LIBRARY SYSTEM ACT-AREA SERVED Senate SponsorsSen. Pat McGuire House Sponsors(Rep. Arthur Turner) 7/29/2015SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0186 75 ILCS 10/8from Ch. 81, par. 11875 ILCS 10/8.1from Ch. 81, par. 118.1Amends the Illinois Library System Act. Provides that the definition of "area served" for the purposes of making and expending annual Library System grants means the area that lies within the geographic boundaries of the library system as approved by the State Librarian. Provides that grant funding awarded to a library system may also be expended for the provision of services to members of other library systems if such an expenditure is included in a library system's plan of service and approved by the State Librarian. Provides that if moneys appropriated for grants exceed or fail to meet the $1.25 per capita amount for the population of the area served by a qualifying public library, the funding shall be increased or decreased pro rata so that qualifying public libraries receive the same amount in excess of or less than the $1.25 per capita amount. Effective July 1, 2015.Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 In a Section concerning funding from grants by the State Librarian to qualifying libraries, adds references to the amount per capita of grants to libraries serving populations over 500,000. 2/20/2015SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Pat McGuire 2/20/2015SenateFirst Reading 2/20/2015SenateReferred to Assignments 3/3/2015SenateAssigned to Local Government 3/11/2015SenatePostponed - Local Government 3/16/2015SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pat McGuire 3/16/2015SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 3/17/2015SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Local Government 3/18/2015SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted 3/18/2015SenateDo Pass as Amended Local Government; 008-000-000 3/18/2015SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 19, 2015 4/21/2015SenateSecond Reading 4/21/2015SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 22, 2015 4/23/2015SenateThird Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 4/24/2015HouseArrived in House 4/24/2015HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner 4/24/2015HouseFirst Reading 4/24/2015HouseReferred to Rules Committee 5/4/2015HouseAssigned to State Government Administration Committee 5/8/2015HouseCommittee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2015 5/14/2015HouseDo Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 013-000-000 5/14/2015HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 5/18/2015HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 5/18/2015HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 5/21/2015HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 5/21/2015SenatePassed Both Houses 6/19/2015SenateSent to the Governor 7/29/2015SenateGovernor Approved 7/29/2015SenateEffective Date July 29, 2015 7/29/2015SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0186