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State Library outlines cuts, seeks cybersecurity funding and proposes reestablishing Witkin Law Library fee account
Summary
The State Library told the Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 3 that it must plan to absorb the statewide 7.95% reduction to state operations adopted in last year’s budget, requested a cybersecurity augmentation, and sought reauthorization of a special fee account that has historically supported the Witkin State Law Library.
The Department of Finance told the subcommittee the State Library should plan for a 7.95% reduction in ongoing General Fund support and that implementation of a vacancy savings adjustment would eliminate 10 unfilled positions — actions the library estimates will reduce state operations funding by roughly $3.7 million when combined.
Rebecca Wendt, deputy state librarian, told the committee the library prioritized reductions to programs that have alternative fund sources — private partnerships, philanthropic support or endowments — while safeguarding core statutory responsibilities: providing research services to state government, supporting local public libraries and preserving…
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