[§312-3.9]  Selection and acquisition oflibrary books.  (a)  The board of education shall take all steps possiblein any outsourcing contract in effect on July 1, 1997, including thedevelopment and implementation of necessary procedures, to ensure formalinvolvement by the state public service librarians in the selection of booksand other library materials.

(b)  Upon termination of any outsourcingcontract in effect on July 1, 1997, decisions regarding the selection of booksand other resources on behalf of the state library system that require theexpenditure of public moneys shall be performed internally by the publicservice librarians of the state library system.  The state librarian maycontract with external sources for the purchase of books and other resourcesselected by the public service librarians.  The state librarian shall beresponsible for books or other resources acquired on behalf of the statelibrary system. [L 1997, c 252, §2]

 

Revision Note

 

  "July 1, 1997" substituted for "the effectivedate of this Act".