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-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Beverley Shirley Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 5:01 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [texshare-users] Texas State Library Sunset Legislation On May 25, Governor Rick Perry signed into law S.B. 913, the sunset legislation that reestablishes the Texas State Library and Archives Commission for twelve years, through 2019. Some of the key provisions of S.B. 913: . Continues the Texas State Library and Archives Commission for 12 years. . Removes the system funding formula from statute and requires the state library to adopt a new formula in rule that ensures funding for basic system support services. . Requires the state library to fund competitive grants aimed at increasing innovation and targeting state and federal goals. . Eliminates the agency's certification of county librarians. . Authorizes the agency to promote and lead a collaboration between a wide range of Texas institutions to develop an online tool for searching digitized cultural resources. . Directs the state library and the Texas Education Agency to conduct a joint study to identify school library needs and to determine which needs each agency is best suited to address. Results are to be reported by Dec. 31, 2008. . Authorizes the agency to permit library systems to earn outside revenue and to retain this revenue from year to year. . Authorizes the agency to take possession of an archival document when an institution of higher education and a county are not in agreement over the custody of the document. To read S.B. 913 in its entirety, and to revisit the timeline and background information regarding the agency's sunset process, visit www.tsl.state.tx.us/agency/sunset/ <http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/agency/sunset/>. Thank you for your input and participation during the sunset process. We look forward to working with library and archives groups to plan for and implement the changes as outlined in the sunset legislation. Comments or questions? Email Edward Seidenberg at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Beverley Shirley, Division Director Library Resource Sharing Texas State Library and Archives Commission (512) 463-5433 FAX (512) 936-2306 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
