§312-2.1 - Appointment of state librarian; duties; salary.
§312-2.1 Appointment of state librarian; duties; salary. (a) The state librarian shall be appointed by the board of education, without regard to chapter 76, shall be under the direction of the board, shall be responsible for the operation, planning, programming, and budgeting of all community/school and public libraries within the State, and may be removed by a majority vote of its members. The state librarian may be appointed:
(1) Without regard to the state residency provisions of section 78-1(b); and
(2) For a term of up to four years.
(b) The salary of the state librarian shall be set by the board of education at a rate no greater than $120,000 a year. [L 1969, c 127, §27; am L 1975, c 58, §16; am L 1979, c 59, §1; am L 1981, c 150, §7; am L 1982, c 129, §10; am L 1983, c 115, §1; am L 1986, c 128, §9; am L 1987, c 56, §1; am L 1989, c 329, §7; am L 1999, c 75, §1; am L 2000, c 253, §150; am L 2001, c 117, §1]