Texas Administrative Code
Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES
Part 1 - TEXAS STATE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES COMMISSION
Chapter 1 - LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT
Subchapter B - STANDARDS FOR ACCREDITATION OF A MAJOR RESOURCE SYSTEM OF LIBRARIES IN THE TEXAS LIBRARY SYSTEM
Section 1.48 - Criteria for Major Resource Centers
Universal Citation: 13 TX Admin Code ยง 1.48
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) The commission shall designate a large public library to serve as the major resource center for an area of 4,000 or more square miles. To be designated as the major resource center, the library must:
(1) have and annually maintain its
accreditation as a member of the library system;
(2) employ a full time professional librarian
as the library director of the major resource center;
(3) employ a staff of professional librarians
equal to or exceeding twice the number of professional librarians employed by
the system operation grant;
(4)
have annual total local expenditures equal to or exceeding twice the system
operation grant amount.
(b) The library must provide the commission with an ordinance or resolution of its governing body accepting the designation as a major resource center and stating the type of service to be given and the area to be served.
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