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2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 3 - Unified School Districts and Union High School Districts Public Libraries › ARTICLE 8 - Library Commission › Section 18440.

18440. A board of library trustees may appoint, by resolution or other order entered in the minutes of the board of library trustees, a library commission consisting of five members to manage and operate the library or libraries of the district. Before any board of library trustees appoints a library commission as provided herein, the board of library trustees shall hold at least one public hearing on the matter of the creation of a library commission; notice of such hearing shall be given by publication pursuant to Section 6066 of the Government Code, in a newspaper designated by the board of library trustees and circulated throughout the district, and by posting of the notice in three public places in the district at least 15 days prior to the date of the public hearing.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 3 - Unified School Districts and Union High School Districts Public Libraries › ARTICLE 8 - Library Commission › Section 18441.

18441. The members of the library commission shall hold office for three years from the first day of July next succeeding their appointment and until their successors are appointed and qualified, and shall serve without compensation.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 3 - Unified School Districts and Union High School Districts Public Libraries › ARTICLE 8 - Library Commission › Section 18442.

18442. The members of the first commission appointed shall be so classified by the board of library trustees at the time of their appointment that the term of office of one of the members shall expire on the first day of July one year after the first day of July next succeeding his appointment, two at the end of one additional year thereafter, and two at the end of two additional years thereafter.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 3 - Unified School Districts and Union High School Districts Public Libraries › ARTICLE 8 - Library Commission › Section 18443.

18443. Vacancies shall be filled by the board of library trustees by appointment for the unexpired term.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 3 - Unified School Districts and Union High School Districts Public Libraries › ARTICLE 8 - Library Commission › Section 18444.

18444. Within 30 days after the members of the commission are first appointed, and whenever vacancies in an office occur and are filled, the commission shall meet and organize as a commission, electing a president and a secretary from their number, after which they may transact business. The commission shall meet at a time and place that the commission determines by resolution. Regular and special meetings shall be called and conducted as prescribed in Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 730, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 3 - Unified School Districts and Union High School Districts Public Libraries › ARTICLE 8 - Library Commission › Section 18445.

18445. A majority of the commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 3 - Unified School Districts and Union High School Districts Public Libraries › ARTICLE 8 - Library Commission › Section 18446.

18446. The commission shall act only by resolution or motion. A majority vote of the members of the commission is required on each action taken, and the vote thereon shall be recorded.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 3 - Unified School Districts and Union High School Districts Public Libraries › ARTICLE 8 - Library Commission › Section 18447.

18447. The commission shall cause a proper record of its proceedings to be kept and maintained.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 3 - Unified School Districts and Union High School Districts Public Libraries › ARTICLE 8 - Library Commission › Section 18448.

18448. Members of the commission may be allowed actual necessary traveling and incidental expenses incurred in the performance of official business of the district as approved by the commission.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 3 - Unified School Districts and Union High School Districts Public Libraries › ARTICLE 8 - Library Commission › Section 18449.

18449. The commission shall do and perform any and all powers and duties authorized or required of the board of library trustees in Article 7 (commencing with Section 18400) of this chapter with the exception of Section 18411, provided that the consent of the board of library trustees shall be necessary before the commission may dispose of property pursuant to Section 18401 and before the purchase, erection, rental, and equipment of buildings or rooms pursuant to Section 18404.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 3 - Unified School Districts and Union High School Districts Public Libraries › ARTICLE 8 - Library Commission › Section 18450.

18450. Upon the receipt by the county auditor of an order of the library commission of the district, he shall issue his warrant upon the county treasurer for the amount stated in the order if sufficient funds be on deposit in the account of the district with the county treasurer.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 3 - Unified School Districts and Union High School Districts Public Libraries › ARTICLE 8 - Library Commission › Section 18451.

18451. Annually, and on or before the first day of June of each and every year, the commission shall submit or cause to be submitted to the board of library trustees its proposed budget for the operating and maintaining of the library or libraries of the district for the ensuing fiscal year. The proposed budget shall include an estimate of the cost of any or all of the following:
(a) Leasing of temporary quarters;
(b) Purchasing of suitable real property;
(c) Procuring plans and specifications, and erecting a suitable building or buildings;
(d) Furnishing and equipping the library building, and fencing and ornamenting the grounds for the accommodation of the public library.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 3 - Unified School Districts and Union High School Districts Public Libraries › ARTICLE 8 - Library Commission › Section 18452.

18452. The board of library trustees may dissolve the library commission created under the provisions of this article effective as of the 30th day of June next succeeding. Before taking action to dissolve a library commission, the board of library trustees shall hold at least one public hearing on the matter; notice of such hearing shall be given by publication pursuant to Section 6066 of the Government Code, in a newspaper designated by the board of library trustees and circulated throughout the district, and by posting of the notice in three public places in the district at least 15 days prior to the date of the public hearing.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 3 - Unified School Districts and Union High School Districts Public Libraries › ARTICLE 9 - Estimates of Funds Needed › Section 18480.

18480. In any library district formed under this chapter which maintains a public library, or which has petitioned for and has been granted permission to establish, and intends to maintain, a public library in accordance with this chapter, the board of library trustees shall furnish to the board of supervisors of the county in which the library district is situated, each and every year, on or before the first day of September, an estimate of the cost of any or all of the following:
(a) Leasing temporary quarters.
(b) Purchasing a suitable lot.
(c) Procuring plans and specifications and erecting a suitable building.
(d) Furnishing and equipping the building, and fencing and ornamenting the grounds for the accommodation of the public library.
(e) Conducting and maintaining the library for the ensuing fiscal year.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 3 - Unified School Districts and Union High School Districts Public Libraries › ARTICLE 10 - Tax Levy › Section 18493.

18493. The revenue derived from the tax, together with all money acquired by gift, devise, bequest, or otherwise for the purposes of the library, shall be paid into the county treasury to the credit of the library fund of the district in which the tax was collected, subject only to the order of the library trustees of the district.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 3 - Unified School Districts and Union High School Districts Public Libraries › ARTICLE 10 - Tax Levy › Section 18494.

18494. If the payment into the treasury is inconsistent with the terms or conditions of any gift, devise, or bequest, the board of library trustees shall provide for the safety and preservation of the fund, and the application thereof to the use of the library, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the gift, devise, or bequest.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 3 - Unified School Districts and Union High School Districts Public Libraries › ARTICLE 11 - Claims › Section 18500.

18500. All claims for money or damages against the district are governed by Part 3 (commencing with Section 900) and Part 4 (commencing with Section 940) of Division 3.6 of Title 1 of the Government Code except as provided therein, or by other statutes or regulations expressly applicable thereto.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 3 - Unified School Districts and Union High School Districts Public Libraries › ARTICLE 12 - Election for Issuance of Bonds › Section 18510.

18510. The board of trustees of any union high school library district may, when in its judgment it is deemed advisable, and shall upon a petition of 50 or more taxpayers and residents of the library district, call an election and submit to the electors of the district the proposition of whether the bonds of the district shall be issued and sold for the purpose of raising money for any or all of the following purposes:
(a) The purchase of suitable lots.
(b) Procuring plans and specifications and erecting a suitable building.
(c) Furnishing and equipping the building and fencing and ornamenting the grounds, for the accommodation of the union high school library.
(d) Any or all of the purposes of this chapter.
(e) Liquidating any indebtedness incurred for the purposes.
(f) Refunding any outstanding valid indebtedness evidenced by bonds or warrants of the district.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 3 - Unified School Districts and Union High School Districts Public Libraries › ARTICLE 12 - Election for Issuance of Bonds › Section 18511.

18511. In determining the amount of bonds to be issued and sold, the board of trustees may include:
(a) Legal or other fees incidental to or connected with the authorization, issuance and sale of the bonds.
(b) The costs of printing the bonds and other costs and expenses incidental to or connected with the authorization, issuance and sale of the bonds.
If such a determination is made, the proceeds of the sale of the bonds may be used to pay such costs and fees.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 3 - Unified School Districts and Union High School Districts Public Libraries › ARTICLE 12 - Election for Issuance of Bonds › Section 18513.

18513. Voting shall be by ballot, without reference to the general election law in regard to form of ballot or manner of voting, except that the words to appear on the ballot shall be “Bonds—Yes” and “Bonds—No.” Persons voting at the bond election shall put a cross (+) upon their ballot with pencil or ink, after the words “Bonds—Yes” or “Bonds—No,” as the case may be, to indicate whether they have voted for or against the issuance of the bonds. The ballot shall be handed by the elector voting to the inspector, who shall then, in his presence, deposit it in the ballot box, and the judges shall enter the elector’s name on the poll list.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 3 - Unified School Districts and Union High School Districts Public Libraries › ARTICLE 12 - Election for Issuance of Bonds › Section 18515.

18515. If it appears that two-thirds of the votes cast at the election are in favor of issuing the bonds, the board shall cause an entry of the fact to be made upon its minutes and shall certify to the board of supervisors of the county all the proceedings had in the premises.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 3 - Unified School Districts and Union High School Districts Public Libraries › ARTICLE 12 - Election for Issuance of Bonds › Section 18518.

18518. No error, irregularity, or omission which does not affect the substantial rights of the taxpayers within the district or the electors voting at any election at which bonds of any district are authorized to be issued shall invalidate the election or any bonds authorized by such election.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 3 - Unified School Districts and Union High School Districts Public Libraries › ARTICLE 13 - Issuance and Sale of Bonds › Section 18530.

18530. After the provisions of Sections 18510 to 18515, inclusive, have been complied with, the board of supervisors shall issue the bonds of the district, to the number and amount provided in the proceedings, payable out of the building fund of the district, naming it, and the money shall be raised by taxation upon the taxable property in the district, for the redemption of the bonds and the payment of the interest thereon.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 3 - Unified School Districts and Union High School Districts Public Libraries › ARTICLE 13 - Issuance and Sale of Bonds › Section 18531.

18531. The total amount of bonds issued, shall not exceed 5 percent of the taxable property of the district, as shown by the last equalized assessment book of the county.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 3 - Unified School Districts and Union High School Districts Public Libraries › ARTICLE 13 - Issuance and Sale of Bonds › Section 18532.

18532. The bonds shall not bear a rate of interest greater than 8 percent, payable annually or semiannually.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 3 - Unified School Districts and Union High School Districts Public Libraries › ARTICLE 13 - Issuance and Sale of Bonds › Section 18533.

18533. The board of supervisors by an order entered upon its minutes shall prescribe the form of the bonds and of the interest coupons attached thereto.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 3 - Unified School Districts and Union High School Districts Public Libraries › ARTICLE 13 - Issuance and Sale of Bonds › Section 18534.

18534. The board of supervisors by an order entered upon its minutes shall fix the time when the whole or any part of the principal of the bonds will be payable, which shall not be more than 40 years from the date thereof.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 3 - Unified School Districts and Union High School Districts Public Libraries › ARTICLE 13 - Issuance and Sale of Bonds › Section 18534.3.

18534.3. The board of supervisors may divide the principal amount of any issue into two or more series and fix different dates for the bonds of each series. The bonds of one series may be made payable at different times from those of any other series.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 36.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 3 - Unified School Districts and Union High School Districts Public Libraries › ARTICLE 13 - Issuance and Sale of Bonds › Section 18534.5.

18534.5. The board of supervisors may provide for redemption of bonds before maturity at prices determined by it. A bond shall not be subject to call or redemption prior to maturity unless it contains a recital to that effect.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 36.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 3 - Unified School Districts and Union High School Districts Public Libraries › ARTICLE 13 - Issuance and Sale of Bonds › Section 18535.

18535. The bonds shall be sold in the manner prescribed by the board of supervisors, but for not less than 95 percent of par.
(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 36.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 3 - Unified School Districts and Union High School Districts Public Libraries › ARTICLE 13 - Issuance and Sale of Bonds › Section 18536.

18536. The proceeds of the sale of the bonds shall be deposited in the county treasury to the credit of the building fund of the library district, and shall be drawn out for the purposes for which the bonds were issued as other library money is drawn out.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 3 - Unified School Districts and Union High School Districts Public Libraries › ARTICLE 14 - Cancellation of Bonds › Section 18550.

18550. Whenever any bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter remain unsold for the period of six months after having been offered for sale in the manner prescribed by the board of supervisors, the board of trustees of the library district for or on account of which the bonds were issued, or of any library district composed wholly or partly of territory which, at the time of holding the election authorizing the issuance of the bonds, was embraced within the district for or on account of which the bonds were issued, may petition the board of supervisors to cause the unsold bonds to be withdrawn from market and canceled.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 3 - Unified School Districts and Union High School Districts Public Libraries › ARTICLE 14 - Cancellation of Bonds › Section 18551.

18551. Upon receiving the petition, signed by a majority of the members of the board of trustees, the supervisors shall fix a time for hearing the petition, which shall not be more than 30 days thereafter, and shall cause a notice, stating the time and place of hearing, and the object of the petition in general terms, to be published for 10 days prior to the day of hearing in a newspaper published in the library district, if there is one, and if there is no newspaper published in the library district, then in a newspaper published at the county seat of the county in which the library district or part thereof is situated.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 3 - Unified School Districts and Union High School Districts Public Libraries › ARTICLE 14 - Cancellation of Bonds › Section 18552.

18552. At the time and place designated in the notice for hearing the petition, or at any subsequent time to which the hearing may be postponed, the supervisors shall hear any reasons that may be submitted for or against the granting of the petition, and if they deem it for the best interests of the library district named in the petition that the unsold bonds be canceled, they shall make and enter an order in the minutes of their proceedings that the unsold bonds be canceled.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 3 - Unified School Districts and Union High School Districts Public Libraries › ARTICLE 14 - Cancellation of Bonds › Section 18553.

18553. Thereupon the bonds and the vote by which they were authorized to be issued, shall cease to be of any validity whatever.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 3 - Unified School Districts and Union High School Districts Public Libraries › ARTICLE 14.5 - Sale of Unsold Bonds › Section 18555.

18555. When the board of trustees of the library district determines that the purpose and object of the bonds has been accomplished, it may request the board of supervisors to cause any unsold bonds to be issued and sold and the proceeds thereof used for any or all of the purposes set forth in Section 18510.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 36.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 3 - Unified School Districts and Union High School Districts Public Libraries › ARTICLE 14.5 - Sale of Unsold Bonds › Section 18556.

18556. Upon receiving the request, signed by a majority of the members of the board of trustees, the supervisors shall fix a time for hearing the request, which shall not be more than 30 days thereafter, and shall cause a notice, stating the time and place of hearing, and the object of the request in general terms, to be published for 10 days prior to the day of hearing in a newspaper published in the library district, if there is one, and if there is no newspaper published in the library district, then in a newspaper published at the county seat of the county in which the library district or part thereof is situated.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 36.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 3 - Unified School Districts and Union High School Districts Public Libraries › ARTICLE 14.5 - Sale of Unsold Bonds › Section 18557.

18557. At the time and place designated in the notice for hearing the request, or at any subsequent time to which the hearing may be postponed, the supervisors shall hear any reasons that may be submitted for or against the granting of the request. If, before the conclusion of the hearing, a petition signed by registered voters within the district equal to not less than 10 percent of the vote cast within the boundaries of the district for all candidates for governor at the last gubernatorial election requesting an election is not filed, the board of supervisors may, if they determine it to be for the best interests of the library district, grant the request. In such event, they shall make and enter an order in the minutes of their proceedings that the unsold bonds shall be sold and the proceeds used for the purposes specified in the request.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 36.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 3 - Unified School Districts and Union High School Districts Public Libraries › ARTICLE 14.5 - Sale of Unsold Bonds › Section 18558.

18558. In the event a petition, as set forth in Section 18557, is filed, the board of supervisors shall not grant the request without first submitting the question to the voters in the same manner and with the same effect as provided for a referendum by the electors of a district pursuant to Section 9340 of the Elections Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 923, Sec. 24. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 3 - Unified School Districts and Union High School Districts Public Libraries › ARTICLE 15 - Tax for Interest and Redemption of Bonds › Section 18560.

18560. The board of supervisors, at the time of making a levy of taxes for county purposes, shall levy a tax for that year upon the taxable property in the district, at the equalized assessed value thereof for that year, for the interest and redemption of the bonds.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 3 - Unified School Districts and Union High School Districts Public Libraries › ARTICLE 15 - Tax for Interest and Redemption of Bonds › Section 18561.

18561. The tax shall not be less than sufficient to pay the interest of the bonds for that year, and such portion of the principal as is to become due during the year. In any event the tax shall be high enough to raise, annually, for the first half of the term the bonds have to run, a sufficient sum to pay the interest thereon, and, during the balance of the term, high enough to pay the annual interest, and to pay annually, a proportion of the principal of the bonds equal to a sum produced by taking the whole amount of the bonds outstanding and dividing it by the number of years the bonds then have to run.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 3 - Unified School Districts and Union High School Districts Public Libraries › ARTICLE 15 - Tax for Interest and Redemption of Bonds › Section 18562.

18562. All money levied, when collected, shall be paid into the county treasury to the credit of the library district, and be used for the payment of principal and interest on the bonds, and for no other purpose.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 3 - Unified School Districts and Union High School Districts Public Libraries › ARTICLE 16 - Payment of Interest and Bonds › Section 18570.

18570. The principal and interest on the bonds shall be paid by the county treasurer, upon the warrant of the county auditor, out of the fund provided therefor.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 3 - Unified School Districts and Union High School Districts Public Libraries › ARTICLE 16 - Payment of Interest and Bonds › Section 18571.

18571. The county auditor shall cancel and file with the county treasurer the bonds and coupons as rapidly as they are paid.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
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18700. This chapter shall be known as the California Library Services Act.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1255.)
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18701. The Legislature finds and declares that it is in the interest of the people of the state to ensure that all people have free and convenient access to all library resources and services that might enrich their lives, regardless of where they live or of the tax base of their local government. This finding is based on the recognition that:
(a) The public library is a primary source of information, recreation, and education to persons of all ages, any location, or any economic circumstance.
(b) The expansion of knowledge and the increasing complexity of our society creates a need for materials and information that goes beyond the ability of any one library to provide.
(c) The public libraries of California are supported primarily by local taxes. The ability of local governments to provide adequate service is dependent on the taxable wealth of each local jurisdiction and varies widely throughout the state.
(d) Public libraries are unable to bear the greater costs of meeting the exceptional needs of many residents, including people with disabilities, non-English-speaking and limited-English-speaking persons, those who are confined to home or in an institution, and those who are economically disadvantaged.
(e) The effective sharing of resources and services among the libraries of California requires an ongoing commitment by the state to promote access to information in both print and digital format.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 24, Sec. 1. (AB 1602) Effective June 27, 2016.)
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18702. It is the intent of the Legislature to provide all residents with the opportunity to obtain from their public libraries needed materials and informational services by facilitating access to the resources of all libraries in this state.
This policy shall be accomplished by assisting public libraries to improve service to the underserved of all ages, and by enabling public libraries to provide their users with the services and resources of all libraries in this state.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1255.)
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18703. In adopting this chapter, the Legislature declares that its policy shall be as follows:
(a) To reaffirm the principle of local control of the government and administration of public libraries, and to affirm that the provisions of this chapter apply only to libraries authorized by their jurisdictions to apply to participate in the programs authorized by this act.
(b) To require no library, as a condition for receiving funds or services under this chapter, to acquire or exclude any specific book, periodical, film, recording, picture, or other material, or any specific equipment, or to acquire or exclude any classification of books or other material by author, subject matter, or type.
(c) To encourage the adequate financing of libraries from local sources, with state aid to be furnished to supplement, not supplant, local funds.
(d) To encourage service to the underserved of all ages.
(e) To encourage and enable the sharing of resources between libraries.
(f) To ensure public participation in carrying out the intent of this act.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 24, Sec. 2. (AB 1602) Effective June 27, 2016.)
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18720. (a) There is hereby established in the state government the California Library Services Board, to consist of 13 members. The Governor shall appoint nine members of the board. Three of the Governor’s appointments shall be representative of laypersons, one of whom shall represent people with disabilities, one of whom shall represent limited- and non-English-speaking persons, and one of whom shall represent economically disadvantaged persons.
(b) The Governor shall also appoint six members of the board, each of whom shall represent one of the following categories: school libraries, libraries for institutionalized persons, public library trustees or commissioners, public libraries, special libraries, and academic libraries.
(c) The Legislature shall appoint the remaining four public members from persons who are not representative of categories mentioned in this section. Two shall be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules and two shall be appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly.
(d) The terms of office of members of the board shall be for four years and shall begin on January 1 of the year in which the respective terms are to start.
(e) On January 1, 2013, the members of the board shall be those persons serving on the former Library of California Board, appointed pursuant to former Section 18820, as it existed on December 31, 2012, who shall serve for the duration of their terms.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 76, Sec. 30. (AB 383) Effective January 1, 2014.)
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18722. The concurrence of seven members of the state board shall be necessary to the validity of any of its acts.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1255.)
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18723. Members of the state board shall serve without pay. They shall receive their actual and necessary traveling expenses while on official business.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1255.)
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18724. The duties of the state board shall be to adopt rules, regulations, and general policies for the implementation of this chapter. In addition, the state board, consistent with the terms and provisions of this chapter, shall have the following powers and duties:
(a) To direct the State Librarian in the administration of this chapter.
(b) To review for its approval all annual proposals submitted under this chapter.
(c) To expend the funds appropriated for the purpose of implementing the provisions of this chapter.
(d) To require participating libraries and systems to prepare and submit any reports and information that are necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter, and to prescribe the form and manner for providing those reports and information.
(e) To require that any public library participating in programs authorized by this chapter provide access to its bibliographic records and materials location information consistent with the legislative policy of encouraging the sharing of resources between libraries.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 24, Sec. 4. (AB 1602) Effective June 27, 2016.)
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18725. The state board shall serve as the State Advisory Council on Libraries for the purpose of meeting the requirements of the federal Library Services and Technology Act.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 219, Sec. 2. (SB 1044) Effective January 1, 2013.)
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18726. The State Librarian shall be the chief executive officer of the state board for purposes of this chapter and shall:
(a) Make such reports and recommendations as may be required by the state board.
(b) Administer the provisions of this chapter.
(c) Review all claims to insure programmatic and technical compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1255.)
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18730. Any public library or combination of public libraries may submit proposals to the state board for Special Services Programs within the service area. Applications shall identify the needs of the target service group, assess the capacity of the applicant library or libraries to respond to those needs, and shall identify the activities and timelines necessary to achieve those objectives. Funds may be expended for the development of collections to meet the needs of the underserved, together with the employment or retraining of staff necessary to properly utilize the collections, and to provide appropriate services to the underserved.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1255.)
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18731. A California public library may participate in universal borrowing. A public library participating in universal borrowing shall not exclude the residents of any jurisdiction maintaining a public library.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 24, Sec. 5. (AB 1602) Effective June 27, 2016.)
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18740. A library system, eligible for funds under this article, may consist of the following systems:
(a) A cooperative library system that, as of the effective date of this act, was designated a system under the Public Library Services Act of 1963.
(b) A library system in which two or more systems consolidate to form a library system.
(c) A library system that is formed by adding independent public library jurisdictions to an existing system.
(d) A library system formed by any combination of the above.
(Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1452, Sec. 102.)
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18743. Each member library of a system shall provide equal access to all residents of the area served by the system.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 24, Sec. 7. (AB 1602) Effective June 27, 2016.)
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18745. Each system shall annually apply to the state board for funds for intrasystem communications and delivery and resource sharing. Proposals shall be based upon the most cost-effective methods of exchanging print and digital materials and information among the member libraries.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 24, Sec. 9. (AB 1602) Effective June 27, 2016.)
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18746. Each system shall annually apply to the state board for funds for planning, coordination, and evaluation of the overall systemwide services authorized by this chapter.
(Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1452, Sec. 107.)
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18747. Each system shall establish an administrative council whose membership consists of the head librarians of each jurisdiction in the system. Duties of the administrative council shall include general administrative responsibility for the system, adopting a system plan of service, and submitting annual proposals to the state board for implementation of the provisions of this article.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 219, Sec. 5. (SB 1044) Effective January 1, 2013.)
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18760. The state board shall establish and administer two or more state reference centers. The centers shall be responsible for answering reference requests that cannot be met by systems and libraries participating in the programs authorized by this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1255.)
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18761. Each reference center established by the state shall provide statewide service. Such service shall include the handling of reference requests that cannot be met locally and regionally.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1255.)
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18762. Each reference center established pursuant to Section 18760 may enter into reciprocal or contractual agreements with libraries or any other information source for the purpose of making available their materials and informational services for the benefit of the library users of this state. Each California public library participating in any program under this chapter shall make materials and services available, as needed, to state reference centers.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1255.)
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18763. The budget of any reference center established pursuant to Section 18760 may include funds for the general operations of such centers, including funds for collection development and use.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1255.)
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18764. The state board shall designate one or more of the reference centers established pursuant to Section 18760 as a repository for collections specially relevant to economically disadvantaged persons and non-English-speaki ng persons.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1255.)
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18766. The state board shall establish and maintain a statewide communications and delivery and resource-sharing network between and among systems, state reference centers, independent public libraries, and all other libraries participating in the programs authorized by this act.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 24, Sec. 12. (AB 1602) Effective June 27, 2016.)