Rhode Island § 29-3.1-1 § 29-3.1-1. Office of library and information services.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 29-3.1-1 — § 29-3.1-1. Office of library and information services.

Rhode Island § 29-3.1-1

Title 29Libraries

Ch. 29-3.1Office of Library and Information Services

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Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 29-3.1-1 (2026).

Text

§ 29-3.1-1. Office of library and information services.
Within the department of administration, division of enterprise technology strategy
            and services, there shall be an office of library and information services under the
            direction of a chief of library services who shall be appointed by the director of
            administration and supervised by the chief digital information officer. The office
            is hereby empowered to cooperate with the Institute of Museum and Library Services
            of the United States of America in the carrying out of the purposes of any and all
            acts of Congress for the benefit of library and information services within this state.
            

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§ 29-3.1-1. Office of library and information services.

Within the department of administration, division of enterprise technology strategy and services, there shall be an office of library and information services under the direction of a chief of library services who shall be appointed by the director of administration and supervised by the chief digital information officer. The office is hereby empowered to cooperate with the Institute of Museum and Library Services of the United States of America in the carrying out of the purposes of any and all acts of Congress for the benefit of library and information services within this state. The office is hereby designated as the agency for the administration of any plan, or plans, heretofore or hereafter formulated, in conformity with any act, or acts, of Congress and is authorized to administer any such plan, or plans, and to enter into such agreements with the Institute of Museum and Library Services of the United States of America as may be, from time to time, required under this chapter or any acts, or act, of Congress, and, from time to time, amend any plan or plans, except any plan, or plans, or agreements, formulated or entered into or to be administered by the board of regents, board of governors, or the secretary of state.

Legislative History

G.L. 1956, § 29-3.1-1; P.L. 1964, ch. 233, § 1; P.L. 1967, ch. 227, § 1; P.L. 1972, ch. 144, § 2; P.L. 1990, ch. 342, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 100, art. 29, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 191, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 211, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 142, art. 4, § 3.