(a) The Judicial Council shall establish a task force on county law libraries. The task force is charged with identifying the needs related to county law library operations and facilities, and identifying and making recommendations for funding county law library operations, facility improvements, and expansion.
(b) The task force shall consist of three representatives from the judicial branch of government, as selected by the Administrative Director of the Courts, three representatives of the counties, as selected by the California State Association of Counties, and three county law library administrators, as selected by the Council of California County Law Librarians. The Administrative Director of the Courts shall designate one of these representatives as chairperson of the task force.
(c) The Administrative Office of the Courts shall provide staff support for the task force and shall develop guidelines for procedures and practices for the task force.
(d) The duties of the task force shall include all of the following:
(1) Review the state of existing county law libraries.
(2) Examine existing standards for county law library operations.
(3) Document the funding mechanisms currently available for the maintenance and operation of county law library facilities.
(4) Recommend funding sources and financing mechanisms for support of county law library operations and facility maintenance.
(e) The task force shall be appointed on or before March 1, 2004. The task force shall submit its report and recommendations to the Judicial Council and the Legislature on or before January 1, 2005.
(f) The Judicial Council shall implement this section using existing resources. Any costs for counties and county law librarians to assist in the implementation of this section shall be at county or county law librarians’ expense, respectively.
(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 394, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2004.)
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