[SOA] Urgent: Senate may end funding for Local History and Education

[Cobb,Judith]

URGENT: SENATE MAY END FUNDING FOR OHS LOCAL HISTORY AND EDUCATION
Senate action removes funding for local history, other educational
activities
On Friday, May 29 the Ohio Senate made big budget cuts that once again
targeted the Ohio Historical Society. More than $700,000 was eliminated
from the Society's budget that serves teachers, students, local history
organizations and Ohio communities. The Senate changes reduced the
Society's Outreach and Partnerships line item (Line 509 in the Society's
state budget) from $703,638 to $0.
*	Teacher training and educational programs that leverage federal
funding - Zeroed out! 
*	National History Day in Ohio (national program that originated
in Ohio) - Zeroed out! 
*	The Local History Office that serves 400 local history
organizations - Zeroed out! 
*	Coordination of the Civil War Sesquicentennial (2011-2015)
initiative - Zeroed out! 
*	Local historical markers program - Zeroed out!
Here is a link to the OHS Legislative Update website that will provide
you with all the information you need to communicate with your Senator
(as well as the Governor and your state representative):
http://capwiz.com/ohiohistory/home/ (After landing on this page, click
on the Take Action button or scroll down for information on how to
contact your legislator.)
PLEASE CONTACT YOUR STATE SENATOR TODAY!
At a minimum, please email and phone your State Senator immediately. If
you have time, consider visiting your state senator's local district
office as this would have the biggest impact. The offices count the
number of email and phone communications they receive on an issue. If we
act together, we can make sure that funding for these important
activities is restored. Please forward this email on to friends,
colleagues or anyone else that would be willing to help us to protect
community-based history programs in Ohio.
OHS will be working hard to communicate directly with the members of the
Senate Finance Committee and others to change this action, but they also
need to hear loud and clear from their constituents. If you'd like more
information on this, please feel free to contact Todd Kleismit, OHS
Government Relations Director at (614) 297-2355;
tkleismit at ohiohistory.org.


Judith Cobb
Product Manager
OCLC Digital Collection Services
(614 )764 6233
judith_cobb at oclc.org


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