1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to libraries; directing the commissioner of education to amend rules relating 
1.3 	to regional libraries.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. REGIONAL LIBRARIES; COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION.
 1.6 	The commissioner of education must amend Minnesota Rules, part 3530.1000, item A, 
1.7 	to strike the requirement that the chief administrative officer of a regional library system 
1.8 	must have received a master's degree in library science from a library education program 
1.9 	accredited by the American Library Association. Beginning April 1, 2024, a regional library 
1.10 	system may employ a chief administrative officer who does not hold a master's degree in 
1.11 	library science.

1.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.