85R8339 YDB-D
By: Birdwell S.B. No. 902
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
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.