(1) The California Library Services Act establishes the California Library Services Board and provides that its duties include, among other things, adopting rules, regulations, and general policies relating to the implementation of the act. Under the act, a library system, constituted as specified, receives an annual allowance for the improvement and maintenance of coordinated reference service support to the members of the system. The act authorizes a library system to apply for funds for special services programs, as defined. The act requires a library system to apply for funds for intrasystem communications and delivery and for planning, coordination, and evaluation of overall systemwide services. The act also requires each system to establish an administrative council and an advisory board, each with specified duties.
California SB 1044 (20112012) — Libraries: administration.
(1) The California Library Services Act establishes the California Library Services Board and provides that its duties include, among other things, adopting rules, regulations, and general policies relating to the implementation of the act. Under the act, a library system, constituted as specified, receives an annual allowance for the improvement and maintenance of coordinated reference service support to the members of the system. The act authorizes a library system to apply for funds for special services programs, as defined. The act requires a library system to apply for funds for intrasystem communications and delivery and for planning, coordination, and evaluation of overall systemwide services. The act also requires each system to establish an administrative council and an advisory board, each with specified duties.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass and re-refer to Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. — 9–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations Recommend Consent. — 8–0 (pass) · upper
SB 1044 Liu Consent Calendar Second Day — 79–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Liu — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2012-02-06 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2012-02-07 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 8.
2012-02-16 Referred to Com. on GOV. & F. referral-committee
2012-03-06 Set for hearing March 21.
2012-03-08 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F. reading-2, reading-1, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2012-03-12 Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2012-03-19 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F. reading-2, reading-1, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2012-03-22 Withdrawn from committee.
2012-03-22 Re-referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2012-03-26 Re-referred to Com. on ED. referral-committee
2012-03-30 Set for hearing April 18.
2012-04-24 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 3230.) (April 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-04-27 Set for hearing May 7.
2012-05-07 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar. committee-passage
2012-05-08 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2012-05-10 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 3472.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2012-05-10 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2012-05-17 Referred to Com. on ED. referral-committee
2012-06-14 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-08-09 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 8). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-08-13 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2012-08-16 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 5966.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2012-08-16 In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2012-08-17 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
2012-08-29 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2012-08-29 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 219, Statutes of 2012.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/38c07d19-09bc-471f-8670-cd13561a4d1e. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).