2025 Legislative Priorities
2025 Legislative Priorities
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Thank you for being a library advocate! MLA’s legislative priorities are listed below, along with supporting materials and information.
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MLA is Actively Seeking Legislation
MLA is Actively Seeking Legislation
$1.5M per year increase for Minitex operational funding.
$1.5M per year increase for Minitex operational funding.
Bill#: SF 2729
$2M per year increase for eLibrary Minnesota resources.
$2M per year increase for eLibrary Minnesota resources.
Support efforts to strengthen use of school library aid to improve school library media programs that are staffed by licensed media specialists as defined in 124D.991.
Support efforts to strengthen use of school library aid to improve school library media programs that are staffed by licensed media specialists as defined in 124D.991.
Already Reported Changes in Library Service
If your district is on the list of reported changes, please write a letter of support for library media specialist services to the school board or attend a school board meeting and make a public comment.
$3M per year appropriation in Arts & Cultural Heritage Funding for regional public library systems. Extend the spending deadline for FY2025 funds by one year and ensure that future allocations allow for consistent carryover spend down time.
$3M per year appropriation in Arts & Cultural Heritage Funding for regional public library systems. Extend the spending deadline for FY2025 funds by one year and ensure that future allocations allow for consistent carryover spend down time.
$10M appropriation for Library Construction Grant funding. Allow flexibility in matching funds. Raise grant cap to $2 million.
$10M appropriation for Library Construction Grant funding. Allow flexibility in matching funds. Raise grant cap to $2 million.
MLA Also Supports
MLA Also Supports
Bonding requests that improve academic library facilities.
Bonding requests that improve academic library facilities.
Linking multicounty multitype (MCMT) funding to the forecasted increases for the Basic Education Allowance.
Linking multicounty multitype (MCMT) funding to the forecasted increases for the Basic Education Allowance.
Modifying 134.351 to add two governance structures for multicounty multitype library systems and describe and expand the services MCMTs may provide to their members.
Modifying 134.351 to add two governance structures for multicounty multitype library systems and describe and expand the services MCMTs may provide to their members.
$5.5M per year in new and ongoing funding to create and sustain the Minnesota eHealth Library within the Minitex organization.
$5.5M per year in new and ongoing funding to create and sustain the Minnesota eHealth Library within the Minitex organization.
Efforts to authorize local governmental units to prohibit or restrict possession of dangerous weapons, ammunition, or explosives in public facilities, including public libraries.
Efforts to authorize local governmental units to prohibit or restrict possession of dangerous weapons, ammunition, or explosives in public facilities, including public libraries.
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