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Committee defers action on State Library cuts after widespread local library testimony
Summary
Lawmakers deferred final action on House Bill 10‑41 after Department of Education officials and local librarians warned that deep cuts to the State Library would jeopardize interlibrary loan, digital collections and summer‑reading services for rural communities.
Lawmakers postponed final action on House Bill 10‑41, which would restructure and reduce certain State Library services, after several librarians, library association leaders and the Department of Education presented alternate plans and described program impacts.
Joseph Graves, secretary of education, told the committee the department had developed an option that would reduce the state general fund cut from about $1,030,000 to approximately $830,000 while retaining more services and reducing staff cuts from 12.5 FTE to 3.5 FTE.…
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