HB5622 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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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.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

HOUSING AFFORDABILITY IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

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 changing Section 3-5 as follows:

(75 ILCS 5/3-5) (from Ch. 81, par. 3-5)

Sec. 3-5. The library taxes provided for in this Act shall be levied by the corporate authorities in the amounts determined by the board and collected in like manner with other general taxes of the city, village, incorporated town or township and the proceeds shall be deposited in a special fund, which shall be known as the library fund. The corporate authorities may, in its sole discretion, approve, modify, or deny new taxes proposed by the board or the amount of taxes determined by the board. In townships and in cities, villages and incorporated towns having a population of 50,000 or less the proceeds of any such tax shall be paid over by the officer charged with the collection thereof to the board of trustees of the library. Expenditures from the library fund shall be under the direction of the board of library trustees.

(Source: P.A. 84-770.)

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