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2019 Proposed Senate Ways & Means Budget Released (Part Two)

As we mentioned in Part One, the proposed 2019 Senate Ways and Means Budget was released this morning. This is the fifth step in the Commonwealth’s budget process. MALC follows several line items in the State budget.  In this post we will highlight funding for the libraries.

Also there is no change to the Commonwealth’s Film Tax Credit program. There was also no change in the Tourism Trust Fund which means that the State’s Regional Tourism Councils were level funded.

Here is a link to the proposed Senate 2019 Budget:

https://malegislature.gov/Budget/SenateWaysMeansBudget

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Key Library Budget Line Items:

7000-9101  The Operation of the Board of Library Commissioners
……………………………… $1,275,000  (This is the same amount the House Budget funded this line item.  This is an increase. The Governor’s proposed funding at $1,088,204) 

7000-9401  State Aid to Regional Libraries …… $10,281,786 (The final House Budget funding was $10,282,140 and the Governor’s budget funded at $10,082,140)

7000-9501  Public Libraries Local Aid…. $9,362,700 (The final House Budget was $9,490,000 and the Governor’s funding was at $9,180,900)

7000-9506 The Technology and Automated Resource Sharing Networks…………………….. $2,615,928 (The House Budget funded it at $2,215,928 and the Governor’s budget was $2,115,928)
Missing line item- 7000-9508 Center for the Talking Book. Which means there is no funding in the Senate Ways and Means Budget for this Center. (Both the final House Budget and Governor’s budget level funded it at $200,000)
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Past posts on 2019 Senate, House, & Governor’s Budgets

Proposed Senate Ways and Means Budget (Part One):

http://artistsunderthedome.org/malc/news/2019-proposed-senate-ways-means-budget-part-one/