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OH SB321
Bill
Status
6/26/2012
Primary Sponsor
Kevin Bacon
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AI Summary
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Authorizes State Library Board to define and adjust boundaries of association library districts for private corporations or library associations maintaining free public libraries prior to September 4, 1947, to prevent or eliminate overlapping areas with other library districts.
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Increases board membership for county, municipal, and school district public libraries from six to seven members, effective January 1, 2013, and removes political party affiliation requirements for board members.
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Establishes new procedures for school district free public libraries to accept bequests, gifts, or endowments from qualifying library associations between the effective date and January 1, 2014.
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Modifies tax levy procedures for "qualifying library levies" to allow submission of library tax questions to electors of library districts or association library districts rather than entire subdivisions when district boundaries do not match subdivision boundaries.
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Increases the cost threshold for competitive bidding on library construction and improvement projects from $25,000 to $50,000.
Legislative Description
To authorize the State Library Board to establish library districts for association libraries, to make other changes to the law governing the organization, governance, and operation of public libraries, and to declare an emergency.
Public libraries laws
Last Action
Effective Date
6/26/2012