Bill Text: TX SB902 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to a prohibition on the adoption of certain library standards by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-02-28 - Referred to Business & Commerce [SB902 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SB902-Introduced.html
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| By: Birdwell | S.B. No. 902 | |
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| relating to a prohibition on the adoption of certain library | ||
| standards by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Section 441.127, Government Code, is amended by | ||
| adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: | ||
| (a-1) In establishing the accreditation standards under | ||
| Subsection (a), the commission may not require the governing body | ||
| of a library that proposes to become a member of a major resource | ||
| system or regional library system to satisfy minimum requirements | ||
| related to: | ||
| (1) local operating expenditures; | ||
| (2) collections based on publication dates; | ||
| (3) hours the library is open to the public; or | ||
| (4) the number or classification of library employees. | ||
| SECTION 2. Not later than January 1, 2018, the Texas State | ||
| Library and Archives Commission shall adopt or repeal any rules | ||
| necessary to comply with Section 441.127(a-1), Government Code, as | ||
| added by this Act. | ||
| SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. | ||
