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House passes bill to revise state library operations, preserves interlibrary loan
Summary
The South Dakota House passed House Bill 1041 on final reading after amendments that its sponsor said would preserve key services including interlibrary loan and summer reading programs while implementing administrative changes to the State Library and State Library Board.
The South Dakota House of Representatives on March 3 passed House Bill 1041, a measure to “revise and repeal certain provisions pertaining to the state library and state library board, and to provide an appropriation,” after adoption of an amendment and floor debate.
Representative Jorgensen, sponsor of the amendment and the bill, said the legislation is largely a cleanup measure intended to preserve library services while addressing administrative structure and funding changes. She said the bill will continue online databases and services used by libraries and patrons, and will preserve interlibrary loan contracts and courier services.
"This motion simply takes off the hundred dollars so that we can, just address the rest of the bill,"…
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