SB2068enr 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SB2068 Enrolled LRB100 05411 AWJ 15422 b

AN ACT concerning local government.

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

Section 5. The Illinois Local Library Act is amended by adding Section 4-18 as follows:

(75 ILCS 5/4-18 new)

Sec. 4-18. Advisory referenda. By a vote of the majority of the members of the board of trustees, the board may authorize an advisory question directly related to the operation of the library to be placed on the ballot at the next regularly scheduled election in the city, village, incorporated town, or township in which the public library is located. The board shall certify the question to the proper election authority, which must submit the question at an election in accordance with the Election Code.

Section 10. The Public Library District Act of 1991 is amended by adding Section 30-62 as follows:

(75 ILCS 16/30-62 new)

Sec. 30-62. Advisory referenda. By a vote of the majority of the members of the board, the board may authorize an advisory question directly related to the operation of the library to be placed on the ballot at the next regularly scheduled election in the district. The board shall certify the question to the proper election authority, which must submit the question at an election in accordance with the Election Code.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.