101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB5622

 

Introduced , by Rep. Diane Pappas

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
75 ILCS 5/3-5  from Ch. 81, par. 3-5

    Amends the Illinois Local Library Act. Provides that the corporate authorities of a municipality may, in its sole discretion, approve, modify, or deny new taxes proposed by the board of library trustees or the amount of taxes determined by the board of library trustees. Effective immediately.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
HOUSING AFFORDABILITY IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Local Library Act is amended by
5changing Section 3-5 as follows:
 
6    (75 ILCS 5/3-5)  (from Ch. 81, par. 3-5)
7    Sec. 3-5. The library taxes provided for in this Act shall
8be levied by the corporate authorities in the amounts
9determined by the board and collected in like manner with other
10general taxes of the city, village, incorporated town or
11township and the proceeds shall be deposited in a special fund,
12which shall be known as the library fund. The corporate
13authorities may, in its sole discretion, approve, modify, or
14deny new taxes proposed by the board or the amount of taxes
15determined by the board. In townships and in cities, villages
16and incorporated towns having a population of 50,000 or less
17the proceeds of any such tax shall be paid over by the officer
18charged with the collection thereof to the board of trustees of
19the library. Expenditures from the library fund shall be under
20the direction of the board of library trustees.
21(Source: P.A. 84-770.)
 
22    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon

 

 

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1becoming law.