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91_HB2164 LRB9103882DHmg 1 AN ACT to amend the State Library Act. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The State Library Act is amended by changing 5 Sections 2, 5, 6, 7, 7.2, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 18, 19, and 21 as 6 follows: 7 (15 ILCS 320/2) (from Ch. 128, par. 102) 8 Sec. 2. Secretary of State is State Librarian. The 9 Secretary of State shall be the State Librarian of the State 10 Library, shall have the direction and control thereof, andhe11shall appoint a Director of the State Library and such other 12 subordinate officers, personnel, and other employees as may 13 be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. He or 14 she may make, amend, and enforcesuchrules and regulations 15 in relation to library services, materials, and resources 16the care, arrangement and use of books, maps, charts, papers,17furniture and other things belonging to the State Library as18he may deem proper. Any rule or regulation made or amended 19 hereunder shall be filed with the Office of Secretary of 20 State. 21 (Source: P.A. 77-1690.) 22 (15 ILCS 320/5) (from Ch. 128, par. 105) 23 Sec. 5. State Library Advisory Committee. There is hereby 24 created an Advisory Library Committee whose duty it shall be 25 to make recommendations concerning the policies, services, 26 and management of the State Library. The Advisory Committee 27 shall additionally advise the State Library in the 28 development of State and federal library plans; provide input 29 in addressing policies, issues, and activities for library 30 development and cooperation among different types of -2- LRB9103882DHmg 1 libraries; make recommendations concerning the evaluation of 2 statewide services; and address the use of technology to 3 expand access to information for the State's citizens. 4 The Committee shall consist of 20 persons appointed by 5 the State Librarian, and he may take into consideration the6recommendations of the Illinois Library Association and other7similar organizations. The appointments shall consist of the 8 following: 9 13 Library professionals broadly representative of 10 Illinois libraries (including academic, public, school, and 11 special libraries), library systems and other consortia 121--Educator in the library field;131--Institutional Librarian;141--Special Librarian;152--School Librarians;162--Academic Librarians;176--Library Directors of Library Systems or Local Public18Libraries; and 19 7 citizens. 20 Additional persons may be made ex officio members of the 21 Committee, but without voting powers. 22 The Director of the State Library shall serve as 23 Secretary of the Committee but may vote only to break tie 24 votes. 25 The Advisory Committee shall elect its own chairman and 26 vice chairman and committee members shall serve without 27 compensation but may be reimbursed for expenses incurred as 28 members of the committee. 29 Each committee member shall serve for a term of 3 years, 30 or until his or her successor is appointed, and the State 31 Librarian may stagger the terms. No person shall serve for 32 more than 2 consecutive 3-year terms. 33 (Source: P.A. 84-444; 84-968.) -3- LRB9103882DHmg 1 (15 ILCS 320/6) (from Ch. 128, par. 106) 2 Sec. 6. Responsibilities and duties of the Committee. The 3 Advisory Committee has the responsibilities and duties to 4 make recommendations to the State Librarian as follows: 5 (a) General policies of the State Library; 6 (b) Budget policies to the State Librarian pertainingas7it pertainsto the annual appropriations for the State 8 Library; 9 (c)SuchLibrary standards for allpubliclibraries 10 required by federal law or regulation to administer federal 11 aid; 12 (d) Policies of the State-funded library systems; and 13 (e) Policies of federally-funded library programs. 14 The committee may further assist in communicating the 15 goals, plans, policies, and work of the State Library to all 16 governmental officials and the general public. 17 (Source: P.A. 77-1690.) 18 (15 ILCS 320/7) (from Ch. 128, par. 107) 19 Sec. 7. PurposesPurposeof the State Library. The 20 Illinois State Library shall: 21 (a) Maintain a library forStateofficials and employees 22 of the State, consisting ofespecially ofinformational 23 material and resources pertaining to the phases of their work 24 , and serve as the State's library by extending its resources 25 to citizens of Illinoisand to provide for them material for26general reading and study. 27(b) Establish and operate a Governmental Research28Service of the Illinois State Library. This service shall29make available printed and other materials that pertain to30public and governmental affairs. State Officers, members of31the General Assembly, members of their staffs, and other32State employees shall have access to these materials.33 (b)(c)Maintain and provide research library services -4- LRB9103882DHmg 1 for all State agencies. 2 (c)(d)Administer the Illinois Library System Act, as3amended. 4 (d)(e)Promote and administer the law relating to 5 Interstate Library Compacts. 6 (e) Enter into interagency agreements, pursuant to the 7 Intergovernmental Cooperation Act, including agreements to 8 promote access to information by Illinois students and the 9 general public. 10(f) Function as a Research and Reference Center pursuant11to The Illinois Library System Act, as amended.12 (f)(g)Promote and develop a cooperative library network 13 operating regionally or statewide for providing effective 14 coordination of the library resources of public, academic, 15 school, and special libraries, and to promote and develop16information centers for improved supplemental library17services for special library clientele served by each type of18library or center. 19 (g)(h)Administer grants of federal library funds 20 pursuant to federal law and requirements. 21(i) Be a supplementary source through the State-funded22library systems for reading materials unavailable in the23local libraries.24 (h)(j)Assistlocallibraries in their plansof25cooperation for better work andfor library servicesin their26communities and to loan them books and other library27materials, including fundingthroughthe State-funded library 28 systems for the purpose of local library development and 29 networkingin furtherance of this object. 30 (i)(k)Be ready to helpAssist local library groups in 31 developingaprogramsprogramby which library services 32servicecan be established and enhanced in areas without 33 those servicesarranged for in rural communities and rural34schools now without such service, and to develop standards-5- LRB9103882DHmg 1for libraries. 2 (j)(l)Be a clearing house, in an advisory capacity, for 3 questions and problems pertaining to the administration and 4 functioning ofpublic and schoollibraries in Illinois and to 5 publish booklets and pamphlets to implement this service. 6 (k)(m)To seek the opinion of the Attorney General for 7 legal questions pertaining to public libraries and their 8 function as governmental agencies. 9 (l)(n)Contract with any other library or library 10 organizationagencyto carry out the purposes of the State 11 Library. If any such contract requires payments by library 12 service usersuser librariesfor goods and services, the 13 State Library may distribute billings from contractors to 14 applicable library usersuser librariesand may receive and 15 distribute payments from library usersuser librariesto 16 contractors. There is hereby created in the State Treasury 17 the Library Trust Fund, into which all moneysmoniespayable 18 to contractors which are received from usersuser libraries19 under this paragraph (l)(n)shall be paid. The Treasurer 20 shall pay such funds to contractors at the direction of the 21 State Librarian. 22 (m)(o)Collect,Compile, preserve and publish public 23 library statistical information. 24 (n)(p)Compileand publishthe annual report of local 25 public libraries and library systems submitted to the State 26 Librarian pursuant to law. 27 (o)(q)Conduct and arrange for library training programs 28 for library personnel, library directors and others involved 29 in library services. 30 (p)(r)PrepareMake and publishan annual report for 31 each fiscal year. 32(s) (Blank).33(t) Create and maintain a State Government Report34Distribution Center for the General Assembly. The Center-6- LRB9103882DHmg 1shall receive all reports required by law or resolution to be2filed with the General Assembly and shall furnish copies of3such reports without charge to members of the General4Assembly upon request. Before any report to the General5Assembly is printed or otherwise reproduced for distribution,6the person making such report shall inquire of the Center as7to the number of copies required for its purposes and that8number of copies, determined by the Center on the basis of9its experience, shall be supplied to the Center by the10reporting party on the same day on which the report is filed11with the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the12Secretary of the Senate as required by Section 3.1 of the13General Assembly Organization Act. This paragraph does not14affect the requirements of Section 21 of this Act relating to15the deposit of State publications with the State Library.16 (q)(t-1)Make available to the public, by means of 17 access by way of the largest nonproprietary nonprofit 18 cooperative public computer network, certain records of State 19 agencies. 20 As used in this subdivision (q)(t-1), "State agencies" 21 means all officers, boards, commissions and agencies created 22 by the Constitution; all officers, departments, boards, 23 commissions, agencies, institutions, authorities, 24 universities, and bodies politic and corporate of the State; 25 administrative units or corporate outgrowths of the State 26 government which are created by or pursuant to statute, other 27 than units of local government and their officers, school 28 districts and boards of election commissioners; and all 29 administrative units and corporate outgrowths of the above 30 and as may be created by executive order of the Governor; 31 however, "State agencies" does not include any agency, 32 officer, or other entity of the judicial or legislative 33 branch. 34 As used in this subdivision (q)(t-1), "records" means -7- LRB9103882DHmg 1 public records, as defined in the Freedom of Information Act, 2 that are not exempt from inspection and copying under that 3 Act. 4 The State Librarian and each appropriate State agency 5 shall specify the types and categories of records that shall 6 be accessible through the public computer network and the 7 types and categories of records that shall be inaccessible. 8 Records currently held by a State agency and documents that 9 are required to be provided to the Illinois State Library in 10 accordance with Section 21 shall be provided to the Illinois 11 State Library in an appropriate electronic format when 12 feasible. The cost to each State agency of making records 13 accessible through the public computer network or of 14 providing records in an appropriate electronic format shall 15 be considered in making determinations regarding 16 accessibility. 17 As soon as possible and no later than 18 months after the 18 effective date of this amendatory Act of 1995, the types and 19 categories of information, specified by the State Librarian 20 and each appropriate State agency, shall be made available to 21 the public by means of access by way of the largest 22 nonproprietary, nonprofit cooperative public computer 23 network. The information shall be made available in one or 24 more formats and by one or more means in order to provide the 25 greatest feasible access to the general public in this State. 26 Any person who accesses the information may access all or any 27 part of the information. The information may also be made 28 available by any other means of access that would facilitate 29 public access to the information. The information shall be 30 made available in the shortest feasible time after it is 31 publicly available. 32 Any documentation that describes the electronic digital 33 formats of the information shall be made available by means 34 of access by way of the same public computer network. -8- LRB9103882DHmg 1 Personal information concerning a person who accesses the 2 information may be maintained only for the purpose of 3 providing service to the person. 4 The electronic public access provided by way of the 5 public computer network shall be in addition to other 6 electronic or print distribution of the information. 7 No action taken under this subdivision (q)(t-1)shall be 8 deemed to alter or relinquish any copyright or other 9 proprietary interest or entitlement of the State of Illinois 10 relating to any of the information made available under this 11 subdivision (q)(t-1). 12 (r)(u)Coordinate literacy programs for the Secretary of 13 State. 14(v) Establish and maintain, directly or by contract, a15statewide system of direction services to provide information16about services for handicapped persons and their families.17Such information shall be maintained and available through a18computerized data base, which may include but not be limited19to the name, location, and a description of specific20education, social and medical services for handicapped21persons and their families that may be available from public22and private sources. Such services shall include efforts to23increase the awareness of handicapped persons and their24families about such services. For purposes of this25paragraph, "handicapped person" includes any person who is26handicapped within the meaning of the federal Education for27All Handicapped Children Act and the Rehabilitation Act of281973, as amended, and any person with a developmental29disability as defined by the federal Developmental30Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act.31 (s)(w) Establish and maintain an Office of Preservation32for the purpose of preserving the library and archival33resources in Illinois. The Office willProvide coordination 34 of statewide preservation planning, act as a focal point for -9- LRB9103882DHmg 1 preservation advocacy, assess statewide needs and establish 2 specific programs to meet those needs, and manage state funds 3 appropriated for preservation work relating to the 4 preservation of the library and archival resources of 5 Illinois. 6 (t) Create and maintain a State Government Report 7 Distribution Center for the General Assembly. The Center 8 shall receive all reports in all formats available required 9 by law or resolution to be filed with the General Assembly 10 and shall furnish copies of such reports on the same day on 11 which the report is filed with the Clerk of the House of 12 Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate, as required 13 by the General Assembly Organization Act, without charge to 14 members of the General Assembly upon request. This paragraph 15 does not affect the requirements of Section 21 of this Act 16 relating to the deposit of State publications with the State 17 library. 18 (Source: P.A. 88-45; 88-161; 88-670, eff. 12-2-94; 89-169, 19 eff. 7-19-95.) 20 (15 ILCS 320/7.2) (from Ch. 128, par. 107.2) 21 Sec. 7.2. Literacy Advisory Board. There is created a 22 Literacy Advisory Board, consisting of the Secretary of State 23 or his designee as chairperson, 2 members from the Illinois 24 State Library or their designees, 2 members from the Illinois 25 State Board of Education or their designees and 3 Illinois 26 citizens interested in the literacy issue, all appointed by 27 the Secretary of State. The Literacy Advisory Board shall 28 review community and workplaceallproposals for funding of 29 literacy programs in Illinois submitted through the Office of 30 the Secretary of State and recommend to the Secretary of 31 State those deserving of funding. The Illinois State Library 32 may promulgate rules and regulations to establish standards 33 for literacy program funding criteria. -10- LRB9103882DHmg 1 (Source: P.A. 84-126; 84-444; 84-968.) 2 (15 ILCS 320/8) (from Ch. 128, par. 108) 3 Sec. 8. Catalog. The State Librarian or his or her 4 designee shall maintainpreparea catalog withcontaining5 information pertaining to the collections ofwith respect to6items inthe State Library.Such catalog to be similar to7those used in American libraries.8 (Source: P.A. 77-1690.) 9 (15 ILCS 320/9) (from Ch. 128, par. 109) 10 Sec. 9. Ownership mark. The State Librarian will identify 11shall causeeach book in the State Library with an ownership 12 markand those to be added to bear an ownership mark reading13"Illinois State Library" and such other official marks as are14commonly used in American libraries. 15 (Source: P.A. 77-1690.) 16 (15 ILCS 320/10) (from Ch. 128, par. 110) 17 Sec. 10. Users of the State Library.Books, other18reading materials and other library materials shall be loaned19andLibrary services shall be supplied to: State Officers and 20 Officials; members of the General Assembly and staff;State21agencies, bodies and commissions;State agency employes; 22 patrons of libraries with whom consortial agreements have 23 been established; and the general public. 24Urban and rural schools not having school library25facilities or access to a State-funded library system;26Individuals living in communities without local library27service and without access to a State-funded library system;28Local public libraries where such loans or services are29not available or cannot be obtained as a State-funded library30system and to other individuals and study groups at the31discretion of the State Librarian.-11- LRB9103882DHmg 1Any individual, study group, school, library or community2requesting books or other reading materials or other library3materials from the State Library must fill in an application4for this service, thereby becoming officially recorded as a5registered borrower of the State Library.6Registrants not requesting reading materials for three7consecutive years must renew their application before reading8materials can be loaned to them.9 (Source: P.A. 78-255.) 10 (15 ILCS 320/11) (from Ch. 128, par. 111) 11 Sec. 11. Services of the State Library. Services 12 provided to users of the State Library include but are not 13 limited to circulation, reference, and interlibrary loan 14Registry of library materials. 15A record shall be kept of all books or other items loaned16by the Illinois State Library for such period and under such17regulations as determined by the State Librarian.18 (a) Circulation. 19 (1) Library materials designated as 20 circulating shall be directly loaned on site to: 21 State officials; members of the General Assembly and 22 staff; State agency employees; individuals who hold 23 valid Illinois public library cards; individuals who 24 hold valid library cards from libraries with whom 25 consortial agreements have been reached that specify 26 reciprocal borrowing privileges; and other 27 individuals as specified by the State Librarian or 28 his or her designee. 29 (2) Any individual requesting circulation of 30 material from the State Library must fill in an 31 application for this service, thereby becoming 32 officially recorded as a registered borrower of the 33 State Library. -12- LRB9103882DHmg 1 (3) All requests for materials or information 2 will be kept confidential in accordance with the 3 Library Records Confidentiality Act. 4 (b) Reference. 5 (1) Instructions on how to use the library and 6 its resources are available to any patron. 7 (2) The quick provision of factual information 8 shall be provided to any individual. 9 (3) Provision of research assistance shall be 10 provided to officials and employees of State 11 government for work-related purposes. 12 (c) Interlibrary loan. 13 (1) Borrowing. Materials shall be borrowed 14 from other libraries on behalf of State officials, 15 members of the General Assembly and staff, and State 16 agency employees who are registered borrowers of the 17 State Library for their work-related needs. Any 18 fees for interlibrary loan lending shall be paid by 19 the requesting patron or agency. 20 (2) Lending. Circulating State Library 21 materials shall be loaned to other libraries that 22 request the materials on behalf of their patrons. 23 (Source: P.A. 77-1690.) 24 (15 ILCS 320/12) (from Ch. 128, par. 112) 25 Sec. 12. Replacement of library materials.If anyAny 26 person who fails to return any borrowedbook or otheritem 27taken from the librarywithin the time prescribed by the 28 State Librarian, or damagesinjuresthe itemsame, is 29 responsible for replacement or replacement costs, as 30 determined by the State Librarian or his or her designeehe31shall be obliged to replace the said item, such replacement32item to be in new condition. 33 (Source: P.A. 77-1690.) -13- LRB9103882DHmg 1 (15 ILCS 320/18) (from Ch. 128, par. 118) 2 Sec. 18. Federal aid. The Secretary of State and State 3 Librarian is authorized and empowered to do all things 4 necessary and proper to fully cooperate with the United 5 States governmentCommissioner of Educationin the 6 administering of any Act heretofore, or hereafter enacted for 7 the purpose of appropriation of funds for the payment of 8 salaries, library materials, access to electronic resources, 9books, periodicals,library supplies, equipment, the 10 construction of library buildings,for the maintenance of the11expense of publiclibrary services throughout the State, and 12 for library services tofor interlibrary cooperation for13library services to institutions operated or substantially14supported by the State of Illinois, and for library services15tothe physically handicapped. 16 (Source: P.A. 77-1690.) 17 (15 ILCS 320/19) (from Ch. 128, par. 119) 18 Sec. 19. Reimbursement of federal fundsfor services. 19 When federal funds are expended to provide library services 20 tolocallibrariespursuant to the Federal Library Services21Act (Public law 597-84th Congress)and reimbursement is 22 received from such local libraries, the amount received as 23 reimbursement shall be returnedbe paid into the trust fund24in the State Treasury from which such expenditure was made. 25 (Source: P.A. 77-1690.) 26 (15 ILCS 320/21) (from Ch. 128, par. 121) 27 Sec. 21. Publications and lists; deposits by State 28 agencies. 29 (a) All State agencies shall provide and deposit with 30 the Illinois State Library sufficient copies of all 31 publications issued by such State agencies for its collection 32 and for exchange purposes. The State Librarian shall by rule -14- LRB9103882DHmg 1 or regulation specify the number of copies required and the 2 publications that must be deposited. The number of paper 3 copies of a publication that must be deposited may be reduced 4 if the documents are also submitted in an electric format 5 specified by the Illinois State Library. 6 For the purposes of this section: 7 (1) "State agencies" means every State office, 8 officialofficer, department, division, section, unit, 9 service, bureau, board, commission, committee, and 10 subdivision thereof of all branches of the State 11 government and which agencies expend appropriations of 12 State funds. 13 (2) "Publications" means any document, report, 14 directory, bibliography, rule, regulation, newsletter, 15 pamphlet, brochure, periodical or other printed material 16 paid for in whole or in part by funds appropriated by the 17 General Assembly or issued at the request of a State 18 agency, excepting however, correspondence, inter-office 19 memoranda, and confidential publications. 20 (3) "Printed material" means publications 21 duplicated by any and all methods of duplication. 22 (b) The State Librarian shall from time to time provide 23publisha listing, electronically, in printed form, or in 24 both formats, of the publications received by him or her 25 under this Act. 26 (Source: P.A. 77-1690.) 27 (15 ILCS 320/4 rep.) 28 (15 ILCS 320/20 rep.) 29 Section 10. The State Library Act is amended by 30 repealing Sections 4 and 20. 31 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon -15- LRB9103882DHmg 1 becoming law.