Iowa Code 8A.204 – State librarian — state library fund created
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1. The director shall appoint the state librarian who shall administer the duties of the department as it relates to library services.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 8A.204
- Department: means the department of administrative services. See Iowa Code 8A.101
- Director: means the director of the department of administrative services or the director's designee. See Iowa Code 8A.101
- 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.
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
- property: includes personal and real property. See Iowa Code 4.1
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
2. The state librarian shall do all of the following:
a. Organize, staff, and administer the department as it relates to library services so as to render the greatest benefit to libraries in the state.
b. Submit a biennial report to the governor on the activities and an evaluation of the department as it relates to library services and its programs and policies.
c. Control all library services-related property of the department. The state librarian may dispose of, through sale, conveyance, or exchange, any library materials that may be obsolete or worn out or that may no longer be needed or appropriate to the mission of the state library of Iowa. These materials may be sold by the state library directly or the library may sell the materials by consignment with an outside entity. A state library fund is created in the state treasury. Proceeds from the sale of the library materials shall be remitted to the treasurer of state and credited to the state library fund and shall be used for the purchase of books and other library materials. Notwithstanding section 8.33, any balance in the fund on June 30 of any fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund of the state.
d. Perform other duties as assigned by the director or as imposed by law.