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HB5289 Engrossed |
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LRB096 16711 HLH 32001 b |
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| AN ACT concerning finance.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding |
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| Sections 5.756 and 6z-82 as follows:
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| (30 ILCS 105/5.756 new) |
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| Sec. 5.756. The Public Library Support Fund.
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| (30 ILCS 105/6z-82 new) |
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| Sec. 6z-82. Public Library Support Fund; creation. The |
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| Public Library Support Fund is created as a special fund in the |
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| State treasury. Within 30 days after the first day of each |
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| State fiscal year, the Secretary of State shall calculate an |
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| amount equal to $20 multiplied by the number of residents of |
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| each public library district in the State in which at least 30% |
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| of the residents report a household income at or below the |
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| federal poverty level. The Secretary of State shall certify the |
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| calculated amount to the State Comptroller and direct the State |
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| Comptroller to transfer the amount from the General Revenue |
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| Fund to the Public Library Support Fund. Subject to |
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| appropriation, the Secretary of State shall use moneys in the |
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| Public Library Support Fund to make grants to those public |
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| library districts. No public library district may receive more |