Governor Signs 2016-17 Budget and
“Trailer Bill”:
Contains $4.8 Million in New Funding for CSLA
Monday afternoon Governor Jerry Brown signed into
law the 2016-17 State Budget and corresponding Budget “trailer bills,” both of
which contain new funding for the California Library Services Act. The Governor issued a press release after
signing the Budget bill, SB 826-Leno stating, “This solid budget makes
responsible investments in California and sets aside billions of dollars to
prepare for the next recession.” Due to
very collaborative negotiations between the legislature and the Governor, when
the Governor signed the Budget bill he did not “blue pencil” or make targeted
reductions to any of the programs in SB 826.
SB
826: the 2016-17 Budget Bill
This measure contains $1.8 million in new, ongoing
funding for the California Library Services Act. This amount is added to the current baseline
funding in the Act, which stands at $1.8 million -- for a new total of $3.6
million. This funding continues to
restore some of the cuts made to this program during the recent Recession.
SB 1602-Committee on Budget: “Trailer bill” pertaining to Higher Education
This measure is approximately 90 pages in length
and contains numerous provisions related to higher education and other matters,
such as the State Library. Specifically,
SB 1602 includes the Governor’s proposal to provide $3 million in “one time
funding” (meaning that it must be spent during the 2016-17 Budget year) to
encourage the Systems within the California Library Services Act to participate
in, or develop innovative programs for, digital delivery and resource
sharing. Throughout the Budget process,
CLA strongly supported the Governor’s proposal relative to the $3 million, as
well as the $1.8 million mentioned above.
We were pleased when both the Assembly and the Senate Budget
Subcommittees adopted the proposals by unanimous votes. READ MORE @
