As used in this act, unless the context otherwise requires:
- (a) "Board" means the library board of any library established or operating under authority of the laws of Kansas.
- (b) "Participating board" or "participating library" means a board or library or district that is cooperating and participating in a regional system of cooperating libraries.
- (c) "Regional system of cooperating libraries" means two or more libraries cooperating in a system approved by the state board and officially designated as a regional system of cooperating libraries under this act.
- (d) "System board" means the governing board comprised of representatives of libraries in a regional system of cooperating libraries, and which is authorized by this act to direct and plan library service for a regional system to the extent and in the manner provided by this act.
- (e) "Library" may include school, community junior college, college or university libraries to the extent authorized by rules and regulations of the state board, but does not include law libraries.
- (f) "State board" means the state library of Kansas board.
- (g) "System librarian" means a person (not a state officer or employee) who has been certified by the state board as being qualified by education or experience to perform duties as a librarian for a regional system of cooperating libraries, and who shall attend system board meetings but shall not be a voting member thereof.
L. 1965, ch. 105, § 2; L. 1968, ch. 214, § 1; L. 2007, ch. 114, § 3; July 1.