SCS SB 1044 -- MISSOURI STATE LIBRARY AND STATE DOCUMENT
PUBLICATIONS

SPONSOR:  Shields (Pearce)

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass by consent" by the Committee on
Corrections and State Institutions by a vote of 8 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, representatives of the public and of libraries,
trustees of libraries, 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 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.  The 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 Pearce for Senator
Shields; Office of Secretary of State; and State Librarian.

OPPONENTS:  There was no opposition voiced to the committee.

Bob Dominique, Legislative Analyst

Missouri House of Representatives
92nd General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated September 23, 2004 at 11:16 am