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GEORGIA CODE (Last Updated: August 20, 2013) |
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Title 20. EDUCATION |
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Chapter 5. LIBRARIES |
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Article 2. LOCAL AND REGIONAL PUBLIC LIBRARIES |
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Part 2. COUNTY AND REGIONAL PUBLIC LIBRARIES |
| § 20-5-40. Power of local governments to establish public libraries; procedures for establishment |
| § 20-5-41. Establishment of boards of trustees to govern libraries |
| § 20-5-42. Membership of boards of trustees |
| § 20-5-43. Duties and responsibilities of boards of trustees |
| § 20-5-44. Compensation of trustees |
| § 20-5-45. Directors of library systems; duties and responsibilities |
| § 20-5-46. Reports of the library system |
| § 20-5-47. Written constitution |
| § 20-5-48. Ownership of library property |
| § 20-5-49. Authorization of library systems to enter into contracts |
| § 20-5-50. Requirement of finance bond |
| § 20-5-51. Dissolution of or withdrawal from a library system |
| § 20-5-52. Prohibition of theft or damage of library property |
| § 20-5-53. Procedures following failure of library patron to return borrowed property |
| § 20-5-54. Prohibition of concealing or removing library property |
| § 20-5-55. Immunity of library agents and employees from civil actions arising from part |
| § 20-5-56. Requirement of certification of librarians |
| § 20-5-57. Penalty |
| § 20-5-58. Time requirement for existing library systems to conform with part |
| § 20-5-59. Exemption of municipal public libraries from part |
REFS & ANNOS
TITLE 20 Chapter 5 Article 2 Part 2 NOTE
EDITOR'S NOTES. --Ga. L. 1984, p. 1005, § 1, effective July 1, 1984, repealed the Code sections formerly codified at this part and enacted the current part. The former part consisted of Code Sections 20-5-40 through 20-5-43 and was based on Ga. L. 1935, p. 409, §§ 1 to 3; Ga. L. 1937, p. 715, § 1; Ga. L. 1979, p. 637, § 1.
OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
MUSCOGEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD AUTHORIZED TO OPERATE A PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM under the Library Standards Act, O.C.G.A. § 20-5-40 et seq.; the school board may thereby: 1) qualify to receive state and federal funds; 2) guide the action of the county library director; and 3) participate in a regional multi-county library system established pursuant to law. 1987 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U87-30.
OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
MUSCOGEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD AUTHORIZED TO OPERATE A PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM under the Library Standards Act, O.C.G.A. § 20-5-40 et seq.; the school board may thereby: 1) qualify to receive state and federal funds; 2) guide the action of the county library director; and 3) participate in a regional multi-county library system established pursuant to law. 1987 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U87-30.