregon Revised Statutes or any edition thereof; or (D) Reports and publications of the Oregon Supreme Court, the Oregon Court of Appeals and the Oregon Tax Court. [1995 c.69 §4; 2005 c.33 §2; 2011 c.637 §262; 2013 c.768 §140; 2015 c.767 §169]
OR Rev Stat § 357.006 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 357 - Libraries; State Archivist; Poet Laureate|Section 357.006 - State Archives, databases, libraries and other services or resources to which ORS 357.001 to 357.200 do not apply.

Unless specifically identified, ORS 357.001 to 357.200 do not apply to: (1) The State Archives, or to databases, information resources, subscription licenses or other services or resources provided by the State Archives; or (2) The State of Oregon Law Library or county law libraries, or to legal databases, information resources, subscription licenses or other law-related services or resources. [2015 c.328 §31] Note: 357.006 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 357 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
OR Rev Stat § 357.007 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 357 - Libraries; State Archivist; Poet Laureate|Section 357.007 - Location of State Library.

Subject to ORS 276.004, the principal library of the State Library shall be in the State Capitol mall area. Other quarters may also be obtained, leased, acquired or provided at other locations when necessary to carry out the functions of the State Library. [Formerly 357.060]
OR Rev Stat § 357.008 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 357 - Libraries; State Archivist; Poet Laureate|Section 357.008 - State Library duties; free book loans.

The State Library shall carry out the functions prescribed in ORS 357.001 and 357.002 as follows: (1) The State Library shall support the needs and operations of state government by maintaining and developing appropriate collections of library services to supplement the collections and services of other libraries in this state and to meet the reference and research needs of state government. (2) The State Library shall provide library services to persons who are print-disabled by: (a) Acting in cooperation with the Library of Congress in the provision of library materials and services for persons who are print-disabled; and (b) Contracting with other entities to provide such materials and services. (3) The State Library shall promote the establishment, development and support of local library services by: (a) Expending moneys as may be available to the State Library to demonstrate, develop and support library services in accordance with long-range plans for statewide development and coordination of library services; (b) Providing advice and assistance to libraries, library boards, units of local government empowered to establish libraries and departments of state government in matters concerning the establishment, support, operation, improvement and coordination of library services and the cooperation among libraries; and (c) Providing for in-service and continuing education programs for library personnel in this state. (4) The State Library shall promote library services for children and youth by distributing to local libraries state grant funds appropriated to the State Library for library services and programs for children and youth. (5) The State Library shall prescribe the conditions for the use of government publications in depository libraries and provide for public access to state government publications. (6) The State Library shall biennially report to the Legislative Assembly and the Oregon Department of Administrative Services statistical data on: (a) The effectiveness of library services provided to state government; (b) The effectiveness of services provided to persons who are print-disabled; (c) The degree to which local and school libraries in this state provide library services to the people of this state; and (d) The scope and effectiveness of library services for children and youth funded by state grant funds. (7) The State Library shall carry out all other activities authorized by law for the development of library services for the people of this state. (8) The State Library shall lend State Library books free of charge to the people of Oregon through existing libraries. [2015 c.328 §2]
OR Rev Stat § 357.018 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 357 - Libraries; State Archivist; Poet Laureate|Section 357.018 - State Library networks.

The State Library may: (1) With the advice of the libraries of this state, establish and provide a network whereby the library resources in this state are made available to all of the people of this state under reasonable conditions and subject to appropriate compensation to libraries providing library services to persons outside their normal service areas; and (2) Provide for state participation in regional, national or international library networks and systems designed to increase the quality of library services for the people of this state. [2015 c.328 §3]
OR Rev Stat § 357.021 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 357 - Libraries; State Archivist; Poet Laureate|Section 357.021 - State Library Board; members; terms.

(1) The State Library Board is established, consisting of nine voting members. (2) The Governor, after consultation with the Oregon Library Association, shall appoint seven voting members as follows: (a) Two members from two different state agencies; (b) One member representing a public library in eastern Oregon; (c) One member representing a public library in western Oregon; (d) One public member from eastern Oregon; (e) One public member from western Oregon; and (f) One member representing a community college library or a public university library in this state. (3) The Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction, or a designee of the deputy superintendent, shall be a voting member of the board. (4) The administrator of the Commission for the Blind, or a designee of the administrator, shall be a voting member of the board. (5) The State Librarian shall serve ex officio as a nonvoting member of the board. (6) A board member described in subsection (2) of this section shall serve a four-year term, but a member described in subsection (2) of this section serves at the pleasure of the Governor. Before the expiration of the term of a member, the Governor shall appoint a successor whose term begins on July 1 next following. A member is eligible for reappointment. If there is a vacancy for any cause, the Governor shall make an appointment to become immediately effective for the unexpired term. (7) A board member described in subsection (2) of this section shall be eligible for reappointment for only one additional term, but any person may be reappointed to the board after an interval of one year. (8) The appointment of a board member described in subsection (2) of this section is subject to confirmation by the Senate in the manner prescribed in ORS 171.562 and 171.565. (9) A member of the State Library Board is entitled to compensation and expenses as provided in ORS 292.495. [2015 c.328 §4]
OR Rev Stat § 357.023 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 357 - Libraries; State Archivist; Poet Laureate|Section 357.023 - Chairperson; quorum; meetings.

(1) The State Library Board shall select one of its members as chairperson and another as vice chairperson, for such terms and with duties and powers necessary for the performance of the functions of such offices as the board determines. (2) A majority of the members of the board constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business. (3) The board shall meet at least once every three months at a place, day and hour determined by the board. The board may also meet at other times and places specified by the call of the chairperson or of a majority of the members of the board. [2015 c.328 §6]
OR Rev Stat § 357.026 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 357 - Libraries; State Archivist; Poet Laureate|Section 357.026 - Board duties; rules.

The State Library Board shall be the policy-making body for the State Library. The State Library Board shall: (1) Formulate general policies for the State Library to provide the framework for library operations; (2) Adopt rules to carry out the purposes for which the State Library is established or for any other purpose authorized by law; (3) In consultation with the Oregon Library Association, the Oregon Heritage Commission and other related organizations, adopt long-range strategic plans for the continued improvement and development of the State Library and develop key performance measures to track progress; (4) Review and approve budget requests for the State Library that align with the board’s long-range plans; (5) Develop, adopt and modify a technology plan, including long-range expenditures, for the purchase of subscriptions statewide, for reference-based databases, digitization of records for public libraries and integration of services provided by the State Library; (6) Conduct certifications of state agency libraries or library services under ORS 357.029; (7) Review and monitor the State Library and the State Library’s work in the State Reference Coordinating Council established under ORS 357.900; (8) Administer the State Library Donation Fund for the benefit of the State Library, except that every gift, devise or bequest for a specific purpose shall be administered according to its terms; and (9) Report to the Legislative Assembly in January of each odd-numbered year on the State Library’s efforts to: (a) Achieve the statutory mission and programmatic outcomes of the State Library; (b) Implement initiatives and improvements to interagency coordination; (c) Implement initiatives and improvements to the electronic delivery of government publications and services; (d) Implement initiatives and improvements to State Library reference services to state agencies; (e) Enter into public, nonprofit and private partnerships and report the number of the partnerships entered into by the State Library; and (f) Reduce duplication in state agency services and costs related to the mission of the State Library. [2015 c.328 §7]
OR Rev Stat § 357.028 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 357 - Libraries; State Archivist; Poet Laureate|Section 357.028 - Rules governing State Library resources; public and state agency access.

The State Library Board shall adopt rules: (1) Defining reasonable public access to the State Library and its resources and materials. (2) Defining State Library resources, including, but not limited to, print, electronic, subscription and reference services. (3) Establishing processes and procedures related to state agency use of State Library resources, as defined in rules adopted under subsection (2) of this section. The rules shall provide that the State Library shall fulfill only state agency requests for resources or services that pertain to the conduct of state business. [2015 c.328 §8]
OR Rev Stat § 357.029 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 357 - Libraries; State Archivist; Poet Laureate|Section 357.029 - Certification of state agency library or library service separately maintained from State Library; rules; report to legislature.

(1) The State Library shall certify each biennium any state agency library or library service that is maintained separate from the State Library or that is proposed to be maintained separate from the State Library. (2) The State Library Board shall adopt rules relating to the certification process and review criteria. (3) The State Library Board shall report to the Legislative Assembly each January of an odd-numbered year on the list of state agency libraries or library services that fail to be certified or recertified by the State Library under this section. [2015 c.328 §19]
OR Rev Stat § 357.031 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 357 - Libraries; State Archivist; Poet Laureate|Section 357.031 - Authority of State Library Board.

The State Library Board may: (1) Enter into contracts with any person or governmental entity: (a) To provide, extend, improve or coordinate library services; or (b) To demonstrate appropriate programs of library services. (2) Enter into library agreements pursuant to Article V of the Interstate Library Compact (ORS 357.340). (3) Establish, equip and maintain regional library service centers of the State Library outside the City of Salem when the library needs of the state will be better served. [1961 c.251 §2 (enacted in lieu of 357.030); 1965 c.354 §6; 1973 c.439 §10; 1975 c.476 §9; 2015 c.328 §9]
OR Rev Stat § 357.035 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 357 - Libraries; State Archivist; Poet Laureate|Section 357.035 - Board as agency to apply for federal or private funds.

Subject to the provisions of ORS 291.260 and 291.375, the State Library Board is designated as a state agency empowered to apply for federal or private funds and accept and enter into appropriate agreements for library purposes on behalf of the state or its political subdivisions or for any activity appropriate to the State Library on behalf of the state for the receipt of such funds from the federal government or its agencies or from any private source, and supervise the disbursement of such funds. [Formerly 357.220; 2015 c.328 §10]
OR Rev Stat § 357.040 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 357 - Libraries; State Archivist; Poet Laureate|Section 357.040 - Authority of board over real and personal property.

(1) The State Library Board may acquire control and dispose of any and all real and personal property given to or for the benefit of the State Library by private donors, whether the gifts of the property are made to the State Library or to the board or to the State of Oregon for the benefit of the library. (2) The board may accept by assignment and hold mortgages upon real and personal property acquired by way of gift or arising out of transactions entered into in accord with the powers, duties and authority given to the board by this section and ORS 357.026 and 357.195. (3) The board may institute, maintain and participate in suits, actions and other judicial proceedings in the name of the State of Oregon for the foreclosure of such mortgages or for the purpose of carrying into effect any and all of the powers, duties and authority now vested in or given to the board by this section. [Amended by 1975 c.476 §11; 1995 c.69 §11; 2015 c.328 §11]
OR Rev Stat § 357.046 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 357 - Libraries; State Archivist; Poet Laureate|Section 357.046 - Appointment of State Librarian; qualifications.

(1) The Governor shall appoint a State Librarian subject to confirmation in the Senate in the manner provided in ORS 171.562 and 171.565. (2) The State Librarian shall be a graduate of a library school accredited by the American Library Association or who possesses the equivalent in training and experience and who shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. [2015 c.328 §12]
OR Rev Stat § 357.050 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 357 - Libraries; State Archivist; Poet Laureate|Section 357.050 - Roles of State Librarian.

The State Librarian shall: (1) Serve as Secretary to the State Library Board and keep the official record of the board’s actions. (2) Be the chief administrative officer of the State Library in accordance with policies established by the board. (3) Serve on the State Reference Coordinating Council established under ORS 357.900. [Amended by 1961 c.251 §3; 1975 c.476 §12; 2015 c.328 §14]
OR Rev Stat § 357.060 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 357 - Libraries; State Archivist; Poet Laureate|Section 357.060

[Amended by 1969 c.706 §64e; 1975 c.476 §5; renumbered 357.007]
OR Rev Stat § 357.071 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 357 - Libraries; State Archivist; Poet Laureate|Section 357.071 - Duties of State Librarian.

The State Librarian shall: (1) Pursuant to the State Personnel Relations Law, appoint and fix the compensation of, and prescribe the working conditions for such staff as may be necessary to carry out the functions of the State Library. (2) Make all reports, maintain all records and execute all instruments required by law or rule and perform all duties necessary to discharge the functions of the State Library. (3) Assist local librarians and library boards in answering questions concerning the library laws. [1961 c.251 §5 (enacted in lieu of 357.070); 1971 c.185 §1; 1975 c.476 §13]
OR Rev Stat § 357.080 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 357 - Libraries; State Archivist; Poet Laureate|Section 357.080

[Amended by 1953 c.300 §5; 1961 c.251 §6; 1975 c.476 §4; renumbered 357.005]