13 Tex. Admin. Code § 1.84 - [Repealed effective 9/1/2025] Professional Librarian
(a) A professional librarian is defined as a
person holding either a fifth year degree in librarianship from a program
accredited by the American Library Association or a master's degree in library
or information science from a program accredited by the American Library
Association or a higher credential from a library school offering an American
Library Association-approved program in library or information science. Upon
the written request of persons holding degrees in library or information
science from schools outside the United States or Canada, the state librarian
may certify them as professional librarians if their program of study is deemed
comparable to that of a library school accredited by the American Library
Association.
(b) Individuals who
were issued a Grade I - Special County Librarians Certificate may be designated
a professional librarian for the purposes of §
1.81 of this subchapter (relating
to Quantitative Standards for Accreditation of Library). This designation is
valid only for the library where the person was employed on June 15, 2007. The
individual must still comply with the annual requirements of §
1.83(4) of this
subchapter (relating to Other Requirements). Grade I - Special County
Librarians Certificate were previously issued under the terms of a now-repealed
rule (§ 5.5 of this title, relating to Special Provisions for Certifying
County Librarians).
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(a) A professional librarian is defined as a person holding either a fifth year degree in librarianship from a program accredited by the American Library Association or a master's degree in library or information science from a program accredited by the American Library Association or a higher credential from a library school offering an American Library Association-approved program in library or information science. Upon the written request of persons holding degrees in library or information science from schools outside the United States or Canada, the state librarian may certify them as professional librarians if their program of study is deemed comparable to that of a library school accredited by the American Library Association.
(b) Individuals who were issued a Grade I - Special County Librarians Certificate may be designated a professional librarian for the purposes of § 1.81 of this subchapter (relating to Quantitative Standards for Accreditation of Library). This designation is valid only for the library where the person was employed on June 15, 2007. The individual must still comply with the annual requirements of § 1.83(4) of this subchapter (relating to Other Requirements). Grade I - Special County Librarians Certificate were previously issued under the terms of a now-repealed rule (§ 5.5 of this title, relating to Special Provisions for Certifying County Librarians).