The governing board of a school district maintaining its own library or libraries may appoint a librarian or librarians to staff the libraries provided they qualify as librarians pursuant to Section 44868.
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Section § 18120
If a school district has its own library, the school board can hire librarians as long as they meet certain qualifications specified in another rule.
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Section § 18121
This section says that each school district's governing board must take care of the district's school libraries and can create rules related to them, as long as those rules don't contradict any set by the State Board of Education or the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
The governing board of a school district is accountable for the proper care and preservation of the school libraries of the district, and may make all necessary rules and regulations not provided for by the State Board of Education, or the Superintendent of Public Instruction and not inconsistent therewith.
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Section § 18122
Every year by August 31st, school districts must report to the State Department of Education about the state of their school libraries from the previous school year. This report should include any statistics and information that the Department of Education finds useful. The Department can provide instructions or questionnaires to help gather consistent information for comparing library conditions across the state.
The governing board of a school district shall, on or before August 31st, in each year, report to the State Department of Education on the condition of school libraries, for the year ending June 30th preceding. The report shall, in addition to other matters deemed expedient by the governing board or the librarians, contain the statistical and other information as is deemed desirable by the State Department of Education. For this purpose the State Department of Education may send to the several districts under its supervision, instructions or question blanks so as to obtain the material for a comparative study of library conditions in the state.
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