- (a) If any jurisdiction, not previously a member of any System, joins a System with borders contiguous to the jurisdiction, the administrative body of the System shall file a notice of intent and the jurisdictional governing body of the affiliating library shall file an affiliation authorization with the State Board.
- (b) The State Board's approval of requests for affiliation shall be based on its determination that the proposed membership is at least as effective a way of carrying out the purposes of the Act as would be the case if the membership were with a System other than the one joined.
- (c) An affiliation will be considered effective beginning July 1 of the fiscal year immediately following the fiscal year in which the affiliation authorization is filed.
Note: Authority cited: Section 18724, Education Code. Reference: Sections 18724 and 18726, Education Code.
History
1. Amendment and new subsection (c) filed 12-5-80; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 80, No. 49).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (a) and (b) and repealing subsections (a)(1)-(4) filed 9-25-2013 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2013, No. 39).
3. Amendment of section and Note filed 10-22-2018; operative 1-1-2019 (Register 2018, No. 43).