Illinois HB 2747: LIBRARY SYSTEMS-STATE GRANTS

Status: Referred to Assignments (as of 2025-04-10)

State: Illinois · Session: 104th · Bill: HB 2747

Sponsors: Laura M. Murphy, Michael J. Coffey, Jr., Camille Y. Lilly, Daniel Didech, Michael Crawford

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HB2747 EngrossedLRB104 09718 RTM 19784 b

1 AN ACT concerning local government.

2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 

3represented in the General Assembly:

4 Section 5. The Illinois Library System Act is amended by 

5changing Section 8 as follows:

6 (75 ILCS 10/8) (from Ch. 81, par. 118)

7 Sec. 8. State grants. 

8 (a) There shall be a program of State grants within the 

9limitations of funds appropriated by the Illinois General 

10Assembly together with other funds made available by the 

11federal government or other sources for this purpose. This 

12program of State grants shall be administered by the State 

13Librarian in accordance with rules and regulations as provided 

14in Section 3 of this Act and shall include the following: (i) 

15annual equalization grants; (ii) Library System grants; (iii) 

16per capita grants to public libraries; and (iv) planning and 

17construction grants to public libraries and library systems 

18and public libraries that are . Libraries, in order to be 

19eligible for grants under this Section, must be members of a 

20library system; and (v) grants to improve or enhance security 

21of libraries.

22 (b) An annual equalization grant shall be made to all 

23public libraries for which the corporate authorities levy a 

HB2747 Engrossed- 2 -LRB104 09718 RTM 19784 b

1tax for library purposes at a rate not less than .13% of the 

2value of all the taxable property as equalized and assessed by 

3the Department of Revenue if the amount of tax revenue 

4obtained from a rate of .13% produces less than $17.50 per 

5capita in property tax revenue from property taxes for Fiscal 

6Year 2025 and thereafter. In that case, the State Librarian is 

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