95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
SB0576

 

Introduced 2/8/2007, by Sen. Deanna Demuzio

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
15 ILCS 320/7.2   from Ch. 128, par. 107.2

    Amends the State Library Act. With respect to the Literacy Advisory Board, provides that 7 members shall be appointed by the Secretary of State from Illinois citizens interested in the literacy issue (now, 2 of the members are from the State Library, 2 from the State Board of Education, and 3 from citizens interested in literacy issues).


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning State government.
 
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 Section 7.2 as follows:
 
6     (15 ILCS 320/7.2)  (from Ch. 128, par. 107.2)
7     Sec. 7.2. Literacy Advisory Board. There is created a
8 Literacy Advisory Board, consisting of the Secretary of State
9 or his or her designee, as chairperson, and 7 2 members from
10 the Illinois State Library or their designees, 2 members from
11 the Illinois State Board of Education or their designees and 3
12 Illinois citizens interested in the literacy issue, all
13 appointed by the Secretary of State. The Literacy Advisory
14 Board shall review community and workplace proposals for
15 funding of literacy programs in Illinois submitted through the
16 Office of the Secretary of State and recommend to the Secretary
17 of State those deserving of funding. The Illinois State Library
18 may promulgate rules and regulations to establish standards for
19 literacy program funding criteria.
20 (Source: P.A. 91-507, eff. 8-13-99.)