How long will the process to change legislation for state support of public libraries take?
The estimate we have for the legislation to be proposed, commented upon, taken up in committee, and reported out is that it would take until the end of calendar year 2008. In the meantime, since the appropriation to State Aid to Public Libraries is made to a single line in the Library of Michigan’s budget (currently proposed by the Governor for FY09 at $10 million), the process for redefining and strengthening the model for distribution and defining outcomes for expenditure should not alter the appropriation process for state aid to public libraries funding in fiscal year 2009.
