093_SB0383
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1 AN ACT concerning libraries.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5 Illinois State Library Foundation Act.
6 Section 5. Illinois State Library Foundation created.
7 The Secretary of State is authorized, in accordance with
8 Section 10 of the State Agency Entity Creation Act, to create
9 a not-for-profit foundation that shall be known as the
10 Illinois State Library Foundation. The Secretary shall file
11 articles of incorporation and bylaws as required under the
12 General Not For Profit Corporation Act of 1986 to create the
13 Foundation. There shall be not less than 6 nor more than 11
14 Directors of the Foundation to be appointed by the Secretary
15 of State. The Secretary of State or his or her designee shall
16 serve as an ex-officio Director of the Foundation. No
17 Director may receive compensation for his or her services to
18 the Foundation.
19 Section 10. Purpose of Foundation. The purpose of the
20 Foundation shall be to promote library programs for all types
21 of libraries in the State, enhancing statewide library
22 awareness to the people of Illinois; to make grants and gifts
23 in aid and support of the goal; and to engage generally in
24 other lawful endeavors consistent with the foregoing
25 purposes. The Foundation shall not exceed the provisions of
26 the General Not For Profit Corporation Act of 1986.
27 Section 15. Selecting officers; rules. As soon as
28 practical after the Foundation is created, the Directors
29 shall meet, organize, and designate, by majority vote, a
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1 Chairperson, Secretary, and any additional officers as may be
2 needed to carry out the activities of the Foundation. The
3 Secretary of State may adopt rules deemed necessary to govern
4 Foundation procedures.
5 Section 20. Funds collected by the Foundation. The
6 Foundation may accept gifts or grants from the federal
7 government, its agencies or officers, or from any person,
8 firm, corporation, or private foundation; and may expend
9 receipts on activities that it considers suitable to the
10 performance of its duties under this Act. Funds collected by
11 the Foundation shall be considered private funds and shall be
12 held in an appropriate account outside of the State treasury.
13 The treasurer of the Foundation shall be custodian of all
14 Foundation funds. The Foundation's accounts and books shall
15 be set up and maintained in a manner approved by the Auditor
16 General and the Foundation and its officers shall be
17 responsible for the approval of recording of receipts, the
18 approval of payments, and the proper filing of required
19 reports. The Foundation may be assisted in carrying out its
20 functions by personnel of the Office of the Secretary of
21 State with respect to matters falling within their scope and
22 function. The Foundation shall cooperate fully with the
23 boards, commissions, agencies, departments, and institutions
24 of the State. The funds held and made available by the
25 Illinois State Library Foundation shall be subject to
26 financial and compliance audits by the Auditor General in
27 compliance with the Illinois State Auditing Act.
28 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect on
29 January 1, 2004.