A. The "library division" is created within the cultural affairs department.
B. Subject to the authority of the secretary of cultural affairs, the administrative and executive head of the library division is the "state librarian". The state librarian shall be appointed by the secretary.
History: 1953 Comp., § 4-11-3, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 246, § 10; 1980, ch. 151, § 22; 2004, ch. 25, § 11.
Repeals and reenactments. — Laws 1961, ch. 126, § 3, repealed a former 4-11-3, 1953 Comp., relating to the duties and function of the state library commission, and enacted a new 4-11-3, 1953 Comp.
Laws 1977, ch. 246, § 10, repeals a former 4-11-3, 1953 Comp., relating to duties and functions of the state library commission, and enacted a new 4-11-3, 1953 Comp.
The 2004 amendment, effective May 19, 2004, changed "office of cultural affairs" to "cultural affairs department" and changed "state cultural affairs officer" to "secretary of cultural affairs".