Any library desiring to participate in a regional system of cooperating libraries which has theretofore been established by the state library advisory commission shall file a petition to participate in said regional system of cooperating libraries with the regional system of
cooperating libraries' board of trustees, and said board shall, if it approves the petition to participate, petition the state library advisory commission to include said library as a participating library in such regional system of cooperating libraries. If such petition is approved by the state library advisory commission, the petitioning library shall become an official participant in the regional system of cooperating libraries and shall have regional system of cooperating libraries board of trustees representation. Such library shall be entitled to services of the regional system of cooperating libraries one year from the 1st day of January following the approval of said petition by the state library advisory commission, unless financial contribution or other agreement by such library is agreed upon between the board of trustees of the regional system of cooperating libraries and the petitioning library and approved by the state library advisory commission to authorize services at an earlier date. (Authorized by K.S.A.
1967 Supp. 75-2552; effective Jan. 1, 1968.)