EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW. [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law. *hb0369* HOUSE BILL 369 F5 3lr0515 CF 3lr0435 By: Delegates D. Jones, Bagnall, Feldmark, Foley, Lehman, Lopez, Love, Palakovich Carr, Patterson, Ruth, Shetty, Solomon, and Ziegler Introduced and read first time: January 26, 2023 Assigned to: Ways and Means A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT concerning 1 Education – State Library Resource Center – Funding 2 FOR the purpose of altering the calculation of certain funding for the State Library 3 Resource Center for certain fiscal years; and generally relating to the State Library 4 Resource Center. 5 BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 6 Article – Education 7 Section 23–201 8 Annotated Code of Maryland 9 (2022 Replacement Volume) 10 BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 11 Article – Education 12 Section 23–205(d) 13 Annotated Code of Maryland 14 (2022 Replacement Volume) 15 SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 16 That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 17 Article – Education 18 23–201. 19 (a) The Central Library of the Enoch Pratt Free Library System is the State 20 Library Resource Center. 21 (b) The State Library Resource Center shall provide and expand access to 22 specialized library materials and services that are necessary for coordinated, efficient, and 23 2 HOUSE BILL 369 economical library services in this State. 1 23–205. 2 (d) (1) Each year the State Library Resource Center shall receive a minimum 3 amount of funding for each State resident in the previous fiscal year, to be used for 4 operating and capital expenses. 5 (2) The allocation shall be calculated as follows: 6 (i) For each of fiscal years 2010 through 2016............$1.67 per State 7 resident; 8 (ii) For fiscal year 2017………………………..$1.69 per State resident; 9 (iii) For fiscal year 2018………………………..$1.73 per State resident; 10 (iv) For fiscal year 2019………………………..$1.77 per State resident; 11 (v) For fiscal year 2020………………………..$1.81 per State resident; 12 (vi) For fiscal year 2021............………………$1.85 per State resident; 13 (vii) For fiscal year 2022……......……………..$1.89 per State resident; 14 (viii) For fiscal year 2023......…………..$1.93 per State resident; [and] 15 (ix) For fiscal year 2024 [and each fiscal year 16 thereafter]……………………………………………….... ……....……....$1.97 per State resident; 17 (X) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025............$2.07 PER STATE RESIDENT ; 18 (XI) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026............$2.15 PER STATE RESIDENT ; 19 (XII) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027............$2.24 PER STATE RESIDENT ; 20 (XIII) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2028............$2.33 PER STATE RESIDENT ; 21 (XIV) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2029............$2.42 PER STATE RESIDENT ; 22 AND 23 (XV) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2030 AND EACH FISCAL YEAR 24 THEREAFTER .....................................................................$2.52 PER STATE RESIDENT . 25 SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 26 1, 2023. 27