NOW available in microfiche form through the Illinois State Library are transcripts of the Illinois House of Representatives debates during the 79th General Assembly. Also available on microfiche are the 1976 House and Senate journals. These materials are located in libraries throughout the state. The 1970 Illinois Constitution directs that legislative journals be published and that transcripts of debates be made available to the public.
State documents
The authors predict an increase in the use of
Illinois coal and offer projected growth rates for 1980-85. The booklet is available at no charge from the Illinois State Geological Survey, Natural
Resources Building, Urbana, Illinois, 61801. • "Orderly Government": Organizing for
Manageability, report of the Illinois Task Force on Governmental Reorganization submitted to
Gov.-elect James R. Thompson (November 3,
1976), 334 pp. Appointed by the 1976 Illinois gubernatorial
candidates, the task force made an inventory of
state agencies, boards, commissions, and councils; conducted interviews; and studied previous reorganization efforts in both Illinois and other states. This report details the many recommendations resulting from the study. Copies available from Joan Schilf. Governors office. • "A Guide for Pollwatchers," State Board of
Elections [1976]. 61pp. This manual was prepared 1o "familiarize
pollwatchers with the relevant election laws, and to define their responsibilities and limitations." • "Final Report," Governor's Commission on
Individual Liberty and Personal Privacy (January 28.1976). 136pp. Focuses on four legislative proposals to govern the acquisition and use of personal information
contained in school student records, consumer credit reporting, and governmental records. One commission proposal, the Illinois School Students Records Act, has been signed into law. • "From Bone Gap to Chicago; A History of the local Government Article of the 1970 Illinois Constitution," by Joan G. Andersen and Ann
Lousin in John Marshall Journal of Practice and Procedure, vol. 9 (1976): 697-818 History of Illinois, local government, development of local government article at 1959-70 constitutional convention. detailed history of each section, and analysis of the article after five years. Appendix charts development of each section with references to source materials. Andersen was a member of the Local Government Committee at the convention, Lousin a research staff member. • "Delinquent I ax Sales." report to the General
Assembly by the Illinois Legislative Investigating Commission (September 1976). 62pp. Examining the issue of whether the stale must use the threat of total forfeiture of property in the
interests of tax collection, the commission studied
the Illinois Revenue Act and several delinquent
tax sales cases. The commission found that "the
present Illinois system of tax sales does indeed
result in injustice," and made a number of
recommendations to amend the Revenue Act. • "Evaluation of Effluent Regulations of the
State of Illinois," report by the Illinois Effluent
Standards Advisory Group to the Illinois Institute
for Environmental Quality, IIEQ document 76; 21
(1976), 51pp. After reviewing and evaluating pollution
abatement technology and its associated economics, 1ESAG recommended effluent standards for
24 parameters, including arsenic, oil, and phenols. • "Issues and Programs: Discussion Document
for a Five-year Plan, 1976-1981" Illinois Environmental Protection Agency [1976], 237pp. Intended "to stimulate discussion and environmental issues and programs," this report includes general background information and descriptions of state EPA programs as well as of 10 key issue
areas: energy production, agricultural production,
industrial and commercial development, transportation regulation, recreational needs, pollution regulation development, facility siting controls, environmental education, and policy and program coordination. • "Federal Aid to Illinois State Agencies. FY
1975-76," research memorandum no. 52, Illinois
Commission on Intergovernmental Cooperation
(August 31, 1976), 40pp. Report of a survey of all Illinois state agencies to
identify federal aid programs in use by the state. • 1975 Annual Report, Illinois State Board of
Education Illinois Office of Education (June 30,
1976), variably paged. Extensive loose leaf collection of statistics and
other information on Illinois public education for
the 1974-75 school year. Covers state universities
and colleges as well as elementary and secondary
schools.
Items listed under State Documents have been received by the Documents Unit, Illinois State
Library, Springfield, and are usually available
from public libraries in the state through
interlibrary loan. Requests for copies should be
sent to the issuing agency./ S.C.
May 1977 / Illinois Issues / 21
• "Illinois Coal: Development Potential," by
Ramesh Malhotra and Jack A. Simon of the
Illinois State Geological Survey (booklet Number 65 in the Survey's Illinois Minerals Note Series), 20 pp.
Other Reports
• A new publication, Retirement System
Consolidation: The South Dakota Experience, is now available from The Council of State Governments. Sixth in a series of innovations studied by the Council under a grant from the National
Science Foundation in an "effort to spread the
word about innovative state programs that are
potentially transferable to other States." the
report describes and analyzes the retirement
system consolidation in South Dakota. This and
other reports are available from The Council of
State Governments. P.O. Box 11910, Iron Works
Pike. Lexington. Kentucky. 40511.