[Fla-facrlboard] FW: [Lib-seniorleadership] FW: Governor Has Vetoed Complete Florida Plus Program / FLVC / FALSC

[Alyssa Koclanes]

I just read everyone's messages, please review what Deborah wrote and
provide feedback and suggestions for a statement we can send out to FACRL
members, unless you feel we shouldn't send anything out yet?

Alyssa

On Tue, Jun 30, 2020, 10:30 AM Alyssa Koclanes <koclanan at eckerd.edu> wrote:

> Thank you Deborah for drafting this so quickly! I think this would be good
> to send to the FACRL members and FACRL listserv.
>
> On Tue, Jun 30, 2020, 9:41 AM Deborah Prosser <DPROSSER at rollins.edu>
> wrote:
>
>> Alyssa,
>>
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>> Time is of the essence.  How does this sound:
>>
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>> “Yesterday Elijah Scott, Executive Director of FALSC, learned that the
>> governor vetoed the entire Complete Florida Plus Program funding, which
>> includes all funding for the Florida Academic Library Services Cooperative
>> (FALSC).  See below:
>>
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>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://floridapolitics.com/archives/344583-gov-desantis-signs-corona-impacted-state-budget-vetoes-more-than-1-billion__;!!PhOWcWs!iFbIq6februZyuFBMiBeG5WCCDpmeQGm2nja40--3MnSAHeRjsyxE9szcwLpsl9LM7eLEG_MDQ$ 
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>> Within the embedded PDF document, page 16 shows the veto for “Specific
>> Appropriation 161A, Aid to Local Governments – Grants and Aids – Complete
>> Florida Plus Program, From General Revenue Fund: $29,390,671.”
>>
>> If this change stands, FALSC may not survive, which would be devastating
>> for Florida’s libraries.  Elijah urges: “we believe it would be helpful if
>> each of you could contact your administration to make them aware of this
>> veto and of the importance of restoring the Complete Florida Plus Program
>> funding back to the budget in order to preserve FLVC, FALSC, and DLSS.”
>>
>> As members of the FACRL board, perhaps we should unite in a message to
>> the Governor’s office as well as considering other measures of support?
>>
>> Deborah
>>
>> Deborah Prosser, Ph.D.
>>
>> Director of Olin Library
>>
>> Rollins College
>>
>> dprosser at rollins.edu
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>>
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>> *From:* Alyssa Koclanes <koclanan at eckerd.edu>
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, June 30, 2020 9:24 AM
>> *To:* Michael Meth <mmeth at fsu.edu>
>> *Cc:* FACRL Board <fla-facrlboard at lists.fsu.edu>; Craig Amos <
>> camos at broward.edu>; Sandy Avila <savila at ucf.edu>; Deborah Prosser
>> <DPROSSER at Rollins.edu>
>> *Subject:* Re: FW: [Lib-seniorleadership] FW: Governor Has Vetoed
>> Complete Florida Plus Program / FLVC / FALSC
>>
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>> * External Email *
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>> Hi Mike,
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>> I was not aware of this, thank you for bringing it to our attention.
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>> Deborah, as our legislative liaison could you draft a message that we can
>> send on behalf of FACRL?
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>> Thanks,
>>
>> Alyssa
>>
>>
>> --
>> *Alyssa Koclanes, M.A.* (she/her/hers)
>> Associate Professor
>> Technical Services, Serials, and Instruction Librarian
>>
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>> 727.864.8460
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>> Eckerd College <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.eckerd.edu__;!!PhOWcWs!iFbIq6februZyuFBMiBeG5WCCDpmeQGm2nja40--3MnSAHeRjsyxE9szcwLpsl9LM7cUC44nLA$ >
>> 4200 54th Avenue South
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>> St. Petersburg, Florida 33711
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>> On Tue, Jun 30, 2020 at 9:02 AM Michael Meth <mmeth at fsu.edu> wrote:
>>
>> Hi FACRL board,
>>
>>
>>
>> Concerned message from a recent board member and former legislative
>> liaison here.  While I am no longer on the FACRL board, I wanted to bring
>> to your attention the email (copied below) from Elijah at FALSC yesterday.
>>
>>
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>> TL;DR if funding is not approved for the Complete Florida Plus Program,
>> there may not be a FALSC tomorrow.
>>
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>> I don’t need to tell you what that would mean for all of our academic
>> libraries, and more importantly for all the folks working at FALSC. This
>> story is evolving as we speak and you may want to follow along.
>>
>>
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>> I am sharing this note to encourage FACRL to reach out to the governor’s
>> office. Perhaps we can even get ACRL to lobby on behalf of FALSC.  Maybe
>> place your own calls. Get your university’s admin engaged.
>>
>>
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Mike
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Elijah Scott <EScott at FLVC.ORG>
>> *Sent:* Monday, June 29, 2020 3:05 PM
>> *To:* FLVC-LS-MEMBERS-COUNCIL at LISTSERV.FLVC.ORG
>> *Subject:* [FLVC-LS-MC] Governor Has Vetoed Complete Florida Plus
>> Program / FLVC / FALSC
>> *Importance:* High
>>
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>> Hello Friends,
>>
>>
>>
>> I have just learned that today the Governor vetoed The Governor’s
>> transmittal letter can be found at
>>
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>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://floridapolitics.com/archives/344583-gov-desantis-signs-corona-impacted-state-budget-vetoes-more-than-1-billion__;!!PhOWcWs!iFbIq6februZyuFBMiBeG5WCCDpmeQGm2nja40--3MnSAHeRjsyxE9szcwLpsl9LM7eLEG_MDQ$ 
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>> Within the embedded PDF document, page 16 shows the veto for “Specific
>> Appropriation 161A, Aid to Local Governments – Grants and Aids – Complete
>> Florida Plus Program, From General Revenue Fund: $29,390,671.”
>>
>>
>>
>> We will update you all as we know more about this situation.
>>
>>
>>
>> In the meantime, we believe it would be helpful if each of you could
>> contact your administration to make them aware of this veto and of the
>> importance of restoring the Complete Florida Plus Program funding back to
>> the budget in order to preserve FLVC, FALSC, and DLSS.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>>
>> Elijah
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ***PLEASE NOTE THAT FALSC AND FLVC STAFF WILL BE WORKING REMOTELY UNTIL
>> FURTHER NOTICE.  All FALSC and FLVC operations will continue as usual.  For
>> fastest response time, please contact me via this email or contact the FLVC
>> Help Desk at Help at flvc.org.  Thank you***
>>
>>
>>
>> *Elijah Scott*
>>
>> *Executive Director*
>>
>> [image:
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>> *A unit of FLVC*
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>> 1753 West Paul Dirac Drive
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>> Tallahassee, Florida
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>> *P:* (850) 922-3188 <(850)%2922-3188>
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>> *W:* libraries.flvc.org
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