ARTICLE 5. Local Public Library Partnership Program [19340. - 19345.]

Cal. Education Code - EDC 5.

in effect

Cal. Education Code - EDC § 19340. Section 19340.

The Local Public Library Partnership Program is hereby established under the administration of the State Librarian for purposes of ensuring that, by third grade, all pupils have access to a local public library.

Cal. Education Code - EDC § 19341. Section 19341.

For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Local educational agency” means a school district, county office of education, or charter school. (b) (1) “Local public library” means a public library formed pursuant to this part that is located within the elementary school attendance area in which a schoolsite of a local educational agency is located. (2) If no public library is located within the elementary school attendance area in which a schoolsite of a local educational agency is located, the closest public library formed pursuant to this part that is within the elementary or unified school district in which a schoolsite is located shall be considered the local public library. (3) If no public library is located within the elementary or unified school district in which a schoolsite of a local educational agency is located, the closest public library formed pursuant to this part that is within the county in which a schoolsite is located shall be considered the local public library. (c) “Student success card” means a card issued by a local public library that provides access to library services, including, but not limited to, all of the following: (1) Collections that support school curriculum as well as pupil leisure reading, online research, and learning resources maintained by local public libraries and the California State Library. (2) Online tutoring, where available. (3) Digital content from the California State Library’s K–12 Online Resources Project.

Cal. Education Code - EDC § 19342. Section 19342.

(a) The State Librarian shall offer resources to assist each local public library to find student success card dispensing strategies that work best for their communities. (b) The State Librarian shall coordinate with each local public library to determine the most effective means to ensure each pupil in each local educational agency is provided with the opportunity to obtain a student success card by third grade, including, but not limited to, by working with a school administrator or school librarian. (c) On or before January 1, 2026, the State Librarian shall ensure that partnerships between local public libraries and local educational agencies have been established to enable each pupil enrolled at a schoolsite of each local educational agency to be provided with the opportunity to obtain a student success card by third grade.

Cal. Education Code - EDC § 19343. Section 19343.

(a) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, the State Librarian shall, on or before January 1, 2029, and by each January 1 thereafter, report to the Legislature all of the following information: (1) The number of third grade pupils who have obtained a student success card. (2) The number of third grade pupils who received local public library access as a result of the partnerships developed pursuant to this article. (3) The number of new summer readers each local public library received during the summer months each year. (4) Any measurable increases to the use of other library resources as a result of the partnerships developed pursuant to this article. (b) A report required to be submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.

Cal. Education Code - EDC § 19344. Section 19344.

Consistent with Section 99.37 of Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations, a local educational agency may disclose directory information, as defined in Section 49061, to the State Librarian and a local public library for purposes of administering this article. The information shall not be used for any other purpose or given or transferred to any other person or agency.

Cal. Education Code - EDC § 19345. Section 19345.

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit a local public library from partnering with a local educational agency to issue student success cards to pupils in kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive.

Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026