Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB3245

Amends the Comptroller's Records Act. Removes a provision requiring certificates of destruction to be signed by 2 witnesses. Amends the State Finance Act. Provides that, upon written approval by the office of the Comptroller, a State agency may maintain an original voucher for travel expenses at the office of the State agency. Provides that a State agency that maintains an original travel voucher at its office is not exempt from submitting a detailed travel voucher as prescribed by the office of the Comptroller. Provides that interest penalties payable under the State Prompt Payment Act associated with a voucher for which payment is issued after June 30 may be paid out of the next year's appropriation. Provides that the Comptroller may issue payments against outstanding liabilities that were received prior to the lapse period deadline, until all liabilities are paid. Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that whenever certain grants or contract liabilities exceeding $20,000 (now, $10,000) are incurred by any State agency, a copy of the contract or grant shall be filed with the Comptroller within 30 days (now, 15 days) thereafter. Provides that the Comptroller may require these copies to be filed electronically. Provides that any cancellation or modification to any such contract liability shall be filed with the Comptroller within 30 days (now, 15 days) after its execution. Amends the Governmental Account Audit Act, the Counties Code, and the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that any financial report of a governmental unit under the jurisdiction of one of those Acts shall include the name of the purchasing agent who oversees all competitively bid contracts for that unit. Effective immediately.

Replaces everything after the enacting clause with substantially similar provisions, but makes the following changes: (i) amends the State Records Act to provide that, if a State agency has delegated its authority to retain records to another State agency, the delegate shall maintain the same record retention methodology and record retention period as the original agency's program; (ii) further amends the State Finance Act to provide that, for fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (rather than fiscal years 2012 and thereafter), interest penalties payable under the State Prompt Payment Act associated with a voucher for which payment is issued after June 30 may be paid out of the next year's appropriation; (iii) provides that an interest penalty voucher submitted against a future year appropriation must be submitted within 60 days after the issuance of the associated voucher; (iv) provides that the Comptroller must (rather than may) issue payments against outstanding liabilities that were received prior to the lapse period deadline as soon thereafter as practical (rather than until all liabilities are paid); (v) provides that no payment against an outstanding liability may be issued after the 4 months following the lapse period deadline without the signed authorization of the Comptroller and the Governor; and (vi) further amends the Illinois Procurement Code to provide that, beginning January 1, 2013 (now, beginning on the effective date of the amendatory Act), the Comptroller may require that certain grants and contracts that must be filed with the Comptroller shall be filed electronically. Effective immediately.

Further amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that the Comptroller may require certain documents filed with the Comptroller by any State agency that files more than 300 documents per fiscal year to be filed electronically. Defines "file electronically".

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the State Comptroller Act. Makes a technical change to a Section concerning the short title.

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the State Comptroller Act. Provides that a provision requiring payment by electronic funds transfer of any itemized voucher for under $5 does not apply to any voucher presented by the State Treasurer's Office for the payment of an unclaimed property claim authorized under the Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act. Amends the State Prompt Payment Act. Provides that, if payment is not issued to the payee within 90 days after receipt of a proper bill or invoice, an interest penalty of 1.0% of any amount approved and unpaid shall be added for each month, or 0.033% of any amount approved and unpaid for each day, until final payment is made. Amends the Governmental Account Audit Act, Counties Code, and Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that all specified governmental units, counties, and municipalities must submit specified audits with the Comptroller electronically, and the Comptroller must post the audits on the Internet no later than 45 days after they are received. Provides that the requirement concerning electronic filing may be waived if sufficient evidence is provided to the Comptroller that the audit cannot be filed electronically. Effective immediately.

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