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Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 395 - Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System › Chapter 10 - Retirement and Pension Benefit Program › Section 395:10-1-13 - Application for disability retirement requirements

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(a) Complete the System's Application for Disability Retirement questionnaire under oath.
(b) If the claim is for a service related disability, a copy of the collision, accident or incident report must be provided and the findings of the §2-310.1 & §2-310.2 Injury Review Board, if any.
(c) An executed authorization for release of medical information for all treating or evaluating physicians.
(d) An executed authorization for release of employment records.
(e) A letter from the Agency Head expressing the employers opinion as to whether the injury did or did not occur within the scope of the applicant's employment.
(f) No application for service related disability retirement shall be placed on the Board's agenda until all documents required under this section have been received by the System.
Added at 15 Ok Reg 40, eff 9-25-97 (emergency); Added at 15 Ok Reg 3265, eff 7-13-98; Amended at 18 Ok Reg 3084, eff 7-12-01; Amended at 20 Ok Reg 962, eff 5-12-03
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 395 - Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System › Chapter 10 - Retirement and Pension Benefit Program › Section 395:10-1-14

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Added at 16 Ok Reg 3453, eff 6-23-99 (emergency); Added at 17 Ok Reg 2998, eff 7-13-00; Amended at 18 Ok Reg 3084, eff 7-12-01; Amended at 20 Ok Reg 962, eff 5-12-03
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 395 - Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System › Chapter 10 - Retirement and Pension Benefit Program › Section 395:10-1-15 - Qualified Domestic Order - QDRO'S

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(a) No Qualified Domestic Order shall be processed or acted upon by the System unless such order specifically complies with the statutory provisions of Title 47 O.S.  Section  2-303.3.
(b) The Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System shall submit only that information which reflects the member's contribution history and /or benefit amount.
(c) Said information shall not be furnished to any person unless prior written consent of the member is obtained or a subpoena or court order is issued by a court of competent jurisdiction.
Added at 18 Ok Reg 3084, eff 7-12-01
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 405 - Oklahoma Department of Libraries › Chapter 1 - Administrative Rules of the Director › Section 405:1-1-2 - Authority

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The Director of the Oklahoma Department of Libraries receives
				rule making authority through 65 O.S., §3-113.1; 67 O.S., §212 (in
				certain cases, jointly with the Archives and Records Commission); and the
				Administrative Procedures Act, 75 O.S., §250 et. seq.
Amended at 16 Ok Reg 3038,
				eff 7-12-99
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 405 - Oklahoma Department of Libraries › Chapter 1 - Administrative Rules of the Director › Section 405:1-1-3 - Library Service

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(a)
It shall
			 be the policy of the State of Oklahoma to promote, support, and implement the
			 development and maintenance of adequate public and special library facilities
			 and services throughout the state in whatever forms and by whatever means may
			 be most beneficial and feasible. Adequate library services are deemed to be
			 necessary to the cultural, educational and economic development of the State of
			 Oklahoma and to the health, safety and welfare of its people and to be the
			 responsibility of government at all levels.
(65 O.S. 1981,
			 §1-102)
(b)
It is the
			 purpose of the Oklahoma Library Code to accomplish the policy of this
			 subsection by providing for:
(1)
Creation of the Oklahoma Department of Libraries to discharge the
			 responsibility and exercise the authority of the State of Oklahoma for adequate
			 library facilities and services in and for state government and throughout the
			 state.
(2)
Establishment, development and operation of libraries and library
			 systems throughout the state with the goal of providing adequate library
			 services to all the people of the state.
(3)
Financial support for libraries
			 with guidelines for maximum economy and effectiveness in use of all
			 funds.
(4)
Cooperation with other state agencies, federal agencies and private
			 organizations in effecting the purposes of this Code.
(65 O.S.1981,
			 §1-103)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 405 - Oklahoma Department of Libraries › Chapter 1 - Administrative Rules of the Director › Section 405:1-1-4 - Organization

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The Oklahoma Department of Libraries is governed by a
				statutorily defined Board, 65 O.S. 2-101, et. seq. The powers and duties of the
				Board include appointing the Director of the Department and are set forth in 65
				O.S., §2-106; rule making authority for the Board is specifically granted
				in 65 O.S., §2-106(m).
Amended at 16 Ok Reg 3038,
				eff 7-12-99
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 405 - Oklahoma Department of Libraries › Chapter 1 - Administrative Rules of the Director › Section 405:1-1-5 - Duties of Director

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The Director shall be the administrative, executive,
				directing and supervising official of the Department under the supervision of
				and in accordance with policies established by the Board.
[65 O.S.
				1981, §3-104].
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 405 - Oklahoma Department of Libraries › Chapter 1 - Administrative Rules of the Director › Section 405:1-1-6 - Meetings of the Board

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By law, the Board meets every three months or upon special call
				[65 O. S., § 2-105]. Generally, the meetings are held at the Allen Wright
				Memorial Library Building, 200 N.E. 18th Street, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
				73105-3298, but may be held elsewhere.
Amended at 16 Ok Reg 3038,
				eff 7-12-99
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 405 - Oklahoma Department of Libraries › Chapter 1 - Administrative Rules of the Director › Section 405:1-1-7 - Open meetings

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The Board conducts its business in accordance with: the Open
				Meetings Act, 25 O.S.Supp.1989, §301 et. seq.; the Open Records Act, 51
				O.S. Supp.1989, §24A.1 et. seq.; and the Oklahoma Administrative
				Procedures Act, 75 O.S. Supp. 1989, §250 et. seq.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 405 - Oklahoma Department of Libraries › Chapter 1 - Administrative Rules of the Director › Section 405:1-1-8 - Director; records

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The Oklahoma Department of Libraries is managed by a Director
				appointed by the Board and qualified pursuant to 65 O.S., §3-103. The
				Director is the State Librarian and the State Archivist, 65 O.S., §3-103.
				The Director is Secretary of the Board (an ex officio non voting member) and
				has custody of all files and records of the Board, 65 O.S., §2-104. The
				powers and duties of the Director are set forth in 65 O.S.,
				§3-104.
Amended at 16 Ok Reg 3038,
				eff 7-12-99
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 405 - Oklahoma Department of Libraries › Chapter 1 - Administrative Rules of the Director › Section 405:1-1-9 - Office location; hours; information availability

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(a) The Oklahoma Department of Libraries is located in the Allen Wright Memorial Library Building, 200 N.E. 18th Street, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105-3298 in the State Capitol area. Telephone numbers are 405/521-2502 and 800/522-8116.
(b) All requests for information or petition should be addressed to the Director.
(c) The Department is open to the public 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 405 - Oklahoma Department of Libraries › Chapter 1 - Administrative Rules of the Director › Section 405:1-1-11 - Structure of the Department

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To carry out the functions of OAC 405:1-1-10, the Department is divided into four divisions: Administration, Services to Libraries, Services to Government, and Information Services. The Department acts as the administrative agency for the Archives and Records Commission and the Oklahoma Historical Records Advisory Board.
Amended at 16 Ok Reg 3038,
				eff 7-12-99
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 405 - Oklahoma Department of Libraries › Chapter 1 - Administrative Rules of the Director › Section 405:1-1-12 - Requests for promulgation, amendment, or repeal of a rule

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(a) Requests for promulgation, amendment, or
			 repeal of a rule shall be made in writing to the Director of the Department.
			 Requests shall give the text of a proposed new rule or amendment, and cite such
			 rules as are requested to be repealed or amended, and shall explain the reasons
			 and justification for the request.
(b) Any resulting action to adopt a new rule
			 or amendment or to repeal an existing rule shall be taken at an early date at
			 an open hearing conducted in accordance with the notice and other requirements
			 of the Administrative Procedures Act.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 405 - Oklahoma Department of Libraries › Chapter 1 - Administrative Rules of the Director › Section 405:1-1-13 - Petition for declaratory ruling

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(a)
			 Persons requesting the Director to make a declaratory ruling as to the
			 applicability or interpretation of any rule or order pursuant to these rules
			 shall address their written request to the Director of the
			 Department.
(b) The request for
			 declaratory ruling shall be placed upon the meeting agenda for consideration
			 and action by the Director at a meeting scheduled to be held at an early date,
			 and the interested party shall be given reasonable notice of the date, time,
			 and place of such meeting, and shall be informed promptly in writing of the
			 Director's ruling in the matter.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 405 - Oklahoma Department of Libraries › Chapter 3 - Administrative Rules of the Board › Section 405:3-1-2 - Authority

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The Oklahoma Department of Libraries Board receives its rule
				making authority through 65 O.S., §2-106(m) and as required by the
				provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act, 75 O.S., §250 et.
				seq.
Amended at 16 Ok Reg 3039,
				eff 7-12-99
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 405 - Oklahoma Department of Libraries › Chapter 3 - Administrative Rules of the Board › Section 405:3-1-3 - Library servicde

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(a)
It shall
			 be the policy of the State of Oklahoma to promote, support, and implement the
			 development and maintenance of adequate public and special library facilities
			 and services throughout the state in whatever forms and by whatever means may
			 be most beneficial and feasible. Adequate library services are deemed to be
			 necessary to the cultural, educational and economic development of the State of
			 Oklahoma and to the health, safety and welfare of its people and to be the
			 responsibility of government at all levels
. (65 O.S. 1981,
			 §1-102).
(b)
It is the
			 purpose of the Oklahoma Library Code to accomplish the policy (a)of this
			 section by providing for:
(1)
Creation of the Oklahoma Department of Libraries to discharge the
			 responsibility and exercise the authority of the State of Oklahoma for adequate
			 library facilities and services in and for state government and throughout the
			 state.
(2)
Establishment, development and operation of libraries and library
			 systems throughout the state with the goal of providing adequate library
			 services to all the people of the state.
(3)
Financial support for libraries
			 with guidelines for maximum economy and effectiveness in use of all
			 funds.
(4)
Cooperation with other state agencies, federal agencies and private
			 organizations in effecting the purposes of the Code. (65 O.S. 1981,
			 §1-103).
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 405 - Oklahoma Department of Libraries › Chapter 3 - Administrative Rules of the Board › Section 405:3-1-4 - Organization

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The Oklahoma Department of Libraries is governed by a
				statutorily defined Board, 65 O.S. 2-101, et. seq. The powers and duties of the
				Board are set forth in 65 O.S., §2-106; rule making authority for the
				Board is specifically granted in 65 O.S., §2-106(m).
Amended at 16 Ok Reg 3039,
				eff 7-12-99
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 405 - Oklahoma Department of Libraries › Chapter 3 - Administrative Rules of the Board › Section 405:3-1-5 - Meetings of the Board

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By law, the Board meets every three months or upon special call
				[65 O.S., § 2-105]. Generally, the meetings are held at the Allen Wright
				Memorial Library Building, 200 N.E. 18th Street, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
				73105-3298, but may be held elsewhere.
Amended at 16 Ok Reg 3039,
				eff 7-12-99
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 405 - Oklahoma Department of Libraries › Chapter 3 - Administrative Rules of the Board › Section 405:3-1-6 - Open meetings

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The Board conducts its business in accordance wish: the Open
				Meetings Act, 25 O.S. Supp. 1989, §301 et. seq.; the Open Records Act, 51
				O.S. Supp. 1989, §24A.1 et. seq.; and the Oklahoma Administrative
				Procedures Act, 75 O.S. Supp. 1989, §250 et. seq.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 405 - Oklahoma Department of Libraries › Chapter 3 - Administrative Rules of the Board › Section 405:3-1-7 - Director; records

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The Oklahoma Department of Libraries is managed by a Director
				appointed by the Board and qualified pursuant to 65 O.S., §3-103. The
				Director is the State Librarian and the State Archivist, 65 O.S., §3-103.
				The Director is Secretary of the Board (an ex officio non voting member) and
				has custody of all files and records of the Board, 65 O.S., §2-104. The
				powers and duties of the Director are set forth in 65 O.S.,
				§3-104.
Amended at 16 Ok Reg 3039,
				eff 7-12-99
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 405 - Oklahoma Department of Libraries › Chapter 3 - Administrative Rules of the Board › Section 405:3-1-8 - Office location; hours; information availability

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(a) The Oklahoma Department of Libraries is located in the Allen Wright Memorial Library Building, 200 N.E. 18th Street, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105-3298 in the State Capitol area; the Jan Eric Cartwright Memorial Law Library is located in the Capitol and the State Records Center is located at 426 East Hill Street, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Telephone numbers are 405/521-2502 and 1-800/522-8116.
(b) All requests for information or petitions should be addressed to the Director.
(c) The Department is open to the public 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays.
Amended at 16 Ok Reg 3039,
				eff 7-12-99
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 405 - Oklahoma Department of Libraries › Chapter 3 - Administrative Rules of the Board › Section 405:3-1-10 - Structure of the Department

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To carry out these functions, the Department is divided into four divisions: Administration, Services to Libraries, Services to Government, and Information Services. The Department acts as the Administrative Agency for the Archives and Records Commission and the Oklahoma Historical Records Advisory Board.
Amended at 16 Ok Reg 3039,
				eff 7-12-99
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 405 - Oklahoma Department of Libraries › Chapter 3 - Administrative Rules of the Board › Section 405:3-1-11 - Fees

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The Board adopted the fee schedule as Chapter 35 of this title
				for charging the public and state government entities for services including
				photocopy, microfilm, microfiche publications and lost book
				replacement.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 405 - Oklahoma Department of Libraries › Chapter 3 - Administrative Rules of the Board › Section 405:3-1-12 - Requests for promulgation, amendment, or repeal of a rule

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(a) Requests for promulgation, amendment, or
			 repeal of a rule shall be made in writing to the Director of the Department.
			 Requests shall give the text of a proposed new rule or amendment, and cite such
			 rules as are requested to be repealed or amended, and shall explain the reasons
			 and justification for the request.
(b) Requests outlined in (a) of this Section
			 shall be placed on the agenda for Board consideration and disposition at a
			 meeting scheduled for an early date, and the interested party shall be given
			 reasonable notice of the date, time, and place of such meeting, and informed
			 promptly in writing of the Board's decision in the matter.
(c) Any resulting action to adopt a new rule
			 or amendment or to repeal an existing rule shall be taken at an early date at
			 an open hearing conducted in accordance with the notice and other requirements
			 of the Administrative Procedures Act.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 405 - Oklahoma Department of Libraries › Chapter 3 - Administrative Rules of the Board › Section 405:3-1-13 - Petition for declaratory ruling

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(a)
			 Persons requesting the Board to make a declaratory ruling as to the
			 applicability or interpretation of any rule or order pursuant to the
			 Administrative Rules of the Board shall address their written request to the
			 Director of the Department.
(b) The
			 request for declaratory ruling shall be placed upon the Board's agenda for
			 consideration and action by the Board at a meeting scheduled to be held at an
			 early date, and the interested party shall be given reasonable notice of the
			 date, time, and place of such meeting, and shall be informed promptly in
			 writing of the Board's ruling in the matter.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 405 - Oklahoma Department of Libraries › Chapter 3 - Administrative Rules of the Board › Section 405:3-1-14 - Appeals on agency decisions on eligibility for state aid

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Communities which have been notified by the agency
				administration that are ineligible for state aid to public libraries may
				contact the Oklahoma Department of Libraries Board to hear an appeal. The
				community has seven days from receipt of notification by the agency
				administration to file an appeal with the Oklahoma Department of Libraries
				Board.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 405 - Oklahoma Department of Libraries › Chapter 10 - Public Library Systems › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 405:10-1-1 - Purpose

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The rules of this Chapter are promulgated to assist cities
				  and counties wishing to provide more economical and efficient library services
				  by joining together in larger units of service called library
				  systems.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 405 - Oklahoma Department of Libraries › Chapter 10 - Public Library Systems › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 405:10-1-2 - Definitions

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The following words or terms, when used in this Chapter,
				  shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise
"Assets"
means
(A) furnishings and equipment costing $100 or more per
				  unit,
(B) library materials,
(C) land,
(D) buildings, and
(E) unobligated cash.
"Board"
means the Oklahoma Department of
				  Libraries Board.
"Department"
means the Oklahoma Department of
				  Libraries.
"Director"
means the Director of the Department
				  of Libraries.
"District"
means the geographical area
				  comprising a library system from which public funds are derived for library
				  system service.
"Library"
means the contents as well as the
				  building equipment and facilities of the institution.
"Library ad valorem tax"
means the special tax
				  for cooperative library services authorized by Article X, Section 10-A of the
				  Oklahoma Constitution.
"Library materials"
means the print and nonprint
				  informational and cultural materials generally owned by libraries such as
				  books, magazines, newspapers and pictures; microforms and films such as fiche,
				  cards, strips, and slides; audio and video recordings; and databases.
"Library system"
means a unified public library
				  organization under single direction in an area of not less than one county and
				  approved by the Board of the Department.
"Multi-county library"
means a library system
				  which is the public library for a library district composed of two or more
				  counties.
"Public library"
means a library or library
				  system that is freely open to all persons under identical conditions, and which
				  is supported in whole or in part by public funds.
"Service period"
means the fiscal years during
				  which the library ad valorem tax or other local revenues from the withdrawing
				  area were contributed to the library system and during which the withdrawing
				  area was provided full system library service.
"Standards"
means the criteria pertaining to the
				  scope and quality of library facilities, levels of financial support, adequacy
				  and qualifications of personnel, organization and resources for service, areas
				  of service and population to be served, and other factors deemed necessary to
				  insure proper, economical and effective use of funds and resources in providing
				  library facilities and services.
"System Board"
means the Board of Trustees of a
				  library system.
"Withdrawing area"
means the county or counties,
				  or parts of a county or counties, which by a majority vote of qualified
				  electors voting in the latest preceding general election of the county or
				  counties have elected to withdraw from a library system.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 405 - Oklahoma Department of Libraries › Chapter 10 - Public Library Systems › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 405:10-1-3 - Department of Libraries Board

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(a) The
				Oklahoma Department of Libraries Board consists of seven appointive members,
				and the Director of the Department, who is an ex-officio non-voting member and
				Secretary of the Board. Board members are appointed by the Governor with the
				advice and consent of the Senate, one member of each from each Congressional
				District (as created by Title 14, Chapter 1, Section
				1, Oklahoma
				Session Laws 1951) and one member-at-large.
(b) Among other powers and duties, the Board
				formulates the general policies of the Department in consultation with the
				Director, formulates standards for public and special libraries in consultation
				with the Director and staff and the Oklahoma Library Association, accredits
				public libraries and library systems, and approves the formation of library
				systems and library districts [65 O.S. Supp., §2-101 through
				106].
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 405 - Oklahoma Department of Libraries › Chapter 10 - Public Library Systems › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 405:10-1-4 - Department organization and purpose

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(a)
				The Department of Libraries was created by act of the Legislature effective
				April 6, 1967 transferring all facilities and services of the Oklahoma State
				Library to the Department [65 O.S. Supp., §§ 3-101 through
				115].
(b) The Department is the
				official library agency of the State and discharges the responsibilities and
				exercises the authority of the State with respect to all public and special
				libraries. It constitutes the official library of the State of
				Oklahoma.
(c) The Director of the
				Department of Libraries is the administrative, executive, directing and
				supervising official of the Department.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 405 - Oklahoma Department of Libraries › Chapter 10 - Public Library Systems › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 405:10-1-5 - Public information, submissions or requests

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The public is invited to make inquiries for additional
				  information or other requests to the Director of the Department at the
				  following address: Oklahoma Department of Libraries, Allen Wright Memorial
				  Library Building, 200 N.E. 18th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73105-3298,
				  Telephone: 405/521-2502 or 1-800-522-8116.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 405 - Oklahoma Department of Libraries › Chapter 10 - Public Library Systems › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 405:10-1-6 - Requests for promulgation, amendment, or repeal of a rule

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(a) Requests for promulgation, amendment, or
				repeal of a rule shall be made in writing to the Director of the Department.
				Requests shall give the text of a proposed new rule or amendment, and cite such
				rules as are requested to be repealed or amended, and shall explain the reasons
				and justification for the request.
(b) Such requests shall be placed on the
				agenda for Board consideration and disposition at a meeting scheduled for an
				early date, and the interested party shall be given reasonable notice of the
				date, time, and place of such meeting, and informed promptly in writing of the
				Board's decision in the matter,
(c)
				Any resulting action to adopt a new rule or amendment or to repeal an existing
				rule shall be taken at an early date at an open hearing conducted in accordance
				with the notice and other requirements of the Administrative Procedures
				Act.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 405 - Oklahoma Department of Libraries › Chapter 10 - Public Library Systems › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 405:10-1-7 - Petition for declaratory ruling

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(a)
				Persons requesting the Board to make a declaratory ruling as to the
				applicability or interpretation of any rule or order pursuant to this Chapter
				shall address their written request to the Director of the
				Department.
(b) The request shall
				be placed upon the agenda for consideration and action by the Board at a
				meeting scheduled to be held at an early date, and the interested party shall
				be given reasonable notice of the date, time, and place of such meeting, and
				shall be informed promptly in writing of the Board's ruling in the
				matter.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 405 - Oklahoma Department of Libraries › Chapter 10 - Public Library Systems › Subchapter 3 - Establishment of Public Library Systems › Section 405:10-3-1 - Creation of public library systems

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(a)
				Persons seeking to improve local library services by establishment of a public
				library system should contact the Office of Library Development, Oklahoma
				Department of Libraries, and request that a public library consultant be
				assigned to provide technical assistance. The Department will assist local
				citizens and groups to develop the initial plan for system library service and
				development which will be incorporated into the application for approval of the
				library system as submitted to the Department. The plan shall be submitted on
				forms provided by or following an outline prescribed by the Director of the
				Department.
(b) Cities and counties
				are authorized by 65 O.S., §4-101, to join in creation, development,
				operation and maintenance of public library systems to serve multi-county
				systems. Under the Oklahoma Library Code, multi-county public library systems
				may be created either upon the initiative of the local governing bodies in the
				proposed district, or by vote of the people following a popular petition for
				such a vote.
(1)
Creation upon
				initiative of local governing bodies.
(A) A library system may be created by
				resolution or ordinance approved by Boards of County Commissioners and the
				governing bodies of cities or towns within the proposed district, as set forth
				in 65 O.S., §4-102. The form of County Commissioner resolution shall be
				that shown in Appendix A of this chapter. The form of city ordinance shall be
				that shown in Appendix B of this Chapter.
(B) Such resolution and ordinances together
				with the initial plan for system library service and development shall
				constitute application for approval by the Oklahoma Department of Libraries
				Board when submitted to the Board. Date of application shall be the date by
				which all required executed ordinances and resolutions have been received by
				the Department.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 405 - Oklahoma Department of Libraries › Chapter 10 - Public Library Systems › Subchapter 3 - Establishment of Public Library Systems › Section 405:10-3-2 - System approval by Oklahoma Department of Libraries Board

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(a) The Board shall consider an application
				for the establishment of a public library system at a meeting held in
				accordance with the State's Open Meeting Act, and shall make its decision
				within 45 days after the date of the application; provided that the Board may
				delay a decision because of absence of a quorum or for other good
				cause.
(b) Application for
				establishment of a system must be made at least 30 days prior to the meeting at
				which the Board is to consider the application. Documents constituting
				application for creation of a system including the initial plan for system
				library services and development in the district should be addressed to the
				Director, Oklahoma Department of Libraries, 200 N.E. 18, Oklahoma City,
				73105-3298.
(c) Date of
				establishment of a system shall be the date of the Board action approving the
				system. The Director of the Department of Libraries shall certify the
				establishment of the system following the form prescribed in Appendix C, and
				shall file the certification with the Secretary of State, and the Board of
				County Commissioners, and the governing bodies of each of the cities and towns
				concerned.
Amended at 16 Ok Reg
				  3040, eff 7-12-99
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 405 - Oklahoma Department of Libraries › Chapter 10 - Public Library Systems › Subchapter 3 - Establishment of Public Library Systems › Section 405:10-3-3 - Criteria for establishment of systems

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The Board shall approve or disapprove the establishment of
				  public library systems, taking into consideration the initial plan for system
				  library service and development, including the potential of the proposed
				  district for supporting and utilizing adequate public library services, the
				  interest and commitment of the citizens of the proposed district, and the
				  degree to which the proposed library system will achieve the objectives set
				  forth in the Department's Long-Range Program for Library
				  Development.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 405 - Oklahoma Department of Libraries › Chapter 10 - Public Library Systems › Subchapter 3 - Establishment of Public Library Systems › Section 405:10-3-4 - System boards

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(a)
Appointment of system board.
Upon notification by the Department
				that establishment of a public library system has been approved, the county,
				city, and town governing bodies concerned shall appoint members to the Board of
				Trustees of the system in accordance with 65 O.S., §4-103, and shall
				certify said appointments to the Department on the prescribed form, Appendix D
				and Appendix E of this Chapter.
(b)
Initial terms of office.
The initial term of any member of the
				system board appointed by the governing body of a town with a population of at
				least one thousand (1,000) a distance of at least thirty miles from the next
				nearest town having a board member shall be three years [65 O.S., §4-103].
				Members of the system board shall cast lots to determine initial terms of other
				members of the system board. So far as is possible, initial one, two, and three
				year terms shall be divided evenly among the counties in the
				district.
(c)
Organization of
				system board.
(1) Within 45 days
				following approval of the establishment of the system, the appointed members of
				the system Board of Trustees shall hold an organizational meeting for the
				purpose of electing officers from the appointed members in accordance with 65
				O.S., §4-104.
(2) A certified
				copy of the minutes of the organizational meeting of the system board setting
				forth the names of the duly elected officers shall be filed with the Department
				of Libraries.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 405 - Oklahoma Department of Libraries › Chapter 10 - Public Library Systems › Subchapter 5 - Library System Reporting and Development › Section 405:10-5-1 - Annual budget

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A preliminary annual budget for each public library system
				  shall be filed with the Board of the Oklahoma Department of Libraries on or
				  before June
1. A final annual budget
				shall be filed with the same Board as soon as officially approved by the system
				board.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 405 - Oklahoma Department of Libraries › Chapter 10 - Public Library Systems › Subchapter 5 - Library System Reporting and Development › Section 405:10-5-2 - Annual audit and inventory

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An annual audit for each public library system prepared by
				  an independent certified public accountant following accepted auditing
				  standards shall be filed with the Board of the Oklahoma Department of Libraries
				  within ninety (90) days following the close of the fiscal year. The system
				  shall maintain an inventory record of equipment costing more than $1,000 per
				  unit.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 405 - Oklahoma Department of Libraries › Chapter 10 - Public Library Systems › Subchapter 5 - Library System Reporting and Development › Section 405:10-5-3 - Library service and development plan

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(a) The library systems shall adopt and file
				with the Board of the Oklahoma Department of Libraries a long range plan for
				library service and development by June 1, 1985. Thereafter, annual revisions
				of the long range plan shall be filed at the time of the preliminary
				budget.
(b) When any part of an
				adjacent county is added to or included in a multi-county system, a system
				library service and development plan for the expanded district shall be
				presented to the Department of Libraries Board for its approval.
(c) Whenever another county or counties are
				added to an existing library system in accordance with 65 O.S., §4-102, an
				amended system library service and development plan shall be presented to the
				Department of Libraries Board for its approval.
Amended at 16 Ok Reg
				  3040, eff 7-12-99
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 405 - Oklahoma Department of Libraries › Chapter 10 - Public Library Systems › Subchapter 5 - Library System Reporting and Development › Section 405:10-5-4 - Incorporation of existing public libraries into a system

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(a) When any multi-county system is
				established under the provisions of 65, §§4-101 through 4-107,
				existing public libraries in the district may be incorporated into the system
				under a unified administration by act of local governing bodies or vote of the
				people as provided in the procedure for establishment, and the system plan for
				library service and development shall be revised and amended accordingly and
				filed with the Department of Libraries for approval of the Department
				Board.
(b) The local governing body
				shall provide the Department of Libraries with an inventory listing the assets
				of the public library which is to be incorporated into the system, and shall
				give assurance that such assets may be used for the purpose of multi-county
				library service, provided that such assets shall be returned to the city if
				multi-county library service should be terminated.
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				  3040, eff 7-12-99
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 405 - Oklahoma Department of Libraries › Chapter 10 - Public Library Systems › Subchapter 7 - Withdrawal From or Termination of System › Section 405:10-7-1 - Amended library service and development plans

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(a)
Amended system plan.
Upon
				withdrawal of any part of a system, the library system concerned shall
				immediately present an amended system plan for library service and development
				in the district for approval of the Department of Libraries Board.
(b)
Plan for continuation of library
				service in area withdrawing.
If it is the intention of the areas
				withdrawing that library services shall be continued, a plan of library service
				and development shall be presented to the Board of the Department for its
				approval. Such plan will describe the proposed organization for the service and
				its basis in Oklahoma law, method and level of funding proposed, and the level
				of service to be provided citizens of the area in reference to accepted
				Oklahoma public library standards and rules and regulations for state
				aid.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 405 - Oklahoma Department of Libraries › Chapter 10 - Public Library Systems › Subchapter 7 - Withdrawal From or Termination of System › Section 405:10-7-2 - Date of termination of system service

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Service by a library system to a withdrawing county or
				  counties shall be terminated at the end of the fiscal year in which the
				  election to withdraw is held.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 405 - Oklahoma Department of Libraries › Chapter 10 - Public Library Systems › Subchapter 7 - Withdrawal From or Termination of System › Section 405:10-7-3 - Statutory basis for disposal of assets

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In the case of withdrawal of a county or abolishing of a
				  library system, disposal of assets shall be made in accordance with 65 O.S.,
				  §4-105(c).
Amended at 16 Ok Reg
				  3040, eff 7-12-99
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 405 - Oklahoma Department of Libraries › Chapter 10 - Public Library Systems › Subchapter 7 - Withdrawal From or Termination of System › Section 405:10-7-4 - Application for disposal of assets

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(a)
				Upon notification that a county election has resulted in the withdrawal of a
				county or counties from a library system, the Director of the Department of
				Libraries shall entertain applications from the county or counties withdrawing,
				or from the library system, for disposal of the assets.
(b) Such application shall be submitted by
				the Boards of County Commissioners of the counties concerned and/or the Board
				of Trustees of the library system, and shall include information about the date
				and results of the election terminating the system service, and any plan
				presented pursuant to OAC
				405:10-7-1.
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				  3040, eff 7-12-99
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 405 - Oklahoma Department of Libraries › Chapter 10 - Public Library Systems › Subchapter 7 - Withdrawal From or Termination of System › Section 405:10-7-5 - Report of assets

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Upon notification that a county election has resulted in the
				  withdrawal of a county or counties from a library system, the Director of the
				  Department of Libraries shall conduct a fact- finding inquiry into the assets
				  of the library system. He shall report to the Board his recommendations for the
				  distribution of assets.
(1) The
				following information will be required of parties concerned:
(A) original source of property held by the
				district;
(B) amount of funds
				raised by each county in the system; and
(C) ability of the counties to make further
				use of property, equipment, or funds for library purposes. [65 O.S.,
				§4-105(c)]
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 405 - Oklahoma Department of Libraries › Chapter 10 - Public Library Systems › Subchapter 7 - Withdrawal From or Termination of System › Section 405:10-7-7 - Open hearing and board determination in division of assets

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(a) The Board of the Department of Libraries
				shall consider the Director's report of assets required by OAC
				405:10-7-5 in an
				open hearing held in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative
				Procedures Act [75 O.S., 250, et. seq.].
(b) All parties involved in the division of
				assets shall be notified in writing of the date, time, and place of the hearing
				and invited to present testimony and other evidence to the Board.
(c) The Board shall order division of assets
				in the most equitable manner possible after considering the required
				information, the Director's report and recommendation, and oral or written
				testimony and other evidence.
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				  3040, eff 7-12-99
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 405 - Oklahoma Department of Libraries › Chapter 10 - Public Library Systems › Subchapter 7 - Withdrawal From or Termination of System › Section 405:10-7-8 - Assets dedicated to provision of library services

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Assets of the library system shall be dedicated to purposes
				  of providing library service, and disposal shall be made accordingly.
(1) In the event that the withdrawing area
				joins another library system with the approval of the Department of Libraries
				Board, the area's fund derived from the disposal of assets shall be paid to the
				library system it is joining for the purpose of providing equitable library
				system service to that area.
(2) In
				the event that a county or counties are unable or unwilling to continue library
				services, any assets divided, including cash settlements, shall be paid to the
				Commissioners of said county for the purposes of library services, and a trust
				for such purposes shall be held no longer than two (2) years from the date of
				the distribution of assets.
(A) If the county
				or counties have failed to provide library service on a stable, continuing
				basis as evidenced by appropriate resolutions and ordinances of the governing
				bodies within two years, such trust accounts shall revert to the exclusive
				control and use of the library system from which said county or counties
				withdrew.
(B) In the event no
				library system exists from which said county or counties withdrew, funds held
				in trust for library service is continued, and may be used only for library
				service.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 405 - Oklahoma Department of Libraries › Chapter 10 - Public Library Systems › Subchapter 7 - Withdrawal From or Termination of System › Section 405:10-7-9 - Termination of library system

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In the event that a library system is terminated in
				  accordance with 65 O.S., §4-102, any assets which can be identified as
				  deriving from state or federal grants to the library system shall revert to the
				  Oklahoma Department of Libraries for reassignment and continued use for library
				  system services, and other assets shall be divided by the Board in accordance
				  with the provisions of OAC
				  405:10-7-1
				  through OAC
				  405:10-7-8.
Amended at 16 Ok Reg
				  3040, eff 7-12-99
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 405 - Oklahoma Department of Libraries › Chapter 10 - Public Library Systems › Subchapter 7 - Withdrawal From or Termination of System › Section 405:10-7-10 - Payment of cash settlements and surrender of property

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Upon notification by the Department of Libraries that the
				  Board of the Department has distributed system assets to a county or counties,
				  the system board shall forthwith pay to the county or counties any cash sums
				  and give title to any capital equipment or property to be turned over to the
				  county or counties.
Amended at 16 Ok Reg
				  3040, eff 7-12-99
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 405 - Oklahoma Department of Libraries › Chapter 10 - Public Library Systems › Subchapter 7 - Withdrawal From or Termination of System › Section 405:10-7-11 - Negotiated settlement

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In the event a withdrawing area negotiates a settlement with
				  the library system concerned, the Oklahoma Department of Libraries Board may,
				  after approval of the settlement, waive specific rules concerning division of
				  assets.
Amended at 16 Ok Reg
				  3040, eff 7-12-99
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 405 - Oklahoma Department of Libraries › Chapter 20 - The Oklahoma Publications Clearinghouse › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 405:20-1-2 - Organization

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The Oklahoma Publications Clearinghouse was created as a
				  unit of the Oklahoma Department of Libraries under the direction of the
				  Director of the Department, who appoints a professionally trained librarian to
				  head the program.
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				  3048, eff 7-12-99
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 405 - Oklahoma Department of Libraries › Chapter 20 - The Oklahoma Publications Clearinghouse › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 405:20-1-3 - Functions

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The Publications Clearinghouse has been designed to
				  systematically collect, preserve and distribute state government publications
				  and to promote their use by the citizens of Oklahoma and the United States. The
				  collection of state-generated publications is accomplished through the Oklahoma
				  State Publications Depository Program. Distribution is achieved through the
				  Oklahoma State Depository Library System.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 405 - Oklahoma Department of Libraries › Chapter 20 - The Oklahoma Publications Clearinghouse › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 405:20-1-4 - Advisory Council [REVOKED]

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				  3048, eff 7-12-99
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 405 - Oklahoma Department of Libraries › Chapter 20 - The Oklahoma Publications Clearinghouse › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 405:20-1-5 - Location and hours of operation; service

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(a) State agencies or others seeking
				information about these rules and regulations or wishing to make submissions or
				requests should contact the Publications Clearinghouse at the following
				address: Oklahoma Publications Clearinghouse, Oklahoma Department of Libraries,
				200 N.E. 18th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73105-3298, (405) 521-2502 or
				1-800-522-8116.
(b) Copies of
				publications deposited with the Publications Clearinghouse may be examined at
				the above address from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday excluding
				legal holidays. Publications are loaned directly to state employees and to
				citizens through interlibrary loan when sufficient copies are available.
				Reference assistance is provided to all patrons working with the collection on
				the premises.
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				  3048, eff 7-12-99