Sec. 12.
Once a cooperative plan has been accepted by the department and a cooperative board has been established, a local board shall adopt a resolution requesting that the local library become a participating library in the cooperative library. Duplicate copies of the resolution, certified by the clerk of the local board, shall be filed with the cooperative board. The cooperative board shall accept or show reason for denial of the request for membership within 60 days after filing. When the cooperative board has accepted the resolution, the resolution and the acceptance shall be indorsed and a copy filed with the department. The participating library has the same rights, duties, and privileges as other libraries participating in that cooperative library.
History: 1977, Act 89, Imd. Eff. Aug. 2, 1977 ;-- Am. 2001, Act 65, Eff. Oct. 1, 2001
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 89 of 1977 - State Aid to Public Libraries Act (397.551 - 397.576)
Section 397.551 - Short Title.
Section 397.552 - Definitions.
Section 397.553 - Cooperative Boards; Establishment; Number.
Section 397.554 - Preliminary Cooperative Plan for Library Services; Contents; Development.
Section 397.555 - Eligibility for Membership in Cooperative Library.
Section 397.556 - Areas Included in Cooperative Library.
Section 397.559 - Submission and Contents of Plan; Approval of Plan; Jurisdiction.
Section 397.560 - Fiscal Year and Funds of Cooperative Library.
Section 397.561a - Nonresident Borrowing Fees.
Section 397.563 - State Aid for Cooperative Libraries.
Section 397.565 - Payment for Services by Member Libraries; Cooperative Library Headquarters.
Section 397.567 - Compliance With Certification Requirements as Qualification for State Aid.
Section 397.568 - Application for State Aid; Certification.
Section 397.569 - Distribution of State Aid; Statement; Vouchers; Warrants.
Section 397.570 - Deposit of Money in Separate Fund; Review of Expenditures.
Section 397.571 - Expenditure of State Aid.
Section 397.572 - Dispute; Hearing; Decision.
Section 397.573 - Needs Considered by State Board in Carrying Out Powers and Duties.
Section 397.574 - Repealed. 1982, Act 541, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983.