Section 3035.310  Definitions

"Academic Year" shall mean the instruction period from the fall term of one calendar year through the spring term of the following calendar year, unless the grantee has requested to begin studies with summer enrollment.

"Applicant" shall mean a person who applies for the Illinois State Library Scholarship Grant and who has not begun the program for a master's degree in library and information science.

"C Average" shall mean the median grade on a letter grading system at the Illinois graduate library schools, or a 2.0 grade on a 4.0 grade scale, or a 3.0 grade on a 5.0 grade scale.

"Director" shall mean the Director of the Illinois State Library.

"Grant" shall mean a Library Scholarship Program Grant being awarded under this Subpart.

"Illinois Library and Information Network (ILLINET) Library" shall mean a library that is a member of an Illinois library system.

"Library" shall mean an entity that serves the basic information and library needs of its constituents through a bibliographically organized collection of library materials and has at least one employee who works at least 15 hours per week as a librarian.  The collection must have permanent financial support, be accessible centrally and occupy identifiable quarters in one principal location.

"Library System" shall mean an organization of libraries established under the Illinois Library System Act [75 ILCS 10].

"MLS" shall mean a program for the master's degree in library and information science in which the applicant is enrolled and for which the scholarship grant is awarded.

"Resident of Illinois" shall mean a person who is domiciled in Illinois for one calendar year prior to application, or a person who is a domiciliary of Illinois and registered to vote in Illinois but is attending a school of higher education outside of Illinois.

"Secretary of State" or "Secretary" shall mean the Illinois Secretary of State, who is the State Librarian.

"State Library" shall mean the Illinois State Library, as established pursuant to the State Library Act [15 ILCS 320].

"Scholarship Program" shall mean the Illinois State Library Scholarship Program, as established by this Subpart.

(Source:  Amended at 36 Ill. Reg. 12385, effective July 18, 2012)