Sec. 441.127. MEMBERSHIP IN SYSTEM. (a) To be eligible for membership in a major resource system or regional library system a library must be accredited by the commission as having met the accreditation standards established by the commission.
(b) To meet population change, economic change, and changing service strengths of member libraries, a major resource system may be reorganized, merged with another major resource system, or partially transferred to another major resource system by the commission with the approval of the majority of the appropriate governing bodies of the libraries comprising the system. A regional library system may be reorganized, divided, dissolved, or merged into another regional library system in a manner provided by bylaws of the corporation operating the system or by contract between the member libraries and the managing authority of the system.
(c) The governing body of a public library that proposes to become a major resource center shall submit to the director and librarian an annual plan of service for the major resource system made in consultation with the advisory council.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 155, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 983 (H.B. 3756), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2009.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle D - History, Culture, and Education
Chapter 441 - Libraries and Archives
Section 441.123. Establishment of State Library System
Section 441.124. Advisory Board
Section 441.125. Plan of Service
Section 441.126. Authority to Establish Systems
Section 441.127. Membership in System
Section 441.1271. Extending Membership of Systems to Certain Nonpublic Libraries
Section 441.128. Operation and Management
Section 441.129. Withdrawal From System
Section 441.130. Advisory Council
Section 441.131. Regional Library System
Section 441.132. Major Resource Centers
Section 441.137. Administration
Section 441.1381. Competitive Grants; System Operation Grants