(a) The LSA Board is created to advise the commission on matters relating to the Library Systems Act. The LSA Board's tasks include reviewing and making recommendations regarding the minimum standards for accreditation of libraries in the state library system, reviewing and making recommendations regarding the application of the standards to local libraries, reviewing and making recommendations regarding the future development of the Library Systems Act, reviewing and making recommendations regarding grant programs for local libraries, and reviewing and making recommendations regarding agency programs that affect local libraries.
(b) The LSA Board reports to the commission through its meetings and meeting minutes, and/or reports or letters to the Director and Librarian.
(c) The LSA Board membership consists of five librarians qualified by training, experience, and interest to advise the commission on the policy to be followed in applying Government Code, Chapter 441, Subchapter I, Library Systems. The term of office for each LSA Board member is three years.
(d) The LSA Board shall expire on February 20, 2028.

Source Note: The provisions of this §2.7 adopted to be effective February 26, 2015, 40 TexReg 812; amended to be effective July 1, 2020, 45 TexReg 4319; amended to be effective March 12, 2024, 49 TexReg 1458