Public libraries: facilities: comprehensive needs assessment.

Existing law establishes the California Library Construction and Renovation Bond Act of 1988 and the California Reading and Literacy Improvement and Public Library Construction and Renovation Bond Act of 2000. Existing law authorizes the issuance of bonds, pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law, in the amount of $72,405,000 in the 1988 bond act and in the amount of $350,000,000 in the 2000 bond act, for the purpose of financing public library construction and renovation. This bill would require the State Librarian, using existing resources, to prepare a comprehensive assessment on the statewide need for the new construction, renovation, and rehabilitation of public libraries and to submit a report to the Governor, the Department of Finance, the Legislative Analyst, and the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature on or before August 15, 2015. The bill would make findings and declarations related to public libraries.