Bill > HB2410

This bill modifies Kansas laws regarding regional systems of cooperating libraries by allowing public library taxing districts to more easily withdraw from such regional systems. The bill changes the state library board's role from having discretionary approval of withdrawals to mandating approval if certain conditions are met. Specifically, any taxing district that levies 0.25 or more mills in property tax for library support can now petition to be excluded from a regional library system, and the state board must approve such withdrawal. The bill also provides that when a district is excluded, it will retain all library property regardless of the revenue source used to acquire it. Additionally, if an excluded district stops levying the required property tax for two consecutive years, the state board must automatically reinstate that district into the regional system. The changes aim to provide more local control over library taxing districts and their participation in regional library systems, giving individual districts more flexibility in determining their library service arrangements. The bill amends and ultimately repeals existing statutes related to regional library systems in Kansas.

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https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/hb2410/