Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 1 on Education, Tuesday, April 7, 2026

California State Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Education · April 7, 2026

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Hearing called to order; program background and funding

Presentation

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Chair Perez opened the follow-up oversight hearing on the State Librarys implementation of the statewide Imagination Library, reviewing the 2022 state investment of $68,200,000 and noting early distributions: $1,500,000 to the Dollywood Foundation and $4,800,000 to the Strong Reader Partnership (SRP). The chair said committee staff received invoices, bank statements and service agreements since the prior hearing on 03/12/2026.

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A California State Senate budget subcommittee held a follow-up oversight hearing on the State Library's administration of the statewide Imagination Library program, probing how roughly $1.1 million to the Strong Reader Partnership was spent, vendor invoices and alleged lobbying-related activity, and gaps in documentation and oversight.

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