13 Tex. Admin. Code § 1.79 - [Effective 9/1/2025] Emergency Waiver of Accreditation Criteria

One or more accreditation criteria in this subchapter may be waived if a library shows good cause for failure to meet the criteria. For purposes of this subchapter, good cause means a public health emergency, including, but not limited to, a pandemic or epidemic; a natural or man-made disaster, including, but not limited to, a tornado, hurricane, flood, wildfire, explosion, or chemical spill; or other extraordinary hardship which is beyond the control of the library as determined by the agency.

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13 Tex. Admin. Code § 1.79

The provisions of this §1.79 adopted to be effective September 1, 1977, 2 TexReg 1925; amended to be effective September 1, 1979, 4 TexReg 2675; amended to be effective July 22, 1983, 8 TexReg 2607; amended to be effective November 11, 2007, 32 TexReg 7930; Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 50, Number 19, May 9, 2025, TexReg 2765, eff. 9/1/2025