EdBudget Figures
May 2021
California State Library
Comparing State Library Spending Proposals Under Governor's Budget and May Revision
General Fund Changes in 2021-22 (In Thousands)
| Governor's Budget | May Revision | Change | |
| Ongoing | |||
| Zip books | $1,000 | $1,000 | — |
| Lunch at the Library | 800 | 800a | — |
| Broadband costs | 500 | 800b | 300 |
| Data and systems librarians (3 positions) | — | 345 | 345 |
| K-12 online databases (2 positions) | — | 241 | 241 |
| Assistive technology for visually impaired patrons (2 positions) | — | 220 | 220 |
| California Homeless Youth Project manager | — | 130 | 130 |
| Transfer of Oral Histories Program to Secretary of State | — | -225 | -225 |
| Technical adjustments | 820 | 820 | — |
| Subtotals | (2,300) | (3,311) | (1,011) |
| One Time | |||
| Local library infrastructure | — | $50,000 | $50,000 |
| Collaborative broadband projects | — | 35,000 | 35,000 |
| English as a Second Language programs | — | 15,000 | 15,000 |
| Online tutoring for K-12 students | — | 6,400 | 6,400 |
| Broadband connectivity | — | 6,000 | 6,000 |
| Civil Liberties Public Education Act | — | 5,000 | 5,000 |
| Early learning and after-school programs | $5,000 | 5,000 | — |
| Mobile libraries | 3,000 | 3,000 | — |
| Disaster preparedness for cultural resources | — | 1,552 | 1,552 |
| Broadband carryover | 1,303 | 1,303 | — |
| Assistive technology for visually impaired patrons (state operations) | — | 1,641 | 1,641 |
| Disaster preparedness for cultural resources (6 preservationists) | — | 835 | 835 |
| Subtotals | (9,303) | (130,731) | (121,428) |
| Totals | $11,603 | $134,042 | $122,439 |
| a Early action legislation—Chapter 14 of 2021 (SB 85, Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review)—adopted the proposed ongoing funds, with funding commencing in 2020-21. | |||
| b The May Revision makes $300,000 one-time General Fund proposed in the Governor's budget for 2020-21 ongoing. | |||