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Texas Administrative Code › Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - TEXAS STATE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES COMMISSION › Chapter 1 - LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT › Subchapter B - STANDARDS FOR ACCREDITATION OF A MAJOR RESOURCE SYSTEM OF LIBRARIES IN THE TEXAS LIBRARY SYSTEM › Section 1.41 - Geographical Area of System

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
A major resource system or regional library system shall
					 serve a population of 200, 000 or more within 4,000 or more square miles,
					 including contiguous whole counties.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - TEXAS STATE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES COMMISSION › Chapter 1 - LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT › Subchapter B - STANDARDS FOR ACCREDITATION OF A MAJOR RESOURCE SYSTEM OF LIBRARIES IN THE TEXAS LIBRARY SYSTEM › Section 1.43 - Long-Range Plan of System Services (Biennial Budget)

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
On behalf of a major resource system or regional library
					 system, a plan for system services shall be biennially revised, updated, and
					 submitted to the state librarian by the major resource center, nonprofit
					 corporation, or business. Data determining the adequacy of library services,
					 methods to evaluate the effectiveness of system programs, and documentation
					 indicating full membership participation in the planning process shall be
					 included.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - TEXAS STATE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES COMMISSION › Chapter 1 - LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT › Subchapter B - STANDARDS FOR ACCREDITATION OF A MAJOR RESOURCE SYSTEM OF LIBRARIES IN THE TEXAS LIBRARY SYSTEM › Section 1.44 - Annual Program and Budget for System Services

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
On behalf of a major resource system or regional library
					 system, a major resource center, nonprofit corporation, or business shall
					 submit an annual program and budget for system services 150 days prior to the
					 beginning of the state fiscal year for approval by the state librarian.
					 Approval of a major resource system's or regional library system's annual
					 program and budget shall be certified by the state librarian in writing 60 days
					 prior to the beginning of the state fiscal year. If, following consultation
					 with the major resource system or regional library system, the state librarian,
					 on behalf of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission, does not certify
					 approval of the system's annual program of services and budget, the state
					 librarian may recommend that the commission not contract with the major
					 resource center, nonprofit corporation, or business until the plan is
					 acceptably redrawn. If the state librarian does not accept a proposed program
					 of service from a major resource center, nonprofit corporation, or business, a
					 public hearing shall be held within the boundaries of the system, with adequate
					 prior notification to member librarians, to allow exchange of information among
					 member libraries, the state library, and major resource center, nonprofit
					 corporation, or business.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - TEXAS STATE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES COMMISSION › Chapter 1 - LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT › Subchapter B - STANDARDS FOR ACCREDITATION OF A MAJOR RESOURCE SYSTEM OF LIBRARIES IN THE TEXAS LIBRARY SYSTEM › Section 1.45 - Reestablishment of System Services

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The commission may, following a public hearing, contract
					 with a major resource center, nonprofit corporation, or business. If necessary,
					 the commission will provide an opportunity for public libraries to rejoin a
					 major resource system or regional library system by resolution or ordinance of
					 their governing authorities; or the commission may transfer the public
					 libraries to other systems and provide an opportunity for the public libraries
					 to join another system by resolution or ordinance.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - TEXAS STATE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES COMMISSION › Chapter 1 - LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT › Subchapter B - STANDARDS FOR ACCREDITATION OF A MAJOR RESOURCE SYSTEM OF LIBRARIES IN THE TEXAS LIBRARY SYSTEM › Section 1.46 - Interlibrary Loan and Reference and Referral Services

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
On behalf of the major resource system, a major resource
					 center shall fully participate in the state library system by providing
					 interlibrary loan and reference referral services to member libraries and other
					 libraries served through the state library system. This requirement for
					 accreditation of a major resource system may be waived at the discretion of the
					 state librarian with the approval of the commission. Should libraries receiving
					 interlibrary loan services experience dissatisfaction with the performance of
					 the interlibrary loan contractor, they have the right and obligation to advise
					 the commission during the period of the contract. This will be taken into
					 consideration when the contract is being negotiated for
					 renewal.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - TEXAS STATE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES COMMISSION › Chapter 1 - LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT › Subchapter B - STANDARDS FOR ACCREDITATION OF A MAJOR RESOURCE SYSTEM OF LIBRARIES IN THE TEXAS LIBRARY SYSTEM › Section 1.47 - Consulting and Continuing Education Services

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
A major resource or regional library system shall provide
					 on-site consulting and continuing education services to libraries and unserved
					 areas in its region to meet commission or federal goals.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - TEXAS STATE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES COMMISSION › Chapter 1 - LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT › Subchapter B - STANDARDS FOR ACCREDITATION OF A MAJOR RESOURCE SYSTEM OF LIBRARIES IN THE TEXAS LIBRARY SYSTEM › Section 1.48 - Criteria for Major Resource Centers

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The
				  commission shall designate a large public library to serve as the major
				  resource center for an area of 4,000 or more square miles. To be designated as
				  the major resource center, the library must:
(1) have and annually maintain its
				  accreditation as a member of the library system;
(2) employ a full time professional librarian
				  as the library director of the major resource center;
(3) employ a staff of professional librarians
				  equal to or exceeding twice the number of professional librarians employed by
				  the system operation grant;
(4)
				  have annual total local expenditures equal to or exceeding twice the system
				  operation grant amount.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - TEXAS STATE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES COMMISSION › Chapter 1 - LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT › Subchapter B - STANDARDS FOR ACCREDITATION OF A MAJOR RESOURCE SYSTEM OF LIBRARIES IN THE TEXAS LIBRARY SYSTEM › Section 1.53 - Direct Grants-in-Aid: Prohibition

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Direct grants-in-aid to major resource system or regional
					 library system member libraries are prohibited. Grants-in-aid are defined as
					 cash grants for library materials or other expenses in which the major benefit
					 is to the receiving library as opposed to the major resource system of
					 libraries. Programs requiring direct grants to member libraries as
					 reimbursement for providing system services are an allowable
					 expense.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - TEXAS STATE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES COMMISSION › Chapter 1 - LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT › Subchapter B - STANDARDS FOR ACCREDITATION OF A MAJOR RESOURCE SYSTEM OF LIBRARIES IN THE TEXAS LIBRARY SYSTEM › Section 1.54 - Equalization Grants: Prohibition

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Equalization grants to major resource system or regional
					 library system member libraries are not an allowable system
					 expense.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - TEXAS STATE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES COMMISSION › Chapter 1 - LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT › Subchapter B - STANDARDS FOR ACCREDITATION OF A MAJOR RESOURCE SYSTEM OF LIBRARIES IN THE TEXAS LIBRARY SYSTEM › Section 1.61 - System Bylaws

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Consistent with the established rules and regulations of
					 the state library system and the Library Systems Act, by September 1, 1978, on
					 behalf of a major resource system, a major resource center shall provide a copy
					 of system bylaws approved by the system advisory council, the major resource
					 center, and a majority of the member libraries to the state librarian for
					 approval as a part of the annual program of system service. The bylaws shall
					 specify the purposes of the library system, responsibilities and relationships
					 of the member libraries, the system advisory council, and the major resource
					 center with regard to review and approval of long range plans, annual programs
					 and budgets, program and budget changes, election of advisory council members,
					 procedures to call and conduct membership and council meetings, employment and
					 dismissal of system staff, and such other matters as are deemed appropriate.
					 The bylaws will also delineate the responsibilities and duties of the officers
					 of the system advisory council, the major resource center director, the system
					 coordinator, and any standing committees of member librarians established in
					 the annual program of service.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - TEXAS STATE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES COMMISSION › Chapter 1 - LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT › Subchapter B - STANDARDS FOR ACCREDITATION OF A MAJOR RESOURCE SYSTEM OF LIBRARIES IN THE TEXAS LIBRARY SYSTEM › Section 1.63 - Proposal Requirements: Fiscal and Administrative Responsibility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A nonprofit corporation organized under
				  the Library Systems Act, §441.131, seeking to contract with the Texas
				  State Library and Archives Commission as a regional library system must
				  demonstrate fiscal and administrative responsibility as determined annually by
				  the state library from the following information submitted by the nonprofit
				  corporation:
(1) articles of incorporation
				  with the Office of the Secretary of State;
(2) bylaws adopted by the board of directors
				  and approved by the membership;
(3)
				  policies and procedures of the corporation on financial management, personnel,
				  and procurement as adopted by the board of directors;
(4) long-range plan (biennial budget) (see
				  §
											RSA 1.43
				  of this title (relating to Long-Range Plan of System Services));
(5) annual program and budget (see §
											RSA 1.44
				  of this title (relating to Annual Program and Budget for System
				  Services));
(6) documentation of
				  tax status with appropriate authorities; and
(7) detailed business plan, including cash
				  flow analysis, cash flow management plan, verification of cash reserves and
				  lines of credit, risk analysis, risk management plan, verification of specified
				  insurance coverage, and a plan providing for the annual accumulation of cash
				  reserves as described in §
											RSA 1.64
				  of this title (relating to Cash Reserves: Regional Library System) such that
				  the reserve shall be fully funded by the date of submission of the sixth annual
				  program of service submitted under the terms of this rule.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - TEXAS STATE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES COMMISSION › Chapter 1 - LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT › Subchapter B - STANDARDS FOR ACCREDITATION OF A MAJOR RESOURCE SYSTEM OF LIBRARIES IN THE TEXAS LIBRARY SYSTEM › Section 1.64 - Cash Reserves: Regional Library Systems

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A
				  nonprofit corporation or business shall maintain cash reserves, not to include
				  the performance deposit in §
										RSA 1.63
				  of this title (relating to Proposal Requirements), totaling both:
(1) an amount not less than 15% of all the
				  ongoing operating costs (administrative, personnel and fringe benefits) in the
				  proposed annual contract, to be used to satisfy obligations and maintain
				  operations in the event of an interruption in cash flow; and
(2) an amount not less than 5.0% of the
				  proposed total annual contract, less the ongoing operating costs, to be used to
				  satisfy debts or other costs which cannot be paid with grant funds; these funds
				  must be from sources other than a system operations grant.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - TEXAS STATE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES COMMISSION › Chapter 1 - LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT › Subchapter B - STANDARDS FOR ACCREDITATION OF A MAJOR RESOURCE SYSTEM OF LIBRARIES IN THE TEXAS LIBRARY SYSTEM › Section 1.65 - Directors and Officers of Regional Library Systems

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
A nonprofit corporation shall not establish a charter or
					 adopt bylaws that permit member library directors or member library staff to
					 serve on the board of directors. Nor shall member library directors or member
					 library staff serve as officers or directors of a for-profit corporation or as
					 general or limited partners of a partnership; nor shall the commission contract
					 with a sole proprietorship owned by a member library director or member library
					 staff.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - TEXAS STATE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES COMMISSION › Chapter 1 - LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT › Subchapter B - STANDARDS FOR ACCREDITATION OF A MAJOR RESOURCE SYSTEM OF LIBRARIES IN THE TEXAS LIBRARY SYSTEM › Section 1.67 - Federal Priorities

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
When the Texas Library System is funded in whole or in part
					 by federal funds, major resource or regional library systems shall include in
					 their long-range plan and annual program of services and budget projects which
					 specifically address the federal priorities, as determined by the
					 Commission.
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 1.72 - Public Library Service

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Library
				  services for the general public must be provided without charge or deposit to
				  all persons residing in the local political subdivisions which provide monetary
				  support to the library. These library services include the dissemination of
				  materials or information by the library to the general public during the hours
				  of operations of all library facilities. In this context, library services
				  include the circulation of any type of materials, reference services, use of
				  computers to access information sources, databases, or other similar services,
				  and admissions to the facility or any programs sponsored or conducted by the
				  library.
(b) The following charges
				  are permitted at the discretion of the library's governing authority: reserving
				  library materials; use of facilities; replacement of lost borrower cards; fines
				  for overdue, lost, or damaged materials in accordance with local library
				  policies; postage; in-depth reference services on a contractual basis;
				  photocopying; printing; telefacsimile services; library parking; service to
				  nonresidents; sale of publications; rental and deposits on equipment; and
				  charges for the use of materials and machine-readable data bases not owned by
				  the library for which the vendor or supplier has charged a borrowing
				  fee.
(c) Fees may not be charged
				  for library services on the library premises by individuals or organizations
				  other than the library unless the charges are permitted by subsection (b) of
				  this section.
(d) As permitted by
				  §
										RSA 1.73
				  of this subchapter, relating to Public Library: Legal Establishment, non profit
				  corporations may enter into a contract with a school district to provide
				  library services to the general public residing in the district. This public
				  library service must be in addition to that provided to school students,
				  faculty, and staff. Public library services must be provided at least the
				  required number of hours all weeks of the year, except those weeks with
				  national or state holidays. The number of hours is specified in §
										RSA 1.81
				  of this subchapter, relating to Quantitative Standards for Accreditation of
				  Library.
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 1.73 - Public Library: Legal Establishment

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
A public library must be established to render general
					 library services. The library must be established as:
(1) a department of a city or county
				  government by charter, resolution, or ordinance; or by contract as provided for
				  in the Government Code, Chapter 791; or
(2) a library district established under the
				  provisions of Local Government Code, Chapter 326, Library Districts;
				  or
(3) a library district
				  established under the provisions of Local Government Code, Chapter 336,
				  Multi-Jurisdictional Library Districts; or
(4) a non profit corporation chartered by the
				  Office of the Secretary of State for the purposes of providing free public
				  library services; these corporations must have a current contract with each
				  funding source (a city, county, or school district) to provide free public
				  library services for the city, county, or school district.
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 1.74 - Local Operating Expenditures

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A public
				  library must demonstrate local effort on an annual basis by maintaining or
				  increasing local operating expenditures or per capita local operating
				  expenditures. Expenditures for the current reporting year will be compared to
				  the average of the total local operating expenditures or to the average of the
				  total per capita local operating expenditures for the three preceding years.
(b) A public library must have
				  minimum total local expenditures of $10,650 in local fiscal years 2013, 2014,
				  2015; $15,000 in local fiscal years 2016, 2017, 2018; $18,000 in local fiscal
				  years 2019, 2020, 2021; and $21,000 in local fiscal years 2022, 2023, 2024.
(c) Exemption: Libraries that
				  expend at least $17.50 per capita and at least $150,000 of local funds are
				  exempt from this membership criterion.
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 1.75 - Nondiscrimination

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
A library shall have on file at the state library a
					 statement certifying that no person shall be excluded from participation in or
					 denied the benefits of the services of that library on the grounds of race,
					 color, or national origin.
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 1.79 - Provisional Accreditation of Library

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A
				  public library that does not meet one of the requirements for accreditation
				  cited in §
										RSA 1.81
				  of this title (relating to Quantitative Standards for Accreditation of Library)
				  may be provisionally accredited for not more than an initial three-year period,
				  if the library can demonstrate a reasonable expectation of meeting the
				  requirements within three years. At the end of the provisional accreditation,
				  the library must fully meet all the requirements in effect at that
				  time.
(b) A newly established
				  library in a previously unserved county that does not meet two of the
				  requirements for accreditation cited in §
										RSA 1.81
				  of this title (relating to Quantitative Standards for Accreditation of Library)
				  may be provisionally accredited, if the library can demonstrate a reasonable
				  expectation of meeting the requirements within three years. At the end of the
				  three years, the library must fully meet all the requirements in effect at that
				  time.
(c) After a library has been
				  provisionally accredited, it must achieve full accreditation before it may be
				  probationally accredited under §
										RSA 1.80
				  of this title (relating to Probational Accreditation of Library).
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 1.80 - Probational Accreditation of Library

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
A public library that has been fully accredited may be
					 granted probational accreditation for three years if the library fails to meet
					 not more than one of the requirements in §
										RSA 1.81
					 of this title (relating to Quantitative Standards for Accreditation of
					 Library). To regain full system membership, a library must equal or exceed its
					 previous level of effort on the deficient requirement. At the end of the
					 probational accreditation, the library must fully meet all the requirements in
					 effect at that time. A library may not be probationally accredited for more
					 than three years in a row, for any reason.
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 1.81 - Quantitative Standards for Accreditation of Library

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The definition of "local fiscal year" is
				  the fiscal year in which January 1 of that year falls.
(b) The following are the minimum
				  requirements for membership in the state library system:
(1) A library serving a population of at
				  least 500,001 persons must:
(A) have local
				  expenditures amounting to at least $13.82 per capita in local fiscal years
				  2013, 2014, 2015; $13.89 per capita in local fiscal years 2016, 2017, 2018;
				  $13.96 per capita in local fiscal years 2019, 2020, 2021; $14.03 per capita in
				  local fiscal years 2022, 2023, 2024;
(B) have at least one item of library
				  materials per capita or expend at least 15% of the local expenditures on the
				  purchase of library materials;
(C)
				  have at least 1% of total items in collection published in the last five years;
(D) be open for service not less
				  than 64 hours per week;
(E) employ
				  a library director for at least 40 hours per week in library duties; and
(F) employ twelve full-time
				  equivalent professional librarians, with one additional full-time equivalent
				  professional librarian for every 50,000 persons above 500,000.
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 1.82 - Accreditation Based on Current Operating Budget

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
A public library which has not previously qualified for
					 system membership and is actively seeking accreditation by securing the per
					 capita support necessary for qualification may be accredited as a system member
					 on the basis of the library's current operating budget rather than its
					 expenditures of the preceding year.
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 1.83 - Other Requirements

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Each public library applying for membership in the Texas
					 Library System must meet the following requirements:
(1) The library must have a website and a
				  telephone with a published number.
(2) The library must have available both a
				  photocopier and a computer with Internet access for use by the library staff
				  and at least one computer with Internet access and printing/copying
				  capabilities for the general public.
(3) The library must offer to borrow
				  materials via the interlibrary loan resource sharing service for persons
				  residing in the library's designated service area. A library must also
				  participate in the interlibrary loan resource sharing service by lending its
				  materials to other libraries, as requested. The library governing board may
				  adopt policies regarding materials available for loan and the length of the
				  loan, the good standing of the borrower, and other relevant issues; these
				  policies must be available for the public.
(4) The library director must have a minimum
				  of ten hours of continuing education credits annually. Continuing education
				  activities must be instructional and may include workshops, appropriate
				  sessions at library association conferences, instructional webinars, and
				  distance education courses. Board meetings, public hearings, other business
				  meetings, author luncheons, and other non-instructional sessions are not
				  considered continuing education activities. The director must maintain
				  appropriate documentation of participation, duration, and relevance to the
				  operation of a library.
(5) The
				  library must have a catalog of its holdings available to the public that is
				  electronically searchable, at a minimum by author, title, and
				  subject.
(6) The library must have
				  a long-range plan that is approved by its governing board. This plan must be
				  reviewed and updated at least every five years and must include a collection
				  development element and a technology element.
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 1.84 - Professional Librarian

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A professional
				  librarian is defined as a person holding either a fifth year degree in
				  librarianship from a program accredited by the American Library Association or
				  a master's degree in library or information science from a program accredited
				  by the American Library Association or a higher credential from a library
				  school offering an American Library Association-approved program in library or
				  information science. Upon the written request of persons holding degrees in
				  library or information science from schools outside the United States or
				  Canada, the state librarian may certify them as professional librarians if
				  their program of study is deemed comparable to that of a library school
				  accredited by the American Library Association.
(b) Individuals who were issued a Grade I -
				  Special County Librarians Certificate may be designated a professional
				  librarian for the purposes of §
										RSA 1.81
				  of this subchapter (relating to Quantitative Standards for Accreditation of
				  Library). This designation is valid only for the library where the person was
				  employed on June 15, 2007. The individual must still comply with the annual
				  requirements of §
										RSA 1.83<subdiv>(4)</subdiv>
				  of this subchapter (relating to Other Requirements). Grade I - Special County
				  Librarians Certificate were previously issued under the terms of a now-repealed
				  rule (§ 5.5 of this title, relating to Special Provisions for Certifying
				  County Librarians).
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 1.85 - Annual Report

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
A public library shall file a current and complete annual
					 report with the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by April 30.
					 Revisions to the annual report which would affect membership status for the
					 next fiscal year will not be accepted after July 31. Staff vacancies that occur
					 after the report is filed shall not adversely affect applications for system
					 membership in the next fiscal year. Staff vacancies that occur prior to filing
					 the report which affect system membership must be filled and reported prior to
					 July 31. Willful falsification of annual reports shall cause the library to be
					 disqualified for one year in the first instance and disqualified for three
					 years in the second instance.
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 1.86 - Standards for Accreditation of Libraries Operated by Public School Districts, Institutions of Higher Education, Units of Local, State, or Federal Government, Accredited Non-Public Elementary or Secondary Schools, or Special or Research Libraries

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
These standards for accreditation apply only to libraries
					 that are operated by a public school district, institution of higher education,
					 unit of local, state, or federal government, accredited non-public elementary
					 or secondary schools, or special or research libraries. The standards for
					 accreditation of public libraries are specified in §
										RSA 1.81
					 of this title (relating to Quantitative Standards for Accreditation of
					 Library).
(1) Libraries applying for
				  membership must:
(A) agree to loan materials
				  without charge to users of other libraries in the system; and
(B) submit an annual application for
				  membership to the State Library by April 30.
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 1.87 - Emergency Waiver of Accreditation Criteria

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
One or more accreditation criteria in this subchapter may
					 be waived if a library shows good cause for failure to meet the criteria. For
					 purposes of this subchapter, good cause means a public health emergency,
					 including, but not limited to a pandemic or epidemic; a natural or man-made
					 disaster, including, but not limited to a tornado, hurricane, flood, wildfire,
					 explosion, or chemical spill; or other extraordinary hardship which is beyond
					 the control of the library as determined by the agency.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - TEXAS STATE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES COMMISSION › Chapter 1 - LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT › Subchapter D - GRANTS: SYSTEM OPERATION, INCENTIVE, ESTABLISHMENT, AND EQUALIZATION › Section 1.91 - System Operation Grants

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) System
				  operation grants are to provide basic system support services to member
				  libraries, to coordinate and cooperate with the commission and libraries in the
				  region, and to meet commission or federal goals, and to reimburse libraries for
				  providing specialized services. System operation grants are awarded to major
				  resource and regional library systems operating under an approved program of
				  services and budget.
(b) Each major
				  resource or regional library system must, at minimum, apply for funding to
				  provide basic system support services to member libraries. To meet this
				  requirement, each system must apply for the minimum funding necessary for at
				  least one full-time professional librarian and one full-time equivalent support
				  staff. These staff shall be assigned to administration, continuing education,
				  or consulting duties, to meet commission or federal goals; these staff shall be
				  provided with regional travel, communications, and other operating funds to
				  implement the approved program of services. Major resource or regional library
				  systems may also apply for higher levels of funding, as specified in the grant
				  guidelines issued by the commission.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - TEXAS STATE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES COMMISSION › Chapter 1 - LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT › Subchapter D - GRANTS: SYSTEM OPERATION, INCENTIVE, ESTABLISHMENT, AND EQUALIZATION › Section 1.92 - Incentive Grants

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Incentive grants are to encourage libraries to join
					 together into larger units of service in order to meet criteria for major
					 resource system membership. System member libraries joining together into a
					 county or multicounty library system may be eligible for incentive
					 grants.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - TEXAS STATE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES COMMISSION › Chapter 1 - LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT › Subchapter D - GRANTS: SYSTEM OPERATION, INCENTIVE, ESTABLISHMENT, AND EQUALIZATION › Section 1.94 - Unserved County: Definition

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
An unserved county is defined as either a county with no
					 existing free public library services or a county that is served by a library
					 that has not expended funds from local city and/or county taxes for a period of
					 three years prior to application for an establishment grant. A period of
					 establishment may not exceed three years.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - TEXAS STATE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES COMMISSION › Chapter 1 - LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT › Subchapter D - GRANTS: SYSTEM OPERATION, INCENTIVE, ESTABLISHMENT, AND EQUALIZATION › Section 1.96 - System Operation Grant: Formula

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) System
				  operation grant funding shall be allocated to meet commission or federal goals.
				  Allocation formula:
(1) 34% of the total
				  amount specified for system operation grants shall be apportioned equally to
				  the major resource and regional library systems;
(2) 33% of the total shall be apportioned on
				  the number of member libraries in a system as compared to the total number of
				  member libraries; the number of member libraries shall be the number of member
				  libraries on the March 1 preceding the beginning of the state fiscal year;
				  and,
(3) 33% of the total shall be
				  apportioned on a per capita basis by the last decennial census or the most
				  recent population estimate of the United States Department of Commerce, Bureau
				  of the Census. The population base for distribution of these funds is the total
				  population residing within the library system boundaries.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - TEXAS STATE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES COMMISSION › Chapter 1 - LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT › Subchapter F - SYSTEM ADVISORY COUNCIL › Section 1.111 - Advisory Council

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
An advisory council for each major resource system shall be
					 established with not more than twelve and not less than six members
					 representing the member libraries of the system.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - TEXAS STATE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES COMMISSION › Chapter 1 - LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT › Subchapter F - SYSTEM ADVISORY COUNCIL › Section 1.112 - Member Library Representatives

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Library directors of accredited libraries shall designate a
					 member library representative and one alternate. Representatives may include
					 board members, others qualified by knowledge and/or experience to represent a
					 library, the library director, and library staff. The representative is the
					 voting member for the library and is eligible for advisory council membership.
					 A system may adopt by-laws specifying member library representative term limits
					 or attendance requirements.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - TEXAS STATE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES COMMISSION › Chapter 1 - LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT › Subchapter F - SYSTEM ADVISORY COUNCIL › Section 1.113 - Advisory Council Election

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The representatives in an annual meeting shall elect
					 members of their group to fill council vacancies. The term of office for
					 representatives and alternates shall be the state fiscal
					 year.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - TEXAS STATE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES COMMISSION › Chapter 1 - LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT › Subchapter F - SYSTEM ADVISORY COUNCIL › Section 1.114 - Advisory Council Terms of Office

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The term of office of a council member is three years. A
					 council member may serve no more than two consecutive terms, but shall again
					 become eligible for election to the council after an absence of one full term.
					 Council members may be replaced by a vote of the council if a council member
					 does not regularly attend council meetings.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - TEXAS STATE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES COMMISSION › Chapter 1 - LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT › Subchapter F - SYSTEM ADVISORY COUNCIL › Section 1.115 - Advisory Council Officers

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The council shall annually elect a chair, vice-chair, and
					 secretary.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - TEXAS STATE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES COMMISSION › Chapter 1 - LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT › Subchapter F - SYSTEM ADVISORY COUNCIL › Section 1.116 - Representation on the Council

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Broad geographical representation and representation by
					 size and type of member library is encouraged on the system advisory
					 council.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - TEXAS STATE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES COMMISSION › Chapter 1 - LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT › Subchapter F - SYSTEM ADVISORY COUNCIL › Section 1.117 - Council Officers, Not Reappointed as Library Representative

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Representatives are elected to council each fiscal year.
					 Thereafter, the representative shall complete his or her council term of three
					 years unless the representative is replaced as the official representative of
					 the member library. If the council member is replaced as the official
					 representative, the new representative may vote on behalf of his or her library
					 at the annual meeting of representatives to fill council vacancies. No
					 individual library in the system shall have more than one representative on the
					 system advisory council.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - TEXAS STATE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES COMMISSION › Chapter 1 - LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT › Subchapter F - SYSTEM ADVISORY COUNCIL › Section 1.118 - Advisory Council Vacancies

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Vacancies on the system advisory council arising for
					 reasons other than the regular expiration of terms of office may be filled by
					 election or appointment from among the representatives for the unexpired term.
					 If the unexpired term was held by an officer of the council, the representative
					 may be elected or appointed to fill the unexpired term and need not necessarily
					 be that officer. The vacated council office may be filled from among the
					 members already on that council.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - TEXAS STATE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES COMMISSION › Chapter 1 - LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT › Subchapter F - SYSTEM ADVISORY COUNCIL › Section 1.119 - Federated County and Multi-County Representation

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
A federated county or multi-county library system will be
					 eligible to send to the annual meeting of representatives either one
					 representative to represent the entire federated county or multi-county library
					 system; or the federated county or multi-county library system may elect to
					 permit each individual member in that system to send one representative to the
					 meeting. Only those federated county or multi-county system member libraries
					 that could individually qualify for state library system membership may be
					 eligible to send a representative.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - TEXAS STATE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES COMMISSION › Chapter 1 - LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT › Subchapter F - SYSTEM ADVISORY COUNCIL › Section 1.120 - Council Review and Approval Process

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Unless otherwise provided for in the system bylaws, the
					 signature of the council chairman on the following documents shall be required
					 as certification that the advisory council has had an opportunity to review and
					 approve: the system long range plan, the annual program of services and budget,
					 amendments to the annual program or budget requiring a contract modification,
					 and system bylaws. In the event that a member of the advisory council has had
					 an opportunity to review the documents, but does not approve their contents, a
					 letter stating minority reports should accompany the documents to the State
					 Library. In the event that a majority of the advisory council does not approve
					 the contents of one of the documents referred to in this section, the chairman
					 should sign the certificate of review and forward the advisory council's report
					 with it. The chairman of the advisory council should sign the certificate of
					 review in the appropriate place, if the majority of the advisory council
					 determine that they have not been adequately informed of its contents by the
					 major resource center staff.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - TEXAS STATE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES COMMISSION › Chapter 1 - LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT › Subchapter F - SYSTEM ADVISORY COUNCIL › Section 1.121 - Disqualification of Council Members

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
If the library represented by a council member is
					 disqualified from system membership or chooses to withdraw from the system,
					 that council member shall cease to be a member of the system advisory
					 council.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - TEXAS STATE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES COMMISSION › Chapter 1 - LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT › Subchapter F - SYSTEM ADVISORY COUNCIL › Section 1.123 - Voting by Member Library Representatives

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The representative of each member library of a major
					 resource system shall have one vote as a representative of a member
					 library.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - TEXAS STATE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES COMMISSION › Chapter 2 - GENERAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES › Subchapter A - PRINCIPLES AND PROCEDURES OF THE COMMISSION › Section 2.1 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms when used in this chapter
					 shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
					 otherwise:
(1) Agency--means the Texas
				  State Library and Archives Commission as an agency of the state of Texas,
				  including the staff, collections, archives, operations, programs, and property
				  of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
(2) Commission--means the seven-member
				  governing body of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
(3) Competitive grant--Any grant awarded by
				  the Texas State Library and Archives Commission based on competition among
				  eligible entities for available grant funds.
(4) Director and librarian--Chief executive
				  and administrative officer of the Texas State Library and Archives
				  Commission.
(5) State Archives--A
				  non-circulating collection of Texas state and local government records, private
				  papers, maps, photographs, newspapers, and published materials that documents
				  the history of the State of Texas and the growth and actions of its
				  government.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - TEXAS STATE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES COMMISSION › Chapter 2 - GENERAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES › Subchapter A - PRINCIPLES AND PROCEDURES OF THE COMMISSION › Section 2.2 - Responsibilities of Commission and the Director and Librarian

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) General Powers
				  and Responsibilities. The commission is a seven-member citizen board appointed
				  by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. The agency is within
				  the executive branch, but functions independently within its statutory
				  authority to serve the long-term public interest.
(b) Powers and Responsibilities of the
				  Commission. The commission is responsible for establishing the policy framework
				  through which the Texas State Library carries out its statutory
				  responsibilities. The commission governs the library through the director and
				  librarian. The staff of the library receive direction from the commission
				  through the director and librarian. Specifically, the commission:
(1) adopts administrative rules that guide
				  the staff in administering library programs;
(2) approves strategic and operating plans
				  and requests for appropriations;
(3) approves all contracts as specified in
				  §
											2.77 of this subchapter (relating
				  to Contract Approval Authority and Responsibilities);
(4) approves all competitive grants, and all
				  other grants of $100,000 or more, made by the library;
(5) acknowledges acceptance of gifts, grants,
				  or donations of $500 or more that are in accord with the mission and purposes
				  of the library;
(6) oversees
				  operations of the library for integrity, effectiveness, and
				  efficiency;
(7) acts as a final
				  board of appeals for staff decisions or advisory board recommendations on
				  grants, accreditation of libraries, certification of librarians, or other
				  issues of concern to the public;
(8) selects the director and librarian and
				  approves the selection of the assistant state librarian; and
(9) conducts a periodic performance review of
				  the director and librarian.