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Appropriations subcommittee approves splitting Montana State Library into three programs
Summary
The committee voted to establish three programs—Central Services; Patron and Local Library Development Services; and GIS Data and Information Services—for the Montana State Library and discussed funding sources, declining balances in the Montana Land Information and 9‑1‑1 accounts, and next steps on fiscal analysis and decision packages.
The Joint Appropriations Subcommittee on Education voted unanimously to establish three programs for the Montana State Library (MSL): Central Services; Patron and Local Library Development Services; and GIS Data and Information Services. The committee’s vote followed a budget hearing and an extended discussion of funding streams, program responsibilities and projected fund balances.
Alexandra Ghosh, a legislative fiscal analyst with the Legislative Fiscal Division, presented a potential program breakout and accompanying fiscal addendum that split the previously single MSL program into three functional areas. The analysis showed the proposed central services budget would include about $979,000 in personal services and a reclassification of…
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