Sec. 130.0101. ACQUISITION OF LIBRARY MATERIALS. (a) In this section, "library goods and services" means:
(1) serial and journal subscriptions, including electronic databases, digital content, and information products;
(2) other library materials and resources, including books, e-books, and media not available under a statewide contract and papers;
(3) library services, including periodical jobber and binding services not available under a statewide contract;
(4) equipment and supplies specific to the storage and access of library content; and
(5) library or resource-sharing programs operated by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law governing purchasing by a junior college district, including Section 130.010 or Subchapter B, Chapter 44, a junior college district may purchase, license, or otherwise acquire library goods and services in any manner authorized by law for the purchase, license, or acquisition of library goods and services by a public senior college or university, as defined by Section 61.003.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1549, Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 1999. Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 130.010 by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 21.001(26), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 336 (H.B. 962), Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 2009.
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