357.026 Board duties; rules
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357.026 Board duties; rules. The State Library Board shall be the policy-making body for the State Library. The State Library Board shall:
(1)Formulate general policies for the State Library to provide the framework for library operations;
(2)Adopt rules to carry out the purposes for which the State Library is established or for any other purpose authorized by law;
(3)In consultation with the Oregon Library Association, the Oregon Heritage Commission and other related organizations, adopt long-range strategic plans for the continued improvement and development of the State Library and develop key performance measures to track progress;
(4)Review and approve budget requests for the State Library that align with the board’s long-range plans;
(5)Develop, adopt and modify a technology plan, including long-range expenditures, for the purchase of subscriptions statewide, for reference-based databases, digitization of records for public libraries and integration of services provided by the State Library;
(6)Conduct certifications of state agency libraries or library services under ORS 357.029;
(7)Review and monitor the State Library and the State Library’s work in the State Reference Coordinating Council established under ORS 357.900;
(8)Administer the State Library Donation Fund for the benefit of the State Library, except that every gift, devise or bequest for a specific purpose shall be administered according to its terms; and
(9)Report to the Legislative Assembly in January of each odd-numbered year on the State Library’s efforts to:
(a)Achieve the statutory mission and programmatic outcomes of the State Library;
(b)Implement initiatives and improvements to interagency coordination;
(c)Implement initiatives and improvements to the electronic delivery of government publications and services;
(d)Implement initiatives and improvements to State Library reference services to state agencies;
(e)Enter into public, nonprofit and private partnerships and report the number of the partnerships entered into by the State Library; and
(f)Reduce duplication in state agency services and costs related to the mission of the State Library. [2015 c.328 §7]