Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 3035 - ILLINOIS STATE LIBRARY GRANT PROGRAMS › Subpart E - PUBLIC LIBRARY CONSTRUCTION ACT GRANTS › Section 3035.510 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Act" means the Public Library Construction Act [30 ILCS 767
				  ].
"Conflict of Interest" means a situation that arises when a
				  person in a position of authority over an entity or organization, such as an
				  officer, director or manager, may benefit financially from a decision the
				  person could make in that capacity, including direct benefits such as to family
				  members or businesses with which the person is closely associated.
"Conflict of Interest Policy" means a policy that defines
				  conflict of interest, identifies the classes of individuals within an
				  organization covered by the policy, facilitates disclosure of information that
				  may help identify conflicts of interest, and specifies procedures to be
				  followed in managing conflicts of interest.
"Enrichment Cost" means expenditures not included in the
				  recognized project cost and designated as ineligible expenditures by the State
				  Librarian.
"Full Member Library" means a library that meets the criteria
				  for library system membership, as defined by mutual agreement, and
				  implementation of all of the library system boards, subject to approval by the
				  State Librarian.
"Grant Index" means a figure for each public library equal to
				  one minus the ratio of the public library's equalized assessed valuation per
				  capita to the equalized assessed valuation per capita of the public library
				  located at the 90th percentile for all public
				  libraries in the State. The grant index shall be no less than 0.35 and no
				  greater than 0.75 for each public library; provided that the grant index for
				  public libraries whose equalized assessed valuation per capita is at the
				  99th percentile and above for all public libraries
				  in the State shall be 0.00.
"Intersystem Reciprocal Borrowing" means reciprocal borrowing
				  transactions involving a lending library and a patron registered as a borrower
				  at a library in another system.
"Library Building Consultant" refers to an individual, chosen
				  by the applicant library, with a Master's degree in library science from a
				  library school accredited by the American Library Association and with prior
				  experience in at least one library construction project. An architect licensed
				  to practice in Illinois or a structural or other type of engineer, depending on
				  the scope of work, licensed to practice in Illinois, with prior experience in
				  at least one library construction project, may also be a library building
				  consultant. The architect or engineer may be retained for other services by the
				  applicant library. A public building commission may also serve the role of a
				  library building consultant.
"Local Share" means funds provided by the local public
				  library equal to the recognized project cost, subtracting the State's
				  share.
"Off-site Improvements" means any improvements outside of the
				  property line.
"On-site Improvements" means any improvements outside the
				  building's five feet line but inside the property line of the site.
"Public Library" means a tax-supported public library or a
				  library that receives revenues from other sources and is established by or as a
				  governmental unit that either levies a tax or expends funds for library
				  purposes. Such a library is established by a city, village, incorporated town,
				  township, county or library district under the Illinois Local Library Act [75
				  ILCS 5 ], the Village Library Act [75 ILCS 40 ], Division 5-38 of the Counties
				  Code (Public County Library Service) [55 ILCS 5 /Div. 5-38], the Village
				  Library Conversion Act [75 ILCS 45 ], the Library Property Sale Act [75 ILCS 55
				  ], and the Public Library District Act of 1991 [75 ILCS 16 ]. This definition
				  excludes free public libraries established by villages but not supported at
				  least in part from local tax revenues and incorporated free public libraries
				  not established by a governmental unit.
"Public Library Construction Project" means the acquisition,
				  development, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, improvement,
				  architectural planning, installation, maintenance, and upkeep of capital
				  facilities consisting of buildings, structures, durable equipment, and land for
				  public library purposes.
"Public Library Facilities Plan" means a written plan that
				  describes the form and functions of a library facility. The plan may include a
				  description of the size of the facility, public service areas, staff space,
				  collection, seating, technology and community meeting spaces.
"Recognized Project Cost" means the total of eligible costs
				  that are funded with State and local funds to provide for the acquisition,
				  development, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, improvement,
				  architectural planning, installation, maintenance and upkeep of capital
				  facilities consisting of buildings, structures, durable equipment and land for
				  educational purposes, as determined by the State Librarian.
"State Librarian" means the Illinois Secretary of
				  State.
"State's Share" means the product of the library's grant
				  index and the recognized project cost, as determined by the State
				  Librarian.
"Substantial Work" means certain expenditures on the physical
				  structure involved in remodeling and updating, including systems like HVAC,
				  electrical, plumbing and improvements that allow for accessibility, such as
				  doors, ramps, elevators and restrooms.