2006 Ohio Revised Code - 3375.01. State library board.

§ 3375.01. State library board.
 

A state library board is hereby created to be composed of five members to be appointed by the state board of education. One member shall be appointed each year for a term of five years. No one is eligible to membership on the state library board who is or has been for a year previous to appointment a member of the state board of education. A member of the state library board shall not during the member's term of office be a member of the board of library trustees for any library in any subdivision in the state. Before entering on official duties, each member shall subscribe to the official oath of office. All vacancies on the state library board shall be filled by the state board of education by appointment for the unexpired term. The members shall receive no compensation, but shall be paid their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties or in the conduct of authorized board business, within or without the state. 
 

At its regular meeting next prior to the beginning of each fiscal biennium the state library board shall elect a president and vice-president each of whom shall serve for two years or until a successor is elected and qualified. 
 

The state library board is responsible for the state library of Ohio and a statewide program of development and coordination of library services, and its powers include the following: 

(A) Maintain the state library, holding custody of books, periodicals, pamphlets, films, recordings, papers, and other materials and equipment. The board may purchase or procure from an insurance company licensed to do business in this state policies of insurance insuring the members of the board and the officers, employees, and agents of the state library against liability on account of damage or injury to persons or property resulting from any act or omission of the board members, officers, employees, and agents of the state library in their official capacity. 

(B) Accept, receive, administer, and expend, in accordance with the terms thereof, any moneys, materials, or other aid granted, appropriated, or made available to it for library purposes, by the United States, or any of its agencies, or by any other source, public or private; 

(C) Administer such funds as the general assembly may make available to it for the improvement of public library services, interlibrary cooperation, or for other library purposes; 

(D) Contract with other agencies, organizations, libraries, library schools, boards of education, universities, public and private, within or without the state, for library services, facilities, research, or any allied or related purpose; 

(E) In accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, approve, disapprove, or modify resolutions for establishment of county district libraries, and approve, disapprove, or modify resolutions to determine the boundaries of such districts, along county lines or otherwise, and approve, disapprove, or modify resolutions to redefine boundaries, along county lines or otherwise, where questions subsequently arise as a result of school district consolidations; 

(F) Upon consolidation of two or more school districts and in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, to define and adjust the boundaries of the new public library district resulting from such consolidation and to resolve any disputes or questions pertaining to the boundaries, organization, and operation of the new library district; 

(G) Upon application of one or more boards of library trustees and in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, to amend, define, and adjust the boundaries of the library districts making such application and the boundaries of adjacent library districts. A library district boundary change made by the state library board pursuant to this division shall take effect sixty days after the day on which two certified copies of the boundary change order in final form are filed on the same date with the secretary of state and with the director of the legislative service commission unless a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 3375.03 of the Revised Code. 

(H) Certify its actions relating to boundaries authorized in this section, to boards of election, taxing authorities, the boards of trustees of libraries affected and other appropriate bodies; 

(I) Encourage and assist the efforts of libraries and local governments to develop mutual and cooperative solutions to library service problems; 

(J) Designate by rule five depository libraries so as to provide statewide, geographically distributed accessibility to agency deposits of texts or other materials that have been incorporated by reference into rules; 

(K) Recommend to the governor and to the general assembly such changes in the law as will strengthen and improve library services and operations; 

(L) In accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, adopt such rules as are necessary for the carrying out of any function imposed on it by law, and provide such rules as are necessary for its government and the government of its employees. The board may delegate to the state librarian the management and administration of any function imposed on it by law. 
 

HISTORY: GC § 154-51; 109 v 105; 120 v 475; Bureau of Code Revision, 10-1-53; 126 v 655(692) (Eff 1-3-56); 129 v 582 (787) (Eff 1-10-61); 133 v S 262 (Eff 11-25-69); 136 v S 257 (Eff 11-28-75); 137 v H 403 (Eff 7-4-78); 138 v H 847 (Eff 8-22-80); 139 v H 694 (Eff 11-15-81); 149 v S 265. Eff 9-17-2002.
 

The provisions of § 3 of SB 265 (149 v  - ) read as follows: 

SECTION 3. (A)(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (A)(2) of this section, sections 111.15, 119.03, and 119.032, as amended by this act, and sections 121.71, 121.72, 121.73, 121.74, 121.75, and 121.76 of the Revised Code first apply one month after the effective date of this act. The State Library Board shall use the emergency rule-making procedure of division (F) of section 119.03 of the Revised Code to designate depository libraries under division (J) of section 3375.01 of the Revised Code in anticipation of section 121.74 of the Revised Code becoming first applicable. 

(2) The amendment by this act to division (F) of section 119.03 of the Revised Code first applies on the effective date of this act. 

(B) As used in Sections 4, 5, 6, and 7 of this act, "date of first applicability" means the date of first applicability specified in division (A)(1) of this section.