1. (a) Accreditation is conditioned on submission of the annual report required in §1.78 of this title (relating to Annual Report) and meeting the accreditation criteria established by this subchapter. If a library loses accreditation, the library will not be accredited for the next fiscal year and will not have access to certain agency services during that year.
2. (b) If the agency determines a library does not meet the criteria for accreditation at any time during the accreditation year, the agency will notify the library in writing of the potential loss of accreditation.
3. (c) A public library that does not submit an annual report by the established deadline will automatically lose accreditation for the upcoming state fiscal year.
4. (d) A public library that does not meet the minimum criteria for accreditation required by this subchapter and as documented on the annual report may lose accreditation.
5. (e) On notification of the potential loss of accreditation, the agency may allow the library a reasonable period of time to come into compliance and remain accredited. A library may also choose to be unaccredited or appeal the determination.
6. (f) If a library chooses to be unaccredited for the year in question but wants to be considered for accreditation in subsequent years, the library must continue to submit an annual report each year it is not accredited. The library may be re-accredited during the next annual report cycle if the library reports data showing that it meets all accreditation criteria by the prescribed deadline. A library that lacks only one criterion for accreditation may be eligible for a waiver as detailed in §1.79 of this title (relating to Emergency Waiver of Accreditation Criteria).
7. (g) A library must continue to submit an annual report to continue to receive minimum agency services, such as the agency's summer reading program and access to consulting services.

Source Note:The provisions of this §1.81 adopted to be effective September 1, 2025, 50 TexReg 2765.