96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB5289

 

Introduced 2/3/2010, by Rep. William Davis

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
30 ILCS 105/5.756 new
30 ILCS 105/6z-82 new

    Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the Public Library Support Fund. Provides that, within 30 days after the first day of each State fiscal year, the State Comptroller and State Treasurer shall transfer from the General Revenue Fund to the Public Library Support Fund an amount equal $20,000 multiplied by the number of residents of each public library district in the State in which at least 60% of the residents report a household income at or below the federal poverty level. Provides that the Secretary of State shall use moneys in the Public Library Support Fund to make grants to those public library districts. Provides that no public library district may receive more than $20,000 per resident of that public library district from the Fund in any State fiscal year. Effective immediately.


LRB096 16711 HLH 32001 b

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

HB5289 LRB096 16711 HLH 32001 b

1     AN ACT concerning finance.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
5 Sections 5.756 and 6z-82 as follows:
 
6     (30 ILCS 105/5.756 new)
7     Sec. 5.756. The Public Library Support Fund.
 
8     (30 ILCS 105/6z-82 new)
9     Sec. 6z-82. Public Library Support Fund; creation. The
10 Public Library Support Fund is created as a special fund in the
11 State treasury. Within 30 days after the first day of each
12 State fiscal year, the State Comptroller and State Treasurer
13 shall transfer from the General Revenue Fund to the Public
14 Library Support Fund an amount equal $20,000 multiplied by the
15 number of residents of each public library district in the
16 State in which at least 60% of the residents report a household
17 income at or below the federal poverty level. Subject to
18 appropriation, the Secretary of State shall use moneys in the
19 Public Library Support Fund to make grants to those public
20 library districts. No public library district may receive more
21 than $20,000 per resident of that public library district from
22 the Fund in any State fiscal year. Any interest earned on

 

 

HB5289 - 2 - LRB096 16711 HLH 32001 b

1 moneys in the Public Library Support Fund shall be deposited
2 into the Fund.
 
3     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
4 becoming law.