From the Missouri Arts Council:
Over the past few weeks the legislature has been busy working on Missouri's FY11 budget and dealing with the task of keeping it balanced.
Last week the Senate Appropriations Committee did preliminary mark-up for the budget and Chairman Rob Mayer asked the line item for the Missouri Arts Council and the four Cultural Partners - public broadcasting, humanities, historic preservation, and libraries be cut to zero and closed for further debate.
This appropriation will next be discussed on the Senate floor by the entire Senate, probably the week of April 12.
Unless funding is added on the Senate floor by amendment, the Conference Committee will be conferencing on $3 million funding for MAC from the House and zero funding from the Senate. This means that MAC's funding is still up for debate; changes can still be made and the Senate Appropriations Committee cut is not final.
The list of conference committee members (five from the House and five from the Senate) has not been decided yet. They will most likely be the Chairmen from both Committees - Rep. Allen Icet and Sen. Rob Mayer, the Vice Chairmen Rep. Rick Stream and Sen. Kurt Schaefer, the ranking Minority members Rep. Chris Kelly or Rep. Sara Lampe and Sen. Joan Bray.
The conference committee will most likely begin their discussion and mark-up the week of April 19.
more at the Missouri Arts Council
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