19950-19952
EDUCATION CODE
SECTION 19950-19952
19950. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the California Library Construction and Renovation Bond Act of 1988. 19951. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) The public library is a supplement to the formal system of free public education, a source of information and inspiration to persons of all ages, cultural backgrounds, and economic statuses, and a resource for continuing education and reeducation beyond the years of formal education, and therefore deserves adequate financial support from government at all levels. (b) It is in the interest of the people and of the state that there be a general diffusion of information and knowledge through the continued operation of free public libraries. This diffusion is a matter of general concern inasmuch as it is the duty of the state to provide encouragement to the voluntary lifelong learning of the people of the state. (c) Many existing public library facilities are not safe, efficient, or accessible for use, adequate for the size of the communities they serve, or otherwise capable of providing the public library services needed by the communities they serve. (d) Many communities that are populous enough to require a public library facility do not have one. (e) Local public library authorities do not have sufficient funds to construct or rehabilitate necessary public library facilities. (f) Funding to meet the need for public library facilities, which is beyond the ability of local government to supply, is most appropriately met by a partnership of state and local governments. 19952. As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) "Committee" means the California Library Construction and Renovation Finance Committee created pursuant to Section 19972. (b) "Fund" means the California Library Construction and Restoration Fund created pursuant to Section 19955. (c) "Board" means the California Library Construction and Renovation Board. The board includes the State Librarian, the Treasurer, the Director of Finance, the Assembly Member appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, and the Senator appointed by the Senate Rules Committee. Legislative members of the board shall meet with, and participate in, the work of the board to the extent that their participation is not incompatible with their duties as Members of the Legislature. For the purposes of this chapter, Members of the Legislature who are members of the board shall constitute a joint legislative committee on the subject matter of this chapter.