Texas Administrative Code
Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES
Part 1 - TEXAS STATE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES COMMISSION
Chapter 1 - LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT
Subchapter C - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR ACCREDITATION OF LIBRARIES IN THE STATE LIBRARY SYSTEM
Section 1.73 - Public Library: Legal Establishment

Universal Citation: 13 TX Admin Code ยง 1.73

Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024

A public library must be established to render general library services. The library must be established as:

(1) a department of a city or county government by charter, resolution, or ordinance; or by contract as provided for in the Government Code, Chapter 791; or

(2) a library district established under the provisions of Local Government Code, Chapter 326, Library Districts; or

(3) a library district established under the provisions of Local Government Code, Chapter 336, Multi-Jurisdictional Library Districts; or

(4) a non profit corporation chartered by the Office of the Secretary of State for the purposes of providing free public library services; these corporations must have a current contract with each funding source (a city, county, or school district) to provide free public library services for the city, county, or school district.

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