Public Act 93-0497

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    AN ACT concerning libraries.

    Be it  enacted  by  the  People  of  the  State  of  Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:

    Section 1.  Short title. This Act may  be  cited  as  the
Illinois State Library Foundation Act.

    Section  5.  Illinois  State  Library Foundation created.
The Secretary of State  is  authorized,  in  accordance  with
Section 10 of the State Agency Entity Creation Act, to create
a  not-for-profit  foundation  that  shall  be  known  as the
Illinois State Library Foundation. The Secretary  shall  file
articles  of  incorporation  and bylaws as required under the
General Not For Profit Corporation Act of 1986 to create  the
Foundation.  There  shall be not less than 6 nor more than 11
Directors of the Foundation to be appointed by the  Secretary
of  State,  with  the  advice  and consent of the Senate. The
Secretary of State or his or her designee shall serve  as  an
ex-officio  Director  of  the  Foundation.  No  Director  may
receive   compensation   for  his  or  her  services  to  the
Foundation.

    Section 10.  Purpose of Foundation. The  purpose  of  the
Foundation shall be to promote library programs for all types
of  libraries  in  the  State,  enhancing  statewide  library
awareness to the people of Illinois; to make grants and gifts
in  aid  and  support of the goal; and to engage generally in
other  lawful  endeavors  consistent   with   the   foregoing
purposes.  The  Foundation shall not exceed the provisions of
the General Not For Profit Corporation Act of 1986.

    Section  15.  Selecting  officers;  rules.  As  soon   as
practical  after  the  Foundation  is  created, the Directors
shall meet, organize, and  designate,  by  majority  vote,  a
Chairperson, Secretary, and any additional officers as may be
needed  to  carry  out  the activities of the Foundation. The
Secretary of State may adopt rules deemed necessary to govern
Foundation procedures.

    Section  20.  Funds  collected  by  the  Foundation.  The
Foundation may  accept  gifts  or  grants  from  the  federal
government,  its  agencies  or  officers, or from any person,
firm, corporation, or  private  foundation;  and  may  expend
receipts  on  activities  that  it  considers suitable to the
performance of its duties under this Act. Funds collected  by
the Foundation shall be considered private funds and shall be
held in an appropriate account outside of the State treasury.
The  treasurer  of  the  Foundation shall be custodian of all
Foundation funds. The Foundation's accounts and  books  shall
be  set up and maintained in a manner approved by the Auditor
General  and  the  Foundation  and  its  officers  shall   be
responsible  for  the  approval of recording of receipts, the
approval of payments,  and  the  proper  filing  of  required
reports.  The  Foundation may be assisted in carrying out its
functions by personnel of the  Office  of  the  Secretary  of
State  with respect to matters falling within their scope and
function. The  Foundation  shall  cooperate  fully  with  the
boards,  commissions, agencies, departments, and institutions
of the State. The  funds  held  and  made  available  by  the
Illinois   State  Library  Foundation  shall  be  subject  to
financial and compliance audits by  the  Auditor  General  in
compliance with the Illinois State Auditing Act.

    Section  99.  Effective  date.  This  Act takes effect on
January 1, 2004.