2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle D - History, Culture, and Education › Chapter 441 - Libraries and Archives › Subchapter A. Texas State Library and Archives Commission › Section 441.002. Director and Librarian

Sec. 441.002.  DIRECTOR AND LIBRARIAN.  (a)  The commission shall appoint a director and librarian.
(b)  The director and librarian is the executive and administrative officer of the commission and shall discharge the administrative and executive functions of the commission.
(c)  To be appointed as the director and librarian, a person must have:
(1)  at least two years of training in library science or experience in teaching or research or in a library that is the equivalent of two years of training in library science;  and
(2)  at least two years of administrative experience in the field of libraries or research or in a related field.
(d)  The director and librarian serves at the will of the commission.
(e)  Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 285, Sec. 31(14).
(f)  Based on the sworn account of the director and librarian showing expenses in detail, the director and librarian is entitled to reimbursement for actual expenses incurred when traveling in the service of the commission.
(g)  Under the direction of the commission, the director and librarian shall:
(1)  record the commission's proceedings;
(2)  keep an accurate account of the commission's financial transactions;
(3)  have charge of the state library and any book, picture, document, newspaper, manuscript, archive, relic, memento, flag, or similar item contained in the library;
(4)  administer programs to carry out the duties of the commission and the director and librarian under Subtitle C, Title 6, Local Government Code, and Subchapters J and L;
(5)  ascertain the condition of all public libraries in this state and report the results to the commission;  and
(6)  perform any other duty the commission assigns.
(h)  Under the direction of the commission, the director and librarian may:
(1)  spend money appropriated for that purpose to purchase any book relating to Texas;
(2)  approve the voucher for any expenditure made in connection with the state library;  and
(3)  withhold from any library a public document furnished the commission for distribution or an interlibrary loan the library desires if the library refuses or neglects to furnish an annual report or other information the librarian requests.
(i)  Repealed by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 873, Sec. 8(1), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
(j)  The commission shall develop and implement policies that clearly separate the policy-making responsibilities of the commission and the management responsibilities of the director and librarian and the staff of the commission.
(k)  The commission shall comply with federal and state laws related to program and facility accessibility.  The director and librarian shall also prepare and maintain a written plan that describes how a person who does not speak English can be provided reasonable access to the commission's programs and services.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1248, Sec. 36, eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 86, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 873, Sec. 3, 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 285, Sec. 31(14), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.