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MSLMA Legislative Committee:
Text of House Bill #1824..click here for print version |
| MBLC In Jeopardy | Fact Sheet |
| House Bill #1824 Filed | Testimony 4/15 - Input needed |
| What MSLMA Members Can Do | Testimony
before the
Education Committee 4/15/03 |
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In the Year Two Thousand and Three Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representative in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
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| MBLC
in Jeopardy - March 13, 2003 - Barbara Andrews,
Metrowest
The Governor's budget has transferred the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners to the Executive Office of Education. This would eliminate the independent status of the board. The Regional Library System are also moved to the Executive Office Of Education. Support the preservation of the Board of Library Commissioners as an independent agency by contacting the Governor and Legislators. Use the Massachusetts Library Association's Legislation Action Center to easily send a message to your legislators: Goto http://capwiz.com/masslib
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Bill #1824 Filed - March 5, 2003 - Doris
Smith, Legislation Chair
House Bill #1824 has been filed. We are asking to have school libraries included in the Foundation Budget. This year we are not asking for money just for the wording to be included. text of the legislation Today our lobbyist Chris Gregory and I
met Senator Pam Reasor, who is on the Education Committee to ask for her
support. While we were at the State House, we
These are hard times and many cuts are being made in the budget of the Commonwealth. This may work in our favor since we are not asking for money. |
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WHAT MSLMA MEMBERS CAN DO
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| Dear Colleagues,
The Legislative Committee is putting together a presentation for the hearing on our House Bill # 1824 which will be April 15th at the State House in Room B2. We also need written testimony to hand out at the hearing. Here is where I need your help... We need to hear your stories....we need our legislators to hear about your success stories and to hear how your programs are going to be compromised or suspended due to budget cuts. Examples...." For the past several years, I have.....but now ...." " I love my job.....but I am being ...." You know what I mean. Please email me your stories or fax them to me by April 14th. Doris Smith,Executive Director\MLSMA dorsmith43@yahoo.com.fax:
781-275-2551
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April 8, 2003 Testimony Before the Education Committee Today after sitting for close to three hours, MSLMA members were able to testify in support of bill #1824. Sandy Kelly,one of three nationally certified school library media specialists in Massachusetts, Ann Grady, head of the Boston Public Schools library media centers, Carol Gordon, LMS at Boston University and candidate for the presidency of AASL as well as Donna Guerin, MSLMA Board Member and PR Chair, all spoke. Ann Perham, incoming president of MSLMA, Kathy Lowe, moderator of our listserv, Diane Riendeau of the MSLMA Legislative Committee as well as Barbara McLean and her colleague Steve from the Boston Public Schools were there to support and cheer lead. Everyone visited their legislators prior to the hearing to let them know we were in the building and asking for their support. Packets of information were prepared for
each of the legislators on the
Remember when you talk with your elected
officials:this is not a money
Donna Guerin also spoke to the dedication
of Joan Gallagher who had spoken
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