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2006 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 42.1-15.1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 42.1-15.1. Qualifications required to hold professional librarian position.
Public libraries serving a political subdivision or
subdivisions having a population greater than 13,000 and libraries operated by
the Commonwealth or under its authority, shall not use funds derived from
any state aid to employ, in the position of librarian or in any other
full-time professional librarian position, a person who does not meet the
qualifications established by the State Library Board.
A professional librarian position as used in this section is one that requires a knowledge of books and of library technique equivalent to that required for graduation from any accredited library school or one that requires graduation from a school of library science accredited by the American Library Association.
No funds derived from any state aid shall be paid to any person whose employment does not comply with this section.
This section shall not apply to law libraries organized pursuant to Chapter 4 (§ 42.1-60 et seq.) of this title, libraries in colleges and universities or to public school libraries.
2. That the provisions of this act shall apply only to persons who on or after July 1, 2006 are employed to fill a vacancy in a position governed by § 42.1-15.1.