Rep. CROMER proposes the following Amendment No. to H.4025 as introduced by Ways & Means

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EXPLANATION: Provides qualifications for a county library director.

Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 27, STATE LIBRARY, page 355, after line 21, by adding an appropriately numbered proviso to read:

/(LIB: County Library Staff Qualifications) From funds appropriated to the State Library, Aid to County Libraries for the current fiscal year, each county library shall employ a library director who shall be responsible to the county library board for the administration of the program and the selection of library staff members required to carry out the functions of the library system. A county library board may not require or express a preference that a library director or library employee: (1) be certified by the American Library Association, or its successor organization; or (2) have a master's degree from a program certified by the American Library Association, or its successor organization./

Renumber sections to conform.

Amend totals and titles to conform.