§ 18385 Library District Formation Certificate

Education Code·California

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•When a new library district is created, the board of trustees must have their first meeting.
•At this meeting, they must fill out a certificate with the library's start date, the names of the trustees, and the officers chosen for the year.
•This certificate must be sent to the State Librarian.

Example

A small town votes to create a new library district.

The new library board must meet for the first time and write down who is on the board and who the officers are. Then, they send this paper to the State Librarian to make it official.

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§ 18385 Library District Formation Certificate

At the first meeting of the board of trustees of any library district formed under this chapter it shall immediately cause to be made out and filed with the State Librarian a certificate showing that the library has been established, with the date thereof, the names of the trustees, and the officers of the board chosen for the current fiscal year. (Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1452, Sec. 93.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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board of trustees library district State Librarian certificate

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Education Code. Section 18385.

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