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1 | AN ACT concerning local government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Library System Act is amended by | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | changing Sections 8 and 8.4 as follows:
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6 | (75 ILCS 10/8) (from Ch. 81, par. 118)
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7 | Sec. 8. State grants.
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8 | (a) There shall be a program of State grants within the
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9 | limitations of funds appropriated by the Illinois General | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Assembly
together with other funds made available by the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | federal government or
other sources for this purpose. This | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | program of State grants shall be
administered by the State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Librarian in accordance with rules and
regulations as provided | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | in Section 3 of this Act and shall include the
following: (i) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | annual equalization grants; (ii) Library System
grants; (iii) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | per
capita
grants to public libraries; and (iv) planning and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | construction
grants to public
libraries and library systems. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Libraries, in order to
be eligible for
grants under this | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Section, must be members of a library system.
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20 | (b) An annual equalization grant shall be made to all | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | public libraries
for which the corporate authorities levy a tax | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | for library purposes at a
rate not less than .13% of the value | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | of all the taxable property as
equalized and assessed by the |
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1 | Department of Revenue if
the amount of tax revenue obtained | ||||||
2 | from a rate of .13% produces less
than (i) $4.25 per capita in | ||||||
3 | property tax revenue from property taxes for the 2006 taxable | ||||||
4 | year payable in 2007 and (ii) $7.50 per capita in property tax | ||||||
5 | revenue from property taxes for the 2007 taxable year and | ||||||
6 | thereafter . In that case, the State Librarian is authorized
to | ||||||
7 | make an equalization grant equivalent to the difference between | ||||||
8 | the
amount obtained from a rate of .13% and an annual income of | ||||||
9 | $4.25 per
capita for grants made through Fiscal Year 2008, and | ||||||
10 | an annual income of $7.50 per capita for grants made in Fiscal | ||||||
11 | Year 2009 and thereafter . If a library receiving an | ||||||
12 | equalization grant reduces its tax levy
below the amount levied | ||||||
13 | at the time the original application is approved,
it shall be | ||||||
14 | ineligible to receive further equalization grants.
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15 | If a library is subject to the Property Tax Extension | ||||||
16 | Limitation Law in the
Property Tax Code and its tax levy for | ||||||
17 | library purposes has been lowered to a
rate of less than .13%, | ||||||
18 | the library will qualify for this grant if the library
levied a | ||||||
19 | tax for library purposes that met the requirements for this | ||||||
20 | grant in
the previous year and if the tax levied for library | ||||||
21 | purposes in the current
year produces tax revenue for the | ||||||
22 | library that is an increase over the previous
year's extension | ||||||
23 | of 5% or the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index,
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24 | whichever is less, and the tax revenue produced by this levy is | ||||||
25 | less than (i) $4.25
per capita in property tax revenue from | ||||||
26 | property taxes for the 2006 taxable year payable in 2007 and |
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1 | (ii) $7.50 per capita in property tax revenue from property | ||||||
2 | taxes for the 2007 taxable year and thereafter . In this case, | ||||||
3 | the State Librarian is authorized to make an
equalization grant | ||||||
4 | equivalent to the difference between the amount of tax
revenue | ||||||
5 | obtained from the current levy and an annual income of $4.25 | ||||||
6 | per
capita for grants made through Fiscal Year 2008, and an | ||||||
7 | annual income of $7.50 per capita for grants made in Fiscal | ||||||
8 | Year 2009 and thereafter . If a library receiving an | ||||||
9 | equalization grant reduces its tax levy
below the amount levied | ||||||
10 | at the time the original application is approved, it
shall be | ||||||
11 | ineligible to receive further equalization grants.
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12 | (c) Annual Library System grants
shall be made, upon | ||||||
13 | application,
to each library system approved by the State | ||||||
14 | Librarian on the following basis:
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15 | (1) For library systems, the sum of $1.46 per capita of | ||||||
16 | the
population of the area served plus the sum of $50.75 | ||||||
17 | per square mile or
fraction thereof of the area served | ||||||
18 | except as provided in paragraph (4) of
this subsection.
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19 | (2) If the amounts appropriated for grants are | ||||||
20 | different from
the
amount provided for in paragraph (1) of | ||||||
21 | this subsection, the area and per
capita funding shall
be | ||||||
22 | proportionately reduced or increased accordingly.
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23 | (3) For library systems, additional funds may be
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24 | appropriated.
The appropriation shall be distributed on | ||||||
25 | the same proportional per capita
and per square mile basis | ||||||
26 | as provided in paragraphs (1) and
(4) of this
subsection.
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1 | (4) Per capita and area funding for a multitype library | ||||||
2 | system as
defined in subparagraph (3) of the definition of | ||||||
3 | "library system" in Section 2
and a public library system
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4 | in cities with a population of 500,000 or more as defined | ||||||
5 | in subparagraph (2)
of
the definition of "library system" | ||||||
6 | in Section 2 shall be apportioned with 25%
of the funding | ||||||
7 | granted to
the multitype library system and 75% of the | ||||||
8 | funding granted to the public
library system.
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9 | (d) The "area served" for the purposes of this Act means | ||||||
10 | the area that
lies within the geographic boundaries of the | ||||||
11 | library system as approved by
the State Librarian. In | ||||||
12 | determining the population of the area served by the
library | ||||||
13 | system, the Illinois State Library shall use the latest federal | ||||||
14 | census
for the
political subdivisions in the area served.
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15 | (e) In order to be eligible for a grant under this Section, | ||||||
16 | the corporate
authorities, instead of a tax levy at a | ||||||
17 | particular rate, may provide an amount equivalent
to the amount | ||||||
18 | produced by that levy.
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19 | (Source: P.A. 93-527, eff. 8-14-03.)
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20 | (75 ILCS 10/8.4) (from Ch. 81, par. 118.4)
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21 | Sec. 8.4. School library grants. Beginning July 1, 1989, | ||||||
22 | the State
Librarian shall make grants
annually under this | ||||||
23 | Section to all school districts in the State for the
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24 | establishment and operation of qualified school libraries, or | ||||||
25 | the additional
support of existing qualified school libraries, |
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1 | from funds appropriated
by the General Assembly. Such grants | ||||||
2 | shall be in the amount of $0.75 per
student as determined by | ||||||
3 | the official enrollment as of the previous
September 30 of the | ||||||
4 | respective school having a qualified school library. If
the
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5 | moneys appropriated for grants under this Section are not | ||||||
6 | sufficient,
the State Librarian shall reduce the amount of the | ||||||
7 | grants as necessary; in
making these reductions, the State | ||||||
8 | Librarian shall endeavor to provide each
school district that | ||||||
9 | has a qualifying school library (i)
at least the same amount | ||||||
10 | per student as the district
received under this Section in the | ||||||
11 | preceding fiscal year, and (ii) a total
grant of at least $750 | ||||||
12 | $100 .
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13 | To qualify for grants under this Section, a school library | ||||||
14 | must:
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15 | (1) Be an entity which serves the basic information and | ||||||
16 | library needs
of the school's employees and students | ||||||
17 | through a bibliographically
organized collection of | ||||||
18 | library materials, has at least one employee whose
primary | ||||||
19 | duty is to serve as a librarian, and has a collection | ||||||
20 | permanently
supported financially, accessible centrally, | ||||||
21 | and occupying identifiable
quarters in one principal | ||||||
22 | location.
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23 | (2) Meet the requirements for membership in a library | ||||||
24 | system under the
provisions of this Act.
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25 | (3) Have applied for membership in the library system | ||||||
26 | of jurisdiction if
the system is a multitype library system |
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1 | under this Act.
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2 | (4) Provide, as mutually determined by the Illinois | ||||||
3 | State Librarian and
the Illinois State Board of Education, | ||||||
4 | library services which either meet
or show progress toward | ||||||
5 | meeting the Illinois school library standards as
most | ||||||
6 | recently adopted by the Illinois School Library Media | ||||||
7 | Association.
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8 | (5) Submit a statement certifying that the financial | ||||||
9 | support for
the school library or libraries
of the applying | ||||||
10 | school district has been maintained undiminished, or if
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11 | diminished, the percentage of diminution of financial | ||||||
12 | support is no more
than the percentage of diminution of the | ||||||
13 | applying school's total financial
support for educational | ||||||
14 | and operations purposes since the submission of the
last | ||||||
15 | previous application of the school district for the school | ||||||
16 | library per
student grant that was funded.
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17 | Grants under this Section shall be made only upon | ||||||
18 | application of the
school district for its qualified school | ||||||
19 | library or school libraries.
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20 | (Source: P.A. 91-507, eff. 8-13-99.)
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21 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
22 | becoming law.
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