Any public library serving a political subdivision or subdivisions having a population of over 5,000 according to the United States decennial census of 1970 or any future such census and every library operated by the state or its authority, including libraries of institutions of higher learning, shall not employ in the position of librarian a person who does not hold a librarian's certificate issued by the board. No public funds shall be paid to any library failing to comply with this chapter, provided that nothing in this chapter shall apply to law libraries of counties and municipalities, to libraries of public elementary and high schools, or to libraries of the University System of Georgia.
(Ga. L. 1937, p. 245, § 4; Ga. L. 1982, p. 1493, §§ 3, 7.)
OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Librarians employed by the University System of Georgia's libraries are required to be certified by the State Board for the Certification of Librarians under O.C.G.A. § 43-24-4. 1981 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U81-60 (decided prior to 1982 amendment).
Graduation from American Library Association accredited schools.- It is within a legislative or regulatory body's discretion to conclude that graduation from an American Library Association accredited school is a proper requirement for state certification. 1995 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U95-24.
RESEARCH REFERENCES
ALR.
- Right to enjoin business competitor from unlicensed or otherwise illegal acts or practices, 90 A.L.R.2d 7.
Recovery back of money paid to unlicensed person required by law to have occupational or business license or permit to make contract, 74 A.L.R.3d 637.