Section 3035.720  Duty to Administer

a)         It shall be the duty of the Illinois Secretary of State, in his or her capacity as the State Librarian, to administer the provisions of this Subpart and to award any grants, when appropriate, on an annual basis from funds provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and appropriated by the Illinois General Assembly.

b)         The Director of the Illinois State Library shall appoint a committee that will review applications for grants.  The committee shall make recommendations on the program to the State Librarian. The Director of the Illinois State Library shall apprise the Illinois State Library Advisory Committee of the recommendations and program status.

c)         If a grant reviewer has an application in competition or a conflict of interest during a review cycle, that grant reviewer shall not serve on the related review committee during that cycle.

(Source:  Amended at 39 Ill. Reg. 5218, effective March 20, 2015)