§312-3  Exchange of librarians.  Theboard of education may contract for the exchange of librarians with librariansof any state, country, or territory in accordance with this section, except asotherwise provided in section 78-27.  Local librarians so exchanged shall bepaid their regular salaries out of the funds appropriated for personal servicesin the library budget for the library concerned.  The qualifications of alllibrarians from any such state, country, or territory so exchanged shall beequal to those of the local librarians exchanged.  In the selection of locallibrarians for exchange, preference shall be given to persons born in theState.  The requirements of citizenship shall not apply to any librarian comingto the State from any foreign state, country, or territory under any suchcontract of exchange.  All librarians so exchanged shall furnish their owntransportation to and from the state, country, or territory with whichexchanged.

No compensation shall be paid by the State tovisiting exchange librarians; provided that in any case where the localexchanged librarian becomes incapacitated or, for any reason, leaves theexchanged position permanently, the library concerned may pay the visitingexchange librarian an amount not to exceed the salary rating of the localexchanged librarian, such an arrangement to continue until the end of theperiod of exchange or until such time as some satisfactory adjustment has beenmade. [L 1951, c 190, pt of §1; RL 1955, §45-30; HRS §312-3; am L 1981, c 150,§8; am L 2002, c 148, §34]