Bill Amendment: IL HB4567 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly

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Bill Title: CRIM CD-THREATS-LIBRARY

Status: 2025-01-07 - Session Sine Die [HB4567 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB4567-House_Amendment_001.html

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Rep. Anne Stava-Murray

Filed: 5/16/2024

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4567
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4567 by replacing
everything after the enacting clause with the following:
"Section 5. The Illinois Library System Act is amended by
changing Sections 3 and 8 as follows:
(75 ILCS 10/3) (from Ch. 81, par. 113)
Sec. 3. The State Librarian and the Illinois State Library
staff shall administer the provisions of this Act and shall
prescribe such rules and regulations as are necessary to carry
the provisions of this Act into effect.
The rules and regulations established by the State
Librarian for the administration of this Act shall be designed
to achieve the following standards and objectives:
(A) to provide A provide library service for every
citizen in the State by extending library facilities to
areas not now served; .

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(B) to provide B provide library materials for student
needs at every educational level; .
(C) to provide C provide adequate library materials to
satisfy the reference and research needs of the people of
this State; .
(D) to provide D provide an adequate staff of
professionally trained librarians for the State; .
(E) to adopt E adopt the American Library
Association's Library Bill of Rights that indicates
materials should not be proscribed or removed because of
partisan or doctrinal disapproval or, in the alternative,
develop a written statement declaring the inherent
authority of the library or library system to provide an
adequate collection of books and other materials
sufficient in size and varied in kind and subject matter
to satisfy the library needs of the people of this State
and prohibit the practice of banning specific books or
resources; .
(F) to provide F provide adequate library outlets and
facilities convenient in time and place to serve the
people of this State; .
(G) to encourage G encourage existing and new
libraries to develop library systems serving a
sufficiently large population to support adequate library
service at reasonable cost; .
(H) to foster H foster the economic and efficient

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utilization of public funds; .
(I) to promote I promote the full utilization of local
pride, responsibility, initiative, and support of library
service and, at the same time, employ State aid as a
supplement to local support; and .
(J) to promote security measures that provide safe and
accessible library access.
The Advisory Committee of the Illinois State Library shall
confer with, advise, and make recommendations to the State
Librarian regarding any matter under this Act and particularly
with reference to the formation of library systems.
(Source: P.A. 103-100, eff. 1-1-24; revised 1-2-24.)
(75 ILCS 10/8) (from Ch. 81, par. 118)
Sec. 8. State grants.
(a) There shall be a program of State grants within the
limitations of funds appropriated by the Illinois General
Assembly together with other funds made available by the
federal government or other sources for this purpose. This
program of State grants shall be administered by the State
Librarian in accordance with rules and regulations as provided
in Section 3 of this Act and shall include the following:
(i) annual equalization grants;
(ii) Library System grants;
(iii) per capita grants to public libraries; and
(iv) planning and construction grants to public

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libraries and library systems and public libraries that
are . Libraries, in order to be eligible for grants under
this Section, must be members of a library system; and
(v) grants to improve or enhance security of
libraries.
(b) An annual equalization grant shall be made to all
public libraries for which the corporate authorities levy a
tax for library purposes at a rate not less than .13% of the
value of all the taxable property as equalized and assessed by
the Department of Revenue if the amount of tax revenue
obtained from a rate of .13% produces less than (i) $4.25 per
capita in property tax revenue from property taxes for the
2006 taxable year payable in 2007 and (ii) $7.50 per capita in
property tax revenue from property taxes for the 2007 taxable
year and thereafter. In that case, the State Librarian is
authorized to make an equalization grant equivalent to the
difference between the amount obtained from a rate of .13% and
an annual income of $4.25 per capita for grants made through
Fiscal Year 2008, and an annual income of $7.50 per capita for
grants made in Fiscal Year 2009 and thereafter. If moneys
appropriated for grants under this Section are not sufficient,
then the State Librarian shall reduce the per capita amount of
the grants so that the qualifying public libraries receive the
same amount per capita, but in no event shall the grant be less
than equivalent to the difference between the amount of the
tax revenue obtained from the current levy and an annual

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income of $4.25 per capita. If a library receiving an
equalization grant reduces its tax levy below the amount
levied at the time the original application is approved, it
shall be ineligible to receive further equalization grants.
If a library is subject to the Property Tax Extension
Limitation Law in the Property Tax Code and its tax levy for
library purposes has been lowered to a rate of less than .13%,
the library will qualify for this grant if the library levied a
tax for library purposes that met the requirements for this
grant in the previous year and if the tax levied for library
purposes in the current year produces tax revenue for the
library that is an increase over the previous year's extension
of 5% or the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index,
whichever is less, and the tax revenue produced by this levy is
less than (i) $4.25 per capita in property tax revenue from
property taxes for the 2006 taxable year payable in 2007 and
(ii) $7.50 per capita in property tax revenue from property
taxes for the 2007 taxable year and thereafter. In this case,
the State Librarian is authorized to make an equalization
grant equivalent to the difference between the amount of tax
revenue obtained from the current levy and an annual income of
$4.25 per capita for grants made through Fiscal Year 2008, and
an annual income of $7.50 per capita for grants made in Fiscal
Year 2009 and thereafter. If moneys appropriated for grants
under this Section are not sufficient, then the State
Librarian shall reduce the per capita amount of the grants so

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that the qualifying public libraries receive the same amount
per capita, but in no event shall the grant be less than
equivalent to the difference between the amount of the tax
revenue obtained from the current levy and an annual income of
$4.25 per capita. If a library receiving an equalization grant
reduces its tax levy below the amount levied at the time the
original application is approved, it shall be ineligible to
receive further equalization grants.
(c) Annual Library System grants shall be made, upon
application, to each library system approved by the State
Librarian on the following basis:
(1) For library systems, the sum of $1.46 per capita
of the population of the area served plus the sum of $50.75
per square mile or fraction thereof of the area served
except as provided in paragraph (4) of this subsection.
(2) If the amounts appropriated for grants are
different from the amount provided for in paragraph (1) of
this subsection, the area and per capita funding shall be
proportionately reduced or increased accordingly.
(3) For library systems, additional funds may be
appropriated. The appropriation shall be distributed on
the same proportional per capita and per square mile basis
as provided in paragraphs (1) and (4) of this subsection.
(4) Per capita and area funding for a multitype
library system as defined in subparagraph (3) of the
definition of "library system" in Section 2 and a public

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library system in cities with a population of 500,000 or
more as defined in subparagraph (2) of the definition of
"library system" in Section 2 shall be apportioned with
25% of the funding granted to the multitype library system
and 75% of the funding granted to the public library
system.
(d) The "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, except 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 is approved by the State Librarian. In determining
the population of the area served by the library system, the
Illinois State Library shall use the latest federal census for
the political subdivisions in the area served.
(e) In order to be eligible for a grant under this Section,
the corporate authorities, instead of a tax levy at a
particular rate, may provide an amount equivalent to the
amount produced by that levy.
(Source: P.A. 99-186, eff. 7-29-15.)
Section 10. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by
changing Section 26-1 as follows:

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(720 ILCS 5/26-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 26-1)
Sec. 26-1. Disorderly conduct.
(a) A person commits disorderly conduct when he or she
knowingly:
(1) Does any act in such unreasonable manner as to
alarm or disturb another and to provoke a breach of the
peace;
(2) Transmits or causes to be transmitted in any
manner to the fire department of any city, town, village
or fire protection district a false alarm of fire, knowing
at the time of the transmission that there is no
reasonable ground for believing that the fire exists;
(3) Transmits or causes to be transmitted in any
manner to another a false alarm to the effect that a bomb
or other explosive of any nature or a container holding
poison gas, a deadly biological or chemical contaminant,
or radioactive substance is concealed in a place where its
explosion or release would endanger human life, knowing at
the time of the transmission that there is no reasonable
ground for believing that the bomb, explosive or a
container holding poison gas, a deadly biological or
chemical contaminant, or radioactive substance is
concealed in the place;
(3.5) Transmits or causes to be transmitted in any
manner a threat of destruction of a school or library
building or school or library property, or a threat of

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violence, death, or bodily harm directed against persons
at a school or library, school or library function, or
school or library event, whether or not school is in
session or whether or not the library is open to the
public;
(4) Transmits or causes to be transmitted in any
manner to any peace officer, public officer or public
employee a report to the effect that an offense will be
committed, is being committed, or has been committed,
knowing at the time of the transmission that there is no
reasonable ground for believing that the offense will be
committed, is being committed, or has been committed;
(5) Transmits or causes to be transmitted in any
manner a false report to any public safety agency without
the reasonable grounds necessary to believe that
transmitting the report is necessary for the safety and
welfare of the public;
(6) Calls or texts the number "911" or transmits or
causes to be transmitted in any manner to a public safety
agency or public safety answering point for the purpose of
making or transmitting a false alarm or complaint and
reporting information when, at the time the call, text, or
transmission is made, the person knows there is no
reasonable ground for making the call, text, or
transmission and further knows that the call, text, or
transmission could result in the emergency response of any

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public safety agency;
(7) Transmits or causes to be transmitted in any
manner a false report to the Department of Children and
Family Services under Section 4 of the Abused and
Neglected Child Reporting Act;
(8) Transmits or causes to be transmitted in any
manner a false report to the Department of Public Health
under the Nursing Home Care Act, the Specialized Mental
Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013, the ID/DD Community
Care Act, or the MC/DD Act;
(9) Transmits or causes to be transmitted in any
manner to the police department or fire department of any
municipality or fire protection district, or any privately
owned and operated ambulance service, a false request for
an ambulance, emergency medical technician-ambulance or
emergency medical technician-paramedic knowing at the time
there is no reasonable ground for believing that the
assistance is required;
(10) Transmits or causes to be transmitted in any
manner a false report under Article II of Public Act
83-1432;
(11) Enters upon the property of another and for a
lewd or unlawful purpose deliberately looks into a
dwelling on the property through any window or other
opening in it; or
(12) While acting as a collection agency as defined in

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the Collection Agency Act or as an employee of the
collection agency, and while attempting to collect an
alleged debt, makes a telephone call to the alleged debtor
which is designed to harass, annoy or intimidate the
alleged debtor.
(b) Sentence. A violation of subsection (a)(1) of this
Section is a Class C misdemeanor. A violation of subsection
(a)(5) or (a)(11) of this Section is a Class A misdemeanor. A
violation of subsection (a)(8) or (a)(10) of this Section is a
Class B misdemeanor. A violation of subsection (a)(2),
(a)(3.5), (a)(4), (a)(6), (a)(7), or (a)(9) of this Section is
a Class 4 felony. A violation of subsection (a)(3) of this
Section is a Class 3 felony, for which a fine of not less than
$3,000 and no more than $10,000 shall be assessed in addition
to any other penalty imposed.
A violation of subsection (a)(12) of this Section is a
Business Offense and shall be punished by a fine not to exceed
$3,000. A second or subsequent violation of subsection (a)(7)
or (a)(5) of this Section is a Class 4 felony. A third or
subsequent violation of subsection (a)(11) of this Section is
a Class 4 felony.
(c) In addition to any other sentence that may be imposed,
a court shall order any person convicted of disorderly conduct
to perform community service for not less than 30 and not more
than 120 hours, if community service is available in the
jurisdiction and is funded and approved by the county board of

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the county where the offense was committed. In addition,
whenever any person is placed on supervision for an alleged
offense under this Section, the supervision shall be
conditioned upon the performance of the community service.
This subsection does not apply when the court imposes a
sentence of incarceration.
(d) In addition to any other sentence that may be imposed,
the court shall order any person convicted of disorderly
conduct under paragraph (3) of subsection (a) involving a
false alarm of a threat that a bomb or explosive device has
been placed in a school that requires an emergency response to
reimburse the unit of government that employs the emergency
response officer or officers that were dispatched to the
school for the cost of the response. If the court determines
that the person convicted of disorderly conduct that requires
an emergency response to a school is indigent, the provisions
of this subsection (d) do not apply.
(e) In addition to any other sentence that may be imposed,
the court shall order any person convicted of disorderly
conduct under paragraph (3.5) or (6) of subsection (a) to
reimburse the public agency for the reasonable costs of the
emergency response by the public agency up to $10,000. If the
court determines that the person convicted of disorderly
conduct under paragraph (3.5) or (6) of subsection (a) is
indigent, the provisions of this subsection (e) do not apply.
(f) For the purposes of this Section:

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