Opinion No. (2001)

BILL LOCKYER Attorney General JONATHAN R. DAVIS Deputy Attorney General THE LIBRARY OF CALIFORNIA BOARD has requested an opinion on the following question: Upon replacement of the California Library Services Act cooperative library system programs, may a cooperative library system continue to operate, with or without state funding? CONCLUSION Upon replacement of the California Library Services Act cooperative library system programs, a cooperative library system may continue to operate, with or without state funding, depending upon the particular circumstances present. ANALYSIS The cooperative library system programs currently being operated pursuant to the provisions of the California Library Services Act (Ed. Code, § 18700 - 18767 ; "Act I") 1 will be replaced by different programs authorized under the provisions of the Library of California Act (§§ 18801 - 18870 ; "Act II"). At the end of the transition period implementing the new programs, the Library of California Board ("Board") will "file a written notice with the Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Clerk of the Assembly notifying the Legislature of the fact, and date, of full implementation of [Act II]."…