EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
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HOUSE BILL 489
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HB 369/23 – W&M CF SB 434
By: Delegates D. Jones, Allen, Bagnall, Bartlett, Ebersole, Fair, Feldmark, and
Lehman
Introduced and read first time: January 22, 2024
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 and 2023 Supplement) 10
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 11
Article – Education 12
Section 23–205(d) 13
Annotated Code of Maryland 14
(2022 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 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 489
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 EACH OF fiscal [year] YEARS 2024 AND 2025 [and each 16
fiscal year thereafter]………………………………………………....….$1.97 per State resident ; 17
(X) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026............$2.07 PER STATE RESIDENT ; 18
(XI) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027............$2.15 PER STATE RESIDENT ; 19
(XII) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2028............$2.24 PER STATE RESIDENT; 20
(XIII) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2029............$2.33 PER STATE RESIDENT ; 21
(XIV) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2030............$2.42 PER STATE RESIDENT ; 22
AND 23
(XV) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2031 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, 2024. 27