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| | 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024 HB2789 Introduced 2/16/2023, by Rep. Anne Stava-Murray SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
| 75 ILCS 10/1 | from Ch. 81, par. 111 | 75 ILCS 10/3 | from Ch. 81, par. 113 | 75 ILCS 10/8.7 new | |
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Amends the Illinois Library System Act. Provides that it is the policy of the State to encourage the improvement of free public libraries and to encourage cooperation among all types of libraries in promoting the sharing of library resources, including digital resources, and to encourage and protect the freedom of public libraries and library systems to acquire materials without external limitation and to be protected against attempts to ban, remove, or otherwise restrict access to books or other materials. Provides that the State Librarian shall prescribe rules concerning the development of a written policy declaring the inherent authority of the public library or library system to prohibit the practice of banning specific books or resources. Provides that, in order to be eligible for State grants, a public library or library system shall develop a written policy prohibiting the practice of banning books within the public library or library system. Makes other changes.
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| | HB2789 | | LRB103 29629 AWJ 56025 b |
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1 | | AN ACT concerning local government.
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2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Library System Act is amended by |
5 | | changing Sections 1 and 3 and by adding Section 8.7 as follows:
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6 | | (75 ILCS 10/1) (from Ch. 81, par. 111)
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7 | | Sec. 1.
Because the state has a financial responsibility
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8 | | in promoting public
education, and because the public library |
9 | | is a vital agency serving all
levels of the educational |
10 | | process, it is hereby declared to be the policy
of the state to |
11 | | encourage the improvement of free public libraries and
to |
12 | | encourage cooperation among all types of libraries in |
13 | | promoting the sharing
of library resources , including digital |
14 | | resources . In keeping with this policy, provision is hereby
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15 | | made for a program of state grants designed to establish, |
16 | | develop and
operate a network of library systems covering the |
17 | | entire state.
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18 | | It is further declared to be the policy of the State to |
19 | | encourage and protect the freedom of public libraries and |
20 | | library systems to acquire materials without external |
21 | | limitation and to be protected against attempts to ban, |
22 | | remove, or otherwise restrict access to books or other |
23 | | materials. |