House Journal: Page 1948: Monday, May 7, 2001
Boal of Polk called up for consideration House File 637, a bill for
an act relating to the responsibilities and duties of the department of
education, area education agencies, and the commission of libraries,
including the renaming of the regional library system, the
appointment of trustees for the library service area, and development
of a biennial unified plan of service and service delivery in
consultation with library service areas and area education agency
media centers, amended by the Senate, and moved that the House
concur in the following Senate amendment H-1984:
H-1984
1 Amend House File 637, as amended, passed, and
2 reprinted by the House, as follows:
3 1. Page 5, by striking line 7, and inserting the
4 following: "A regional library system is Library
5 service areas are".
6 2. Page 6, line 31, by striking the word and
7 figure "section 69.16" and inserting the following:
8 "sections 69.16 and 69.16A".
9 3. Page 6, by striking lines 32 and 33.
10 4. Page 7, by inserting after line 15 the
11 following:
12 "___. The commission of libraries shall adopt
13 rules providing for the coordination of appointments
14 made to the board of trustees in accordance with this
15 section."
16 5. Page 8, by inserting after line 9, the
17 following:
18 "Sec. . Section 256.66, Code 2001, is amended
19 by adding the following new subsection:
20 NEW SUBSECTION. 14. Shall assume all of the
21 outstanding obligations of the regional library and be
22 liable for and recognize, assume, and carry out all
23 valid contracts and obligations of the regional
24 library that the library service area replaces. Each
25 regional library in existence prior to July 1, 2001,
26 shall transfer its assets and title to any real estate
27 owned by the regional library to the library service
28 area that replaces the regional library."
29 6. Page 13, by striking lines 26 through 32 and
30 inserting the following:
31 "The maintenance of a county library established in
32 accordance with this chapter shall be on the basis of
33 each participating unit bearing its share of the total
34 cost in proportion to its population as compared to
35 the total population of the county library district.
36 The board of library trustees shall make".
37 7. Page 14, by inserting after line 19, the
38 following:
© 2001 Cornell College and
League of Women Voters of Iowa
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