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2025 Regular Session Introduced by Jarred Cannon and 4 co-sponsors

HB 2747 tightens eligibility for state library grants to system members and creates defined grant categories (equalization, system, per-capita, planning/construction, security) wit

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Bill Summary · HB 2747

Summary — HB 2747: Library Systems — State Grants (75 ILCS 10/8)

Status: Referred to Senate Assignments (arrived in Senate 2025-04-10)
Introduced: Rep. Michelle Mussman (filed); Chief House sponsor later listed as Rep. Michael J. Coffey, Jr. — Chief Senate sponsor: Sen. Laura M. Murphy
Source statute amended: Illinois Library System Act, Section 8 (75 ILCS 10/8)

Purpose / Intent

HB 2747 clarifies and updates the State grant program for Illinois public libraries and library systems. It (1) refines eligibility language to require libraries be members of a library system to receive grants, (2) explicitly rephrases planning and construction grant authority to cover library systems and member public libraries, and (3) adds grants directed at improving or enhancing library security.

Key provisions

  • Adds explicit grant categories administered by the State Librarian (within available appropriations):
    • Annual equalization grants
    • Library System grants
    • Per-capita grants to public libraries
    • Planning and construction grants to library systems and member public libraries
    • Grants to improve or enhance security of libraries
  • Eligibility: Libraries must be members of a library system to qualify for grants under this section.
  • Annual equalization grant mechanics (for FY2025 and thereafter):
    • If a 0.13% levy produces less than $17.50 per capita, the State Librarian may award an equalization grant to make up the difference to reach $17.50 per capita.
    • If appropriations are insufficient, the per-capita grant may be reduced proportionally, but not below a floor equivalent to the difference between current levy revenue and $4.25 per capita.
    • Libraries that reduce their tax levy below the level when the original application was approved become ineligible for further equalization grants.
  • Library System grants formula:
    • $1.46 per capita of the population served plus $50.75 per square mile (or fraction thereof) of the area served.
    • If appropriation levels change, the per-capita and area components are adjusted proportionately.
    • For multitype systems and public systems in cities of 500,000+ population, apportionment is split 25% to multitype system / 75% to public library system.
  • “Area served” and population calculations use geographic boundaries approved by the State Librarian and the latest federal census figures.
  • Local match/levy alternative: Corporate authorities may provide an amount equivalent to the required tax levy instead of setting a specific levy rate.

Who is affected

  • Public libraries and regional library systems across Illinois (especially smaller libraries that benefit from equalization grants).
  • Multitype systems and large-city public library systems (special apportionment rule).
  • State Library/State Librarian (administration, rulemaking, and distribution responsibilities).
  • Local taxing authorities that levy for library purposes (affects eligibility and potential matching requirements).

Procedural / Timeline notes

  • House actions: Passed the Illinois House 115–0 (3/9/2025 entry shows 04-09-2025 Passed 115-000-000), committee hearings and substitutes occurred in March–April 2025.
  • Arrived in the Senate and referred to Assignments on 2025-04-10. Further Senate action pending.

Implementation / Fiscal considerations

  • The program operates “within the limitations of funds appropriated” by the General Assembly; actual grant levels depend on future appropriations. Specific numeric formulas (per-capita/square-mile/$ thresholds) establish distribution priorities but funding availability will determine final awards.

Note: The document provided also contains an unrelated Arizona bill text (weapons/firearms) at the start — the summary above reflects the Illinois HB 2747 library-system provisions (75 ILCS 10/8) contained in the body of the file.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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