Bill Text: VA HB2066 | 2015 | Regular Session | Prefiled

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Bill Title: Public libraries; policy of the Commonwealth concerning service to the communities.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-10 - Left in Appropriations [HB2066 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2015-HB2066-Prefiled.html

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HOUSE BILL NO. 2066 Offered January 14, 2015 Prefiled January 14, 2015 A BILL to amend and reenact § 42.1-46 of the Code of Virginia, relating to public libraries. ---------- Patron-- Keam ---------- Committee Referral Pending ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 42.1-46 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§42.1-46. Library policy of the Commonwealth.

It is hereby declared to be the policy of the Commonwealth, as a part of its provision for public education, to promote the establishment and development of public library service throughout its various political subdivisions. Further, it is the policy of the Commonwealth that public libraries are deemed to provide an essential service to the communities of the Commonwealth.