Ohio’s Biennium Budget FY ’10 – ‘11

Biennium Budget Introduced February 2 nd –OBM Web Site Revenue Distribution Funds FY ’06 Actual FY ’07 Actual FY’08 Actual FY’09 Est. FY’10 Rec. % Change FY’11 Rec. % Change LLGSF $457.9 $449.5$ $

Biennium Budget Introduced February 2 nd –OBM Web Site Funding for the following items supported by transfers from the PLF (page 8 of 9) State Library Board –Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped »’10 $1.2 million »’11 $1.2 million –OPLIN »’10 $5.7 million* »’11 $5.7 million* * $2 million of this total is spending authority (for E-rate reimbursement) that should not come from PLF.

Biennium Budget Revised February 12th –OBM Web Site Revenue Distribution Funds FY ’06 Actual FY ’07 Actual FY’08 Actual FY’09 Est. FY’10 Rec. % Change FY’11 Rec. % Change PLF $457.9 $449.5$464.5$ $

Biennium Budget Revising the Governor’s Budget: –New Blue Book –Bill at the end of the month –Hearings will begin when there is a budget bill

Biennium Budget Letter to Governor Strickland –Libraries responding to economic crisis –Change in formula –PLF recommendation # incorrect –Don’t divert PLF for OPLIN and LBPH –Fund OPLIN and LBPH at 100% in SLO budget

Biennium Budget ARRA –$4.8 billion State Stabilization –$1.5 billion Infrastructure –$ 981 million Education –$ 597 million Health and Human Services –$399 million Energy –$75 million Criminal Justice

Biennium Budget American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) –$8.2 billion for Ohio Fiscal Stabilization Funds and Federal Medical Assistance Percentages $4.8 million –$3 billion Medicaid –$1.5 billion education (some infrastructure) –$326 million in general government operations (health and human services, public safety, natural resources)

Biennium Budget ARRA –$8.2 billion for Ohio Infrastructure $1.5 billion –$971 million highways –$203 million transit –$9 million rail –$58 million drinking water –$224 million clean water

Biennium Budget ARRA –$8.2 billion for Ohio Education $981 million –$461 million special education –$ 472 million Title 1 –$44 million vocational rehab –$23 million technology in schools –$3 million school lunch equipment

Biennium Budget ARRA –$8.2 billion for Ohio Health and Human Services $597 million –$146 million for Workforce Investment Act –$68 million for child care services –$27 million for Head Start –$39 million Community Services Block Grants –$129 Public Housing

Biennium Budget ARRA –$8.2 billion for Ohio Energy $399 million –$277 million home weatherization –$123 million state energy program

Biennium Budget ARRA –$8.2 billion for Ohio Criminal Justice $75 million

Legislative Day – March 11 Westin Great Southern – AG Richard Cordray Registration Agenda Legislators Wear Red

Legislative Day Focus on House members; especially Finance Committee: –SykesBolonBoydBrownCarneyCeleste –ChandlerDriehausDyerFendeGarrisonGoyal –LuckieSkindellSlesnickUjvagiYates –AmstutzBurkeDolanEvansGardnerGoodwin –GrossmanHallMaagMcClainMcGregorMecklenborg –MorganSears

Legislative Day Talking Points –Letter to Governor –Keep Libraries at 2.22% –Increased need in bad times –Services we’re offering in bad times –Places we’ve had to cut back –PLF to fund ONLY public library systems –OPLIN and OLC Resolutions

Legislative Day Registrants will receive via –Talking Points –Summary of Budget Bill –Legislative Roster –OLC and OPLIN Resolutions –Map