GOVERNMENT CODE

SUBTITLE H. INFORMATION RESOURCES

CHAPTER 91. STATE LAW LIBRARY


	§ 91.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:                                   
		(1)  "Board" means the State Law Library Board.                               
		(2)  "Director" means the director of the State Law 
Library.                
		(3)  "Library" means the State Law Library.                                   

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.                    


	§ 91.002.  LIBRARY OPERATIONS.  (a)  The library shall 
maintain a legal reference facility that includes the statutes and 
case reports from the several states and legal periodicals and 
journals.
	(b)  The facility may be used by the members and staff of the 
supreme court, court of criminal appeals, the office of the 
attorney general, and other state entities and by citizens of the 
state.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.                    


	§ 91.003.  BOARD;  ADMINISTRATION.  (a)  The library is 
administered by the board.
	(b)  The board is composed of the chief justice of the 
supreme court, the presiding judge of the court of criminal 
appeals, and the attorney general.
	(c)  A member of the board may designate a personal 
representative to serve for him.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.                    


	§ 91.004.  COMPENSATION.  A member of the board or his 
personal representative may not receive compensation for his 
service on the board.  A member or his representative is entitled to 
reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in 
attending meetings or performing other official duties, to be paid 
out of funds appropriated to the board.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.                    


	§ 91.005.  PERSONNEL.  (a)  The board shall employ a 
director of the library and shall set his salary.  The director 
serves at the will of the board and is accountable only to the 
board.
	(b)  The director may employ professional and clerical 
personnel with the approval of the board.  The board shall set their 
salaries.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.                    


	§ 91.006.  TRANSFER OF LIBRARY MATERIALS.  (a)  The 
board by unanimous vote may transfer library books, papers, or 
publications to the library of the Law School of The University of 
Texas at Austin.
	(b)  The transferred materials may be recalled by a majority 
vote of the board.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.                    


	§ 91.007.  RULES.  The board shall adopt rules necessary 
to ensure the efficient operation of the library.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.                    


	§ 91.009.  DONATIONS.  The library may accept on behalf 
of the state donations of money and other property as the library 
considers appropriate.  Money donated to the library shall be 
deposited in the state treasury.

Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 321, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.           


	§ 91.011.  LIBRARY SERVICE FEES.  (a)  The director of 
the state law library may set and charge a fee for services provided 
by state law library staff.
	(b)  A fee set under Subsection (a) does not apply to a public 
agency requiring services from the state law library staff.

Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 5, § 9.12, eff. 
Sept. 1, 1991.