Amendment #506 to H3400

For Free Digitization for Public Libraries in the Commonwealth

Representatives Rushing of Boston, Moran of Boston, Hogan of Stow, Malia of Boston, Forry of Boston, Henriquez of Boston, Collins of Boston, Honan of Boston, Fox of Boston and Basile of Boston move to amend the bill in section 2, by striking out item 7000-9401 and inserting in place thereof the following item:-

7000-9401 For state aid to regional public libraries; provided, that the board of library commissioners may provide quarterly advances of funds for purposes authorized by clauses (1) and (2) of section 19C of chapter 78 of the General Laws, as it considers proper, to regional public library systems throughout each fiscal year, in compliance with the office of the comptroller‘s regulations on state grants, 815 CMR 2.00; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, in calculating the fiscal year 2012 distribution of funds appropriated in this item, the board of library commissioners shall employ population figures used to calculate the fiscal year 2010 distribution; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the library of the commonwealth shall receive not less than 38.3 cents for each resident of the commonwealth ............................... $9,279,475