{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-357.026","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 357.026","heading":"Board duties; rules.","body":"The State Library Board shall be the policy-making body for the State Library. The State Library Board shall:\n      (1) Formulate general policies for the State Library to provide the framework for library operations;\n      (2) Adopt rules to carry out the purposes for which the State Library is established or for any other purpose authorized by law;\n      (3) In consultation with the Oregon Library Association, the Oregon Heritage Commission and other related organizations, adopt long-range strategic plans for the continued improvement and development of the State Library and develop key performance measures to track progress;\n      (4) Review and approve budget requests for the State Library that align with the board’s long-range plans;\n      (5) Develop, adopt and modify a technology plan, including long-range expenditures, for the purchase of subscriptions statewide, for reference-based databases, digitization of records for public libraries and integration of services provided by the State Library;\n      (6) Conduct certifications of state agency libraries or library services under ORS 357.029;\n      (7) Review and monitor the State Library and the State Library’s work in the State Reference Coordinating Council established under ORS 357.900;\n      (8) Administer the State Library Donation Fund for the benefit of the State Library, except that every gift, devise or bequest for a specific purpose shall be administered according to its terms; and\n      (9) Report to the Legislative Assembly in January of each odd-numbered year on the State Library’s efforts to:\n      (a) Achieve the statutory mission and programmatic outcomes of the State Library;\n      (b) Implement initiatives and improvements to interagency coordination;\n      (c) Implement initiatives and improvements to the electronic delivery of government publications and services;\n      (d) Implement initiatives and improvements to State Library reference services to state agencies;\n      (e) Enter into public, nonprofit and private partnerships and report the number of the partnerships entered into by the State Library; and\n      (f) Reduce duplication in state agency services and costs related to the mission of the State Library.","path":["09 - Education and Culture","30. Education and Culture","Chapter 357 — Libraries; State Archivist; Poet Laureate"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors357.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:13Z","sha256":"e87d176bc4b6a83fc6eb8393de6b592e27e2b018324d9e71977f6b1f70229939","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-357.023","next":"us-or/ors-357.028"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}