Section 3035.500  Purpose

This Subpart implements the Public Library Construction Act [30 ILCS 767], which requires that the Secretary of State:

a)         Adopt standards under which the State Librarian will determine grant eligibility for construction grants to public libraries;

b)         Determine priority order for public library construction grants;

c)         Determine recognized project costs and the State's share of a public library construction project through the calculations of a grant index;

d)         Award and oversee expenditures of public library construction grant funds; and

e)         By January 1, 2012 and every two years thereafter, conduct a public library capital needs assessment and submit a report to the General Assembly.

(Source:  Added at 35 Ill. Reg. 18366, effective October 18, 2011)