Education – Regional Resource Centers and Libraries – Funding
Sponsor: Delegate Branch, C.Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Education - MiscellaneousStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 496 (as of Nov 15, 2022)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Altering the calculation of certain funding for certain regional resource centers and each county public library system for certain fiscal years; and requiring, beginning January 1, 2024, each public library to offer at least one type of service alone or in partnership with units of government or nonprofit organizations.
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Testimony (13)
MGA witness listFAV 10FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Willson, Carrie | Calvert Library | Oral |
| FAV | Guy, Randy | Commissioners of St. Mary's County | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Venditta, John | Eastern Shore Regional Library, inc. | Oral |
| FAV | Aikens, Tonya | Howard County Library System | Oral |
| FAV | January, Briannalobbyist | Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | January, Briannalobbyist | Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Boucher, Kathleen | Montgomery County, MD | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Branch, C., Delegate Branch, C.legislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Branch, C., Delegate Branch, C.legislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Meyer, Isaac | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | mcavoy, vince | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Meyer, Isaac | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Wilkins, Barbara | Individual | Written (PDF) |