§ 75-2525 Stormont medical library; abolished
§ 75-2534 Kansas state library in Topeka; composition; services; chief officer; grants, gifts and donations of money
§ 75-2535 State librarian; appointment; qualifications
§ 75-2536 Same; oath
§ 75-2537 State librarian; duties; assistants; employees
§ 75-2538 Same; exchanges with other states and governments
§ 75-2539 Same; duties of secretary of state
§ 75-2540 State librarian; duplicate books, sets or temporary material; exchange, sale or loan; disposition of proceeds
§ 75-2541 Same; labeling and cataloguing of books and material
§ 75-2542 Same; rules and regulations for government of library and services; local library services
§ 75-2544 Same; transfer of powers, duties and jurisdiction from traveling libraries commission to state librarian; books and properties; traveling libraries commission abolished
§ 75-2546 State library of Kansas board; membership; officers; terms; duties; meetings; compensation and allowances
§ 75-2546a Abolishment of state library advisory commission; abolishment of Kansas library network board; powers and duties transferred to state library of Kansas board
§ 75-2547 Regional systems of cooperating libraries; purpose
§ 75-2548 Same; definitions
§ 75-2549 Same; petition for establishment; contents
§ 75-2549a Same; constitute a body corporate and politic; powers and authority
§ 75-2549b Same; certain regional systems of cooperating libraries validated
§ 75-2550 Same; system board; membership; powers
§ 75-2550a Same; selection of an executive board; delegation of legal functions; exception
§ 75-2551 Regional systems of cooperating libraries; finance; cash basis and budget laws applicable; tax levy authorized
§ 75-2552 Same; establishment of standards by state board
§ 75-2553 Grants-in-aid to libraries act; citation
§ 75-2554 Grants-in-aid to libraries; definitions
§ 75-2555 Same; apportionment and distribution to eligible libraries; formula
§ 75-2556 Grants-in-aid to libraries; annual reports of population and tax information; determination of amount of and eligibility for aid; payment dates
§ 75-2557 Same; certification by state librarian of amounts payable; duties of director of accounts and reports
§ 75-2558 Grants-in-aid to libraries; limitations of expenditures from state aid funds; penalty
§ 75-2559 Same; annual expenditure reports by libraries receiving grants-in-aid
§ 75-2560 Same; powers and duties of state librarian; withholding aid; notice of noncompliance with act to director of accounts and reports
§ 75-2561 Same; budget requests of state librarian; reports of distributions and expenditures
§ 75-2562 Same; acceptance of federal grants or funds by state librarian; distribution; plan by advisory commission; independent application for and receipt of federal funds; effect
§ 75-2563 Contracts for computerized information and cataloging services; cost system; fees
§ 75-2565 Definitions
§ 75-2566 Establishment and operation of publication collection and depository system; duties of state agencies and the state librarian
§ 75-2567 Same; powers and duties of state librarian; designation of libraries as complete or selective depositories
§ 75-2568 Same; rules and regulations
§ 75-2572 Expiration of act
§ 75-2575 Interlibrary cooperation and resource sharing; purpose of act
§ 75-2576 Same; definitions
§ 75-2577 Same; function of state library
§ 75-2585 Same; contracts for computerized services; state-level cooperative activities
§ 75-2587 Same; participation by unified school districts; costs
§ 75-2588 Telecommunications services for inter-library resource sharing, fees; central library materials purchasing activity, fees; library workshops and conferences, fees; state library fund, administration, authorized expenditures; certain receipts, proceeds
§ 75-2589 Kansas children’s internet protection act; public libraries; school districts; state librarian; rules and regulations; liability

Terms Used In Kansas Statutes > Chapter 75 > Article 25 - State Library and Library Services

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Board: means the library board of any library established or operating under authority of the laws of Kansas. See Kansas Statutes 75-2548
  • Community college librarians: means chief officers of libraries operated by community colleges established pursuant to Kan. See Kansas Statutes 75-2576
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Library network: means an organization of types of libraries interconnected to achieve their common purposes through cooperative use of communications, computer technology, library and human resources. See Kansas Statutes 75-2576
  • Minor: means any person defined by Kan. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • participating library: means a board or library or district that is cooperating and participating in a regional system of cooperating libraries. See Kansas Statutes 75-2548
  • Private college librarians: means chief officers of libraries operated by accredited independent institutions as defined in Kan. See Kansas Statutes 75-2576
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Public librarians: means the chief officers of the public libraries. See Kansas Statutes 75-2576
  • Public libraries: means libraries operated under the provisions of Kan. See Kansas Statutes 75-2576
  • Publication: means any report, pamphlet, book or other materials provided by a state agency for use by the general public;

    (b) "state agency" means any state office or officer, department, board, commission, institution, bureau, society or any agency, division or unit within any state office, department, board, commission or other state authority. See Kansas Statutes 75-2565

  • Regional system of cooperating libraries: means two or more libraries cooperating in a system approved by the state board and officially designated as a regional system of cooperating libraries under this act. See Kansas Statutes 75-2548
  • Regional systems of cooperating libraries: means the regional systems of cooperating libraries created under authority of Kan. See Kansas Statutes 75-2576
  • Residence: means the place which is adopted by a person as the person's place of habitation and to which, whenever the person is absent, the person has the intention of returning. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • School librarians: means the chief officers of libraries operated by unified school districts. See Kansas Statutes 75-2576
  • Special librarians: means the chief officers of all other publicly supported and private libraries, including special purpose libraries and archives located in Kansas. See Kansas Statutes 75-2576
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • State board: means the state library of Kansas board. See Kansas Statutes 75-2548
  • state librarian: means the state librarian appointed pursuant to Kan. See Kansas Statutes 75-2554
  • state library: means the Kansas state library created and operating under authority of Kan. See Kansas Statutes 75-2554
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • System board: means the governing board comprised of representatives of libraries in a regional system of cooperating libraries, and which is authorized by this act to direct and plan library service for a regional system to the extent and in the manner provided by this act. See Kansas Statutes 75-2548
  • System librarian: means a person (not a state officer or employee) who has been certified by the state board as being qualified by education or experience to perform duties as a librarian for a regional system of cooperating libraries, and who shall attend system board meetings but shall not be a voting member thereof. See Kansas Statutes 75-2548
  • Systems librarians: means the chief officers of the regional systems of cooperating libraries. See Kansas Statutes 75-2576
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.