BUDGET CONFERENCE COMMITTEE MEMBERS APPOINTED
LETTERS NEEDED IN SUPPORT OF
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| Letters Requested by June 5 |
CLA-News From the Capitol: 5.30.2014 by Mike Dillon &
Christina DiCaro
While the Assembly provided $10 million in their version
of the Budget, the Senate did not take a similar action. Thus, this issue
must go to the Budget Conference Committee to be reconciled. The
Conference Committee may choose to adopt the Assembly version at $10 million,
adopt the Senate version at $0, or adopt an amount in between these two
numbers.
Your Help Is Needed – Letters Requested!
Please take a minute today to write the members of the
Budget Conference Committee and urge their support for:
“Adoption of the Assembly Version, Budget Item 6120-211-0001 ($8 million for
the California Library Services Act)
and Budget Item 6120-213-0001 ($2 million for the California
Library Literacy program).”
In your letters, please indicate
~ how much your library usage is up
~ how important it is to hold together the
integrity of the “systems” under CLSA to protect the collaborative coordination
between libraries
~ how your library would benefit if the $8 million were put
into “communications and delivery” under the CLSA (e.g. could use it to buy
better circuits in preparation for the statewide broadband connectivity,
establish Wifi hotspots, etc.), and please indicate
~ how robust your literacy
programs are
~ the value of that service in helping people to become more
self-sufficient
~ how many adult learners remain on waiting lists, etc.
Please send or fax your letters to the following Budget Conference Committee members by Thursday (June 5) of
next week.
Thank you for your help!
The
Honorable Nancy Skinner, Chair
Budget Conference Committee
State Capitol, Room 6026
Sacramento, CA. 95814
Fax: (916) 319-2115
Budget Conference Committee
State Capitol, Room 6026
Sacramento, CA. 95814
Fax: (916) 319-2115
The Honorable Richard Bloom, Member
Budget Conference Committee
State Capitol, Room 2179
Sacramento, CA. 95814
Fax: (916) 319-2150
The Honorable Jeff Gorell, Member
Budget Conference Committee
State Capitol, Room 6031
Sacramento, CA. 95814
Fax: (916) 319-2144
The Honorable Shirley Weber, Member
Budget Conference Committee
State Capitol, Room 3126
Sacramento, CA. 95814
Fax: (916) 319-2179
The Honorable Mark Leno, Member
Budget Conference Committee
State Capitol, Room 5100
Sacramento, CA. 95814
Fax: (916) 651-4911
The Honorable Loni Hancock, Member
Budget Conference Committee
State Capitol, Room 2082
Sacramento, CA. 95814
Fax: (916) 651-4909
The Honorable Ricardo Lara, Member
Budget Conference Committee
State Capitol, Room 5050
Sacramento, CA. 95814
Fax: (916) 651-4933
The Honorable Jim Nielsen, Member
Budget Conference Committee
State Capitol, Room 4062
Sacramento, CA. 95814
Fax: (916) 651-4904
