Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB369 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 369
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10	10	By: Delegates D. Jones, Bagnall, Feldmark, Foley, Lehman, Lopez, Love,
11	11	Palakovich Carr, Patterson, Ruth, Shetty, Solomon, and Ziegler
12	12	Introduced and read first time: January 26, 2023
13	13	Assigned to: Ways and Means
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15	15	A BILL ENTITLED
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17	17	AN ACT concerning 1
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19	19	Education – State Library Resource Center – Funding 2
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21	21	FOR the purpose of altering the calculation of certain funding for the State Library 3
22	22	Resource Center for certain fiscal years; and generally relating to the State Library 4
23	23	Resource Center. 5
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25	25	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 6
26	26	Article – Education 7
27	27	Section 23–201 8
28	28	Annotated Code of Maryland 9
29	29	(2022 Replacement Volume) 10
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31	31	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 11
32	32	Article – Education 12
33	33	Section 23–205(d) 13
34	34	Annotated Code of Maryland 14
35	35	(2022 Replacement Volume) 15
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37	37	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 16
38	38	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 17
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40	40	Article – Education 18
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42	42	23–201. 19
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44	44	(a) The Central Library of the Enoch Pratt Free Library System is the State 20
45	45	Library Resource Center. 21
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47	47	(b) The State Library Resource Center shall provide and expand access to 22
48	48	specialized library materials and services that are necessary for coordinated, efficient, and 23 2 HOUSE BILL 369
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51	51	economical library services in this State. 1
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53	53	23–205. 2
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55	55	(d) (1) Each year the State Library Resource Center shall receive a minimum 3
56	56	amount of funding for each State resident in the previous fiscal year, to be used for 4
57	57	operating and capital expenses. 5
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59	59	(2) The allocation shall be calculated as follows: 6
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61	61	(i) For each of fiscal years 2010 through 2016............$1.67 per State 7
62	62	resident; 8
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64	64	(ii) For fiscal year 2017………………………..$1.69 per State resident; 9
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66	66	(iii) For fiscal year 2018………………………..$1.73 per State resident; 10
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68	68	(iv) For fiscal year 2019………………………..$1.77 per State resident; 11
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70	70	(v) For fiscal year 2020………………………..$1.81 per State resident; 12
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72	72	(vi) For fiscal year 2021............………………$1.85 per State resident; 13
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74	74	(vii) For fiscal year 2022……......……………..$1.89 per State resident; 14
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76	76	(viii) For fiscal year 2023......…………..$1.93 per State resident; [and] 15
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78	78	(ix) For fiscal year 2024 [and each fiscal year 16
79	79	thereafter]……………………………………………….... ……....……....$1.97 per State resident; 17
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81	81	(X) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025............$2.07 PER STATE RESIDENT ; 18
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83	83	(XI) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026............$2.15 PER STATE RESIDENT ; 19
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85	85	(XII) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027............$2.24 PER STATE RESIDENT ; 20
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87	87	(XIII) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2028............$2.33 PER STATE RESIDENT ; 21
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89	89	(XIV) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2029............$2.42 PER STATE RESIDENT ; 22
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92	92	(XV) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2030 AND EACH FISCAL YEAR 24
93	93	THEREAFTER .....................................................................$2.52 PER STATE RESIDENT . 25
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95	95	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 26
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