Section 3060.200  Duty to Administer

a)         It shall be the duty of the Illinois Secretary of State, in his or her capacity as the Illinois State Librarian, to administer the provisions of this Part and to award any such grants, where appropriate, on an annual basis from funds appropriated by the Illinois General Assembly.

b)         The State Librarian shall add to, delete from, or modify this Part in accordance with the provisions of the Illinois Library System Act [75 ILCS 10], as necessary for the administration of these construction grants.

c)         The Director of the Illinois State Library shall appoint a committee that will review applications for grants.  The committee shall make recommendations on the program to the State Librarian.  One committee member shall be an architect or an engineer licensed to practice in the State of Illinois.  The Director of the Illinois State Library shall apprise the Illinois State Library Advisory Committee of the recommendations and program status.

d)         Committee members shall recuse themselves from making recommendations on any grant application in which they have a financial interest.

(Source:  Amended at 31 Ill. Reg. 16341, effective November 20, 2007)