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SECTION 18860-18866
18860. (a) Planning shall occur at the regional level for the development of library service programs responsive to the needs of people within each network region. Some or all of these service programs may be supported by the state. (b) It is the intent of the Legislature that the state do all of the following: (1) Reimburse all participating libraries for services provided to Californians who do not constitute their primary clientele. (2) Support the necessary infrastructure enabling the interlibrary resource sharing to occur. (3) Assure equitable access to the rich resources of its many libraries to all Californians. 18861. Funds shall be allocated to member institutions and member public library jurisdictions in accordance with reimbursement formulas adopted by the state board and with criteria adopted by the state board to carry out the provisions of this chapter. 18862. (a) During the first three years of operation, each regional library network shall receive a basic funding allocation for service delivery as it establishes services and expands its membership. (b) After its three-year establishment period, each regional library network shall receive an appropriation that contains a base component that is a uniform statewide minimum allocation, a component related to demographic variables including population, geography, population demographics and cost of living, and a component related to the amount of service delivered in the preceding fiscal year. 18863. Funds appropriated for the support of statewide services shall be allocated to those services in accordance with criteria adopted by the state board to carry out the provisions of this chapter. 18864. There shall be a transition period from California Library Services Act services and funding to the Library of California Act services and funding. 18865. Funding provided under this chapter shall support the costs of administering its provisions and delivering its services. 18866. Funding for the purposes of this chapter is contingent upon an appropriation being made for that purpose in the annual Budget Act.
