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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 397.559

  • Cooperative board: means the governing board of a cooperative library. See Michigan Laws 397.552
  • Cooperative library: means the library or service center designated by a cooperative board to execute services established by a cooperative plan and provided to libraries participating in a cooperative. See Michigan Laws 397.552
  • Department: means the department of history, arts, and libraries. See Michigan Laws 397.552
  • 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.
     Following establishment of a cooperative board, the cooperative board shall submit to the department a plan that designates and describes the responsibilities of the cooperative library, provides for future selection of cooperative board membership, and gives notice of the cooperative board’s meeting dates. The original plan and any substantial modification shall be approved by the department. A cooperative board has no jurisdiction over the property or management of a local library.