1. (a) The commission shall designate a large public library to serve as the major resource center for an area of 4,000 or more square miles. To be designated as the major resource center, the library must:

   1. (1) have and annually maintain its accreditation as a member of the library system;
   2. (2) employ a full time professional librarian as the library director of the major resource center;
   3. (3) employ a staff of professional librarians equal to or exceeding twice the number of professional librarians employed by the system operation grant;
   4. (4) have annual total local expenditures equal to or exceeding twice the system operation grant amount.
2. (b) The library must provide the commission with an ordinance or resolution of its governing body accepting the designation as a major resource center and stating the type of service to be given and the area to be served.

Source Note:The provisions of this §1.48 adopted to be effective October 17, 2004, 29 TexReg 9531.