HB 489

Education - State Library Resource Center - Funding

Sponsor: Dana Jones (District 30A)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Education - MiscellaneousStatus: First Reading Senate Rules (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the calculation of certain funding for the State Library Resource Center for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter.

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Testimony (34)

MGA witness list

FAV 32FavorableUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Taube, John	Allegany County Library System	Written (PDF)
FAV	Auld, Skip	Anne Arundel County Public Library	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Alcantara-Antoine, Sonia	Baltimore County Public Library	Written (PDF)
FAV	Willson, Carrie	Calvert Library	Written (PDF)
FAV	Berstler, Andrea	Carroll County Public Library	Written (PDF)
FAV	Miller, Morgan	Cecil County Public Library	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jansen, Lloyd	Charles County Public Library	Written (PDF)
FAV	Venditta, John	Eastern Shore Regional Library, inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Litton, Shannon	Educational Testing Services	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sundermann, Liz	Enoch Pratt Free Library	Oral
FAV	Kelly, James	Frederick County Public Libraries	Written (PDF)
FAV	Aikens, Tonya	Howard County Library System	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dowell, Arnessa	Kent County Public Library	Written (PDF)
FAV	Love, Tatanisha	Maryland Association of School Librarians	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jones, Dana	Maryland General Assembly	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sutherland, Tiffany	Maryland Library Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sutherland, Megan	Prince George's County Memorial Library System	Written (PDF)
FAV	Salazar, Janet	Queen Anne's County Library	Written (PDF)
FAV	Vose, Thomas	Ruth Enlow Library of Garrett County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Goyda, Ed	Somerset County Library	Written (PDF)
FAV	Teagle, Ashley	Southern Maryland Regional Library Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Blackwell, Michael	St Mary's County Library	Written (PDF)
FAV	Newman, Dana	Talbot County Free Library	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bakos, Jenny	Washington County Free Library	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hulett, Elizabeth	Western Maryland Regional Library	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hershberger, Seth	Wicomico Public Library	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Ranck, Jennifer	Worcester County Library	Written (PDF)
FAV	Counihan, Erin	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Jones, D., Delegate Jones, D.legislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Farmer, Mychelle	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Owens, Jonah	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	McShane, Jolie	Individual	Position only
INFO	Padilla, Irene	Maryland State Library Agency	Written (PDF)