HCS HB 1347 -- MISSOURI STATE LIBRARY AND STATE DOCUMENT
PUBLICATIONS

SPONSOR:  Wright (Jetton)

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass by consent" by the Special
Committee on General Laws by a vote of 9 to 0.

This substitute establishes a council on library development to
advise the Secretary of State and the Missouri State Library on
matters relating to library service, recommend library policies
and programs, and communicate the value of libraries.  The
Secretary of State will appoint council members to three-year
terms and include representatives from both houses of the General
Assembly, the public, libraries, and trustees and users of state
libraries.

The substitute changes the current requirement for state agencies
to supply 45 copies of any report to the Missouri State Library
to paper copies in the numbers specified by the Missouri State
Library.  Each state agency is given responsibility to submit
publications electronically consistent with the state's
enterprise architecture and to determine the format of the
publication.  The Secretary of State must provide a secure
electronic repository of state publications with multiple access
methods and establish rules for the selection of participating
libraries and the electronic formats acceptable for publications
in the repository.  The Missouri State Library will administer
the electronic repository and continue to publish a list of state
publications, regardless of format.  Participating libraries,
formerly referred to as depository libraries, will ensure that
citizens have access to electronic publications and maintain
paper copies of designated publications; assist agencies in the
distribution of paper copies; and provide training for staff in
the use of state publications.  Any actions taken must comply
with the federal law on the accessibility of information
technology for people with disabilities.

FISCAL NOTE:  No impact on state funds in FY 2005, FY 2006, and
FY 2007.

PROPONENTS:  Supporters say that the bill will help maintain
accessibility of state publications while modifying some
requirements that predate electronic publication.  It also
establishes in statute a committee that now exists only in
administrative rule.

Testifying for the bill were Representative Sutherland; Office of
Secretary of State; and Missouri Library Association.

OPPONENTS:  There was no opposition voiced to the committee.

Becky DeNeve, Senior Legislative Analyst

Missouri House of Representatives
92nd General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated September 23, 2004 at 11:15 am