2014 Indiana Code TITLE 4. STATE OFFICES AND ADMINISTRATION ARTICLE 23. BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS CHAPTER 7. INDIANA LIBRARY AND HISTORICAL DEPARTMENT
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IC 4-23-7
Chapter 7. Indiana Library and Historical Department
IC 4-23-7-1
Creation
Sec. 1. There is hereby created and established a department of
the state government which shall be known as the Indiana Library
and Historical Department.
(Formerly: Acts 1925, c.58, s.1.)
IC 4-23-7-2
Board membership; terms; vacancies; authority
Sec. 2. (a) The management and control of the Indiana library and
historical department is hereby vested in a board which shall be
known as the Indiana library and historical board, and which shall
consist of five (5) members, who shall be appointed by the governor.
(b) All members shall be appointed for terms of four (4) years. A
person may not be appointed as a member of the Indiana library and
historical board unless the person is a citizen of high standing and
probity and has a known and active interest in library or historical
work. The members of the board shall be appointed as follows:
(1) One (1) member of the library and historical board shall be
appointed on recommendation of the state board of education.
(2) One (1) member must be appointed on the recommendation
of the Indiana Library Federation.
(3) At least one (1) member shall be appointed on
recommendation of the Indiana historical society.
(4) At least one (1) member must be a public library trustee
appointed on the recommendation of the Indiana Library
Trustee Association.
(c) The members of the board shall serve without compensation,
but shall be entitled to receive their actual expenses necessarily
incurred in attending the meetings and transacting the business of the
board, and in participating in such other activities as may be in the
interest of the department.
(d) Any vacancy which may occur in the membership of the board
for any cause shall be filled by appointment by the governor for the
unexpired term.
(e) The board may prepare plans subject to the approval of the
governor and advise with the proper officials in the construction of
alterations and additions to the building and provide necessary
equipment and furnishings within the appropriations of funds for
these purposes.
(f) The board may receive and administer any state or federal aid
which may become available for the improvement and development
of library and historical services in Indiana.
(Formerly: Acts 1925, c.58, s.2; Acts 1947, c.327, s.1; Acts 1967,
c.38, s.1.) As amended by P.L.84-2012, SEC.2.
IC 4-23-7-2.1
Board; election of officers; executive secretary
Sec. 2.1. (a) The Indiana library and historical board shall elect
one (1) of its members as president, another as secretary, and such
other officers as it determines, each of whom shall hold office for a
term of one (1) year.
(b) The board may designate the director of the state library or the
director of the historical bureau as the executive secretary of the
board with duties as prescribed by the board.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.40, SEC.1.
IC 4-23-7-3
Divisions
Sec. 3. The Indiana library and historical department consists of
two (2) divisions, the Indiana state library and the Indiana historical
bureau.
(Formerly: Acts 1925, c.58, s.3; Acts 1947, c.327, s.2.) As amended
by Acts 1981, P.L.40, SEC.2.
IC 4-23-7-3.2
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.84-2012, SEC.3.)
IC 4-23-7-3.5
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.100-2012, SEC.7.)
IC 4-23-7-4
Repealed
(Repealed by Acts 1981, P.L.40, SEC.10.)
IC 4-23-7-5
Policies
Sec. 5. Subject to the provisions of this chapter, the library and
historical board shall formulate policies for the care, management,
and expansion of the library and historical department so that the
department and its divisions may at all times be operated according
to the most approved standards of library and historical service.
(Formerly: Acts 1925, c.58, s.5.) As amended by P.L.5-1984,
SEC.183; P.L.84-2012, SEC.4.
IC 4-23-7-5.2
Gifts, bequests, and devises; acceptance; limitation
Sec. 5.2. The Indiana library and historical board may accept gifts,
bequests, and devises of personal and real property for the
maintenance, use, or benefit of the Indiana library and historical
department under such terms and conditions and with such
obligations, liabilities, and burdens as in the judgment of the board
and the governor is in the best interest of the Indiana library and
historical department; however, no obligation, liability, or burden
shall be assumed that is in excess of appropriations made by law for
the payment of such obligations, liabilities, and burdens.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.40, SEC.5.
IC 4-23-7-5.3
Disposition of library materials
Sec. 5.3. (a) The Indiana library and historical board may, on the
recommendation of the director of the state library, sell, lease,
exchange, or otherwise dispose of library materials under:
(1) IC 5-22-21; or
(2) IC 5-22-22.
(b) The Indiana library and historical board may, on the
recommendation of the director of the state library and in accordance
with policies and procedures adopted by the board, sell, donate, or
exchange library materials to or with other public or nonprofit
libraries or historical societies.
(c) The Indiana library and historical board may, on the
recommendation of the director of the state library, adopt policies
and procedures for evaluating a proposal to:
(1) accept gifts of;
(2) sell;
(3) exchange; or
(4) otherwise dispose of;
library materials described in IC 4-23-7.1-3.
As added by P.L.30-1997, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.1-2009, SEC.11.
IC 4-23-7-5.4
Library and historical department fund; establishment; use;
deposits
Sec. 5.4. (a) The library and historical department fund is
established as a dedicated fund to be administered by the Indiana
library and historical board. The monies in the fund may be
expended by the board exclusively for the maintenance, use, or
benefit of the Indiana library and historical department.
(b) The proceeds from the sale of items as directed by law or by
the Indiana library and historical board, from gifts of money or the
proceeds from the sale of gifts donated to the fund, and from
investment earnings from any portion of the fund, shall be deposited
in the fund.
(c) All monies accruing in the fund are hereby appropriated
continuously for the purposes specified in this section.
(d) No portion of the fund shall revert to the general fund of the
state at the end of a fiscal year; however, if the fund is abolished, its
contents shall revert to the general fund of the state.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.40, SEC.6.
IC 4-23-7-6
Repealed
(Repealed by Acts 1981, P.L.40, SEC.10.)
IC 4-23-7-7
Repealed
(Repealed by Acts 1979, P.L.40, SEC.25.)
IC 4-23-7-8
Repealed
(Repealed by Acts 1981, P.L.40, SEC.10.)
IC 4-23-7-9
Repealed
(Repealed by Acts 1981, P.L.40, SEC.10.)
IC 4-23-7-10
Repealed
(Repealed by Acts 1981, P.L.40, SEC.10.)
IC 4-23-7-11
Repealed
(Repealed by Acts 1981, P.L.40, SEC.10.)
IC 4-23-7-12
Repealed
(Repealed by Acts 1981, P.L.40, SEC.10.)
IC 4-23-7-13
Repealed
(Repealed by Acts 1981, P.L.40, SEC.10.)
IC 4-23-7-14
Repealed
(Repealed by Acts 1981, P.L.40, SEC.10.)
IC 4-23-7-14.5
Repealed
(Repealed by Acts 1981, P.L.40, SEC.10.)
IC 4-23-7-14.6
Repealed
(Repealed by Acts 1981, P.L.40, SEC.10.)
IC 4-23-7-15
Repealed
(Repealed by Acts 1981, P.L.40, SEC.10.)
IC 4-23-7-16
Repealed
(Repealed by Acts 1981, P.L.40, SEC.10.)
IC 4-23-7-17
Repealed
(Repealed by Acts 1981, P.L.40, SEC.10.)
IC 4-23-7-18
Repealed
(Repealed by Acts 1981, P.L.40, SEC.10.)
IC 4-23-7-19
Repealed
(Repealed by Acts 1981, P.L.40, SEC.10.)
IC 4-23-7-20
Repealed
(Repealed by Acts 1981, P.L.40, SEC.10.)
IC 4-23-7-21
Repealed
(Repealed by Acts 1981, P.L.40, SEC.10.)
IC 4-23-7-22
Repealed
(Repealed by Acts 1981, P.L.40, SEC.10.)
IC 4-23-7-23
Repealed
(Repealed by Acts 1981, P.L.40, SEC.10.)
IC 4-23-7-23.4
Repealed
(Repealed by Acts 1981, P.L.40, SEC.10.)
IC 4-23-7-23.5
Repealed
(Repealed by Acts 1981, P.L.40, SEC.10.)
IC 4-23-7-23.6
Repealed
(Repealed by Acts 1981, P.L.40, SEC.10.)
IC 4-23-7-24
Repealed
(Repealed by Acts 1981, P.L.40, SEC.10.)
IC 4-23-7-25
Repealed
(Repealed by Acts 1981, P.L.40, SEC.10.)
IC 4-23-7-26
(Repealed by Acts 1981, P.L.40, SEC.10.)
IC 4-23-7-27
Repealed
(Repealed by Acts 1981, P.L.40, SEC.10.)
IC 4-23-7-28
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.32-1985, SEC.8.)
IC 4-23-7-29
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.32-1985, SEC.8.)
IC 4-23-7-30
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.84-2012, SEC.5; P.L.133-2012, SEC.22.)
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