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4		-	AN ACT concerning State government.
5		-	Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
6		-	represented in the General Assembly:
7		-	Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
8		-	License to Read Act.
9		-	Section 5. Findings. The General Assembly finds:
10		-	(1) It is in the best interests of the State for the
11		-	State Librarian to be authorized to facilitate the
12		-	acquisition and use of digital content by pooling the
13		-	buying power of the Illinois' libraries and library
14		-	systems and to provide e-books and e-audiobooks to patrons
15		-	to the fullest extent possible.
16		-	(2) This Act should be administered by the State
17		-	Librarian to support all libraries within the State.
18		-	(3) To achieve the purposes of this Act, the State
19		-	Librarian should have the authority to make grants under
20		-	this Act to assist libraries in providing access to
21		-	e-books and e-audiobooks.
22		-	Section 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
23		-	"E-audiobook" means an audio recording of a text document
24		-	that is read out loud in an electronic format that is listened
25		-	to on a computer, tablet, smart phone, or other electronic
	3	+	1 AN ACT concerning State government.
	4	+	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
	5	+	3 represented in the General Assembly:
	6	+	4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
	7	+	5 License to Read Act.
	8	+	6 Section 5. Findings. The General Assembly finds:
	9	+	7 (1) It is in the best interests of the State for the
	10	+	8 State Librarian to be authorized to facilitate the
	11	+	9 acquisition and use of digital content by pooling the
	12	+	10 buying power of the Illinois' libraries and library
	13	+	11 systems and to provide e-books and e-audiobooks to patrons
	14	+	12 to the fullest extent possible.
	15	+	13 (2) This Act should be administered by the State
	16	+	14 Librarian to support all libraries within the State.
	17	+	15 (3) To achieve the purposes of this Act, the State
	18	+	16 Librarian should have the authority to make grants under
	19	+	17 this Act to assist libraries in providing access to
	20	+	18 e-books and e-audiobooks.
	21	+	19 Section 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
	22	+	20 "E-audiobook" means an audio recording of a text document
	23	+	21 that is read out loud in an electronic format that is listened
	24	+	22 to on a computer, tablet, smart phone, or other electronic
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32		-	device.
33		-	"E-book" means a text document that has been converted
34		-	into or published in an electronic format that is read on a
35		-	computer, tablet, smart phone, or other electronic device.
36		-	"Library" means an entity that:
37		-	(1) serves, either directly or through contractual
38		-	services provided by another library, the basic
39		-	information and library needs of its patrons through a
40		-	bibliographically organized collection of library
41		-	materials that has ongoing financial support and is
42		-	accessible centrally;
43		-	(2) is open at least 15 hours per week; and
44		-	(3) is staffed by one or more employees serving as
45		-	librarians working a minimum of 15 hours per week.
46		-	Section 15. Electronic licenses.
47		-	(a) The State Librarian may negotiate with publishers of
48		-	e-books and e-audiobooks on behalf of libraries on reasonable
49		-	terms that would enable libraries to acquire necessary
50		-	licenses to provide library users with access to e-books or
51		-	e-audiobooks.
52		-	(b) The reasonable terms under subsection (a) must
53		-	include:
54		-	(1) The number of users a library may simultaneously
55		-	allow to access an e-book or e-audiobook.
56		-	(2) The number of days a library may allow a user to
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	33	+	1 device.
	34	+	2 "E-book" means a text document that has been converted
	35	+	3 into or published in an electronic format that is read on a
	36	+	4 computer, tablet, smart phone, or other electronic device.
	37	+	5 "Library" means an entity that:
	38	+	6 (1) serves, either directly or through contractual
	39	+	7 services provided by another library, the basic
	40	+	8 information and library needs of its patrons through a
	41	+	9 bibliographically organized collection of library
	42	+	10 materials that has ongoing financial support and is
	43	+	11 accessible centrally;
	44	+	12 (2) is open at least 15 hours per week; and
	45	+	13 (3) is staffed by one or more employees serving as
	46	+	14 librarians working a minimum of 15 hours per week.
	47	+	15 Section 15. Electronic licenses.
	48	+	16 (a) The State Librarian may negotiate with publishers of
	49	+	17 e-books and e-audiobooks on behalf of libraries on reasonable
	50	+	18 terms that would enable libraries to acquire necessary
	51	+	19 licenses to provide library users with access to e-books or
	52	+	20 e-audiobooks.
	53	+	21 (b) The reasonable terms under subsection (a) must
	54	+	22 include:
	55	+	23 (1) The number of users a library may simultaneously
	56	+	24 allow to access an e-book or e-audiobook.
	57	+	25 (2) The number of days a library may allow a user to
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59		-	access an e-book or e-audiobook.
60		-	(3) The use of technological protection measures that
61		-	would prevent a user from:
62		-	(i) maintaining access to an e-book or e-audiobook
63		-	beyond the access period specified in the license; and
64		-	(ii) allowing other users to access an e-book or
65		-	e-audiobook.
66		-	Section 20. License to Read Grants. The State Librarian
67		-	may award grants that develop, expand, or support the
68		-	acquisition of and access to e-books and e-audiobooks in
69		-	Illinois.
70		-	Section 25. Fees and donations; License to Read Fund. The
71		-	State Library may collect fees to provide the services and
72		-	grants under this Act. The State Library may also receive
73		-	donations or grants from the federal government, its agencies,
74		-	or any other entity or person for the purposes of this Act. All
75		-	funds received under this Section and appropriated by the
76		-	General Assembly for implementation of this Act shall be
77		-	deposited into the License to Read Fund, a special fund hereby
78		-	created in the State treasury. The moneys in the Fund may be
79		-	expended as provided in this Act.
80		-	Section 30. Assistance. To implement any part of this Act,
81		-	the State Librarian may request any State agency, department,
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84		-	division, board, bureau, commission, or other entity or person
85		-	to provide any services, assistance, or data that will enable
86		-	the Office of the State Librarian to properly carry out the
87		-	State Librarian's functions, powers, and duties under this
88		-	Act. Those entities are authorized to provide any services,
89		-	assistance, and data that will enable the State Librarian to
90		-	properly carry out its functions, powers, and duties under
91		-	this Act.
92		-	Section 35. Rules. The Office of the Secretary of State
93		-	may adopt rules necessary for implementation of this Act.
94		-	Section 85. The State Library Act is amended by changing
95		-	Sections 3, 7, 10, and 11 as follows:
96		-	(15 ILCS 320/3) (from Ch. 128, par. 103)
97		-	Sec. 3. Declaration of policy-State Library.
98		-	It is the policy of the State of Illinois, to promote,
99		-	support, implement and maintain library services on a State
100		-	level for all State Officers, Offices, the General Assembly,
101		-	the Judiciary and all State agencies, bodies and commissions,
102		-	and to promote, support and implement library services on a
103		-	statewide basis, including the effective sharing of resources
104		-	and services among libraries to promote access to information
105		-	in both print and electronic format. It is the responsibility
106		-	of government at all levels to promote, support, implement and
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109		-	~~maintain library services for the cultural,~~ ~~educational and~~
110		-	~~economic development of the State of Illinois and of the~~
111		-	~~inhabitants of the State of Illinois~~.
112		-	(~~Source: P.A. 77-1690.)~~
113		-	~~(15 ILCS 320/7) (~~from ~~Ch. 128, par. 107)~~
114		-	~~Sec. 7.~~ ~~Purposes of the State Library.~~ ~~The Illinois State~~
115		-	~~Library shall:~~
116		-	(a) ~~Maintain a library for officials and employees of the~~
117		-	~~State, consisting of informational material and resources~~
118		-	~~pertaining~~ to the ~~phases of their work, and serve as the~~
119		-	~~State's library by extending its resources to citizens of~~
120		-	~~Illinois.~~
121		-	~~(b) Maintain and provide research library services for all~~
122		-	~~State agencies~~.
123		-	~~(c) Administer~~ the ~~Illinois Library System Act.~~
124		-	~~(d) Promote and administer~~ the ~~law relating to Interstate~~
125		-	~~Library Compacts.~~
126		-	~~(e) Enter into interagency agreements,~~ ~~pursuant to~~ the
127		-	~~Intergovernmental Cooperation Act,~~ ~~including agreements to~~
128		-	~~promote access to information by Illinois students and the~~
129		-	~~general public~~, ~~and cooperate with acquiring and sharing~~
130		-	~~electronic resources,~~ ~~e-books, and e-audiobooks~~.
131		-	~~(f) Promote and develop a cooperative library network~~
132		-	~~operating regionally or statewide for providing effective~~
133		-	~~coordination of~~ the ~~library resources~~, ~~including e-books and~~
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	68	+	1 access an e-book or e-audiobook.
	69	+	2 (3) The use of technological protection measures that
	70	+	3 would prevent a user from:
	71	+	4 (i) maintaining access to an e-book or e-audiobook
	72	+	5 beyond the access period specified in the license; and
	73	+	6 (ii) allowing other users to access an e-book or
	74	+	7 e-audiobook.
	75	+	8 Section 20. License to Read Grants. The State Librarian
	76	+	9 may award grants that develop, expand, or support the
	77	+	10 acquisition of and access to e-books and e-audiobooks in
	78	+	11 Illinois.
	79	+	12 Section 25. Fees and donations; License to Read Fund. The
	80	+	13 State Library may collect fees to provide the services and
	81	+	14 grants under this Act. The State Library may also receive
	82	+	15 donations or grants from the federal government, its agencies,
	83	+	16 or any other entity or person for the purposes of this Act. All
	84	+	17 funds received under this Section and appropriated by the
	85	+	18 General Assembly for implementation of this Act shall be
	86	+	19 deposited into the License to Read Fund, a special fund hereby
	87	+	20 created in the State treasury. The moneys in the Fund may be
	88	+	21 expended as provided in this Act.
	89	+	22 Section 30. Assistance. To implement any part of this Act,
	90	+	23 the State Librarian may request any State agency, department,
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136		-	e-audiobooks, of public, academic, school, and special
137		-	libraries.
138		-	(g) Administer grants of federal library funds pursuant to
139		-	federal law and requirements.
140		-	(h) Assist libraries in their plans for library services,
141		-	including funding the State-funded library systems for the
142		-	purpose of local library development and networking.
143		-	(i) Assist local library groups in developing programs,
144		-	including the provision of electronic resources, by which
145		-	library services can be established and enhanced in areas
146		-	without those services.
147		-	(j) Be a clearing house, in an advisory capacity, for
148		-	questions and problems pertaining to the administration and
149		-	functioning of libraries in Illinois and to publish booklets
150		-	and pamphlets to implement this service.
151		-	(k) Seek the opinion of the Attorney General for legal
152		-	questions pertaining to public libraries and their function as
153		-	governmental agencies.
154		-	(l) Contract with any other library or library agency to
155		-	carry out the purposes of the State Library. If any such
156		-	contract requires payments by user libraries for goods and
157		-	services, the State Library may distribute billings from
158		-	contractors to applicable user libraries and may receive and
159		-	distribute payments from user libraries to contractors. There
160		-	is hereby created in the State Treasury the Library Trust
161		-	Fund, into which all moneys payable to contractors which are
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164		-	received from user libraries under this paragraph (l) shall be
165		-	paid. The Treasurer shall pay such funds to contractors at the
166		-	direction of the State Librarian.
167		-	(m) Compile, preserve and publish public library
168		-	statistical information.
169		-	(n) Compile the annual report of local public libraries
170		-	and library systems submitted to the State Librarian pursuant
171		-	to law.
172		-	(o) Conduct and arrange for library training programs for
173		-	library personnel, library directors and others involved in
174		-	library services.
175		-	(p) Prepare an annual report for each fiscal year.
176		-	(q) Make available to the public, by means of access by way
177		-	of the largest nonproprietary nonprofit cooperative public
178		-	computer network, certain records of State agencies.
179		-	As used in this subdivision (q), "State agencies" means
180		-	all officers, boards, commissions and agencies created by the
181		-	Constitution; all officers, departments, boards, commissions,
182		-	agencies, institutions, authorities, universities, and bodies
183		-	politic and corporate of the State; administrative units or
184		-	corporate outgrowths of the State government which are created
185		-	by or pursuant to statute, other than units of local
186		-	government and their officers, school districts and boards of
187		-	election commissioners; and all administrative units and
188		-	corporate outgrowths of the above and as may be created by
189		-	executive order of the Governor; however, "State agencies"
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192		-	does not include any agency, officer, or other entity of the
193		-	judicial or legislative branch.
194		-	As used in this subdivision (q), "records" means public
195		-	records, as defined in the Freedom of Information Act, that
196		-	are not exempt from inspection and copying under that Act.
197		-	The State Librarian and each appropriate State agency
198		-	shall specify the types and categories of records that shall
199		-	be accessible through the public computer network and the
200		-	types and categories of records that shall be inaccessible.
201		-	Records currently held by a State agency and documents that
202		-	are required to be provided to the Illinois State Library in
203		-	accordance with Section 21 shall be provided to the Illinois
204		-	State Library in an appropriate electronic format. The cost to
205		-	each State agency of making records accessible through the
206		-	public computer network or of providing records in an
207		-	appropriate electronic format shall be considered in making
208		-	determinations regarding accessibility.
209		-	The As soon as possible and no later than 18 months after
210		-	the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1995, the types
211		-	and categories of information, specified by the State
212		-	Librarian and each appropriate State agency, shall be made
213		-	available to the public by means of access by way of the
214		-	largest nonproprietary, nonprofit cooperative public computer
215		-	network. The information shall be made available in one or
216		-	more formats and by one or more means in order to provide the
217		-	greatest feasible access to the general public in this State.
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	101	+	1 division, board, bureau, commission, or other entity or person
	102	+	2 to provide any services, assistance, or data that will enable
	103	+	3 the Office of the State Librarian to properly carry out the
	104	+	4 State Librarian's functions, powers, and duties under this
	105	+	5 Act. Those entities are authorized to provide any services,
	106	+	6 assistance, and data that will enable the State Librarian to
	107	+	7 properly carry out its functions, powers, and duties under
	108	+	8 this Act.
	109	+	9 Section 35. Rules. The Office of the Secretary of State
	110	+	10 may adopt rules necessary for implementation of this Act.
	111	+	11 Section 85. The State Library Act is amended by changing
	112	+	12 Sections 3, 7, 10, and 11 as follows:
	113	+	13 (15 ILCS 320/3) (from Ch. 128, par. 103)
	114	+	14 Sec. 3. Declaration of policy-State Library.
	115	+	15 It is the policy of the State of Illinois, to promote,
	116	+	16 support, implement and maintain library services on a State
	117	+	17 level for all State Officers, Offices, the General Assembly,
	118	+	18 the Judiciary and all State agencies, bodies and commissions,
	119	+	19 and to promote, support and implement library services on a
	120	+	20 statewide basis, including the effective sharing of resources
	121	+	21 and services among libraries to promote access to information
	122	+	22 in both print and electronic format. It is the responsibility
	123	+	23 of government at all levels to promote, support, implement and
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220		-	Any person who accesses the information may access all or any
221		-	part of the information. The information may also be made
222		-	available by any other means of access that would facilitate
223		-	public access to the information. The information shall be
224		-	made available in the shortest feasible time after it is
225		-	publicly available.
226		-	Any documentation that describes the electronic digital
227		-	formats of the information shall be made available by means of
228		-	access by way of the same public computer network.
229		-	Personal information concerning a person who accesses the
230		-	information may be maintained only for the purpose of
231		-	providing service to the person.
232		-	The electronic public access provided by way of the public
233		-	computer network shall be in addition to other electronic or
234		-	print distribution of the information.
235		-	No action taken under this subdivision (q) shall be deemed
236		-	to alter or relinquish any copyright or other proprietary
237		-	interest or entitlement of the State of Illinois relating to
238		-	any of the information made available under this subdivision
239		-	(q).
240		-	(r) Coordinate literacy programs for the Secretary of
241		-	State.
242		-	(s) Provide coordination of statewide preservation
243		-	planning, act as a focal point for preservation advocacy,
244		-	assess statewide needs and establish specific programs to meet
245		-	those needs, and manage state funds appropriated for
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248		-	preservation work relating to the preservation of the library
249		-	and archival resources of Illinois.
250		-	(t) Create and maintain a State Government Report
251		-	Distribution Center for the General Assembly. The Center shall
252		-	receive all reports in all formats available required by law
253		-	or resolution to be filed with the General Assembly and shall
254		-	furnish copies of such reports on the same day on which the
255		-	report is filed with the Clerk of the House of Representatives
256		-	and the Secretary of the Senate, as required by the General
257		-	Assembly Organization Act, without charge to members of the
258		-	General Assembly upon request. This paragraph does not affect
259		-	the requirements of Section 21 of this Act relating to the
260		-	deposit of State publications with the State library.
261		-	(u) Provide a digital platform to expand access to the
262		-	State Library's collection.
263		-	(Source: P.A. 91-507, eff. 8-13-99; 92-16, eff. 6-28-01;
264		-	92-617, eff. 1-1-03.)
265		-	(15 ILCS 320/10) (from Ch. 128, par. 110)
266		-	Sec. 10. Users of the State Library. Library services,
267		-	including electronic resources to the fullest extent possible,
268		-	shall be supplied to: State Officers and Officials; members of
269		-	the General Assembly and staff; State agency employes; patrons
270		-	of libraries with whom consortial agreements have been
271		-	established; and the general public.
272		-	(Source: P.A. 91-507, eff. 8-13-99.)
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275		-	(15 ILCS 320/11) (from Ch. 128, par. 111)
276		-	Sec. 11. Services of the State Library. Services provided
277		-	to users of the State Library include but are not limited to
278		-	circulation, reference, and interlibrary loan.
279		-	(a) Circulation.
280		-	(1) Library materials designated as circulating shall
281		-	be directly loaned on site to: State officials; members of
282		-	the General Assembly and staff; State agency employees;
283		-	individuals who hold valid Illinois public library cards;
284		-	individuals who hold valid library cards from libraries
285		-	with whom consortial agreements have been reached that
286		-	specify reciprocal borrowing privileges; and other
287		-	individuals as specified by the State Librarian or his or
288		-	her designee.
289		-	(2) Any individual requesting circulation of material
290		-	from the State Library must fill in an application for
291		-	this service, thereby becoming officially recorded as a
292		-	registered borrower of the State Library.
293		-	(3) All requests for materials or information will be
294		-	kept confidential in accordance with the Library Records
295		-	Confidentiality Act.
296		-	(b) Reference.
297		-	(1) Instructions on how to use the library and its
298		-	resources are available to any patron.
299		-	(2) The quick provision of factual information shall
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	134	+	1 maintain library services for the cultural, educational and
	135	+	2 economic development of the State of Illinois and of the
	136	+	3 inhabitants of the State of Illinois.
	137	+	4 (Source: P.A. 77-1690.)
	138	+	5 (15 ILCS 320/7) (from Ch. 128, par. 107)
	139	+	6 Sec. 7. Purposes of the State Library. The Illinois State
	140	+	7 Library shall:
	141	+	8 (a) Maintain a library for officials and employees of the
	142	+	9 State, consisting of informational material and resources
	143	+	10 pertaining to the phases of their work, and serve as the
	144	+	11 State's library by extending its resources to citizens of
	145	+	12 Illinois.
	146	+	13 (b) Maintain and provide research library services for all
	147	+	14 State agencies.
	148	+	15 (c) Administer the Illinois Library System Act.
	149	+	16 (d) Promote and administer the law relating to Interstate
	150	+	17 Library Compacts.
	151	+	18 (e) Enter into interagency agreements, pursuant to the
	152	+	19 Intergovernmental Cooperation Act, including agreements to
	153	+	20 promote access to information by Illinois students and the
	154	+	21 general public, and cooperate with acquiring and sharing
	155	+	22 electronic resources, e-books, and e-audiobooks.
	156	+	23 (f) Promote and develop a cooperative library network
	157	+	24 operating regionally or statewide for providing effective
	158	+	25 coordination of the library resources, including e-books and
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302		-	be provided to any individual.
303		-	(3) Provision of research assistance shall be provided
304		-	to officials and employees of State government for
305		-	work-related purposes.
306		-	(c) Interlibrary loan.
307		-	(1) Borrowing. Materials shall be borrowed from other
308		-	libraries on behalf of State officials, members of the
309		-	General Assembly and staff, and State agency employees who
310		-	are registered borrowers of the State Library for their
311		-	work-related needs. Any fees for interlibrary loan lending
312		-	shall be paid by the requesting patron or agency.
313		-	(2) Lending. Circulating State Library materials shall
314		-	be loaned to other libraries that request the materials on
315		-	behalf of their patrons.
316		-	(d) Electronic resources. To the fullest extent possible,
317		-	electronic resources shall be available, accessible, and
318		-	subject to reasonable limitations as negotiated by the State
319		-	Librarian.
320		-	(Source: P.A. 91-507, eff. 8-13-99.)
321		-	Section 90. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
322		-	Section 5.990 as follows:
323		-	(30 ILCS 105/5.990 new)
324		-	Sec. 5.990. The License to Read Fund.
325		-	Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
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328		-	becoming law.
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	169	+	1 e-audiobooks, of public, academic, school, and special
	170	+	2 libraries.
	171	+	3 (g) Administer grants of federal library funds pursuant to
	172	+	4 federal law and requirements.
	173	+	5 (h) Assist libraries in their plans for library services,
	174	+	6 including funding the State-funded library systems for the
	175	+	7 purpose of local library development and networking.
	176	+	8 (i) Assist local library groups in developing programs,
	177	+	9 including the provision of electronic resources, by which
	178	+	10 library services can be established and enhanced in areas
	179	+	11 without those services.
	180	+	12 (j) Be a clearing house, in an advisory capacity, for
	181	+	13 questions and problems pertaining to the administration and
	182	+	14 functioning of libraries in Illinois and to publish booklets
	183	+	15 and pamphlets to implement this service.
	184	+	16 (k) Seek the opinion of the Attorney General for legal
	185	+	17 questions pertaining to public libraries and their function as
	186	+	18 governmental agencies.
	187	+	19 (l) Contract with any other library or library agency to
	188	+	20 carry out the purposes of the State Library. If any such
	189	+	21 contract requires payments by user libraries for goods and
	190	+	22 services, the State Library may distribute billings from
	191	+	23 contractors to applicable user libraries and may receive and
	192	+	24 distribute payments from user libraries to contractors. There
	193	+	25 is hereby created in the State Treasury the Library Trust
	194	+	26 Fund, into which all moneys payable to contractors which are
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	205	+	1 received from user libraries under this paragraph (l) shall be
	206	+	2 paid. The Treasurer shall pay such funds to contractors at the
	207	+	3 direction of the State Librarian.
	208	+	4 (m) Compile, preserve and publish public library
	209	+	5 statistical information.
	210	+	6 (n) Compile the annual report of local public libraries
	211	+	7 and library systems submitted to the State Librarian pursuant
	212	+	8 to law.
	213	+	9 (o) Conduct and arrange for library training programs for
	214	+	10 library personnel, library directors and others involved in
	215	+	11 library services.
	216	+	12 (p) Prepare an annual report for each fiscal year.
	217	+	13 (q) Make available to the public, by means of access by way
	218	+	14 of the largest nonproprietary nonprofit cooperative public
	219	+	15 computer network, certain records of State agencies.
	220	+	16 As used in this subdivision (q), "State agencies" means
	221	+	17 all officers, boards, commissions and agencies created by the
	222	+	18 Constitution; all officers, departments, boards, commissions,
	223	+	19 agencies, institutions, authorities, universities, and bodies
	224	+	20 politic and corporate of the State; administrative units or
	225	+	21 corporate outgrowths of the State government which are created
	226	+	22 by or pursuant to statute, other than units of local
	227	+	23 government and their officers, school districts and boards of
	228	+	24 election commissioners; and all administrative units and
	229	+	25 corporate outgrowths of the above and as may be created by
	230	+	26 executive order of the Governor; however, "State agencies"
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	241	+	1 does not include any agency, officer, or other entity of the
	242	+	2 judicial or legislative branch.
	243	+	3 As used in this subdivision (q), "records" means public
	244	+	4 records, as defined in the Freedom of Information Act, that
	245	+	5 are not exempt from inspection and copying under that Act.
	246	+	6 The State Librarian and each appropriate State agency
	247	+	7 shall specify the types and categories of records that shall
	248	+	8 be accessible through the public computer network and the
	249	+	9 types and categories of records that shall be inaccessible.
	250	+	10 Records currently held by a State agency and documents that
	251	+	11 are required to be provided to the Illinois State Library in
	252	+	12 accordance with Section 21 shall be provided to the Illinois
	253	+	13 State Library in an appropriate electronic format. The cost to
	254	+	14 each State agency of making records accessible through the
	255	+	15 public computer network or of providing records in an
	256	+	16 appropriate electronic format shall be considered in making
	257	+	17 determinations regarding accessibility.
	258	+	18 The As soon as possible and no later than 18 months after
	259	+	19 the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1995, the types
	260	+	20 and categories of information, specified by the State
	261	+	21 Librarian and each appropriate State agency, shall be made
	262	+	22 available to the public by means of access by way of the
	263	+	23 largest nonproprietary, nonprofit cooperative public computer
	264	+	24 network. The information shall be made available in one or
	265	+	25 more formats and by one or more means in order to provide the
	266	+	26 greatest feasible access to the general public in this State.
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	277	+	1 Any person who accesses the information may access all or any
	278	+	2 part of the information. The information may also be made
	279	+	3 available by any other means of access that would facilitate
	280	+	4 public access to the information. The information shall be
	281	+	5 made available in the shortest feasible time after it is
	282	+	6 publicly available.
	283	+	7 Any documentation that describes the electronic digital
	284	+	8 formats of the information shall be made available by means of
	285	+	9 access by way of the same public computer network.
	286	+	10 Personal information concerning a person who accesses the
	287	+	11 information may be maintained only for the purpose of
	288	+	12 providing service to the person.
	289	+	13 The electronic public access provided by way of the public
	290	+	14 computer network shall be in addition to other electronic or
	291	+	15 print distribution of the information.
	292	+	16 No action taken under this subdivision (q) shall be deemed
	293	+	17 to alter or relinquish any copyright or other proprietary
	294	+	18 interest or entitlement of the State of Illinois relating to
	295	+	19 any of the information made available under this subdivision
	296	+	20 (q).
	297	+	21 (r) Coordinate literacy programs for the Secretary of
	298	+	22 State.
	299	+	23 (s) Provide coordination of statewide preservation
	300	+	24 planning, act as a focal point for preservation advocacy,
	301	+	25 assess statewide needs and establish specific programs to meet
	302	+	26 those needs, and manage state funds appropriated for
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	313	+	1 preservation work relating to the preservation of the library
	314	+	2 and archival resources of Illinois.
	315	+	3 (t) Create and maintain a State Government Report
	316	+	4 Distribution Center for the General Assembly. The Center shall
	317	+	5 receive all reports in all formats available required by law
	318	+	6 or resolution to be filed with the General Assembly and shall
	319	+	7 furnish copies of such reports on the same day on which the
	320	+	8 report is filed with the Clerk of the House of Representatives
	321	+	9 and the Secretary of the Senate, as required by the General
	322	+	10 Assembly Organization Act, without charge to members of the
	323	+	11 General Assembly upon request. This paragraph does not affect
	324	+	12 the requirements of Section 21 of this Act relating to the
	325	+	13 deposit of State publications with the State library.
	326	+	14 (u) Provide a digital platform to expand access to the
	327	+	15 State Library's collection.
	328	+	16 (Source: P.A. 91-507, eff. 8-13-99; 92-16, eff. 6-28-01;
	329	+	17 92-617, eff. 1-1-03.)
	330	+	18 (15 ILCS 320/10) (from Ch. 128, par. 110)
	331	+	19 Sec. 10. Users of the State Library. Library services,
	332	+	20 including electronic resources to the fullest extent possible,
	333	+	21 shall be supplied to: State Officers and Officials; members of
	334	+	22 the General Assembly and staff; State agency employes; patrons
	335	+	23 of libraries with whom consortial agreements have been
	336	+	24 established; and the general public.
	337	+	25 (Source: P.A. 91-507, eff. 8-13-99.)
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	348	+	1 (15 ILCS 320/11) (from Ch. 128, par. 111)
	349	+	2 Sec. 11. Services of the State Library. Services provided
	350	+	3 to users of the State Library include but are not limited to
	351	+	4 circulation, reference, and interlibrary loan.
	352	+	5 (a) Circulation.
	353	+	6 (1) Library materials designated as circulating shall
	354	+	7 be directly loaned on site to: State officials; members of
	355	+	8 the General Assembly and staff; State agency employees;
	356	+	9 individuals who hold valid Illinois public library cards;
	357	+	10 individuals who hold valid library cards from libraries
	358	+	11 with whom consortial agreements have been reached that
	359	+	12 specify reciprocal borrowing privileges; and other
	360	+	13 individuals as specified by the State Librarian or his or
	361	+	14 her designee.
	362	+	15 (2) Any individual requesting circulation of material
	363	+	16 from the State Library must fill in an application for
	364	+	17 this service, thereby becoming officially recorded as a
	365	+	18 registered borrower of the State Library.
	366	+	19 (3) All requests for materials or information will be
	367	+	20 kept confidential in accordance with the Library Records
	368	+	21 Confidentiality Act.
	369	+	22 (b) Reference.
	370	+	23 (1) Instructions on how to use the library and its
	371	+	24 resources are available to any patron.
	372	+	25 (2) The quick provision of factual information shall
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	383	+	1 be provided to any individual.
	384	+	2 (3) Provision of research assistance shall be provided
	385	+	3 to officials and employees of State government for
	386	+	4 work-related purposes.
	387	+	5 (c) Interlibrary loan.
	388	+	6 (1) Borrowing. Materials shall be borrowed from other
	389	+	7 libraries on behalf of State officials, members of the
	390	+	8 General Assembly and staff, and State agency employees who
	391	+	9 are registered borrowers of the State Library for their
	392	+	10 work-related needs. Any fees for interlibrary loan lending
	393	+	11 shall be paid by the requesting patron or agency.
	394	+	12 (2) Lending. Circulating State Library materials shall
	395	+	13 be loaned to other libraries that request the materials on
	396	+	14 behalf of their patrons.
	397	+	15 (d) Electronic resources. To the fullest extent possible,
	398	+	16 electronic resources shall be available, accessible, and
	399	+	17 subject to reasonable limitations as negotiated by the State
	400	+	18 Librarian.
	401	+	19 (Source: P.A. 91-507, eff. 8-13-99.)
	402	+	20 Section 90. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
	403	+	21 Section 5.990 as follows:
	404	+	22 (30 ILCS 105/5.990 new)
	405	+	23 Sec. 5.990. The License to Read Fund.
	406	+	24 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
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