Governor Signs Budget Bill: $4.7M for Libraries

Governor Signs Budget Bill - Leaves $4.7 Million in Place For Libraries
Latest News – CLA: 6.28.2012 Mike Dillon, CLA Lobbyist; Christina DiCaro, CLA Lobbyist

The State Capitol has been quite busy this week, as the Legislature works feverishly to pass more than 20 Budget-related “trailer bills” to compliment the larger Budget bill that was passed and sent to the Governor on June 15. The Budget has been sitting on Governor Brown’s desk since that date, and he had until midnight Wednesday to sign the Budget bill, AB 1464 by Assemblyman Blumenfield (Chair of the Assembly Budget Committee). The Governor also has the ability to use his “blue pencil” authority to make reductions to the Budget bill. Fortunately, when Governor Brown signed the Budget, at 9:30 last night, he left in place $4.7 million that we and CLA members and supporters fought so hard for, which is intended to save the public library literacy programs and the California Library Services Act from elimination. READ MORE !

ASSEMBLY BILL No. 1464 – Amended in Senate, June 13, 2012 [ page 565 ]
6120-211-0001—For local assistance, California State Library, Program 20-Library Development Services 1,880,000
6120-213-0001—For local assistance, California State Library, Program 20-Library Development Services—California Library Literacy and English Acquisition Services Program, pursuant to Section 18880 of the Education Code 2,820,000

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Assembly Members & State Senators for their SUPPORT !

Assembly Member Bob Blumenfield, Chair of the Budget Committee
Capitol Office
State Capitol, P.O. Box 942849
Sacramento, CA 94249-0040
(916) 319-2040

Assembly Member Jim Nielsen, Vice-Chair of the Budget Committee
Capitol Office
State Capitol Room #6031
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 319-2002

Senate Budget Subcom 1-Educ Finance
Senator Carol Liu, Chair
State Capitol, Room 5061
Sacramento, CA 95814
Fax: (916) 324-7543
Senator Ted Gaines
State Capitol, Room 3060
Sacramento, CA 95814
Fax: (916) 324-2680
Senator Rod Wright
State Capitol, Room 5064
Sacramento, CA 95814
Fax: (916) 445-3712

Assembly Budget Subcom 2-Educ Finance
Assemblywoman Susan Bonilla, Chair
State Capitol, Room 2188
Sacramento, CA 95814
Fax: (916) 319-2111
Assemblyman Bill Berryhill
State Capitol, Room 3141
Sacramento, CA 95814
Fax: (916) 319-2126
Assemblywoman Julia Brownley
State Capitol, Room 2163
Sacramento, CA 95814
Fax: (916) 319-2141
Assemblyman Brian Nestande
State Capitol, Room 4139
Sacramento, CA 95814
Fax: (916) 319-2164
Assemblyman Sandre Swanson
State Capitol, Room 6012
Sacramento, CA 95814
Fax: (916) 319-2116

Governor
c/o
State Capitol, Suite 1173
Sacramento CA 95814
916 . 445 . 2841