Bill Text: CA AB622 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Assembly Bill 622 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Library districts: report.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2018-02-01 - From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56. [AB622 Detail]

Download: California-2017-AB622-Introduced.html

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2017–2018 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 622

Introduced by Assembly Member Chávez

February 14, 2017

An act to amend Section 19653 of the Education Code, relating to libraries.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 622, as introduced, Chávez. Library districts: report.

Existing law requires the board of library trustees of a library district to annually file through the librarian, on or before August 31, a specified report with the State Librarian on the condition of the library and the number of volumes contained in that library.

This bill instead would require that specified annual report to be filed on or before September 30 with the State Librarian.

Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section 19653 of the Education Code is amended to read:

19653.

The board of library trustees shall ~~file,~~ annually file through the librarian, on or before ~~the last day in the month of August of each year,~~ September 30, a report with the State Librarian ~~at Sacramento~~ giving the condition of the library and the number of volumes contained ~~therein~~ in the library on the 30th day of June preceding. The report ~~shall, in addition to other matters deemed expedient by the board of trustees or the librarian, contain such~~ shall contain, in addition to other matters deemed expedient by the board of trustees or the libraries, that statistical and other information as is deemed desirable by the State Librarian. For this ~~purpose~~ purpose, the State Librarian may send to the several district librarians instructions or question blanks so as to obtain the material for a comparative study of library conditions in the state.