Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB597 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.
5	5	hb0597
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 597
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10	10	By: Delegate D. Jones
11	11	Introduced and read first time: January 23, 2025
12	12	Assigned to: Appropriations
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14	14	A BILL ENTITLED
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16	16	AN ACT concerning 1
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18	18	Public Libraries – State Library Resource Center – Funding 2
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20	20	FOR the purpose of altering the calculation of certain funding for the State Library 3
21	21	Resource Center for certain fiscal years; and generally relating to the State Library 4
22	22	Resource Center. 5
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24	24	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 6
25	25	Article – Education 7
26	26	Section 23–201 8
27	27	Annotated Code of Maryland 9
28	28	(2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 10
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30	30	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 11
31	31	Article – Education 12
32	32	Section 23–205(c) and (d) 13
33	33	Annotated Code of Maryland 14
34	34	(2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 15
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36	36	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 16
37	37	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 17
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39	39	Article – Education 18
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41	41	23–201. 19
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43	43	(a) The Central Library of the Enoch Pratt Free Library System is the State 20
44	44	Library Resource Center. 21
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46	46	(b) The State Library Resource Center shall provide and expand access to 22
47	47	specialized library materials and services that are necessary for coordinated, efficient, and 23
48	48	economical library services in this State. 24 2 HOUSE BILL 597
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52	52	23–205. 1
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54	54	(c) (1) Subject to subsection (g) of this section, each year each participating 2
55	55	regional resource center shall receive a minimum amount of funding for each resident of 3
56	56	the area served, to be used for operating and capital expenses. 4
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58	58	(2) The allocation shall be calculated as follows: 5
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60	60	(i) [For each of fiscal years 2011 through 2015... $6.75 per each 6
61	61	resident of the area served; 7
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63	63	(ii) For fiscal year 2016............................................ $6.95 per each 8
64	64	resident of the area served; 9
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66	66	(iii) For fiscal year 2017............................................ $7.15 per each 10
67	67	resident of the area served; 11
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69	69	(iv) For fiscal year 2018............................................ $7.55 per each 12
70	70	resident of the area served; 13
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72	72	(v) For fiscal year 2019............................................ $7.95 per each 14
73	73	resident of the area served; 15
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75	75	(vi)] For fiscal year 2020............................................ $8.35 per each 16
76	76	resident of the area served; 17
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78	78	[(vii)] (II) For fiscal year 2021.................................. $8.55 per each 18
79	79	resident of the area served; 19
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81	81	[(viii)] (III) For fiscal year 2022....................................$8.75 per each 20
82	82	resident of the area served; 21
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84	84	[(ix)] (IV) For fiscal year 2023................................... $9.19 per each 22
85	85	resident of the area served; 23
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87	87	[(x)] (V) For fiscal year 2024....................................... $9.39 per each 24
88	88	resident of the area served; 25
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90	90	[(xi)] (VI) For fiscal year 2025....................................... $9.59 per each 26
91	91	resident of the area served; 27
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93	93	[(xii)] (VII) For fiscal year 2026........................................$9.79 per each 28
94	94	resident of the area served; and 29
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98	98	[(xiii)] (VIII) For fiscal year 2027 a nd each fiscal year 1
99	99	thereafter............................................................................................................ $9.99 per each 2
100	100	resident of the area served. 3
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102	102	(d) (1) Subject to subsection (g) of this section, each year the State Library 4
103	103	Resource Center shall receive a minimum amount of funding for each State resident in the 5
104	104	previous fiscal year, to be used for operating and capital expenses. 6
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106	106	(2) The allocation shall be calculated as follows: 7
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108	108	(i) [For each of fiscal years 20 10 through 8
109	109	2016.....................................................................................................$1.67 per State resident; 9
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111	111	(ii) For fiscal year 2017 ................................ $1.69 per State resident; 10
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113	113	(iii) For fiscal year 2018 ................................ $1.73 per State resident; 11
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115	115	(iv) For fiscal year 2019 ................................ $1.77 per State resident; 12
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117	117	(v) For fiscal year 2020 ................................ $1.81 per State resident; 13
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119	119	(vi) For fiscal year 2021 ................................ $1.85 per State resident; 14
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121	121	(vii) For fiscal year 2022 ................................ $1.89 per State resident; 15
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123	123	(viii) For fiscal year 2023 ................................ $1.93 per State resident; 16
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125	125	(ix)] For fiscal year 2024 …………..................$1.97 per State resident; 17
126	126	[and 18
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128	128	(x)] (II) For fiscal [year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter] 19
129	129	YEARS 2025 AND 2026.....................................................................$2.07 per State resident; 20
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131	131	(III) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027 ..... …..$2.15 PER STATE RESIDENT ; 21
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133	133	(IV) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2028 ........... $2.24 PER STATE RESIDENT ; 22
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135	135	(V) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2029 ........... $2.33 PER STATE RESIDENT ; 23
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137	137	(VI) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2030 ………$2.42 PER STATE RESIDENT; 24
138	138	AND 25
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140	140	(VII) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2031 AND EACH FISCAL YEAR 26
141	141	THEREAFTER ………………… ........................................... $2.52 PER STATE RESIDENT . 27
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145	145	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 1
146	146	1, 2025. 2
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