From: Rob Maier, Director, Mass. Board of Library Commissioners
The Massachusetts House of Representatives approved its version of the FY2011 state budget on Friday, April 30. In mid May 2010 the Senate Ways and Means Committee will release its version of the FY2011 state budget. In June 2010 a joint House and Senate conference committee will be appointed to resolve the differences between the two versions of the FY2011 state budget. After the full House and Senate agree to the conference committee report, the FY2011 state budget goes to the Governor who has the authority to line item veto. The FY2011 state budget must be in place by July 1, 2010.
The Massachusetts House of Representatives approved the following for the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners for FY2011:
Line Item 7000-9101 Board of Library Commissioners
FY2009 - $1,042,269
FY2010 – $938,042
FY2011 – Governor’s $938,042
FY2011 – House Budget $914,448
Line Item 7000-9401 State Aid to Regional Libraries
FY2009 - $17,166,071
FY2010 - $12,327,160
FY2011 – Governor’s $8,781,475
FY2011 – House Budget $8,781,475
FY2010 & FY2011 Governor’s & House state budgets remove the earmarking for the per capita for Library of Last Recourse. Governor’s and House FY2011 budgets also eliminate statutory language requiring regional reference centers.
The House budget for FY2011 includes the following two provisions under line item 7000-9401:
“; and provided further, that said section 19C of said chapter 78 shall not apply to a municipality with more than 500,000 residents during fiscal year 2011 unless such municipality funds and maintains operations for all branch libraries in service as of January 1, 2010 and funds and maintains staffing levels at its central library as such staffing levels existed on January 1, 2010”.
“; and provided further, that the board of library commissioners shall provide funds for the continued operation of no fewer than two regional library systems to serve the different geographic regions of the Commonwealth, one of which shall serve eastern Massachusetts and one which shall serve the western Massachusetts regional library system.”
Line Item 7000-9402 Talking Book Library (Worcester)
FY2009 - $421,143
FY2010 – $421,143
FY2011 - Governor's $421,143
FY2011 – House Budget $421,143
Line Item 7000-9406 Talking Book & Machine Lending (Perkins)
FY2009 - $2,241,016
FY2010 – $2,241,016
FY2011 – Governor’s $2,241,016
FY2011 – House Budget $2,241,016
Line Item 7000-9501 State Aid to Public Libraries
FY2009 - $9,989,844
FY2010 - $6,823,657
FY2011 – Governor’s $6,823,657
FY2011 – House Budget $6,823,657
FY2010 and FY2011 Governor’s and House state budgets provide authorization for the Board of Library Commissioners to award waivers of the M.A.R. “in excess of the waiver limit set” in statute (no limit).
The House budget for FY2011 includes the following provision under line item 7000-9501:
“; provided further that said section 19A of said chapter 78 shall not apply to a municipality with more than 500,000 residents during fiscal year 2011 unless such municipality funds and maintains operations for all branch libraries in service as of January 1, 2010 and funds and maintains staffing levels at its central library as such staffing levels existed on January 1, 2010”.
Line Item 7000-9506 Library Technology & Resource Sharing
FY2009 - $2,799,104
FY2010 - $1,929,238
FY2011 – Governor’s $1,929,238
FY2011 – House Budget $1,929,238
Special Provision:
An amendment was added to the budget providing “that the house of representatives shall commission a study by the Legislature Library Caucus to assess the costs, benefits, and impact of changes in regional library systems in the commonwealth and to provide a recommendation on the role of the library of last recourse with regards to funding, jurisdiction and purpose.”
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Robert C. Maier, Director
Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners
98 North Washington Street, Suite 401
Boston, MA 02114
Ph (617) 725-1860 x249"
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