Texas Administrative Code › Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - TEXAS STATE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES COMMISSION › Chapter 1 - LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT › Subchapter C - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR ACCREDITATION OF LIBRARIES IN THE STATE LIBRARY SYSTEM › Section 1.77 - Public Library Local Government Support

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) At
				  least half of the annual local operating expenditures required to meet the
				  minimum level of per capita support for accreditation must be from local
				  government sources. Local government sources are defined as money appropriated
				  by library districts, by school districts, or by city or county governments.
				  Exemption: A public library that expends at least $17.50 per capita is exempt
				  from this membership criterion if it shows evidence of some library
				  expenditures from local government sources and is open to citizens under
				  identical conditions without charge.
(b) If a currently accredited library is
				  closed by action of its governing body, the commission, following a public
				  hearing, may revoke that library's current membership in the state library
				  system. This section will not apply if only the library building is temporarily
				  closed because of natural or man-made disasters, or building construction,
				  renovation, or maintenance. The library may be re-accredited as a member in the
				  state library system during the next regular accreditation process, assuming
				  that, by July 31, the library reports data showing that it currently meets all
				  of the appropriate minimum requirements for membership in the state library
				  system (as listed in §
										RSA 1.74
				  of this subchapter, related to Local Operating Expenditures; §
										RSA 1.75
				  of this subchapter, related to Nondiscrimination; §
										RSA 1.81
				  of this subchapter, related to Quantitative Standards for Accreditation of
				  Library; §
										RSA 1.83 of this
				  subchapter, related to Other Requirements; and §
										RSA 1.84 of
				  this subchapter, related to Professional Librarian).
(c) If a currently accredited library suffers
				  a funding reduction that causes the library to reduce its hours, staffing, or
				  budget below its appropriate minimum requirements for membership in the state
				  library system (as listed in §
										RSA 1.81
				  of this subchapter, related to Quantitative Standards for Accreditation of
				  Library), the commission, following a public hearing, may revoke that library's
				  current membership in the state library system. The library may be
				  re-accredited as a member in the state library system during the next regular
				  accreditation process, assuming that, by July 31, the library reports data
				  showing that it currently meets all of the appropriate minimum requirements for
				  membership in the state library system (as listed in §
										RSA 1.74
				  of this subchapter, related to Local Operating Expenditures; §
										RSA 1.75
				  of this subchapter, related to Nondiscrimination; §
										RSA 1.81
				  of this subchapter, related to Quantitative Standards for Accreditation of
				  Library; §
										RSA 1.83 of this
				  subchapter, related to Other Requirements; and §
										RSA 1.84 of
				  this subchapter, related to Professional Librarian).