May 2020

California State Library

Comparing State Library Spending Proposals Under Governor's Budget and May Revision

General Fund Changes in 2020-21 (In Thousands)

  Governor's Budget May Revision Change
Ongoing Changes      
State operations      
Braille Institute of America $500 $500
New Director of Legislative Affairs 132 -$132
Other adjustments -61 -61
Local Assistance      
CENIC contract $170 $170
Library services base reduction -1,750a -1,750
Subtotals $741 -$1,141 -$1,882
One-Time Initiatives      
Local assistance      
Lunch at the Library $1,000 -$1,000
Zip Books 1,000 -1,000
Subtotals $2,000 -$2,000
Totals $2,741 -$1,141 -$3,882
State operations 571 439 -132
Local assistance 2,170 -1,580 -3,750
 a The May Revision includes a budget control section that would backfill this reduction were the state to receive sufficient additional federal relief funding.
CENIC = Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California.