The state librarian shall be responsible and accountable for the following functions:
RCW 27.04.045
Findings-2006 c 199: "The state of Washington recognizes that an informed citizenry is indispensable to the proper functioning of a democratic society. It is the basic right of citizens to know about the activities of their government, to benefit from the information developed at public expense, and to have permanent access to the information published by state agencies.
The secretary of state through the state library must ensure permanent public access to public state government publications, regardless of the format, and prescribe the conditions for use of state publications in depository libraries." [ 2006 c 199 § 1.]
Captions not law-Effective dates-1996 c 171: See notes following RCW 2.68.050.