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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a prohibition on the adoption of certain library |
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standards by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 441.127, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) In establishing the accreditation standards under |
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Subsection (a), the commission may not require the governing body |
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of a library that proposes to become a member of a major resource |
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system or regional library system to satisfy minimum requirements |
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related to: |
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(1) local operating expenditures; |
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(2) collections based on publication dates; |
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(3) hours the library is open to the public; or |
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(4) the number or classification of library employees. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than January 1, 2018, the Texas State |
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Library and Archives Commission shall adopt or repeal any rules |
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necessary to comply with Section 441.127(a-1), Government Code, as |
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added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |