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LA Rev Stat § 24:981 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 24 - Legislature and Laws|§981. Authority; general purpose; duties

RS 981 - Authority; general purpose; duties A. The Institute for Public Health and Justice, organized under authority of the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, is hereby designated as an advisor to the legislature on matters related to youth in the criminal justice system and youth with behavioral health needs. B. The Institute for Public Health and Justice shall act at the direction of the speaker of the House of Representatives and the president of the Senate, in consultation with the Juvenile Justice Reform Act Implementation Commission. C.(1) The Institute for Public Health and Justice shall serve as a resource for best practices in the juvenile justice field, including promising local models of juvenile justice reform and national best practices models. (2) The Institute for Public Health and Justice shall provide technical assistance to the Juvenile Justice Reform Act Implementation Commission, review the implementation of juvenile justice reform, and prepare annual reports to be submitted to the legislature and the governor. D. The Institute for Public Health and Justice may work in partnership with the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and with other institutions of higher learning to fulfill the purposes of this Chapter. E. The Institute for Public Health and Justice may work in partnership with the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, youth services, office of juvenile justice, to fulfill the purposes of this Chapter. Any release of data by the office of juvenile justice shall be subject to approval by the deputy secretary for youth services. Information may be provided on a per project basis, and the Institute for Public Health and Justice shall maintain the confidentiality of legally protected juvenile information. The Institute for Public Health and Justice shall not use any information shared pursuant to this Subsection for any proprietary purpose. Acts 2013, No. 3, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 24:982 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 24 - Legislature and Laws|§982. Funding

RS 982 - Funding To achieve the purposes of this Chapter, the Institute for Public Health and Justice may seek, accept, and expend monies from any source, including donations, state appropriations, and federal grants and may seek, accept, and use services from individuals, corporations, and governmental entities. Acts 2013, No. 3, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 25:1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§1. Establishment and location

RS 1 - Establishment and location  There shall be a library known as the State Library of Louisiana, domiciled in the parish of East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and located in the city of Baton Rouge.  Amended by Acts 1950, No. 316, §6; Acts 1991, No. 938, §2; Acts 1992, No. 210, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 25:2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§2. Board of commissioners; appointment, terms, and qualification of members; removal of members

RS 2 - Board of commissioners; appointment, terms, and qualification of members; removal of members A. There is created a board of commissioners of the State Library of Louisiana, to be composed of seven members appointed by the lieutenant governor by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, commissioned with overlapping terms. Members of the board shall be appointed as herein provided for five-year terms, each member to serve until his successor is commissioned and qualified. B. The members of the board shall serve without pay and shall not be removed except for cause shown during their terms of office. Acts 1991, No. 938, §2; Acts 1997, No. 1128, §1; Acts 2008, No. 804, §1. NOTE: See Acts 2008, No. 804, §§3 and 4.
LA Rev Stat § 25:3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§3. Selection of members of board

RS 3 - Selection of members of board  The members of the board of commissioners shall be selected without political consideration from the entire state, and at all times at least two members of the board shall be women.
LA Rev Stat § 25:4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§4. Organization of board; meetings; quorum

RS 4 - Organization of board; meetings; quorum  Immediately upon the selection and appointment of the first board of commissioners, the members shall meet at Baton Rouge on the call of the secretary of the former Louisiana Library Commission and organize by electing a chairman, a vice-chairman, and an executive secretary; they shall also provide for quarterly meetings of the board and for special meetings on the call of the chairman or of any three members. A majority of the whole membership shall be required to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but the executive secretary and the chairman, acting jointly, will be authorized at all times to transact routine business.
LA Rev Stat § 25:5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§5. Executive secretary as chief librarian and director of library development; secretary of board of commissioners

RS 5 - Executive secretary as chief librarian and director of library development; secretary of board of commissioners  The executive secretary shall be the chief librarian and chief executive officer of the State Library of Louisiana as well as the director of library development and service throughout the state; he shall also be the secretary of the board of commissioners.  Acts 1991, No. 938, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 25:6 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§6. Executive secretary; term of office; removal

RS 6 - Executive secretary; term of office; removal  The term of office of the executive secretary is five years, subject to removal for cause by the unanimous vote of the board of commissioners.
LA Rev Stat § 25:7 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§7. Executive secretary; qualifications

RS 7 - Executive secretary; qualifications  The executive secretary shall possess the following qualifications: he or she shall be of good moral character and shall be a trained and experienced librarian holding a degree from some standard college or university. In addition, he must have completed the required course in a recognized or accredited school of library science and have had at least five years' experience as an administrative librarian or director of some state or public library serving a populated area of not less than fifty thousand inhabitants.
LA Rev Stat § 25:8 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§8. Functions of board of commissioners; duties of executive secretary

RS 8 - Functions of board of commissioners; duties of executive secretary  A. The board of commissioners of the State Library of Louisiana, through the executive secretary, shall plan and work toward a coordinated system of parish and regional libraries throughout the state so as to give and furnish every citizen and resident of the state free library service of the highest quality consistent with modern methods and as may be justified by financial and economic conditions.  B. The executive secretary shall endeavor to coordinate and integrate the library service so as to afford the schools, colleges, and universities the best free library service possible by means of interloan arrangements, book exchanges, and the like.  Acts 1991, No. 938, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 25:9 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§9. Other functions, duties and powers of board

RS 9 - Other functions, duties and powers of board  The board of commissioners may send any of its members to aid in the organization of public general libraries or to assist in the improvement of those already established. It may also receive gifts of books, money, or other property, which may be used or held in trust for the purpose or purposes given; may purchase and operate traveling libraries, and circulate such libraries within the state among communities, libraries, schools, colleges, universities, library associations, study clubs, and charitable and penal institutions, under such conditions and rules as the board may deem necessary to protect the interest of the state and best increase the efficiency of the service it is expected to render the public. It may publish lists and circulars of information, and may cooperate with other library commissions and libraries in the publication of documents, in order to secure the most economical administration of the work for which it was formed. It may conduct courses or schools of library instruction and hold library institutes in various parts of the state, and cooperate with others in such schools or institutes. It may also conduct a clearing house for periodicals for free gift to local libraries and shall perform such other service in behalf of public libraries as it may consider for the best interest of the state.  In connection with and under the supervision of each normal school in the state and the president of the state university the board may arrange for a course of lectures every year at each of the said normal schools and the state university on book selection, the use and care of books and the cataloging and administration of school libraries. It may cooperate with the state board of education in devising plans for the care of school libraries, in aiding teachers in school library administration, and in formulating rules and regulations governing the use of such libraries throughout the state. Such suggestions, rules, and regulations for school libraries are to be promulgated through the superintendent of public education.
LA Rev Stat § 25:10 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§10. Supervision of public libraries; reports required

RS 10 - Supervision of public libraries; reports required  The executive secretary shall, from time to time when called upon, give supervisory service and advice to all parish, institutional, and public libraries in the state, except law libraries. He shall also require such libraries to file annually, and at such other times as he may deem necessary, reports giving such statistical and other information as he may require. These reports shall be filed with the State Library of Louisiana on or before the thirty-first day of January of each year for the preceding calendar year. Acts 1991, No. 938, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 25:11 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§11. Repealed by Acts 1983, No. 687, §7.

RS 11 - Repealed by Acts 1983, No. 687, §7.
LA Rev Stat § 25:12 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§12. Travelling expenses of members; how paid

RS 12 - Travelling expenses of members; how paid  The necessary and actual travelling expenses incurred by the executive secretary or any members of the staff, acting under the authority and direction of the executive secretary, while on business for the State Library of Louisiana, and all actual and necessary travelling expenses of the several members of the board of commissioners of the State Library of Louisiana, shall be paid by the state from the funds appropriated and made available for the use, maintenance, and operation of the State Library of Louisiana.  Acts 1991, No. 938, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 25:13 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§13. Repealed by Acts 1983, No. 687, §7.

RS 13 - Repealed by Acts 1983, No. 687, §7.
LA Rev Stat § 25:14 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§14. State library as recipient of federal and state funds

RS 14 - State library as recipient of federal and state funds  A. The State Library of Louisiana is named and designated as the proper state agency to accept, receive, and administer any funds or monies granted, furnished, provided, appropriated, and dedicated or made available by the United States or any of its departments, commissions, boards, bureaus, or agencies or by the state of Louisiana for the purpose of giving aid to libraries and providing educational library service for citizens in the state of Louisiana.  B. Any and all funds or monies made available by the state of Louisiana for the purposes stated herein shall be received and administered by the assistant secretary of the office of the state library who is hereby vested with authority to establish rules, regulations, and restrictions not inconsistent with law for the distribution of said funds or monies to the public libraries of the state and from time to time alter and amend the same. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 347, §1, eff. July 10, 1977; Acts 1991, No. 938, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 25:15 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§15. Authority to do acts required by federal laws

RS 15 - Authority to do acts required by federal laws  The State Library of Louisiana is authorized to file any and all applications and make any and all reports and keep and render any and all accounts required or specified by federal law or regulation with reference to securing, administering, and using all such funds and monies for said purposes in the state of Louisiana.  Acts 1991, No. 938, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 25:16 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§16. Rendition of library services to blind persons

RS 16 - Rendition of library services to blind persons  The State Library of Louisiana may, with the approval of the federal government, enter into contractual agreements with surrounding states for library services to blind persons. Such agreements shall provide for the payment to the State Library of Louisiana of their proportionate share of the total cost of the service by the states receiving the service under the agreement. The State Library of Louisiana shall receive and retain all funds received, to be used to help defray the cost of the service in the foreign state.  Added by Acts 1956, No. 70, §1; Acts 1991, No. 938, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 25:17 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§17. Repealed by Acts 1983, No. 687, §7.

RS 17 - Repealed by Acts 1983, No. 687, §7.
LA Rev Stat § 25:31 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§31. Legislative findings, statement of purpose

RS 31 - Legislative findings, statement of purpose  A. The legislature finds that self-improvement, self-government, and economic self-sufficiency for all Louisiana citizens can be gained through the power of knowledge, and libraries are an important and irreplaceable source of such knowledge. Accordingly, the legislature finds that:  (1) Louisiana citizens have a right to adequate information to meet their individual needs.  (2) Louisiana citizens have a right to have their informational needs met in a timely manner even if the material is not in their local library.  (3) Louisiana citizens have a right to physically accessible, functional, convenient, and well-equipped libraries.  (4) Louisiana citizens have a right to be able to locate and use all information sources available.  (5) Louisiana citizens have a right to a wide range of services provided by professionally trained librarians and support staff.  B. It is, therefore, the determination of the legislature that all citizens of Louisiana shall have convenient access to all library resources, facilities, and services. In order to provide such access and services it is essential that the funds be provided to assist libraries in meeting these needs. Therefore, it is the purpose of this Subpart to provide for the establishment of a program through which the State Library of Louisiana may receive monies to expand and enhance its collections of materials for statewide loan, and award monies to local public libraries to expand and enhance their resources and the use thereof.  Acts 1992, No. 210, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 25:32 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§32. Establishment of Louisiana Library Resources Program

RS 32 - Establishment of Louisiana Library Resources Program  The Louisiana Library Resources Program is established. The program shall be administered by the executive secretary (state librarian) of the State Library of Louisiana.  Acts 1992, No. 210, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 25:33 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§33. Administration of program; specific purposes

RS 33 - Administration of program; specific purposes  A. The executive secretary of the state library shall adopt and promulgate rules for the administration of the program established in this Subpart with the advice of the Board of Commissioners of the State Library of Louisiana. Such rules may establish procedures for submission of proposals, eligibility criteria, and guidelines and standards for the awarding of funds. All such rules shall be in accordance with the provisions of this Subpart. B. Monies appropriated or otherwise made available to implement this Subpart shall be used for the improvement of the collections of the State Library of Louisiana and local public library resources, including the following purposes:  (1) To strengthen the central collections of the State Library of Louisiana. (2) To strengthen the collections of individual public libraries. (3) To encourage and enable the sharing of resources between libraries. (4) To develop library collections to meet the needs of specific groups of underserved citizens or citizens without service, such as persons with disabilities, persons who are elderly, or persons with limited language skills. (5) To provide training of staff to maximize collection use. (6) To provide training programs for public use of library resources. (7) To acquire equipment and technology for data location and access. (8) To encourage adequate financing of libraries from local sources; therefore, monies distributed to local public libraries shall supplement but shall not supplant local funds. Acts 1992, No. 210, §1; Acts 2014, No. 811, §13, eff. June 23, 2014.
LA Rev Stat § 25:61 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§61. §§61 to 67 Repealed by Acts 1985, No. 905, §2.

RS 61 - §§61 to 67 Repealed by Acts 1985, No. 905, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 25:68 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§68. §§68 to 70 Repealed by Acts 1980, No. 368, §3, eff. July 18, 1980

RS 68 - §§68 to 70 Repealed by Acts 1980, No. 368, §3, eff. July 18, 1980
LA Rev Stat § 25:91 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§91. Control and supervision

RS 91 - Control and supervision  The Law Library of Louisiana domiciled in the Parish of Orleans and located in the Civil Courts Building in the City of New Orleans shall be under the direct control and supervision of the Supreme Court of Louisiana which is authorized, under such rules as it may adopt, to prescribe the necessary regulations concerning the maintenance, upkeep, and operation thereof, as well as necessary regulations and restrictions relative to the services to be rendered thereby.  Added by Acts 1954, No. 409, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 25:92 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§92. Repealed by Acts 1972, No. 683, §1

RS 92 - Repealed by Acts 1972, No. 683, §1
LA Rev Stat § 25:93 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§93. Sale or exchange of surplus property

RS 93 - Sale or exchange of surplus property  A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the director of the Law Library of Louisiana may sell or exchange surplus movable property, provided that all proceeds realized from any sale or exchange shall be applied to the purchase of books, periodicals, manuscripts, papers, or any other research material for the Law Library of Louisiana.  B. For purposes of this Section, "surplus movable property" means any duplicate, superseded, obsolete or otherwise unnecessary book, periodical, manuscript, paper, or other research material in the possession of the Law Library of Louisiana.  Acts 1986, No. 610, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 25:94 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§94. Ownership of books

RS 94 - Ownership of books  The books, periodicals, manuscripts or other papers in the possession of the Law Library of Louisiana or which may be subsequently acquired by it shall be the property of the state of Louisiana.  Added by Acts 1954, No. 409, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 25:95 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§95. Appropriations

RS 95 - Appropriations  All appropriations made by the legislature to the Law Library of Louisiana, whether general or special, shall be drawn on the warrant of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court or any person designated by him.  Added by Acts 1954, No. 409, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 25:121 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§121. Policy

RS 121 - Policy  Freedom of access to public documents is a basic right of citizenship. Therefore, it is the policy of the state of Louisiana that state public documents shall be made available to the public. In order to obtain maximum efficient distribution and maximum availability of these documents, a depository system is hereby established.  Amended by Acts 1981, No. 906, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 25:121.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§121.1. Definitions

RS 121.1 - Definitions  As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:  (1) "Public document" means informational matter, for public distribution regardless of format, method of reproduction, 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. Correspondence and inter-office or intra-office memoranda and records of an archival nature are excluded.  (2) "State agency" means an office, department, board, bureau, commission, council, institution, college or university, division, officer, or other person or group within the executive, judicial, or legislative branch of state government that is authorized to exercise or that exercises any of the functions of the government of the state of Louisiana.  (3) "Depository" means an institution which contracts with the state librarian to participate in the public document depository system.  Added by Acts 1981, No. 906, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 25:122 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§122. Establishment of depositories; administration of depository system; documents; rules and regulations

RS 122 - Establishment of depositories; administration of depository system; documents; rules and regulations  A. The state librarian shall be responsible for establishing a system of depositories for state public documents, and for the deposit and distribution of state public documents to the depositories.  B. The state librarian shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations, and enter into agreements with depositories, as necessary to implement the provisions of this Chapter.  Amended by Acts 1981, No. 906, §1.