Public Libraries - State Library Resource Center - Funding

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HOUSE BILL 660
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HB 597/25 – APP CF SB 410
By: Delegates D. Jones, Bagnall, Behler, Chang, Guzzone, Lehman, Moreno,
Pruski, and Terrasa
Introduced and read first time: January 30, 2026
Assigned to: Appropriations
Reassigned: Appropriations and Ways and Means, February 6, 2026
Committee Report: Favorable
House action: Adopted
Read second time: March 4, 2026

CHAPTER ______

AN ACT concerning 1

Public Libraries – State Library Resource Center – Funding 2

FOR the purpose of altering the calculation of certain funding for the State Library 3
Resource Center for certain fiscal years; and generally relating to the State Library 4
Resource Center. 5

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 6
Article – Education 7
Section 23–201 8
Annotated Code of Maryland 9
(2022 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 10

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 11
Article – Education 12
Section 23–205(c) and (d) 13
Annotated Code of Maryland 14
(2022 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 15

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 16
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 17

Article – Education 18

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23–201. 1

(a) The Central Library of the Enoch Pratt Free Library System is the State 2
Library Resource Center. 3

(b) The State Library Resource Center shall provide and expand access to 4
specialized library materials and services that are necessary for coordinated, efficient, and 5
economical library services in this State. 6

23–205. 7

(c) (1) Subject to subsection (g) of this section, each year each participating 8
regional resource center shall receive a minimum amount of funding for each resident of 9
the area served, to be used for operating and capital expenses. 10

(2) The allocation shall be calculated as follows: 11

(i) [For each of fiscal years 2011 through 2015... $6.75 per each 12
resident of the area served; 13

(ii) For fiscal year 2016............................................ $6.95 per each 14
resident of the area served; 15

(iii) For fiscal year 2017............................................ $7.15 per each 16
resident of the area served; 17

(iv) For fiscal year 2018............................................ $7.55 per each 18
resident of the area served; 19

(v) For fiscal year 2019............................................ $7.95 per each 20
resident of the area served; 21

(vi)] For fiscal year 2020............................................ $8.35 per each 22
resident of the area served; 23

[(vii)] (II) For fi scal year 2021.................................. $8.55 per each 24
resident of the area served; 25

[(viii)] (III) For fiscal year 2022....................................$8.75 per each 26
resident of the area served; 27

[(ix)] (IV) For fiscal year 2023................................... $9.19 per each 28
resident of the area served; 29

[(x)] (V) For fiscal year 2024....................................... $9.39 per each 30
resident of the area served; 31
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[(xi)] (VI) For fiscal year 2025....................................... $9.59 per each 1
resident of the area served; 2

[(xii)] (VII) For fiscal year 2026........................................$9.79 per each 3
resident of the area served; and 4

[(xiii)] (VIII) For fiscal year 2027 and each fiscal year 5
thereafter............................................................................................................ $9.99 per each 6
resident of the area served. 7

(d) (1) Subject to subsection (g) of this section, each year the State Library 8
Resource Center shall receive a minimum amount of funding for each State resident in the 9
previous fiscal year, to be used for operating and capital expenses. 10

(2) The allocation shall be calculated as follows: 11

(i) [For each of fiscal years 2010 through 12
2016.....................................................................................................$1.67 per State resident; 13

(ii) For fiscal year 2017 ................................ $1.69 per State resident; 14

(iii) For fiscal year 2018 ................................ $1.73 per State resident; 15

(iv) For fiscal year 2019 ................................ $1.77 per State resident; 16

(v) For fiscal year 2020 ................................ $1.81 per State resident; 17

(vi) For fiscal year 2021 ................................ $1.85 per State resident; 18

(vii) For fiscal year 2022 ................................ $1.89 per State resident; 19

(viii) For fiscal year 2023 ................................ $1.93 per State resident; 20

(ix)] For fiscal year 2024 …………..................$1.97 per State resident; 21
[and 22

(x)] (II) For fiscal [year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter ] 23
YEARS 2025 THROUGH 2027.....................................................................$2.07 per State 24
resident; 25

(III) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2028……....$2.17 PER STATE RESIDENT; 26

(IV) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2029 ........... $2.28 PER STATE RESIDENT; 27

(V) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2030 ........... $2.39 PER STATE RESIDENT; 28
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(VI) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2031 ………$2.51 PER STATE RESIDENT; 1
AND 2

(VII) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2032 AND EACH FISCAL YEAR 3
THEREAFTER………………… ........................................... $2.64 PER STATE RESIDENT. 4

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 5
1, 2026. 6

Approved:
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Governor.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.
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President of the Senate.