HB4959enr 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB4959 Enrolled LRB103 36303 SPS 66401 b

AN ACT concerning State government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Article 1.

Section 1-1. Short Title. This Act may be cited as the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Implementation Act.

Section 1-5. Purpose. It is the purpose of this Act to make changes in State programs that are necessary to implement the State budget for Fiscal Year 2025.

Article 2.

Section 2-1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Pretrial Success Act. References in this Article to "this Act" mean this Article.

Section 2-5. Intent; purposes. This Act creates a comprehensive approach to ensuring pretrial success, justice, and individual and communal well-being. The Act minimizes the number of people detained pretrial by ensuring access to community-based pretrial supports and services.

Section 2-10. Definitions. As used in this Act:

"Case management" means assessment, planning, coordination, and advocacy services for individuals who need multiple services and require assistance in gaining access to and in using behavioral health, physical health, social, vocational, educational, housing, public income entitlements and other community services to assist the individual in the community. "Case management" may also include identifying and investigating available resources, explaining options to the individual, and linking the individual with necessary resources.

"Community-based pretrial supports and services" means voluntary services provided in the community to an individual charged with a criminal offense who has been granted pretrial release. Community-based pretrial supports and services shall be trauma-informed, culturally competent, and designed and delivered according to best practice standards to maximize pretrial success.

"Court stakeholders" means Judges, State's Attorneys, defense attorneys including Public Defenders, Sheriffs, police departments, and any other individuals, agencies, or offices or their employees involved in pretrial criminal court proceedings.

"Department" means the Department of Human Services.

"Detoxification" means the process of withdrawing a person from a specific psychoactive substance in a safe and effective manner.

"Eligible participant" means an Illinois resident charged with a criminal offense who has been granted pretrial release.

"Medication assisted treatment" means the prescription of medications that are approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment to assist with treatment for a substance use disorder and to support recovery for individuals receiving services in a facility licensed by the Department. Medication assisted treatment includes opioid treatment services as authorized by a Department license.

"Pretrial success" means ensuring court appearances and reducing subsequent involvement with the criminal-legal system.

"Service area" means a judicial circuit or group of judicial circuits.

Section 2-15. Findings. The General Assembly finds that:

(1) The Pretrial Fairness Act defines when an arrested person can be denied pretrial release and prohibits the imposition of financial conditions for release by abolishing money bond. This prevents the pretrial detention of many arrested individuals with mental health or substance use disorders or others who could benefit from community-based supports and services.

(2) Because people awaiting trial are legally presumed innocent, the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Pretrial Practices recommends, consistent with national best practices, that "conditions and supervision shall not mandate rehabilitative services (substance abuse, mental health, partner abuse intervention programs, etc.) unless the court finds them to be a risk factor directly related to further criminal behavior and failure to appear at court hearings. The inability to pay for such court-ordered services shall not interfere with release."

(3) Research shows that mental health and substance use disorder services, including treatment, are generally most effective when participation is voluntary and access is assured.

(4) Communities throughout Illinois have significant gaps in the availability of mental health and substance use disorder services and other community-based pretrial supports and services.

(5) If services are available, navigating complicated systems can be a barrier to access and success. Services are most effective if they are coordinated with but not duplicative of other programs such as those funded under the Reimagine Public Safety Act.

(6) Community-based pretrial supports and services are most effective when delivered by organizations trusted within the community and developed with the input of community members, including those directly impacted by the criminal-legal system.

Section 2-20. Grant making authority.

(a) The Department of Human Services shall have grant-making, operational, and procurement authority to distribute funds to local government health and human services agencies, community-based organizations, and other entities necessary to execute the functions established in this Act.

(b) Subject to appropriation, the Department shall issue grants to local governmental agencies and community-based organizations to maximize pretrial success each year. Grants shall be awarded no later than January 1, 2025. Grants in subsequent years shall be issued on or before September 1 of the relevant fiscal year and shall allow for pre-award expenditures beginning July 1 of the relevant fiscal year.

(c) Beginning in fiscal year 2028 and subject to appropriation, grants shall be awarded for a project period of 3 years, contingent on Department requirements for reporting and successful performance.

(d) The Department shall ensure that grants awarded under this Act do not duplicate or supplant grants awarded under the Reimagine Public Safety Act.

Section 2-25. Community-based pretrial supports and services.

(a) Subject to appropriation, the Department shall make grants to organizations for community-based pretrial supports and services.

(b) The Department shall issue grants to at least one organization in each of the service areas and no more than 3 organizations in each of the service areas with the exception of service areas with a population exceeding 2,000,000. The Department shall issue grants to at least one organization and no more than 10 organizations in service areas with a population exceeding 2,000,000. In fiscal year 2025, each grant shall be for no less than $100,000 and no more than $300,000. In subsequent years, each grant shall be for no less than $100,000 and no more than $500,000 per organization. An organization may receive grants in more than one service area.

(c) Organizations receiving grants under this Act shall coordinate services with other organizations and court stakeholders in their service area. Organizations receiving grants under this Act shall coordinate services with the Office of Statewide Pretrial Services to the extent that it operates in their service area.

(d) Organizations receiving grants under this Act shall establish eligibility criteria for services. Organizations receiving grants under this Act shall be required to accept referrals of eligible participants from court stakeholders. Organizations receiving grants under this Act may accept referrals of eligible participants from other sources including self-referrals.

(e) An eligible participant shall not be ordered to receive services funded by a grant under this Act unless the person has undergone a validated clinical assessment and the clinical treatment plan includes such services. "Validated clinical assessment" and "clinical treatment plan" have the meanings ascribed to them in Section 10 of the Drug Court Treatment Act.

(f) Organizations receiving grants under this Act shall provide the following services directly or through subgrants to other organizations:

(1) case management for mental health and substance use disorders;

(2) detoxification or referral to detoxification when clinically indicated and available in the community;

(3) medication assisted treatment or referral to medication assisted treatment when clinically indicated and available in the community;

(4) child care to remove barriers to court appearances; and

(5) transportation to court appearances if not available through the Office of Statewide Pretrial Services or other court stakeholders.

(g) Organizations receiving grants under this Act may provide the following services directly or through subgrants to other organizations:

(1) Behavioral health services, including harm reduction services, clinical interventions, crisis interventions, and group counseling supports, such as peer support groups, social-emotional learning supports, including skill building for anger management, de-escalation, sensory stabilization, coping strategies, and thoughtful decision-making, short-term clinical individual sessions, and motivational interviewing.

(2) Other services necessary to promote pretrial success, as determined by the organization and approved by the Department.

(h) Organizations receiving grants under this Act shall ensure that services are accessible to individuals with disabilities and to individuals with limited English proficiency. Organizations receiving grants under this Act shall not deny services to individuals on the basis of immigration status or gender identity.

(i) No statement or other disclosure, written or otherwise, made by an eligible participant to an employee of an organization receiving a grant under this Act may be used by the prosecution to prove any crime or offense alleged in the pending case.

(j) The Department shall encourage organizations receiving grants under this Act to employ individuals with personal experience with being charged with a felony offense. No later than when grants are first issued under this Act, the Department shall create and execute a Background Check Waiver Process, limiting the disqualifying offenses, for employees who provide services under this Act.

(k) Organizations receiving funds under this Act may utilize up to 5% of awarded grant funds to raise awareness of community-based pretrial supports and services.

Section 2-30. Service areas.

(a) Each judicial circuit with a population of at least 500,000 constitutes a service area. Each judicial circuit with a population of less than 500,000 shall be combined with at least one other geographically contiguous judicial circuit to constitute a service area with a population of at least 500,000.

(b) Resources for each service area shall be distributed based on maximizing the total potential pretrial success. Subject to appropriation, the minimum total annual grant amount awarded in each service area shall be $300,000. In determining the distribution of resources to service areas, the Department shall consider the following factors:

(1) service area population and poverty level;

(2) the geographic size of a service area;

(3) the average number of people charged with felony offenses each year;

(4) the number of people incarcerated in the past because of their inability to afford payment of money bond; and

(5) level of Office of Statewide Pretrial Services programming in the counties in the service area.

(c) In fiscal year 2025, the Department shall award grants in one service area in each Department region. In subsequent years, the Department shall award grants in all service areas, subject to appropriation.

Section 2-35. Local advisory councils.

(a) Subject to appropriation, and no later than July 1, 2025, the Department shall create local advisory councils for each of the service areas for the purpose of obtaining recommendations on how to distribute funds in these areas to maximize pretrial success. Local advisory councils shall consist of no fewer than 5 members. At least 40% of members shall have personal experience with being charged with a felony offense in Illinois. At least 20% of members shall have personal experience with a family member being charged with a felony offense in Illinois. Members of the local advisory councils shall serve without compensation except those designated as individuals with personal experience may receive stipends as compensation for their time.

(b) The Department shall provide data to each local advisory council on the characteristics of the service area and the availability of community-based pretrial supports and services. The Department shall also provide best available evidence on how to maximize pretrial success.

(c) Each local advisory council shall make recommendations on how to allocate distributed resources and desired goals for its service area based on information provided to them by the Department.

(d) Beginning in fiscal year 2026, the Department shall consider the recommendations and determine how to distribute funds through grants to community-based organizations and local governments. To the extent the Department does not follow a local advisory council's recommendation on allocation of funds, the Department shall explain in writing why a different allocation of resources is more likely to maximize pretrial success in the service area.

Section 2-40. Medicaid services.

(a) Funds awarded under this Act may be used for behavioral health services until July 1, 2027.

(b) Any organization being reimbursed from funds awarded under this Act for behavioral health services must also file a plan to become Medicaid certified for behavioral health services under the Illinois Medicaid program on or before July 1, 2027.

Section 2-45. Evaluation.

(a) The Department shall issue a report to the General Assembly no later than January 1 of each year beginning at least 12 months after grants are first issued under this Act. The report shall cover the previous fiscal year and identify gaps in community-based pretrial supports and services in each service area, explain the investments that are being made to maximize pretrial success, and make further recommendations on how to build community-based capacity for community-based pretrial supports and services including mental health and substance use disorder treatment.

(b) Beginning with the first report issued at least 24 months after grants are first issued under this Act, the annual report shall include an evaluation of the effectiveness of grants under this Act in maximizing pretrial success. The Department shall use community-based participatory research methods and ensure that the evaluation incorporates input from individuals and organizations affected by the Act, including, but not limited to, individuals with personal experience with being charged with a felony offense in Illinois, individuals with personal experience with a family member being charged with a felony offense in Illinois, local government health and human services agencies, community-based organizations, and court stakeholders. The evaluation should be conducted with input from outside expert evaluators when possible.

(c) The Department shall consider findings from annual reports and evaluations in developing subsequent years' grantmaking processes, monitoring progress toward local advisory councils' goals, and ensuring equity in the grantmaking process.

Section 2-50. Rulemaking authority. The Department shall adopt rules as are necessary to implement all elements of this Act.

Article 3.

Section 3-2. The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is amended by adding Section 5-45.57 as follows:

(5 ILCS 100/5-45.57 new)

Sec. 5-45.57. Emergency rulemaking; rate increase for direct support personnel and all frontline personnel. To provide for the expeditious and timely implementation of the changes made to Section 74 of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act by this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly, emergency rules implementing the changes made to Section 74 of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act by this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly may be adopted in accordance with Section 5-45 by the Department of Human Services. The adoption of emergency rules authorized by Section 5-45 and this Section is deemed to be necessary for the public interest, safety, and welfare.

This Section is repealed one year after the effective date of this Section.

Section 3-3. The State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971 is amended by changing Section 6.5 as follows:

(5 ILCS 375/6.5)

Sec. 6.5. Health benefits for TRS benefit recipients and TRS dependent beneficiaries.

(a) Purpose. It is the purpose of this amendatory Act of 1995 to transfer the administration of the program of health benefits established for benefit recipients and their dependent beneficiaries under Article 16 of the Illinois Pension Code to the Department of Central Management Services.

(b) Transition provisions. The Board of Trustees of the Teachers' Retirement System shall continue to administer the health benefit program established under Article 16 of the Illinois Pension Code through December 31, 1995. Beginning January 1, 1996, the Department of Central Management Services shall be responsible for administering a program of health benefits for TRS benefit recipients and TRS dependent beneficiaries under this Section. The Department of Central Management Services and the Teachers' Retirement System shall cooperate in this endeavor and shall coordinate their activities so as to ensure a smooth transition and uninterrupted health benefit coverage.

(c) Eligibility. All persons who were enrolled in the Article 16 program at the time of the transfer shall be eligible to participate in the program established under this Section without any interruption or delay in coverage or limitation as to pre-existing medical conditions. Eligibility to participate shall be determined by the Teachers' Retirement System. Eligibility information shall be communicated to the Department of Central Management Services in a format acceptable to the Department.

Eligible TRS benefit recipients may enroll or re-enroll in the program of health benefits established under this Section during any applicable annual open enrollment period and as otherwise permitted by the Department of Central Management Services. A TRS benefit recipient shall not be deemed ineligible to participate solely by reason of the TRS benefit recipient having made a previous election to disenroll or otherwise not participate in the program of health benefits.

A TRS dependent beneficiary who is a child age 19 or over and mentally or physically disabled does not become ineligible to participate by reason of (i) becoming ineligible to be claimed as a dependent for Illinois or federal income tax purposes or (ii) receiving earned income, so long as those earnings are insufficient for the child to be fully self-sufficient.

(d) Coverage. The level of health benefits provided under this Section shall be similar to the level of benefits provided by the program previously established under Article 16 of the Illinois Pension Code. For plan years that begin on or after January 1, 2025, the health benefit program established under this Section shall include health, dental, and vision benefits.

Group life insurance benefits are not included in the benefits to be provided to TRS benefit recipients and TRS dependent beneficiaries under this Act.

The program of health benefits under this Section may include any or all of the benefit limitations, including but not limited to a reduction in benefits based on eligibility for federal Medicare benefits, that are provided under subsection (a) of Section 6 of this Act for other health benefit programs under this Act.

(e) Insurance rates and premiums. The Director shall determine the insurance rates and premiums for TRS benefit recipients and TRS dependent beneficiaries, and shall present to the Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois, by April 15 of each calendar year, the rate-setting methodology (including but not limited to utilization levels and costs) used to determine the amount of the health care premiums.

For Fiscal Year 1996, the premium shall be equal to the premium actually charged in Fiscal Year 1995; in subsequent years, the premium shall never be lower than the premium charged in Fiscal Year 1995.

For Fiscal Year 2003, the premium shall not exceed 110% of the premium actually charged in Fiscal Year 2002.

For Fiscal Year 2004, the premium shall not exceed 112% of the premium actually charged in Fiscal Year 2003.

For Fiscal Year 2005, the premium shall not exceed a weighted average of 106.6% of the premium actually charged in Fiscal Year 2004.

For Fiscal Year 2006, the premium shall not exceed a weighted average of 109.1% of the premium actually charged in Fiscal Year 2005.

For Fiscal Year 2007, the premium shall not exceed a weighted average of 103.9% of the premium actually charged in Fiscal Year 2006.

For Fiscal Year 2008 and thereafter, the premium in each fiscal year shall not exceed 105% of the premium actually charged in the previous fiscal year.

In addition to the premium amount charged for the program of health benefits, in the initial plan year in which the dental and vision benefits are provided, an additional premium of not more than $7.11 per month for each TRS benefit recipient and $28.43 per month for each TRS dependent beneficiary shall be charged. The additional premium shall be used for the purpose of financing the dental and vision benefits for TRS benefit recipients and TRS dependent beneficiaries on and after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly.

Rates and premiums may be based in part on age and eligibility for federal medicare coverage. However, the cost of participation for a TRS dependent beneficiary who is an unmarried child age 19 or over and mentally or physically disabled shall not exceed the cost for a TRS dependent beneficiary who is an unmarried child under age 19 and participates in the same major medical or managed care program.

The cost of health benefits under the program shall be paid as follows:

(1) For a TRS benefit recipient selecting a managed care program, up to 75% of the total insurance rate shall be paid from the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund. Effective with Fiscal Year 2007 and thereafter, for a TRS benefit recipient selecting a managed care program, 75% of the total insurance rate shall be paid from the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund.

(2) For a TRS benefit recipient selecting the major medical coverage program, up to 50% of the total insurance rate shall be paid from the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund if a managed care program is accessible, as determined by the Teachers' Retirement System. Effective with Fiscal Year 2007 and thereafter, for a TRS benefit recipient selecting the major medical coverage program, 50% of the total insurance rate shall be paid from the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund if a managed care program is accessible, as determined by the Department of Central Management Services.

(3) For a TRS benefit recipient selecting the major medical coverage program, up to 75% of the total insurance rate shall be paid from the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund if a managed care program is not accessible, as determined by the Teachers' Retirement System. Effective with Fiscal Year 2007 and thereafter, for a TRS benefit recipient selecting the major medical coverage program, 75% of the total insurance rate shall be paid from the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund if a managed care program is not accessible, as determined by the Department of Central Management Services.

(3.1) For a TRS dependent beneficiary who is Medicare primary and enrolled in a managed care plan, or the major medical coverage program if a managed care plan is not available, 25% of the total insurance rate shall be paid from the Teacher Health Security Fund as determined by the Department of Central Management Services. For the purpose of this item (3.1), the term "TRS dependent beneficiary who is Medicare primary" means a TRS dependent beneficiary who is participating in Medicare Parts A and B.

(4) Except as otherwise provided in item (3.1), the balance of the rate of insurance, including the entire premium of any coverage for TRS dependent beneficiaries that has been elected, shall be paid by deductions authorized by the TRS benefit recipient to be withheld from his or her monthly annuity or benefit payment from the Teachers' Retirement System; except that (i) if the balance of the cost of coverage exceeds the amount of the monthly annuity or benefit payment, the difference shall be paid directly to the Teachers' Retirement System by the TRS benefit recipient, and (ii) all or part of the balance of the cost of coverage may, at the school board's option, be paid to the Teachers' Retirement System by the school board of the school district from which the TRS benefit recipient retired, in accordance with Section 10-22.3b of the School Code. The Teachers' Retirement System shall promptly deposit all moneys withheld by or paid to it under this subdivision (e)(4) into the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund. These moneys shall not be considered assets of the Retirement System.

(5) If, for any month beginning on or after January 1, 2013, a TRS benefit recipient or TRS dependent beneficiary was enrolled in Medicare Parts A and B and such Medicare coverage was primary to coverage under this Section but payment for coverage under this Section was made at a rate greater than the Medicare primary rate published by the Department of Central Management Services, the TRS benefit recipient or TRS dependent beneficiary shall be eligible for a refund equal to the difference between the amount paid by the TRS benefit recipient or TRS dependent beneficiary and the published Medicare primary rate. To receive a refund pursuant to this subsection, the TRS benefit recipient or TRS dependent beneficiary must provide documentation to the Department of Central Management Services evidencing the TRS benefit recipient's or TRS dependent beneficiary's Medicare coverage and the amount paid by the TRS benefit recipient or TRS dependent beneficiary during the applicable time period.

(f) Financing. Beginning July 1, 1995, all revenues arising from the administration of the health benefit programs established under Article 16 of the Illinois Pension Code or this Section shall be deposited into the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund, which is hereby created as a nonappropriated trust fund to be held outside the State Treasury, with the State Treasurer as custodian. Any interest earned on moneys in the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund shall be deposited into the Fund.

Moneys in the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund shall be used only to pay the costs of the health benefit program established under this Section, including associated administrative costs, and the costs associated with the health benefit program established under Article 16 of the Illinois Pension Code, as authorized in this Section. Beginning July 1, 1995, the Department of Central Management Services may make expenditures from the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund for those costs.

After other funds authorized for the payment of the costs of the health benefit program established under Article 16 of the Illinois Pension Code are exhausted and until January 1, 1996 (or such later date as may be agreed upon by the Director of Central Management Services and the Secretary of the Teachers' Retirement System), the Secretary of the Teachers' Retirement System may make expenditures from the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund as necessary to pay up to 75% of the cost of providing health coverage to eligible benefit recipients (as defined in Sections 16-153.1 and 16-153.3 of the Illinois Pension Code) who are enrolled in the Article 16 health benefit program and to facilitate the transfer of administration of the health benefit program to the Department of Central Management Services.

The Department of Central Management Services, or any successor agency designated to procure healthcare contracts pursuant to this Act, is authorized to establish funds, separate accounts provided by any bank or banks as defined by the Illinois Banking Act, or separate accounts provided by any savings and loan association or associations as defined by the Illinois Savings and Loan Act of 1985 to be held by the Director, outside the State treasury, for the purpose of receiving the transfer of moneys from the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund. The Department may promulgate rules further defining the methodology for the transfers. Any interest earned by moneys in the funds or accounts shall inure to the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund. The transferred moneys, and interest accrued thereon, shall be used exclusively for transfers to administrative service organizations or their financial institutions for payments of claims to claimants and providers under the self-insurance health plan. The transferred moneys, and interest accrued thereon, shall not be used for any other purpose including, but not limited to, reimbursement of administration fees due the administrative service organization pursuant to its contract or contracts with the Department.

(g) Contract for benefits. The Director shall by contract, self-insurance, or otherwise make available the program of health benefits for TRS benefit recipients and their TRS dependent beneficiaries that is provided for in this Section. The contract or other arrangement for the provision of these health benefits shall be on terms deemed by the Director to be in the best interest of the State of Illinois and the TRS benefit recipients based on, but not limited to, such criteria as administrative cost, service capabilities of the carrier or other contractor, and the costs of the benefits.

(g-5) Committee. A Teacher Retirement Insurance Program Committee shall be established, to consist of 10 persons appointed by the Governor.

The Committee shall convene at least 4 times each year, and shall consider and make recommendations on issues affecting the program of health benefits provided under this Section. Recommendations of the Committee shall be based on a consensus of the members of the Committee.

If the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund experiences a deficit balance based upon the contribution and subsidy rates established in this Section and Section 6.6 for Fiscal Year 2008 or thereafter, the Committee shall make recommendations for adjustments to the funding sources established under these Sections.

In addition, the Committee shall identify proposed solutions to the funding shortfalls that are affecting the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund, and it shall report those solutions to the Governor and the General Assembly within 6 months after August 15, 2011 (the effective date of Public Act 97-386).

(h) Continuation of program. It is the intention of the General Assembly that the program of health benefits provided under this Section be maintained on an ongoing, affordable basis.

The program of health benefits provided under this Section may be amended by the State and is not intended to be a pension or retirement benefit subject to protection under Article XIII, Section 5 of the Illinois Constitution.

(i) Repeal. (Blank).

(Source: P.A. 101-483, eff. 1-1-20; 102-210, eff. 7-30-21.)

Section 3-4. The Attorney General Act is amended by changing Section 4a as follows:

(15 ILCS 205/4a) (from Ch. 14, par. 4a)

Sec. 4a. Attorneys and investigators appointed by the attorney general, and on his payroll, when authorized by the attorney general or his designee, may expend such sums as the attorney general or his designee deems necessary for any one or more of the following: the purchase of items for evidence; , the advancement of fees in cases before United States courts or other State courts; , and in the payment of expert witness expenses and witness fees, including expert witness fees; or subpoena fees.

Funds for making expenditures authorized in this Section shall be advanced from funds appropriated or made available by law for the support or use of the office of attorney general or vouchers therefor signed by the attorney general or his designee. Sums so advanced may be paid to the attorney or investigator authorized to receive the advancement, or may be made payable to the ultimate recipient. Any expenditures under this Section shall be audited by the auditor general as part of any mandated audit conducted in compliance with Section 3-2 of the Illinois State Auditing Act.

(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)

Section 3-6. The Substance Use Disorder Act is amended by adding Section 5-30 as follows:

(20 ILCS 301/5-30 new)

Sec. 5-30. Substance Use Disorder Treatment Locator. Subject to appropriation, the Department of Human Services shall issue a request for proposal to establish a supplemental substance use disorder treatment locator that can compare and assess addiction treatment facilities to identify high-quality providers and provide a publicly available search function for patients, health care providers, and first responders to find substance use disorder providers. The supplemental treatment locator shall integrate with the Illinois Helpline and provide annual surveys on both providers and patient experiences that aid in identifying high-quality providers to better aid decision making for patients, health care providers, and first responders to find substance use disorder treatment.

Section 3-7. The Children and Family Services Act is amended by changing Sections 4a and 17a-4 as follows:

(20 ILCS 505/4a) (from Ch. 23, par. 5004a)

Sec. 4a. (a) To administer child abuse prevention shelters and service programs for abused and neglected children, or provide for their administration by not-for-profit corporations, community-based organizations or units of local government.

The Department is hereby designated the single State agency for planning and coordination of child abuse and neglect prevention programs and services. On or before the first Friday in October of each year, the Department shall submit to the Governor and the General Assembly a State comprehensive child abuse and neglect prevention plan. The plan shall: identify priorities, goals and objectives; identify the resources necessary to implement the plan, including estimates of resources needed to investigate or otherwise process reports of suspected child abuse or neglect and to provide necessary follow-up services for child protection, family preservation and family reunification in "indicated" cases as determined under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act; make proposals for the most effective use of existing resources to implement the plan, including recommendations for the optimum use of private, local public, State and federal resources; and propose strategies for the development of additional resources to meet the goal of reducing the incidence of child abuse and neglect and reducing the number of reports of suspected child abuse and neglect made to the Department.

(b) The administration of child abuse prevention, shelters and service programs under subsection (a) shall be funded in part by appropriations made from the Child Abuse Prevention Fund, which is hereby created in the State Treasury, and in part by appropriations from the General Revenue Fund. All interest earned on monies in the Child Abuse Prevention Fund shall remain in such fund. The Department and the State Treasurer may accept funds as provided by Sections 507 and 508 of the Illinois Income Tax Act and unsolicited private donations for deposit into the Child Abuse Prevention Fund. Annual requests for appropriations for the purpose of providing child abuse and neglect prevention programs and services under this Section shall be made in separate and distinct line-items. In setting priorities for the direction and scope of such programs, the Director shall be advised by the State-wide Citizen's Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect.

(c) (Blank). Where the Department contracts with outside agencies to operate the shelters or programs, such outside agencies may receive funding from the Department, except that the shelters must certify a 20% financial match for operating expenses of their programs. In selecting the outside agencies to administer child shelters and service programs, and in allocating funds for such agencies, the Department shall give priority to new and existing shelters or programs offering the broadest range of services to the community served.

(d) The Department shall have the power to make grants of monies to fund comprehensive community-based services to reduce the incidence of family dysfunction typified by child abuse and neglect; to diminish those factors found to increase family dysfunction; and to measure the effectiveness and costs of such services.

(e) For implementing such intergovernmental cooperation and involvement, units of local government and public and private agencies may apply for and receive federal or State funds from the Department under this Act or seek and receive gifts from local philanthropic or other private local sources in order to augment any State funds appropriated for the purposes of this Act.

(e-5) The Department may establish and maintain locally held funds to be individually known as the Youth in Care Support Fund. Moneys in these funds shall be used for purchases for the immediate needs of youth in care or for the immediate support needs of youth, families, and caregivers served by the Department. Moneys paid into funds shall be from appropriations made to the DCFS Children's Services Fund. Funds remaining in any Youth in Care Support Fund must be returned to the DCFS Children's Services Fund upon dissolution. Any warrant for payment to a vendor for the same product or service for a youth in care shall be payable to the Department to reimburse the immediate payment from the Youth in Care Support Fund.

(f) For the purposes of this Section:

(1) The terms "abused child" and "neglected child" have meanings ascribed to them in Section 3 of the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act.

(2) "Shelter" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1-3 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.

(Source: P.A. 103-259, eff. 1-1-24.)

(20 ILCS 505/17a-4) (from Ch. 23, par. 5017a-4)

Sec. 17a-4. Grants for community-based youth services; Department of Human Services.

(a) The Department of Human Services shall make grants for the purpose of planning, establishing, operating, coordinating and evaluating programs aimed at reducing or eliminating the involvement of youth in the child welfare or juvenile justice systems. The programs shall include those providing for more comprehensive and integrated community-based youth services including Unified Delinquency Intervention Services programs and for community services programs. The Department may authorize advance disbursement of funds for such youth services programs. When the appropriation for "comprehensive community-based service to youth" is equal to or exceeds $5,000,000, the Department shall allocate the total amount of such appropriated funds in the following manner:

(1) no more than 20% of the grant funds appropriated shall be awarded by the Department for new program development and innovation;

(2) not less than 80% of grant funds appropriated shall be allocated to community-based youth services programs based upon population of youth under 18 years of age and other demographic variables defined by the Department of Human Services by rule, which may include weighting for service priorities relating to special needs identified in the annual plans of the regional youth planning committees established under this Act; and

(3) if any amount so allocated under paragraph (2) of this subsection (a) remains unobligated such funds shall be reallocated in a manner equitable and consistent with the purpose of paragraph (2) of this subsection (a). ; and

(4) the local boards or local service systems shall certify prior to receipt of grant funds from the Department of Human Services that a 10% local public or private financial or in-kind commitment is allocated to supplement the State grant.

(b) Notwithstanding any provision in this Act or rules promulgated under this Act to the contrary, unless expressly prohibited by federal law or regulation, all individuals, corporations, or other entities that provide medical or mental health services, whether organized as for-profit or not-for-profit entities, shall be eligible for consideration by the Department of Human Services to participate in any program funded or administered by the Department. This subsection shall not apply to the receipt of federal funds administered and transferred by the Department for services when the federal government has specifically provided that those funds may be received only by those entities organized as not-for-profit entities.

(Source: P.A. 89-392, eff. 8-20-95; 89-507, eff. 7-1-97; 90-655, eff. 7-30-98.)

Section 3-8. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by changing Section 605-705 as follows:

(20 ILCS 605/605-705) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.6a)

Sec. 605-705. Grants to local tourism and convention bureaus.

(a) To establish a grant program for local tourism and convention bureaus. The Department will develop and implement a program for the use of funds, as authorized under this Act, by local tourism and convention bureaus. For the purposes of this Act, bureaus eligible to receive funds are those local tourism and convention bureaus that are (i) either units of local government or incorporated as not-for-profit organizations; (ii) in legal existence for a minimum of 2 years before July 1, 2001; (iii) operating with a paid, full-time staff whose sole purpose is to promote tourism in the designated service area; and (iv) affiliated with one or more municipalities or counties that support the bureau with local hotel-motel taxes. After July 1, 2001, bureaus requesting certification in order to receive funds for the first time must be local tourism and convention bureaus that are (i) either units of local government or incorporated as not-for-profit organizations; (ii) in legal existence for a minimum of 2 years before the request for certification; (iii) operating with a paid, full-time staff whose sole purpose is to promote tourism in the designated service area; and (iv) affiliated with multiple municipalities or counties that support the bureau with local hotel-motel taxes. Each bureau receiving funds under this Act will be certified by the Department as the designated recipient to serve an area of the State. Notwithstanding the criteria set forth in this subsection (a), or any rule adopted under this subsection (a), the Director of the Department may provide for the award of grant funds to one or more entities if in the Department's judgment that action is necessary in order to prevent a loss of funding critical to promoting tourism in a designated geographic area of the State.

(b) To distribute grants to local tourism and convention bureaus from appropriations made from the Local Tourism Fund for that purpose. Of the amounts appropriated annually to the Department for expenditure under this Section prior to July 1, 2011, one-third of those monies shall be used for grants to convention and tourism bureaus in cities with a population greater than 500,000. The remaining two-thirds of the annual appropriation prior to July 1, 2011 shall be used for grants to convention and tourism bureaus in the remainder of the State, in accordance with a formula based upon the population served. Of the amounts appropriated annually to the Department for expenditure under this Section beginning July 1, 2011, 18% of such moneys shall be used for grants to convention and tourism bureaus in cities with a population greater than 500,000. Of the amounts appropriated annually to the Department for expenditure under this Section beginning July 1, 2011, 82% of such moneys shall be used for grants to convention bureaus in the remainder of the State, in accordance with a formula based upon the population served. The Department may reserve up to 3% of total local tourism funds available for costs of administering the program to conduct audits of grants, to provide incentive funds to those bureaus that will conduct promotional activities designed to further the Department's statewide advertising campaign, to fund special statewide promotional activities, and to fund promotional activities that support an increased use of the State's parks or historic sites. The Department shall require that any convention and tourism bureau receiving a grant under this Section that requires matching funds shall provide matching funds equal to no less than 50% of the grant amount, except that: (1) in Fiscal Years 2021 through 2024 only, the Department shall require that any convention and tourism bureau receiving a grant under this Section that requires matching funds shall provide matching funds equal to no less than 25% of the grant amount; (2) in Fiscal Year 2025, the Department shall require that any convention and tourism bureau receiving a grant under this Section that requires matching funds shall provide matching funds equal to no less than 30% of the grant amount; and (3) in Fiscal Year 2026, the Department shall require that any convention and tourism bureau receiving a grant under this Section that requires matching funds shall provide matching funds equal to no less than 40% of the grant amount. During fiscal year 2013, the Department shall reserve $2,000,000 of the available local tourism funds for appropriation to the Historic Preservation Agency for the operation of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum and State historic sites.

To provide for the expeditious and timely implementation of the changes made by Public Act 101-636, emergency rules to implement the changes made by Public Act 101-636 may be adopted by the Department subject to the provisions of Section 5-45 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.

(Source: P.A. 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 102-699, eff. 4-19-22; 103-8, eff. 6-7-23.)

Section 3-9. The Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act is amended by changing Section 74 as follows:

(20 ILCS 1705/74)

Sec. 74. Rates and reimbursements.

(a) Within 30 days after July 6, 2017 (the effective date of Public Act 100-23), the Department shall increase rates and reimbursements to fund a minimum of a $0.75 per hour wage increase for front-line personnel, including, but not limited to, direct support professionals, aides, front-line supervisors, qualified intellectual disabilities professionals, nurses, and non-administrative support staff working in community-based provider organizations serving individuals with developmental disabilities. The Department shall adopt rules, including emergency rules under subsection (y) of Section 5-45 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, to implement the provisions of this Section.

(b) Rates and reimbursements. Within 30 days after June 4, 2018 (the effective date of Public Act 100-587), the Department shall increase rates and reimbursements to fund a minimum of a $0.50 per hour wage increase for front-line personnel, including, but not limited to, direct support professionals, aides, front-line supervisors, qualified intellectual disabilities professionals, nurses, and non-administrative support staff working in community-based provider organizations serving individuals with developmental disabilities. The Department shall adopt rules, including emergency rules under subsection (bb) of Section 5-45 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, to implement the provisions of this Section.

(c) Rates and reimbursements. Within 30 days after June 5, 2019 (the effective date of Public Act 101-10), subject to federal approval, the Department shall increase rates and reimbursements in effect on June 30, 2019 for community-based providers for persons with Developmental Disabilities by 3.5% The Department shall adopt rules, including emergency rules under subsection (jj) of Section 5-45 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, to implement the provisions of this Section, including wage increases for direct care staff.

(d) For community-based providers serving persons with intellectual/developmental disabilities, subject to federal approval of any relevant Waiver Amendment, the rates taking effect for services delivered on or after January 1, 2022, shall include an increase in the rate methodology sufficient to provide a $1.50 per hour wage increase for direct support professionals in residential settings and sufficient to provide wages for all residential non-executive direct care staff, excluding direct support professionals, at the federal Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics' average wage as defined in rule by the Department.

The establishment of and any changes to the rate methodologies for community-based services provided to persons with intellectual/developmental disabilities are subject to federal approval of any relevant Waiver Amendment and shall be defined in rule by the Department. The Department shall adopt rules, including emergency rules as authorized by Section 5-45 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, to implement the provisions of this subsection (d).

(e) For community-based providers serving persons with intellectual/developmental disabilities, subject to federal approval of any relevant Waiver Amendment, the rates taking effect for services delivered on or after January 1, 2023, shall include an increase in the rate methodology sufficient to provide a $1.00 per hour wage increase for all direct support professionals and all other frontline personnel who are not subject to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' average wage increases, who work in residential and community day services settings, with at least $0.50 of those funds to be provided as a direct increase to base wages, with the remaining $0.50 to be used flexibly for base wage increases. In addition, the rates taking effect for services delivered on or after January 1, 2023 shall include an increase sufficient to provide wages for all residential non-executive direct care staff, excluding direct support professionals, at the federal Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics' average wage as defined in rule by the Department.

The establishment of and any changes to the rate methodologies for community-based services provided to persons with intellectual/developmental disabilities are subject to federal approval of any relevant Waiver Amendment and shall be defined in rule by the Department. The Department shall adopt rules, including emergency rules as authorized by Section 5-45 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, to implement the provisions of this subsection.

(f) For community-based providers serving persons with intellectual/developmental disabilities, subject to federal approval of any relevant Waiver Amendment, the rates taking effect for services delivered on or after January 1, 2024 shall include an increase in the rate methodology sufficient to provide a $2.50 per hour wage increase for all direct support professionals and all other frontline personnel who are not subject to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' average wage increases and who work in residential and community day services settings. At least $1.25 of the per hour wage increase shall be provided as a direct increase to base wages, and the remaining $1.25 of the per hour wage increase shall be used flexibly for base wage increases. In addition, the rates taking effect for services delivered on or after January 1, 2024 shall include an increase sufficient to provide wages for all residential non-executive direct care staff, excluding direct support professionals, at the federal Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics' average wage as defined in rule by the Department.

The establishment of and any changes to the rate methodologies for community-based services provided to persons with intellectual/developmental disabilities are subject to federal approval of any relevant Waiver Amendment and shall be defined in rule by the Department. The Department shall adopt rules, including emergency rules as authorized by Section 5-45 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, to implement the provisions of this subsection.

(g) For community-based providers serving persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities, subject to federal approval of any relevant Waiver Amendment, the rates taking effect for services delivered on or after January 1, 2025 shall include an increase in the rate methodology sufficient to provide a $1 per hour wage rate increase for all direct support personnel and all other frontline personnel who are not subject to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' average wage increases and who work in residential and community day services settings, with at least $0.75 of those funds to be provided as a direct increase to base wages and the remaining $0.25 to be used flexibly for base wage increases. These increases shall not be used by community-based providers for operational or administrative expenses. In addition, the rates taking effect for services delivered on or after January 1, 2025 shall include an increase sufficient to provide wages for all residential non-executive direct care staff, excluding direct support personnel, at the federal Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics' average wage as defined by rule by the Department. For services delivered on or after January 1, 2025, the rates shall include adjustments to employment-related expenses as defined by rule by the Department.

The establishment of and any changes to the rate methodologies for community-based services provided to persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities are subject to federal approval of any relevant Waiver Amendment and shall be defined in rule by the Department. The Department shall adopt rules, including emergency rules as authorized by Section 5-45 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, to implement the provisions of this subsection.

(Source: P.A. 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 102-699, eff. 4-19-22; 102-830, eff. 1-1-23; 103-8, eff. 6-7-23; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23.)

Section 3-10. The Governor's Office of Management and Budget Act is amended by adding Section 7.4 as follows:

(20 ILCS 3005/7.4 new)

Sec. 7.4. Monthly revenues reporting. No later than the 15th day following the end of each month, the Office shall prepare and publish a written report including, at a minimum, the following information:

(1) year-to-date general funds revenues as compared to anticipated revenues;

(2) year-to-date general funds expenditures as compared to the then current fiscal year budget as enacted; and

(3) any transfers between budget lines pursuant to Section 13.2 of the State Finance Act exceeding 2%.

Section 3-11. The Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act is amended by changing Section 5 as follows:

(20 ILCS 3305/5) (from Ch. 127, par. 1055)

Sec. 5. Illinois Emergency Management Agency.

(a) There is created within the executive branch of the State Government an Illinois Emergency Management Agency and a Director of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency, herein called the "Director" who shall be the head thereof. The Director shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall serve for a term of 2 years beginning on the third Monday in January of the odd-numbered year, and until a successor is appointed and has qualified; except that the term of the first Director appointed under this Act shall expire on the third Monday in January, 1989. The Director shall not hold any other remunerative public office. For terms beginning after January 18, 2019 (the effective date of Public Act 100-1179) and before January 16, 2023, the annual salary of the Director shall be as provided in Section 5-300 of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for terms beginning on or after January 16, 2023, the Director shall receive an annual salary of $180,000 or as set by the Governor, whichever is higher. On July 1, 2023, and on each July 1 thereafter, the Director shall receive an increase in salary based on a cost of living adjustment as authorized by Senate Joint Resolution 192 of the 86th General Assembly.

For terms beginning on or after January 16, 2023, the Assistant Director of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency shall receive an annual salary of $156,600 or as set by the Governor, whichever is higher. On July 1, 2023, and on each July 1 thereafter, the Assistant Director shall receive an increase in salary based on a cost of living adjustment as authorized by Senate Joint Resolution 192 of the 86th General Assembly.

(b) The Illinois Emergency Management Agency shall obtain, under the provisions of the Personnel Code, technical, clerical, stenographic and other administrative personnel, and may make expenditures within the appropriation therefor as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act. The agency created by this Act is intended to be a successor to the agency created under the Illinois Emergency Services and Disaster Agency Act of 1975 and the personnel, equipment, records, and appropriations of that agency are transferred to the successor agency as of June 30, 1988 (the effective date of this Act).

(c) The Director, subject to the direction and control of the Governor, shall be the executive head of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and the State Emergency Response Commission and shall be responsible under the direction of the Governor, for carrying out the program for emergency management of this State. The Director shall also maintain liaison and cooperate with the emergency management organizations of this State and other states and of the federal government.

(d) The Illinois Emergency Management Agency shall take an integral part in the development and revision of political subdivision emergency operations plans prepared under paragraph (f) of Section 10. To this end it shall employ or otherwise secure the services of professional and technical personnel capable of providing expert assistance to the emergency services and disaster agencies. These personnel shall consult with emergency services and disaster agencies on a regular basis and shall make field examinations of the areas, circumstances, and conditions that particular political subdivision emergency operations plans are intended to apply.

(e) The Illinois Emergency Management Agency and political subdivisions shall be encouraged to form an emergency management advisory committee composed of private and public personnel representing the emergency management phases of mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. The Local Emergency Planning Committee, as created under the Illinois Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act, shall serve as an advisory committee to the emergency services and disaster agency or agencies serving within the boundaries of that Local Emergency Planning Committee planning district for:

(1) the development of emergency operations plan provisions for hazardous chemical emergencies; and

(2) the assessment of emergency response capabilities related to hazardous chemical emergencies.

(f) The Illinois Emergency Management Agency shall:

(1) Coordinate the overall emergency management program of the State.

(2) Cooperate with local governments, the federal government, and any public or private agency or entity in achieving any purpose of this Act and in implementing emergency management programs for mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery.

(2.5) Develop a comprehensive emergency preparedness and response plan for any nuclear accident in accordance with Section 65 of the Nuclear Safety Law of 2004 and in development of the Illinois Nuclear Safety Preparedness program in accordance with Section 8 of the Illinois Nuclear Safety Preparedness Act.

(2.6) Coordinate with the Department of Public Health with respect to planning for and responding to public health emergencies.

(3) Prepare, for issuance by the Governor, executive orders, proclamations, and regulations as necessary or appropriate in coping with disasters.

(4) Promulgate rules and requirements for political subdivision emergency operations plans that are not inconsistent with and are at least as stringent as applicable federal laws and regulations.

(5) Review and approve, in accordance with Illinois Emergency Management Agency rules, emergency operations plans for those political subdivisions required to have an emergency services and disaster agency pursuant to this Act.

(5.5) Promulgate rules and requirements for the political subdivision emergency management exercises, including, but not limited to, exercises of the emergency operations plans.

(5.10) Review, evaluate, and approve, in accordance with Illinois Emergency Management Agency rules, political subdivision emergency management exercises for those political subdivisions required to have an emergency services and disaster agency pursuant to this Act.

(6) Determine requirements of the State and its political subdivisions for food, clothing, and other necessities in event of a disaster.

(7) Establish a register of persons with types of emergency management training and skills in mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery.

(8) Establish a register of government and private response resources available for use in a disaster.

(9) Expand the Earthquake Awareness Program and its efforts to distribute earthquake preparedness materials to schools, political subdivisions, community groups, civic organizations, and the media. Emphasis will be placed on those areas of the State most at risk from an earthquake. Maintain the list of all school districts, hospitals, airports, power plants, including nuclear power plants, lakes, dams, emergency response facilities of all types, and all other major public or private structures which are at the greatest risk of damage from earthquakes under circumstances where the damage would cause subsequent harm to the surrounding communities and residents.

(10) Disseminate all information, completely and without delay, on water levels for rivers and streams and any other data pertaining to potential flooding supplied by the Division of Water Resources within the Department of Natural Resources to all political subdivisions to the maximum extent possible.

(11) Develop agreements, if feasible, with medical supply and equipment firms to supply resources as are necessary to respond to an earthquake or any other disaster as defined in this Act. These resources will be made available upon notifying the vendor of the disaster. Payment for the resources will be in accordance with Section 7 of this Act. The Illinois Department of Public Health shall determine which resources will be required and requested.

(11.5) In coordination with the Illinois State Police, develop and implement a community outreach program to promote awareness among the State's parents and children of child abduction prevention and response.

(12) Out of funds appropriated for these purposes, award capital and non-capital grants to Illinois hospitals or health care facilities located outside of a city with a population in excess of 1,000,000 to be used for purposes that include, but are not limited to, preparing to respond to mass casualties and disasters, maintaining and improving patient safety and quality of care, and protecting the confidentiality of patient information. No single grant for a capital expenditure shall exceed $300,000. No single grant for a non-capital expenditure shall exceed $100,000. In awarding such grants, preference shall be given to hospitals that serve a significant number of Medicaid recipients, but do not qualify for disproportionate share hospital adjustment payments under the Illinois Public Aid Code. To receive such a grant, a hospital or health care facility must provide funding of at least 50% of the cost of the project for which the grant is being requested. In awarding such grants the Illinois Emergency Management Agency shall consider the recommendations of the Illinois Hospital Association.

(13) Do all other things necessary, incidental or appropriate for the implementation of this Act.

(g) The Illinois Emergency Management Agency is authorized to make grants to various higher education institutions, public K-12 school districts, area vocational centers as designated by the State Board of Education, inter-district special education cooperatives, regional safe schools, and nonpublic K-12 schools for safety and security improvements. For the purpose of this subsection (g), "higher education institution" means a public university, a public community college, or an independent, not-for-profit or for-profit higher education institution located in this State. Grants made under this subsection (g) shall be paid out of moneys appropriated for that purpose from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. The Illinois Emergency Management Agency shall adopt rules to implement this subsection (g). These rules may specify: (i) the manner of applying for grants; (ii) project eligibility requirements; (iii) restrictions on the use of grant moneys; (iv) the manner in which the various higher education institutions must account for the use of grant moneys; and (v) any other provision that the Illinois Emergency Management Agency determines to be necessary or useful for the administration of this subsection (g).

(g-5) The Illinois Emergency Management Agency is authorized to make grants to not-for-profit organizations which are exempt from federal income taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the Federal Internal Revenue Code for eligible security improvements that assist the organization in preventing, preparing for, or responding to threats, attacks, or acts of terrorism. To be eligible for a grant under the program, the Agency must determine that the organization is at a high risk of being subject to threats, attacks, or acts of terrorism based on the organization's profile, ideology, mission, or beliefs. Eligible security improvements shall include all eligible preparedness activities under the federal Nonprofit Security Grant Program, including, but not limited to, physical security upgrades, security training exercises, preparedness training exercises, contracting with security personnel, and any other security upgrades deemed eligible by the Director. Eligible security improvements shall not duplicate, in part or in whole, a project included under any awarded federal grant or in a pending federal application. The Director shall establish procedures and forms by which applicants may apply for a grant and procedures for distributing grants to recipients. Any security improvements awarded shall remain at the physical property listed in the grant application, unless authorized by Agency rule or approved by the Agency in writing. The procedures shall require each applicant to do the following:

(1) identify and substantiate prior or current threats, attacks, or acts of terrorism against the not-for-profit organization;

(2) indicate the symbolic or strategic value of one or more sites that renders the site a possible target of a threat, attack, or act of terrorism;

(3) discuss potential consequences to the organization if the site is damaged, destroyed, or disrupted by a threat, attack, or act of terrorism;

(4) describe how the grant will be used to integrate organizational preparedness with broader State and local preparedness efforts, as described by the Agency in each Notice of Opportunity for Funding;

(5) submit (i) a vulnerability assessment conducted by experienced security, law enforcement, or military personnel, or conducted using an Agency-approved or federal Nonprofit Security Grant Program self-assessment tool, and (ii) a description of how the grant award will be used to address the vulnerabilities identified in the assessment; and

(6) submit any other relevant information as may be required by the Director.

The Agency is authorized to use funds appropriated for the grant program described in this subsection (g-5) to administer the program. Any Agency Notice of Opportunity for Funding, proposed or final rulemaking, guidance, training opportunity, or other resource related to the grant program must be published on the Agency's publicly available website, and any announcements related to funding shall be shared with all State legislative offices, the Governor's office, emergency services and disaster agencies mandated or required pursuant to subsections (b) through (d) of Section 10, and any other State agencies as determined by the Agency. Subject to appropriation, the grant application period shall be open for no less than 45 calendar days during the first application cycle each fiscal year, unless the Agency determines that a shorter period is necessary to avoid conflicts with the annual federal Nonprofit Security Grant Program funding cycle. Additional application cycles may be conducted during the same fiscal year, subject to availability of funds. Upon request, Agency staff shall provide reasonable assistance to any applicant in completing a grant application or meeting a post-award requirement.

In addition to any advance payment rules or procedures adopted by the Agency, the Agency shall adopt rules or procedures by which grantees under this subsection (g-5) may receive a working capital advance of initial start-up costs and up to 2 months of program expenses, not to exceed 25% of the total award amount, if, during the application process, the grantee demonstrates a need for funds to commence a project. The remaining funds must be paid through reimbursement after the grantee presents sufficient supporting documentation of expenditures for eligible activities.

(h) Except as provided in Section 17.5 of this Act, any moneys received by the Agency from donations or sponsorships unrelated to a disaster shall be deposited in the Emergency Planning and Training Fund and used by the Agency, subject to appropriation, to effectuate planning and training activities. Any moneys received by the Agency from donations during a disaster and intended for disaster response or recovery shall be deposited into the Disaster Response and Recovery Fund and used for disaster response and recovery pursuant to the Disaster Relief Act.

(i) The Illinois Emergency Management Agency may by rule assess and collect reasonable fees for attendance at Agency-sponsored conferences to enable the Agency to carry out the requirements of this Act. Any moneys received under this subsection shall be deposited in the Emergency Planning and Training Fund and used by the Agency, subject to appropriation, for planning and training activities.

(j) The Illinois Emergency Management Agency is authorized to make grants to other State agencies, public universities, units of local government, and statewide mutual aid organizations to enhance statewide emergency preparedness and response.

(Source: P.A. 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-1115, eff. 1-9-23; 103-418, eff. 1-1-24.)

Section 3-15. The State Finance Act is amended by changing Section 6z-129 as follows:

(30 ILCS 105/6z-129)

Sec. 6z-129. Horse Racing Purse Equity Fund. The Horse Racing Purse Equity Fund is a nonappropriated trust fund held outside of the State treasury. Within 30 calendar days after funds are deposited in the Horse Racing Purse Equity Fund and the applicable grant agreement is executed, whichever is later, the Department of Agriculture shall transfer the entire balance in the Fund to the organization licensees that hold purse moneys that support each of the legally recognized horsemen's associations that have contracted with an organization licensee over the immediately preceding 3 calendar years under subsection (d) of Section 29 of the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975. The 2024 2023 division of such fund balance among the qualifying purse accounts shall be pursuant to the 2021 agreement of the involved horsemen associations with 45% being allocated to the thoroughbred purse account at a racetrack located in Stickney Township in Cook County, 30% being allocated to the harness purse account at a racetrack located in Stickney Township in Cook County, and 25% being allocated to the thoroughbred purse account at a racetrack located in Madison County. Transfers may be made to an organization licensee that has one or more executed grant agreements while the other organization licensee awaits finalization and execution of its grant agreement or agreements. All funds transferred to purse accounts pursuant to this Section shall be for the sole purpose of augmenting future purses during State fiscal year 2025 2024. For purposes of this Section, a legally recognized horsemen association is that horsemen association representing the largest number of owners, trainers, jockeys or Standardbred drivers who race horses at an Illinois organization licensee and that enter into agreements with Illinois organization licenses to govern the racing meet and that also provide required consents pursuant to the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975.

(Source: P.A. 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 103-8, eff. 7-1-23.)

Section 3-22. The Illinois Pension Code is amended by changing Sections 16-150.1 and 17-149, as follows:

(40 ILCS 5/16-150.1)

Sec. 16-150.1. Return to teaching in subject shortage area.

(a) As used in this Section, "eligible employment" means employment beginning on or after July 1, 2003 and ending no later than June 30, 2027 2024, in a subject shortage area at a qualified school, in a position requiring certification under the law governing the certification of teachers.

As used in this Section, "qualified school" means a public elementary or secondary school that meets all of the following requirements:

(1) At the time of hiring a retired teacher under this Section, the school is experiencing a shortage of teachers in the subject shortage area for which the teacher is hired.

(2) The school district to which the school belongs has complied with the requirements of subsection (e), and the regional superintendent has certified that compliance to the System.

(3) If the school district to which the school belongs provides group health benefits for its teachers generally, substantially similar health benefits are made available for teachers participating in the program under this Section, without any limitations based on pre-existing conditions.

(b) An annuitant receiving a retirement annuity under this Article (other than a disability retirement annuity) may engage in eligible employment at a qualified school without impairing his or her retirement status or retirement annuity, subject to the following conditions:

(1) the eligible employment does not begin within the school year during which service was terminated;

(2) the annuitant has not received any early retirement incentive under Section 16-133.3, 16-133.4, or 16-133.5;

(3) if the annuitant retired before age 60 and with less than 34 years of service, the eligible employment does not begin within the year following the effective date of the retirement annuity;

(4) if the annuitant retired at age 60 or above or with 34 or more years of service, the eligible employment does not begin within the 90 days following the effective date of the retirement annuity; and

(5) before the eligible employment begins, the employer notifies the System in writing of the annuitant's desire to participate in the program established under this Section.

(c) An annuitant engaged in eligible employment in accordance with subsection (b) shall be deemed a participant in the program established under this Section for so long as he or she remains employed in eligible employment.

(d) A participant in the program established under this Section continues to be a retirement annuitant, rather than an active teacher, for all of the purposes of this Code, but shall be deemed an active teacher for other purposes, such as inclusion in a collective bargaining unit, eligibility for group health benefits, and compliance with the laws governing the employment, regulation, certification, treatment, and conduct of teachers.

With respect to an annuitant's eligible employment under this Section, neither employee nor employer contributions shall be made to the System and no additional service credit shall be earned. Eligible employment does not affect the annuitant's final average salary or the amount of the retirement annuity.

(e) Before hiring a teacher under this Section, the school district to which the school belongs must do the following:

(1) If the school district to which the school belongs has honorably dismissed, within the calendar year preceding the beginning of the school term for which it seeks to employ a retired teacher under the program established in this Section, any teachers who are legally qualified to hold positions in the subject shortage area and have not yet begun to receive their retirement annuities under this Article, the vacant positions must first be tendered to those teachers.

(2) For a period of at least 90 days during the 6 months preceding the beginning of either the fall or spring term for which it seeks to employ a retired teacher under the program established in this Section, the school district must, on an ongoing basis, (i) advertise its vacancies in the subject shortage area in employment bulletins published by college and university placement offices located near the school; (ii) search for teachers legally qualified to fill those vacancies through the Illinois Education Job Bank; and (iii) post all vacancies on the school district's website and list the vacancy in an online job portal or database.

A school district replacing a teacher who is unable to continue employment with the school district because of documented illness, injury, or disability that occurred after being hired by a school district under this Section shall be exempt from the provisions of paragraph (2) for 90 school days. However, the school district must on an ongoing basis comply with items (i), (ii), and (iii) of paragraph (2).

The school district must submit documentation of its compliance with this subsection to the regional superintendent. Upon receiving satisfactory documentation from the school district, the regional superintendent shall certify the district's compliance with this subsection to the System.

(f) This Section applies without regard to whether the annuitant was in service on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly.

(Source: P.A. 101-49, eff. 7-12-19; 102-440, eff. 8-20-21.)

(40 ILCS 5/17-149) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 17-149)

Sec. 17-149. Cancellation of pensions.

(a) If any person receiving a disability retirement pension from the Fund is re-employed as a teacher by an Employer, the pension shall be cancelled on the date the re-employment begins, or on the first day of a payroll period for which service credit was validated, whichever is earlier.

(b) If any person receiving a service retirement pension from the Fund is re-employed as a teacher on a permanent or annual basis by an Employer, the pension shall be cancelled on the date the re-employment begins, or on the first day of a payroll period for which service credit was validated, whichever is earlier. However, subject to the limitations and requirements of subsection (c-5), (c-6), (c-7), or (c-10), the pension shall not be cancelled in the case of a service retirement pensioner who is re-employed on a temporary and non-annual basis or on an hourly basis.

(c) If the date of re-employment on a permanent or annual basis occurs within 5 school months after the date of previous retirement, exclusive of any vacation period, the member shall be deemed to have been out of service only temporarily and not permanently retired. Such person shall be entitled to pension payments for the time he could have been employed as a teacher and received salary, but shall not be entitled to pension for or during the summer vacation prior to his return to service.

When the member again retires on pension, the time of service and the money contributed by him during re-employment shall be added to the time and money previously credited. Such person must acquire 3 consecutive years of additional contributing service before he may retire again on a pension at a rate and under conditions other than those in force or attained at the time of his previous retirement.

(c-5) For school years beginning on or after July 1, 2019 and before July 1, 2022, the service retirement pension shall not be cancelled in the case of a service retirement pensioner who is re-employed as a teacher on a temporary and non-annual basis or on an hourly basis, so long as the person (1) does not work as a teacher for compensation on more than 120 days in a school year or (2) does not accept gross compensation for the re-employment in a school year in excess of (i) $30,000 or (ii) in the case of a person who retires with at least 5 years of service as a principal, an amount that is equal to the daily rate normally paid to retired principals multiplied by 100. These limitations apply only to school years that begin on or after July 1, 2019 and before July 1, 2022. Such re-employment does not require contributions, result in service credit, or constitute active membership in the Fund.

The service retirement pension shall not be cancelled in the case of a service retirement pensioner who is re-employed as a teacher on a temporary and non-annual basis or on an hourly basis, so long as the person (1) does not work as a teacher for compensation on more than 100 days in a school year or (2) does not accept gross compensation for the re-employment in a school year in excess of (i) $30,000 or (ii) in the case of a person who retires with at least 5 years of service as a principal, an amount that is equal to the daily rate normally paid to retired principals multiplied by 100. These limitations apply only to school years that begin on or after August 8, 2012 (the effective date of Public Act 97-912) and before July 1, 2019. Such re-employment does not require contributions, result in service credit, or constitute active membership in the Fund.

Notwithstanding the 120-day limit set forth in item (1) of this subsection (c-5), the service retirement pension shall not be cancelled in the case of a service retirement pensioner who teaches only driver education courses after regular school hours and does not teach any other subject area, so long as the person does not work as a teacher for compensation for more than 900 hours in a school year. The $30,000 limit set forth in subitem (i) of item (2) of this subsection (c-5) shall apply to a service retirement pensioner who teaches only driver education courses after regular school hours and does not teach any other subject area.

To be eligible for such re-employment without cancellation of pension, the pensioner must notify the Fund and the Board of Education of his or her intention to accept re-employment under this subsection (c-5) before beginning that re-employment (or if the re-employment began before August 8, 2012 (the effective date of Public Act 97-912), then within 30 days after that effective date).

An Employer must certify to the Fund the temporary and non-annual or hourly status and the compensation of each pensioner re-employed under this subsection at least quarterly, and when the pensioner is approaching the earnings limitation under this subsection.

If the pensioner works more than 100 days or accepts excess gross compensation for such re-employment in any school year that begins on or after August 8, 2012 (the effective date of Public Act 97-912), the service retirement pension shall thereupon be cancelled.

If the pensioner who only teaches drivers education courses after regular school hours works more than 900 hours or accepts excess gross compensation for such re-employment in any school year that begins on or after August 12, 2016 (the effective date of Public Act 99-786), the service retirement pension shall thereupon be cancelled.

If the pensioner works more than 120 days or accepts excess gross compensation for such re-employment in any school year that begins on or after July 1, 2019, the service retirement pension shall thereupon be cancelled.

The Board of the Fund shall adopt rules for the implementation and administration of this subsection.

(c-6) For school years beginning on or after July 1, 2022 and before July 1, 2027 2024, the service retirement pension shall not be cancelled in the case of a service retirement pensioner who is re-employed as a teacher or an administrator on a temporary and non-annual basis or on an hourly basis, so long as the person does not work as a teacher or an administrator for compensation on more than 140 days in a school year. Such re-employment does not require contributions, result in service credit, or constitute active membership in the Fund.

(c-7) For school years beginning on or after July 1, 2027 2024, the service retirement pension shall not be cancelled in the case of a service retirement pensioner who is re-employed as a teacher or an administrator on a temporary and non-annual basis or on an hourly basis, so long as the person does not work as a teacher or an administrator for compensation on more than 120 days in a school year. Such re-employment does not require contributions, result in service credit, or constitute active membership in the Fund.

(c-10) Until June 30, 2027 2024, the service retirement pension of a service retirement pensioner shall not be cancelled if the service retirement pensioner is employed in a subject shortage area and the Employer that is employing the service retirement pensioner meets the following requirements:

(1) If the Employer has honorably dismissed, within the calendar year preceding the beginning of the school term for which it seeks to employ a service retirement pensioner under this subsection, any teachers who are legally qualified to hold positions in the subject shortage area and have not yet begun to receive their service retirement pensions under this Article, the vacant positions must first be tendered to those teachers.

(2) For a period of at least 90 days during the 6 months preceding the beginning of either the fall or spring term for which it seeks to employ a service retirement pensioner under this subsection, the Employer must, on an ongoing basis, (i) advertise its vacancies in the subject shortage area in employment bulletins published by college and university placement offices located near the school; (ii) search for teachers legally qualified to fill those vacancies through the Illinois Education Job Bank; and (iii) post all vacancies on the Employer's website and list the vacancy in an online job portal or database.

An Employer of a teacher who is unable to continue employment with the Employer because of documented illness, injury, or disability that occurred after being hired by the Employer under this subsection is exempt from the provisions of paragraph (2) for 90 school days. However, the Employer must on an ongoing basis comply with items (i), (ii), and (iii) of paragraph (2).

The Employer must submit documentation of its compliance with this subsection to the regional superintendent. Upon receiving satisfactory documentation from the Employer, the regional superintendent shall certify the Employer's compliance with this subsection to the Fund.

(d) Notwithstanding Sections 1-103.1 and 17-157, the changes to this Section made by Public Act 90-32 apply without regard to whether termination of service occurred before the effective date of that Act and apply retroactively to August 23, 1989.

Notwithstanding Sections 1-103.1 and 17-157, the changes to this Section and Section 17-106 made by Public Act 92-599 apply without regard to whether termination of service occurred before June 28, 2002 (the effective date of Public Act 92-599).

Notwithstanding Sections 1-103.1 and 17-157, the changes to this Section made by Public Act 97-912 apply without regard to whether termination of service occurred before August 8, 2012 (the effective date of Public Act 97-912).

(Source: P.A. 102-1013, eff. 5-27-22; 102-1090, eff. 6-10-22; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23.)

Section 3-25. The Law Enforcement Camera Grant Act is amended by changing Section 10 as follows:

(50 ILCS 707/10)

Sec. 10. Law Enforcement Camera Grant Fund; creation, rules.

(a) The Law Enforcement Camera Grant Fund is created as a special fund in the State treasury. From appropriations to the Board from the Fund, the Board must make grants to units of local government in Illinois and Illinois public universities for the purpose of (1) purchasing or leasing in-car video cameras for use in law enforcement vehicles, (2) purchasing or leasing officer-worn body cameras and associated technology for law enforcement officers, and (3) training for law enforcement officers in the operation of the cameras. Grants under this Section may be used to offset data storage and related licensing costs for officer-worn body cameras. For the purposes of this Section, "purchasing or leasing" includes providing funding to units of local government in advance that can be used to obtain this equipment rather than only for reimbursement of purchased equipment.

Moneys received for the purposes of this Section, including, without limitation, fee receipts and gifts, grants, and awards from any public or private entity, must be deposited into the Fund. Any interest earned on moneys in the Fund must be deposited into the Fund.

(b) The Board may set requirements for the distribution of grant moneys and determine which law enforcement agencies are eligible.

(b-5) The Board shall consider compliance with the Uniform Crime Reporting Act as a factor in awarding grant moneys.

(c) (Blank).

(d) (Blank).

(e) (Blank).

(f) (Blank).

(g) (Blank).

(h) (Blank).

(Source: P.A. 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 102-1104, eff. 12-6-22.)

Section 3-27. The Illinois Library System Act is amended by changing Section 8 as follows:

(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 libraries and library systems. Libraries, in order to be eligible for grants under this Section, must be members of a library system.

(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 $17.50 per capita in property tax revenue from property taxes for Fiscal Year 2025 (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 $17.50 per capita for grants made in Fiscal Year 2025 $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 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 $17.50 per capita in property tax revenue from property taxes for the Fiscal Year 2025 (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 $17.50 per capita for grants made in Fiscal Year 2025 $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 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 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 3-30. The School Code is amended by changing Section 29-5 as follows:

(105 ILCS 5/29-5) (from Ch. 122, par. 29-5)

Sec. 29-5. Reimbursement by State for transportation. Any school district or State-authorized charter school, maintaining a school, transporting resident pupils to another school district's vocational program, offered through a joint agreement approved by the State Board of Education, as provided in Section 10-22.22 or transporting its resident pupils to a school which meets the standards for recognition as established by the State Board of Education which provides transportation meeting the standards of safety, comfort, convenience, efficiency and operation prescribed by the State Board of Education for resident pupils in kindergarten or any of grades 1 through 12 who: (a) reside at least 1 1/2 miles as measured by the customary route of travel, from the school attended; or (b) reside in areas where conditions are such that walking constitutes a hazard to the safety of the child when determined under Section 29-3; and (c) are transported to the school attended from pick-up points at the beginning of the school day and back again at the close of the school day or transported to and from their assigned attendance centers during the school day, shall be reimbursed by the State as hereinafter provided in this Section.

The State will pay the prorated allowable cost of transporting eligible pupils less the real equalized assessed valuation as computed under paragraph (3) of subsection (d) of Section 18-8.15 in a dual school district maintaining secondary grades 9 to 12 inclusive times a qualifying rate of .05%; in elementary school districts maintaining grades K to 8 times a qualifying rate of .06%; and in unit districts maintaining grades K to 12, including partial elementary unit districts formed pursuant to Article 11E, times a qualifying rate of .07%. For a State-authorized charter school, the State shall pay the prorated allowable cost of transporting eligible pupils less a real equalized assessed valuation calculated pursuant to this Section times a qualifying rate. For purposes of calculating the real equalized assessed valuation for a State-authorized charter school whose resident district is not a school district organized under Article 34 of this Code, the State Board of Education shall calculate the average of the number of students in grades kindergarten through 12 reported as enrolled in the charter school in the State Board's Student Information System on October 1 and March 1 of the immediately preceding school year. That value shall be divided by the average of the number of students in grades kindergarten through 12 reported as enrolled in the charter school's resident district on October 1 and March 1 of the immediately preceding school year. That proportion shall be multiplied by the real equalized assessed valuation as computed under paragraph (3) of subsection (d) of Section 18-8.15 for each State-authorized charter school's applicable resident district. A State-authorized charter school whose resident district is organized under Article 34 of this Code shall have a real equalized assessed valuation equal to the real equalized assessed valuation of its resident district as computed under paragraph (3) of subsection (d) of Section 18-8.15. A State-authorized charter school's qualifying rate shall be the same as the rate that applies to the charter school's resident district.

To be eligible to receive reimbursement in excess of 4/5 of the cost to transport eligible pupils, a school district or partial elementary unit district formed pursuant to Article 11E shall have a Transportation Fund tax rate of at least .12%. The Transportation Fund tax rate for a partial elementary unit district formed pursuant Article 11E shall be the combined elementary and high school rates pursuant to paragraph (4) of subsection (a) of Section 18-8.15.

If a school district or partial elementary unit district formed pursuant to Article 11E does not have a .12% Transportation Fund tax rate, the amount of its claim in excess of 4/5 of the cost of transporting pupils shall be reduced by the sum arrived at by subtracting the Transportation Fund tax rate from .12% and multiplying that amount by the district's real equalized assessed valuation as computed under paragraph (3) of subsection (d) of Section 18-8.15, provided that in no case shall said reduction result in reimbursement of less than 4/5 of the cost to transport eligible pupils. No such adjustment may be applied to a claim filed by a State-authorized charter school.

Subject to the calculation of equalized assessed valuation, an adjustment for an insufficient tax rate, and the use of a qualifying rate as provided in this Section, a State-authorized charter school may make a claim for reimbursement by the State that is calculated in the same manner as a school district.

The minimum amount to be received by a district is $16 times the number of eligible pupils transported.

When calculating the reimbursement for transportation costs, the State Board of Education may not deduct the number of pupils enrolled in early education programs from the number of pupils eligible for reimbursement if the pupils enrolled in the early education programs are transported at the same time as other eligible pupils.

Any such district transporting resident pupils during the school day to an area vocational school or another school district's vocational program more than 1 1/2 miles from the school attended, as provided in Sections 10-22.20a and 10-22.22, shall be reimbursed by the State for 4/5 of the cost of transporting eligible pupils.

School day means that period of time during which the pupil is required to be in attendance for instructional purposes.

If a pupil is at a location within the school district other than his residence for child care purposes at the time for transportation to school, that location may be considered for purposes of determining the 1 1/2 miles from the school attended.

Claims for reimbursement that include children who attend any school other than a public school shall show the number of such children transported.

Claims for reimbursement under this Section shall not be paid for the transportation of pupils for whom transportation costs are claimed for payment under other Sections of this Act.

The allowable direct cost of transporting pupils for regular, vocational, and special education pupil transportation shall be limited to the sum of the cost of physical examinations required for employment as a school bus driver; the salaries of full-time or part-time drivers and school bus maintenance personnel; employee benefits excluding Illinois municipal retirement payments, social security payments, unemployment insurance payments and workers' compensation insurance premiums; expenditures to independent carriers who operate school buses; payments to other school districts for pupil transportation services; pre-approved contractual expenditures for computerized bus scheduling; expenditures for housing assistance and homeless prevention under Sections 1-17 and 1-18 of the Education for Homeless Children Act that are not in excess of the school district's actual costs for providing transportation services and are not otherwise claimed in another State or federal grant that permits those costs to a parent, a legal guardian, any other person who enrolled a pupil, or a homeless assistance agency that is part of the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act's continuum of care for the area in which the district is located; the cost of gasoline, oil, tires, and other supplies necessary for the operation of school buses; the cost of converting buses' gasoline engines to more fuel efficient engines or to engines which use alternative energy sources; the cost of travel to meetings and workshops conducted by the regional superintendent or the State Superintendent of Education pursuant to the standards established by the Secretary of State under Section 6-106 of the Illinois Vehicle Code to improve the driving skills of school bus drivers; the cost of maintenance of school buses including parts and materials used; expenditures for leasing transportation vehicles, except interest and service charges; the cost of insurance and licenses for transportation vehicles; expenditures for the rental of transportation equipment; plus a depreciation allowance of 20% for 5 years for school buses and vehicles approved for transporting pupils to and from school and a depreciation allowance of 10% for 10 years for other transportation equipment so used. Each school year, if a school district has made expenditures to the Regional Transportation Authority or any of its service boards, a mass transit district, or an urban transportation district under an intergovernmental agreement with the district to provide for the transportation of pupils and if the public transit carrier received direct payment for services or passes from a school district within its service area during the 2000-2001 school year, then the allowable direct cost of transporting pupils for regular, vocational, and special education pupil transportation shall also include the expenditures that the district has made to the public transit carrier. In addition to the above allowable costs, school districts shall also claim all transportation supervisory salary costs, including Illinois municipal retirement payments, and all transportation related building and building maintenance costs without limitation.

Special education allowable costs shall also include expenditures for the salaries of attendants or aides for that portion of the time they assist special education pupils while in transit and expenditures for parents and public carriers for transporting special education pupils when pre-approved by the State Superintendent of Education.

Indirect costs shall be included in the reimbursement claim for districts which own and operate their own school buses. Such indirect costs shall include administrative costs, or any costs attributable to transporting pupils from their attendance centers to another school building for instructional purposes. No school district which owns and operates its own school buses may claim reimbursement for indirect costs which exceed 5% of the total allowable direct costs for pupil transportation.

The State Board of Education shall prescribe uniform regulations for determining the above standards and shall prescribe forms of cost accounting and standards of determining reasonable depreciation. Such depreciation shall include the cost of equipping school buses with the safety features required by law or by the rules, regulations and standards promulgated by the State Board of Education, and the Department of Transportation for the safety and construction of school buses provided, however, any equipment cost reimbursed by the Department of Transportation for equipping school buses with such safety equipment shall be deducted from the allowable cost in the computation of reimbursement under this Section in the same percentage as the cost of the equipment is depreciated.

On or before August 15, annually, the chief school administrator for the district shall certify to the State Superintendent of Education the district's claim for reimbursement for the school year ending on June 30 next preceding. The State Superintendent of Education shall check and approve the claims and prepare the vouchers showing the amounts due for district reimbursement claims. Each fiscal year, the State Superintendent of Education shall prepare and transmit the first 3 vouchers to the Comptroller on the 30th day of September, December and March, respectively, and the final voucher, no later than June 20.

If the amount appropriated for transportation reimbursement is insufficient to fund total claims for any fiscal year, the State Board of Education shall reduce each school district's allowable costs and flat grant amount proportionately to make total adjusted claims equal the total amount appropriated.

For purposes of calculating claims for reimbursement under this Section for any school year beginning July 1, 2016, the equalized assessed valuation for a school district or partial elementary unit district formed pursuant to Article 11E used to compute reimbursement shall be the real equalized assessed valuation as computed under paragraph (3) of subsection (d) of Section 18-8.15.

All reimbursements received from the State shall be deposited into the district's transportation fund or into the fund from which the allowable expenditures were made.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any school district receiving a payment under this Section or under Section 14-7.02, 14-7.02b, or 14-13.01 of this Code may classify all or a portion of the funds that it receives in a particular fiscal year or from State aid pursuant to Section 18-8.15 of this Code as funds received in connection with any funding program for which it is entitled to receive funds from the State in that fiscal year (including, without limitation, any funding program referenced in this Section), regardless of the source or timing of the receipt. The district may not classify more funds as funds received in connection with the funding program than the district is entitled to receive in that fiscal year for that program. Any classification by a district must be made by a resolution of its board of education. The resolution must identify the amount of any payments or general State aid to be classified under this paragraph and must specify the funding program to which the funds are to be treated as received in connection therewith. This resolution is controlling as to the classification of funds referenced therein. A certified copy of the resolution must be sent to the State Superintendent of Education. The resolution shall still take effect even though a copy of the resolution has not been sent to the State Superintendent of Education in a timely manner. No classification under this paragraph by a district shall affect the total amount or timing of money the district is entitled to receive under this Code. No classification under this paragraph by a district shall in any way relieve the district from or affect any requirements that otherwise would apply with respect to that funding program, including any accounting of funds by source, reporting expenditures by original source and purpose, reporting requirements, or requirements of providing services.

Any school district with a population of not more than 500,000 must deposit all funds received under this Article into the transportation fund and use those funds for the provision of transportation services.

(Source: P.A. 102-539, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)

Section 3-35. The Early Childhood Access Consortium for Equity Act is amended by changing Sections 15, 20, 25, and 30 as follows:

(110 ILCS 28/15)

Sec. 15. Creation of Consortium; purpose; administrative support.

(a) The Board of Higher Education and the Illinois Community College Board shall create and establish the Early Childhood Access Consortium for Equity.

(b) The purpose of the Consortium is to serve the needs of the incumbent early childhood workforce and the employers of early childhood educators and to advance racial equity while meeting the needs of employers by streamlining, coordinating, and improving the accessibility of degree completion pathways for upskilling and the sustained expansion of educational pipelines at Illinois institutions of higher education.

(c) The Board of Higher Education and the Illinois Community College Board shall convene the member institutions by July 1, 2021 or within 60 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly. The Board of Higher Education and the Illinois Community College Board shall provide administrative support for the start up and operation of the Consortium until a permanent governance structure is developed and implemented. The Board of Higher Education and the Illinois Community College Board shall work with member institutions to establish geographic regional hubs, including public universities and the proximate community colleges responsible for serving each regional hub.

(Source: P.A. 102-174, eff. 7-28-21.)

(110 ILCS 28/20)

Sec. 20. Membership; functions.

(a) Membership in the Consortium shall include all public universities and community colleges in this State that offer early childhood programs. Membership by private, not-for-profit universities is optional and conditional on the acceptance of the terms adopted by the public members, the related administrative rules, and the provisions of this Act. For-profit institutions of higher education are not eligible for membership in the Consortium. Participating institutions must be accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and entitled to offer Gateways Credentials.

(b) The members of the Consortium shall operate jointly and in cooperation through regional hubs to provide streamlined paths for students to attain associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, certificates, and Gateways Credentials and other licensure endorsements in early childhood education. The priority shall be to focus on the incumbent workforce, which includes working adults who require programs of study that offer flexibility in the times courses are offered, location, and format. The Consortium shall cooperate in all of the following:

(1) Providing course offerings within each regional hub in online, hybrid, and in-person formats that are available to any student enrolled in a member institution in that hub for occasions in which a particular course is not available at the student's home institution. In this paragraph (1), "not available" may mean the course is not offered during a term, at a time, or in a format that works best for the student. Courses taken at any member institution shall be accepted toward the student's degree at any other member institution. Course offerings across institutions regional hubs may also be provided by an agreement between Consortium members. All course registration shall take place in consultation with a student's academic advisor.

(2) Shared responsibilities through the Consortium and within and across the State regional hubs to expand access for students.

(3) Transfers in accordance with Section 130-10 of the Transitions in Education Act.

(4) The development of standardized methods for awarding credit for prior learning.

(5) The support necessary for student access, persistence, and completion shall be provided by the home institution, unless otherwise provided by agreement between Consortium members.

(6) Admissions, financial arrangements, registration, and advising services shall be functions of the home institution but shall be honored across the Consortium.

(7) Member institutions working with their regional pre-kindergarten through 12th grade and early childhood employer partners to determine demand throughout the region.

(8) Data-sharing agreements.

(9) An agreement that students enrolled in associate degree programs are encouraged to complete the associate degree program prior to transferring to a bachelor's degree program.

(10) Development of other shared agreements and terms necessary to implement the Consortium and its responsibilities.

By January 31, 2022, the Consortium shall decide how to assign college credit for the incumbent workers who have a Child Development Associate (CDA) credential and for future workers obtaining a CDA.

(c) The Consortium may facilitate or implement the following if deemed beneficial and feasible:

(1) the creation of an open education resource library;

(2) support and training for program coaches and cross-institutional navigators; and

(3) support for the development, implementation, and participation in a statewide registry system through the Illinois Network of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (INCCRRA) to provide tracking and data capabilities for students across the system as they attain competency through coursework.

(Source: P.A. 102-174, eff. 7-28-21.)

(110 ILCS 28/25)

Sec. 25. Advisory committee; membership.

(a) The Board of Higher Education, the Illinois Community College Board, the State Board of Education, the Department of Human Services, and the Governor's Office of Early Childhood Development shall jointly convene a Consortium advisory committee to provide guidance on the operation of the Consortium.

(b) Membership on the advisory committee shall be comprised of employers and experts appointed by the Board of Higher Education, the Illinois Community College Board, the Governor's Office of Early Childhood Development, and the State Board of Education. Membership shall also include all of the following members:

(1) An employer from a community-based child care provider, appointed by the Governor's Office of Early Childhood Development.

(2) An employer from a for-profit child care provider, appointed by the Governor's Office of Early Childhood Development.

(3) An employer from a nonprofit child care provider, appointed by the Governor's Office of Early Childhood Development.

(4) A provider of family child care, appointed by the Governor's Office of Early Childhood Development.

(5) An employer located in southern Illinois, appointed by the Governor's Office of Early Childhood Development.

(6) An employer located in central Illinois, appointed by the Governor's Office of Early Childhood Development.

(7) At least one member who represents an urban school district, appointed by the State Board of Education.

(8) At least one member who represents a suburban school district, appointed by the State Board of Education.

(9) At least one member who represents a rural school district, appointed by the State Board of Education.

(10) At least one member who represents a school district in a city with a population of 500,000 or more, appointed by the State Board of Education.

(11) Two early childhood advocates with statewide expertise in early childhood workforce issues, appointed by the Governor's Office of Early Childhood Development.

(12) The Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson and the Minority Spokesperson or a designee of the Senate Committee on Higher Education.

(13) The Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson and the Minority Spokesperson or a designee of the House Committee on Higher Education.

(14) One member representing the Illinois Community College Board, who shall serve as co-chairperson, appointed by the Illinois Community College Board.

(15) One member representing the Board of Higher Education, who shall serve as co-chairperson, appointed by the Board of Higher Education.

(16) One member representing the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, appointed by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission Board of Higher Education.

(17) One member representing the State Board of Education, who shall serve as co-chairperson, appointed by the State Board of Education.

(18) One member representing the Governor's Office of Early Childhood Development, who shall serve as co-chairperson, appointed by the Governor's Office of Early Childhood Development.

(19) One member representing the Department of Human Services, who shall serve as co-chairperson, appointed by the Governor's Office of Early Childhood Development.

(20) One member representing INCCRRA, appointed by the Governor's Office of Early Childhood Development.

(21) One member representing the Department of Children and Family Services, appointed by the Governor's Office of Early Childhood Development.

(22) One member representing an organization that advocates on behalf of community college trustees, appointed by the Illinois Community College Board.

(23) One member of a union representing child care and early childhood providers, appointed by the Governor's Office of Early Childhood Development.

(24) Two members of unions representing higher education faculty, appointed by the Board of Higher Education.

(25) A representative from the College of Education of an urban public university, appointed by the Board of Higher Education.

(26) A representative from the College of Education of a suburban public university, appointed by the Board of Higher Education.

(27) A representative from the College of Education of a rural public university, appointed by the Board of Higher Education.

(28) A representative from the College of Education of a private university, appointed by the Board of Higher Education.

(29) A representative of an urban community college, appointed by the Illinois Community College Board.

(30) A representative of a suburban community college, appointed by the Illinois Community College Board.

(31) A representative of rural community college, appointed by the Illinois Community College Board.

(c) The advisory committee shall meet at least twice a year quarterly. The committee meetings shall be open to the public in accordance with the provisions of the Open Meetings Act.

(d) Except for the co-chairpersons of the advisory committee, the initial terms for advisory committee members after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly shall be set by lottery at the first meeting after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly as follows:

(1) One-third of members shall serve a 1-year term.

(2) One-third of members shall serve a 2-year term.

(3) One-third of members shall serve a 3-year term.

(e) The initial term of co-chairpersons of the advisory committee shall be for 3 years.

(f) After the initial term, each subsequent term for the members of the advisory committee shall be for 3 years or until a successor is appointed.

(g) The members of the advisory committee shall serve without compensation, but shall be entitled to reimbursement for all necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties as members of the advisory committee from funds appropriated for that purpose.

(Source: P.A. 102-174, eff. 7-28-21.)

(110 ILCS 28/30)

Sec. 30. Reporting. The Consortium shall report to the General Assembly, to the Senate and House Committees with oversight over higher education, to the Governor, and to the advisory committee on the progress made by the Consortium. A report must include, but is not limited to, all of the following information:

(1) Student enrollment numbers by academic year for the fall and spring terms or semesters, retention rates, persistence, and completion in relevant associate, baccalaureate, and credential programs, including demographic data that is disaggregated by race, ethnicity, geography, higher education sector, and federal Pell Grant status, reported annually twice per year. Completion numbers and rates, employer type, and years worked shall be reported annually.

(2) For students enrolled in early childhood programs, average assessed tuition, average Tuition rates charged and net price, number of students receiving student loans, and average loan amount prices paid, reported both as including and excluding student loans, by enrolled members of the incumbent workforce, reported annually.

(3) Outreach plans to recruit and enroll incumbent workforce members, reported annually twice per year.

(4) Participation of the incumbent workforce in outreach programs, which may include participation in an informational session, social media engagement, or other activities, reported annually twice per year.

(5) Student academic and holistic support plans to help the enrolled incumbent workforce persist in their education, reported annually.

(6) Evidence of engagement and responsiveness to the needs of employer partners, reported annually.

(7) The Consortium budget including the use of federal funds, reported annually.

(8) Member contributions, including financial, physical, or in-kind contributions, provided to the Consortium, reported annually.

(9) Information on Early Childhood Access Consortium for Equity Scholarships awarded under the Higher Education Student Assistance Act, including demographic data that is disaggregated by race and ethnicity, federal Pell Grant eligibility status, geography, age, gender, and higher education sector, reported annually. Employer type and years worked, as provided by students via the scholarship application, reported annually. To the extent possible given available data and resources, information on scholarship recipients' subsequent employment in the early childhood care and education field in this State.

(Source: P.A. 102-174, eff. 7-28-21.)

Section 3-37. The Higher Education Student Assistance Act is amended by adding Section 65.125 as follows:

(110 ILCS 947/65.125 new)

Sec. 65.125. Early Childhood Access Consortium for Equity Scholarship Program.

(a) As used in this Section, "incumbent workforce" has the meaning ascribed to that term in the Early Childhood Access Consortium for Equity Act.

(b) Subject to appropriation, the Commission shall implement and administer an early childhood educator scholarship program, to be known as the Early Childhood Access Consortium for Equity Scholarship Program. Under the Program, the Commission shall annually award scholarships to early childhood education students enrolled in institutions of higher education participating in the Early Childhood Access Consortium for Equity under the Early Childhood Access Consortium for Equity Act with preference given to members of the incumbent workforce.

(c) To ensure alignment with Consortium goals and changing workforce needs, the Commission shall work in partnership with the Board of Higher Education and the Illinois Community College Board in program design, and the Board of Higher Education and the Illinois Community College Board shall solicit feedback from the Consortium advisory committee established under Section 25 of the Early Childhood Access Consortium for Equity Act.

(d) In awarding a scholarship under this Section, the Commission may give preference to applicants who received a scholarship under this Section during the prior academic year, to applicants with financial need, or both.

(e) Prior to receiving scholarship assistance for any academic year, each recipient of a scholarship awarded under this Section shall be required by the Commission to sign an agreement under which the recipient pledges to continue or return to teaching or direct services in the early childhood care and education field in this State after they complete their program of study.

(f) The Commission may adopt any rules necessary to implement and administer the Program.

Section 3-45. The Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 is amended by changing Section 28.1 as follows:

(230 ILCS 5/28.1)

Sec. 28.1. Payments.

(a) Beginning on January 1, 2000, moneys collected by the Department of Revenue and the Racing Board pursuant to Section 26 or Section 27 of this Act shall be deposited into the Horse Racing Fund, which is hereby created as a special fund in the State Treasury.

(b) Appropriations, as approved by the General Assembly, may be made from the Horse Racing Fund to the Board to pay the salaries of the Board members, secretary, stewards, directors of mutuels, veterinarians, representatives, accountants, clerks, stenographers, inspectors and other employees of the Board, and all expenses of the Board incident to the administration of this Act, including, but not limited to, all expenses and salaries incident to the taking of saliva and urine samples in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Board.

(c) (Blank).

(d) Beginning January 1, 2000, payments to all programs in existence on the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1999 that are identified in Sections 26(c), 26(f), 26(h)(11)(C), and 28, subsections (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), and (h) of Section 30, and subsections (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), and (h) of Section 31 shall be made from the General Revenue Fund at the funding levels determined by amounts paid under this Act in calendar year 1998. Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly, payments to the Peoria Park District shall be made from the General Revenue Fund at the funding level determined by amounts paid to that park district for museum purposes under this Act in calendar year 1994.

If an inter-track wagering location licensee's facility changes its location, then the payments associated with that facility under this subsection (d) for museum purposes shall be paid to the park district in the area where the facility relocates, and the payments shall be used for museum purposes. If the facility does not relocate to a park district, then the payments shall be paid to the taxing district that is responsible for park or museum expenditures.

(e) Beginning July 1, 2006, the payment authorized under subsection (d) to museums and aquariums located in park districts of over 500,000 population shall be paid to museums, aquariums, and zoos in amounts determined by Museums in the Park, an association of museums, aquariums, and zoos located on Chicago Park District property.

(f) Beginning July 1, 2007, the Children's Discovery Museum in Normal, Illinois shall receive payments from the General Revenue Fund at the funding level determined by the amounts paid to the Miller Park Zoo in Bloomington, Illinois under this Section in calendar year 2006.

(g) On July 3, 2024 2023, the Comptroller shall order transferred and the Treasurer shall transfer $3,200,000 $5,100,000 from the Horse Racing Fund to the Horse Racing Purse Equity Fund.

(Source: P.A. 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 103-8, eff. 7-1-23.)

Section 3-50. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by changing Section 5-5.4 as follows:

(305 ILCS 5/5-5.4) (from Ch. 23, par. 5-5.4)

Sec. 5-5.4. Standards of payment; Department Payment - Department of Healthcare and Family Services. The Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall develop standards of payment of nursing facility and ICF/DD services in facilities providing such services under this Article which:

(1) Provide for the determination of a facility's payment for nursing facility or ICF/DD services on a prospective basis. The amount of the payment rate for all nursing facilities certified by the Department of Public Health under the ID/DD Community Care Act or the Nursing Home Care Act as Intermediate Care for the Developmentally Disabled facilities, Long Term Care for Under Age 22 facilities, Skilled Nursing facilities, or Intermediate Care facilities under the medical assistance program shall be prospectively established annually on the basis of historical, financial, and statistical data reflecting actual costs from prior years, which shall be applied to the current rate year and updated for inflation, except that the capital cost element for newly constructed facilities shall be based upon projected budgets. The annually established payment rate shall take effect on July 1 in 1984 and subsequent years. No rate increase and no update for inflation shall be provided on or after July 1, 1994, unless specifically provided for in this Section. The changes made by Public Act 93-841 extending the duration of the prohibition against a rate increase or update for inflation are effective retroactive to July 1, 2004.

For facilities licensed by the Department of Public Health under the Nursing Home Care Act as Intermediate Care for the Developmentally Disabled facilities or Long Term Care for Under Age 22 facilities, the rates taking effect on July 1, 1998 shall include an increase of 3%. For facilities licensed by the Department of Public Health under the Nursing Home Care Act as Skilled Nursing facilities or Intermediate Care facilities, the rates taking effect on July 1, 1998 shall include an increase of 3% plus $1.10 per resident-day, as defined by the Department. For facilities licensed by the Department of Public Health under the Nursing Home Care Act as Intermediate Care Facilities for the Developmentally Disabled or Long Term Care for Under Age 22 facilities, the rates taking effect on January 1, 2006 shall include an increase of 3%. For facilities licensed by the Department of Public Health under the Nursing Home Care Act as Intermediate Care Facilities for the Developmentally Disabled or Long Term Care for Under Age 22 facilities, the rates taking effect on January 1, 2009 shall include an increase sufficient to provide a $0.50 per hour wage increase for non-executive staff. For facilities licensed by the Department of Public Health under the ID/DD Community Care Act as ID/DD Facilities the rates taking effect within 30 days after July 6, 2017 (the effective date of Public Act 100-23) shall include an increase sufficient to provide a $0.75 per hour wage increase for non-executive staff. The Department shall adopt rules, including emergency rules under subsection (y) of Section 5-45 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, to implement the provisions of this paragraph. For facilities licensed by the Department of Public Health under the ID/DD Community Care Act as ID/DD Facilities and under the MC/DD Act as MC/DD Facilities, the rates taking effect within 30 days after June 5, 2019 (the effective date of Public Act 101-10) shall include an increase sufficient to provide a $0.50 per hour wage increase for non-executive front-line personnel, including, but not limited to, direct support persons, aides, front-line supervisors, qualified intellectual disabilities professionals, nurses, and non-administrative support staff. The Department shall adopt rules, including emergency rules under subsection (bb) of Section 5-45 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, to implement the provisions of this paragraph.

For facilities licensed by the Department of Public Health under the Nursing Home Care Act as Intermediate Care for the Developmentally Disabled facilities or Long Term Care for Under Age 22 facilities, the rates taking effect on July 1, 1999 shall include an increase of 1.6% plus $3.00 per resident-day, as defined by the Department. For facilities licensed by the Department of Public Health under the Nursing Home Care Act as Skilled Nursing facilities or Intermediate Care facilities, the rates taking effect on July 1, 1999 shall include an increase of 1.6% and, for services provided on or after October 1, 1999, shall be increased by $4.00 per resident-day, as defined by the Department.

For facilities licensed by the Department of Public Health under the Nursing Home Care Act as Intermediate Care for the Developmentally Disabled facilities or Long Term Care for Under Age 22 facilities, the rates taking effect on July 1, 2000 shall include an increase of 2.5% per resident-day, as defined by the Department. For facilities licensed by the Department of Public Health under the Nursing Home Care Act as Skilled Nursing facilities or Intermediate Care facilities, the rates taking effect on July 1, 2000 shall include an increase of 2.5% per resident-day, as defined by the Department.

For facilities licensed by the Department of Public Health under the Nursing Home Care Act as skilled nursing facilities or intermediate care facilities, a new payment methodology must be implemented for the nursing component of the rate effective July 1, 2003. The Department of Public Aid (now Healthcare and Family Services) shall develop the new payment methodology using the Minimum Data Set (MDS) as the instrument to collect information concerning nursing home resident condition necessary to compute the rate. The Department shall develop the new payment methodology to meet the unique needs of Illinois nursing home residents while remaining subject to the appropriations provided by the General Assembly. A transition period from the payment methodology in effect on June 30, 2003 to the payment methodology in effect on July 1, 2003 shall be provided for a period not exceeding 3 years and 184 days after implementation of the new payment methodology as follows:

(A) For a facility that would receive a lower nursing component rate per patient day under the new system than the facility received effective on the date immediately preceding the date that the Department implements the new payment methodology, the nursing component rate per patient day for the facility shall be held at the level in effect on the date immediately preceding the date that the Department implements the new payment methodology until a higher nursing component rate of reimbursement is achieved by that facility.

(B) For a facility that would receive a higher nursing component rate per patient day under the payment methodology in effect on July 1, 2003 than the facility received effective on the date immediately preceding the date that the Department implements the new payment methodology, the nursing component rate per patient day for the facility shall be adjusted.

(C) Notwithstanding paragraphs (A) and (B), the nursing component rate per patient day for the facility shall be adjusted subject to appropriations provided by the General Assembly.

For facilities licensed by the Department of Public Health under the Nursing Home Care Act as Intermediate Care for the Developmentally Disabled facilities or Long Term Care for Under Age 22 facilities, the rates taking effect on March 1, 2001 shall include a statewide increase of 7.85%, as defined by the Department.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, for facilities licensed by the Department of Public Health under the Nursing Home Care Act as skilled nursing facilities or intermediate care facilities, except facilities participating in the Department's demonstration program pursuant to the provisions of Title 77, Part 300, Subpart T of the Illinois Administrative Code, the numerator of the ratio used by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to compute the rate payable under this Section using the Minimum Data Set (MDS) methodology shall incorporate the following annual amounts as the additional funds appropriated to the Department specifically to pay for rates based on the MDS nursing component methodology in excess of the funding in effect on December 31, 2006:

(i) For rates taking effect January 1, 2007, $60,000,000.

(ii) For rates taking effect January 1, 2008, $110,000,000.

(iii) For rates taking effect January 1, 2009, $194,000,000.

(iv) For rates taking effect April 1, 2011, or the first day of the month that begins at least 45 days after February 16, 2011 (the effective date of Public Act 96-1530), $416,500,000 or an amount as may be necessary to complete the transition to the MDS methodology for the nursing component of the rate. Increased payments under this item (iv) are not due and payable, however, until (i) the methodologies described in this paragraph are approved by the federal government in an appropriate State Plan amendment and (ii) the assessment imposed by Section 5B-2 of this Code is determined to be a permissible tax under Title XIX of the Social Security Act.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, for facilities licensed by the Department of Public Health under the Nursing Home Care Act as skilled nursing facilities or intermediate care facilities, the support component of the rates taking effect on January 1, 2008 shall be computed using the most recent cost reports on file with the Department of Healthcare and Family Services no later than April 1, 2005, updated for inflation to January 1, 2006.

For facilities licensed by the Department of Public Health under the Nursing Home Care Act as Intermediate Care for the Developmentally Disabled facilities or Long Term Care for Under Age 22 facilities, the rates taking effect on April 1, 2002 shall include a statewide increase of 2.0%, as defined by the Department. This increase terminates on July 1, 2002; beginning July 1, 2002 these rates are reduced to the level of the rates in effect on March 31, 2002, as defined by the Department.

For facilities licensed by the Department of Public Health under the Nursing Home Care Act as skilled nursing facilities or intermediate care facilities, the rates taking effect on July 1, 2001 shall be computed using the most recent cost reports on file with the Department of Public Aid no later than April 1, 2000, updated for inflation to January 1, 2001. For rates effective July 1, 2001 only, rates shall be the greater of the rate computed for July 1, 2001 or the rate effective on June 30, 2001.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, for facilities licensed by the Department of Public Health under the Nursing Home Care Act as skilled nursing facilities or intermediate care facilities, the Illinois Department shall determine by rule the rates taking effect on July 1, 2002, which shall be 5.9% less than the rates in effect on June 30, 2002.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, for facilities licensed by the Department of Public Health under the Nursing Home Care Act as skilled nursing facilities or intermediate care facilities, if the payment methodologies required under Section 5A-12 and the waiver granted under 42 CFR 433.68 are approved by the United States Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the rates taking effect on July 1, 2004 shall be 3.0% greater than the rates in effect on June 30, 2004. These rates shall take effect only upon approval and implementation of the payment methodologies required under Section 5A-12.

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section, for facilities licensed by the Department of Public Health under the Nursing Home Care Act as skilled nursing facilities or intermediate care facilities, the rates taking effect on January 1, 2005 shall be 3% more than the rates in effect on December 31, 2004.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, for facilities licensed by the Department of Public Health under the Nursing Home Care Act as skilled nursing facilities or intermediate care facilities, effective January 1, 2009, the per diem support component of the rates effective on January 1, 2008, computed using the most recent cost reports on file with the Department of Healthcare and Family Services no later than April 1, 2005, updated for inflation to January 1, 2006, shall be increased to the amount that would have been derived using standard Department of Healthcare and Family Services methods, procedures, and inflators.

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section, for facilities licensed by the Department of Public Health under the Nursing Home Care Act as intermediate care facilities that are federally defined as Institutions for Mental Disease, or facilities licensed by the Department of Public Health under the Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013, a socio-development component rate equal to 6.6% of the facility's nursing component rate as of January 1, 2006 shall be established and paid effective July 1, 2006. The socio-development component of the rate shall be increased by a factor of 2.53 on the first day of the month that begins at least 45 days after January 11, 2008 (the effective date of Public Act 95-707). As of August 1, 2008, the socio-development component rate shall be equal to 6.6% of the facility's nursing component rate as of January 1, 2006, multiplied by a factor of 3.53. For services provided on or after April 1, 2011, or the first day of the month that begins at least 45 days after February 16, 2011 (the effective date of Public Act 96-1530), whichever is later, the Illinois Department may by rule adjust these socio-development component rates, and may use different adjustment methodologies for those facilities participating, and those not participating, in the Illinois Department's demonstration program pursuant to the provisions of Title 77, Part 300, Subpart T of the Illinois Administrative Code, but in no case may such rates be diminished below those in effect on August 1, 2008.

For facilities licensed by the Department of Public Health under the Nursing Home Care Act as Intermediate Care for the Developmentally Disabled facilities or as long-term care facilities for residents under 22 years of age, the rates taking effect on July 1, 2003 shall include a statewide increase of 4%, as defined by the Department.

For facilities licensed by the Department of Public Health under the Nursing Home Care Act as Intermediate Care for the Developmentally Disabled facilities or Long Term Care for Under Age 22 facilities, the rates taking effect on the first day of the month that begins at least 45 days after January 11, 2008 (the effective date of Public Act 95-707) shall include a statewide increase of 2.5%, as defined by the Department.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, for facilities licensed by the Department of Public Health under the Nursing Home Care Act as skilled nursing facilities or intermediate care facilities, effective January 1, 2005, facility rates shall be increased by the difference between (i) a facility's per diem property, liability, and malpractice insurance costs as reported in the cost report filed with the Department of Public Aid and used to establish rates effective July 1, 2001 and (ii) those same costs as reported in the facility's 2002 cost report. These costs shall be passed through to the facility without caps or limitations, except for adjustments required under normal auditing procedures.

Rates established effective each July 1 shall govern payment for services rendered throughout that fiscal year, except that rates established on July 1, 1996 shall be increased by 6.8% for services provided on or after January 1, 1997. Such rates will be based upon the rates calculated for the year beginning July 1, 1990, and for subsequent years thereafter until June 30, 2001 shall be based on the facility cost reports for the facility fiscal year ending at any point in time during the previous calendar year, updated to the midpoint of the rate year. The cost report shall be on file with the Department no later than April 1 of the current rate year. Should the cost report not be on file by April 1, the Department shall base the rate on the latest cost report filed by each skilled care facility and intermediate care facility, updated to the midpoint of the current rate year. In determining rates for services rendered on and after July 1, 1985, fixed time shall not be computed at less than zero. The Department shall not make any alterations of regulations which would reduce any component of the Medicaid rate to a level below what that component would have been utilizing in the rate effective on July 1, 1984.

(2) Shall take into account the actual costs incurred by facilities in providing services for recipients of skilled nursing and intermediate care services under the medical assistance program.

(3) Shall take into account the medical and psycho-social characteristics and needs of the patients.

(4) Shall take into account the actual costs incurred by facilities in meeting licensing and certification standards imposed and prescribed by the State of Illinois, any of its political subdivisions or municipalities and by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to Title XIX of the Social Security Act.

The Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall develop precise standards for payments to reimburse nursing facilities for any utilization of appropriate rehabilitative personnel for the provision of rehabilitative services which is authorized by federal regulations, including reimbursement for services provided by qualified therapists or qualified assistants, and which is in accordance with accepted professional practices. Reimbursement also may be made for utilization of other supportive personnel under appropriate supervision.

The Department shall develop enhanced payments to offset the additional costs incurred by a facility serving exceptional need residents and shall allocate at least $4,000,000 of the funds collected from the assessment established by Section 5B-2 of this Code for such payments. For the purpose of this Section, "exceptional needs" means, but need not be limited to, ventilator care and traumatic brain injury care. The enhanced payments for exceptional need residents under this paragraph are not due and payable, however, until (i) the methodologies described in this paragraph are approved by the federal government in an appropriate State Plan amendment and (ii) the assessment imposed by Section 5B-2 of this Code is determined to be a permissible tax under Title XIX of the Social Security Act.

Beginning January 1, 2014 the methodologies for reimbursement of nursing facility services as provided under this Section 5-5.4 shall no longer be applicable for services provided on or after January 1, 2014.

No payment increase under this Section for the MDS methodology, exceptional care residents, or the socio-development component rate established by Public Act 96-1530 of the 96th General Assembly and funded by the assessment imposed under Section 5B-2 of this Code shall be due and payable until after the Department notifies the long-term care providers, in writing, that the payment methodologies to long-term care providers required under this Section have been approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the waivers under 42 CFR 433.68 for the assessment imposed by this Section, if necessary, have been granted by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Upon notification to the Department of approval of the payment methodologies required under this Section and the waivers granted under 42 CFR 433.68, all increased payments otherwise due under this Section prior to the date of notification shall be due and payable within 90 days of the date federal approval is received.

On and after July 1, 2012, the Department shall reduce any rate of reimbursement for services or other payments or alter any methodologies authorized by this Code to reduce any rate of reimbursement for services or other payments in accordance with Section 5-5e.

For facilities licensed by the Department of Public Health under the ID/DD Community Care Act as ID/DD Facilities and under the MC/DD Act as MC/DD Facilities, subject to federal approval, the rates taking effect for services delivered on or after August 1, 2019 shall be increased by 3.5% over the rates in effect on June 30, 2019. The Department shall adopt rules, including emergency rules under subsection (ii) of Section 5-45 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, to implement the provisions of this Section, including wage increases for direct care staff.

For facilities licensed by the Department of Public Health under the ID/DD Community Care Act as ID/DD Facilities and under the MC/DD Act as MC/DD Facilities, subject to federal approval, the rates taking effect on the latter of the approval date of the State Plan Amendment for these facilities or the Waiver Amendment for the home and community-based services settings shall include an increase sufficient to provide a $0.26 per hour wage increase to the base wage for non-executive staff. The Department shall adopt rules, including emergency rules as authorized by Section 5-45 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, to implement the provisions of this Section, including wage increases for direct care staff.

For facilities licensed by the Department of Public Health under the ID/DD Community Care Act as ID/DD Facilities and under the MC/DD Act as MC/DD Facilities, subject to federal approval of the State Plan Amendment and the Waiver Amendment for the home and community-based services settings, the rates taking effect for the services delivered on or after July 1, 2020 shall include an increase sufficient to provide a $1.00 per hour wage increase for non-executive staff. For services delivered on or after January 1, 2021, subject to federal approval of the State Plan Amendment and the Waiver Amendment for the home and community-based services settings, shall include an increase sufficient to provide a $0.50 per hour increase for non-executive staff. The Department shall adopt rules, including emergency rules as authorized by Section 5-45 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, to implement the provisions of this Section, including wage increases for direct care staff.

For facilities licensed by the Department of Public Health under the ID/DD Community Care Act as ID/DD Facilities and under the MC/DD Act as MC/DD Facilities, subject to federal approval of the State Plan Amendment, the rates taking effect for the residential services delivered on or after July 1, 2021, shall include an increase sufficient to provide a $0.50 per hour increase for aides in the rate methodology. For facilities licensed by the Department of Public Health under the ID/DD Community Care Act as ID/DD Facilities and under the MC/DD Act as MC/DD Facilities, subject to federal approval of the State Plan Amendment, the rates taking effect for the residential services delivered on or after January 1, 2022 shall include an increase sufficient to provide a $1.00 per hour increase for aides in the rate methodology. In addition, for residential services delivered on or after January 1, 2022 such rates shall include an increase sufficient to provide wages for all residential non-executive direct care staff, excluding aides, at the federal Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics' average wage as defined in rule by the Department. The Department shall adopt rules, including emergency rules as authorized by Section 5-45 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, to implement the provisions of this Section.

For facilities licensed by the Department of Public Health under the ID/DD Community Care Act as ID/DD facilities and under the MC/DD Act as MC/DD facilities, subject to federal approval of the State Plan Amendment, the rates taking effect for services delivered on or after January 1, 2023, shall include a $1.00 per hour wage increase for all direct support personnel and all other frontline personnel who are not subject to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' average wage increases, who work in residential and community day services settings, with at least $0.50 of those funds to be provided as a direct increase to all aide base wages, with the remaining $0.50 to be used flexibly for base wage increases to the rate methodology for aides. In addition, for residential services delivered on or after January 1, 2023 the rates shall include an increase sufficient to provide wages for all residential non-executive direct care staff, excluding aides, at the federal Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics' average wage as determined by the Department. Also, for services delivered on or after January 1, 2023, the rates will include adjustments to employment-related expenses as defined in rule by the Department. The Department shall adopt rules, including emergency rules as authorized by Section 5-45 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, to implement the provisions of this Section.

For facilities licensed by the Department of Public Health under the ID/DD Community Care Act as ID/DD facilities and under the MC/DD Act as MC/DD facilities, subject to federal approval of the State Plan Amendment, the rates taking effect for services delivered on or after January 1, 2024 shall include a $2.50 per hour wage increase for all direct support personnel and all other frontline personnel who are not subject to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' average wage increases and who work in residential and community day services settings. At least $1.25 of the per hour wage increase shall be provided as a direct increase to all aide base wages, and the remaining $1.25 of the per hour wage increase shall be used flexibly for base wage increases to the rate methodology for aides. In addition, for residential services delivered on or after January 1, 2024, the rates shall include an increase sufficient to provide wages for all residential non-executive direct care staff, excluding aides, at the federal Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics' average wage as determined by the Department. Also, for services delivered on or after January 1, 2024, the rates will include adjustments to employment-related expenses as defined in rule by the Department. The Department shall adopt rules, including emergency rules as authorized by Section 5-45 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, to implement the provisions of this Section.

For facilities licensed by the Department of Public Health under the ID/DD Community Care Act as ID/DD facilities and under the MC/DD Act as MC/DD facilities, subject to federal approval of a State Plan Amendment, the rates taking effect for services delivered on or after January 1, 2025 shall include a $1.00 per hour wage increase for all direct support personnel and all other frontline personnel who are not subject to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' average wage increases and who work in residential and community day services settings, with at least $0.75 of those funds to be provided as a direct increase to all aide base wages and the remaining $0.25 to be used flexibly for base wage increases to the rate methodology for aides. These increases shall not be used by facilities for operational and administrative expenses. In addition, for residential services delivered on or after January 1, 2025, the rates shall include an increase sufficient to provide wages for all residential non-executive direct care staff, excluding aides, at the federal Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics' average wage as determined by the Department. Also, for services delivered on or after January 1, 2025, the rates will include adjustments to employment-related expenses as defined in rule by the Department. The Department shall adopt rules, including emergency rules as authorized by Section 5-45 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, to implement the provisions of this Section.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section to the contrary, any regional wage adjuster for facilities located outside of the counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will shall be no lower than 1.00, and any regional wage adjuster for facilities located within the counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will shall be no lower than 1.15.

(Source: P.A. 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 102-699, eff. 4-19-22; 103-8, eff. 6-7-23.)

Section 3-55. The Homelessness Prevention Act is amended by changing Section 12.5 as follows:

(310 ILCS 70/12.5)

Sec. 12.5. Administrative costs and case management expenses. On an annual basis, a grantee's administrative costs and case management expenses shall not exceed 20% 15% of the grant amount it receives under the Act.

(Source: P.A. 101-280, eff. 1-1-20.)

Section 3-57. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by adding Section 9.20 as follows:

(415 ILCS 5/9.20 new)

Sec. 9.20. Fleet Electrification Incentive Program.

(a) In this Section:

"Eligible electric vehicle" means an electric truck or electric school bus categorized by the United States Environmental Protection Agency Emissions Classifications, using gross vehicle weight ratings, as a Class 2b, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8 vehicle, with or without a properly ventilated, conventionally powered heater.

"Eligible purchaser" means a person who the Agency determines:

(1) is the purchaser of an eligible electric vehicle that is registered in this State or recognized under the International Registration Plan;

(2) is domiciled in this State;

(3) in the case of a purchaser who is the lessee of an eligible electric vehicle, is the lessee of the vehicle for a term of at least 60 months; and

(4) has demonstrated, to the satisfaction of the Agency, that the eligible electric vehicle will operate within the State for at least 80% of its operational hours once purchased and delivered.

"Equity investment eligible community" has the meaning given in the Energy Transition Act.

"Program" means the Fleet Electrification Incentive Program established under this Section.

"Purchaser" means a fleet owner, operator, or provider that will operate or manage the vehicle for a minimum of 5 years after receipt of the vehicle, whether through lease or direct purchase.

(b) To promote the use of eligible electric vehicles and to increase access to federal funding programs, the Agency shall establish, by rule, a Fleet Electrification Incentive Program through which it provides eligible purchasers a grant of up to the following base amounts for the purchase of an eligible electric vehicle:

(1) $7,500 for a Class 2b vehicle;

(2) $45,000 for a Class 3 vehicle;

(3) $60,000 for a Class 4 or Class 5 vehicle;

(4) $85,000 for a Class 6 or Class 7 vehicle; and

(5) $120,000 for a Class 8 vehicle.

In addition, the Agency shall offer increased grant incentives of an additional 65% of the base amount for the purchase of a school bus that will serve a public school district.

(c) The Agency shall award grants under the Program to eligible purchasers on a competitive basis according to the availability of funding. The Agency shall use a points-based quantitative evaluation to be determined by the Agency by rule.

The Agency shall award additional points to an application from an eligible purchaser whose eligible electric vehicles are to be domiciled in an equity investment eligible community.

The Agency shall also award additional points to an eligible purchaser who has negotiated and entered into a collective bargaining agreement at the time of application for the grant.

(d) A grant provided under the Program is limited to a maximum award of 80% of the purchase price per eligible electric vehicle. Multiple eligible electric vehicles may be included in each grant under the Program. An eligible purchaser may be awarded multiple grants under the Program; however, the Agency shall have the authority to implement, by rule, a limit on the number of grants awarded to each purchaser.

(e) An eligible purchaser shall enter into a grant agreement with the Agency upon notification from the Agency that the eligible purchaser's application has been approved. Grants under this Section shall be provided by the Agency with the submittal of a paid invoice for reimbursement. An eligible purchaser participating in the Program shall retain ownership of the eligible electric vehicle and meet all applicable project requirements for a minimum 5-year period after the date the eligible purchaser receives the vehicle. Resale of an eligible electric vehicle may be allowed within the 5-year period if necessitated by unforeseen or unavoidable circumstances with approval from the Agency. The Agency shall ensure the resale of an eligible electric vehicle serving a public school or located within an equity investment eligible community shall result in the vehicle servicing a similarly situated community.

(f) The deployment of the eligible electric vehicle in the purchaser's fleet is required within 24 months after receipt of notice of approval of the purchaser's Program application. Total completion of the project for which the eligible electric vehicle is purchased or leased must occur within 36 months after receipt of grant funds under the Program.

(g) A grant under this Section may be combined with other public incentives to support fleet purchasing decisions. Receipt of any other public incentive for an eligible electric vehicle shall not preclude a purchaser from being awarded a grant under this Section. However, the combined total of governmental incentives, including, but not limited to, tax credits, grants, or vouchers, shall not exceed 80% of the purchase price of the vehicle.

(h) The Agency shall set aside 20% of the appropriated funds under the Program for grants to the eligible purchaser of an electric school bus.

(i) All awards granted under this Section are subject to appropriation by the General Assembly.

Section 3-60. The Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development Act is amended by adding Section 11.1 as follows:

(525 ILCS 35/11.1 new)

Sec. 11.1. Distressed Local Government Report. No later than March 31, 2025, the Department shall prepare and submit a report to the General Assembly evaluating distressed local governments that received grants under this Act in Fiscal Years 2023, 2024, and 2025. The report shall include the following, at a minimum:

(1) a list of the local governments that applied for grants in each fiscal year;

(2) a list of the local governments awarded grants and the amount awarded;

(3) each grant recipient's total budget;

(4) each grant recipient's population;

(5) a description of whether the grant recipient previously received a grant under this Act and, if so, the number of times and whether the local government provided a 50/50 or 90/10 match;

(6) a description of whether the project was in a location designated as a disadvantaged community on the Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool created by the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality under subsection (a) of Section 222 of Presidential Executive Order 14008 "Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad"; and

(7) a description of the Department's criteria for waiving the matching criteria for distressed local government grant recipients in fiscal year 2025 that demonstrated their inability to provide any local match.

Article 5.

Section 5-5. The Illinois Act on the Aging is amended by adding Section 4.01b as follows:

(20 ILCS 105/4.01b new)

Sec. 4.01b. Indirect cost funds. The Department has the authority to apply for, accept, receive, expend, and administer on behalf of the State any indirect cost reimbursements, funds, or anything else of value made available to the Department from any source for assistance with programmatic activities or administrative costs related to the Department's programs. Any federal indirect cost reimbursements received by the Department pursuant to this Section shall be deposited into the Department on Aging Federal Indirect Cost Fund, and such moneys shall be expended, subject to appropriation, only for authorized purposes.

Section 5-10. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by changing Sections 605-55, 605-420, and 605-515 and by adding Section 605-60 as follows:

(20 ILCS 605/605-55) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.21)

Sec. 605-55. Contracts and other acts to accomplish Department's duties. To make and enter into contracts, including but not limited to making grants and loans to units of local government, private agencies as defined in the Illinois State Auditing Act, non-profit corporations, educational institutions, and for-profit businesses as authorized pursuant to appropriations by the General Assembly from the Build Illinois Bond Fund, the Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund, the Fund for Illinois' Future, the Capital Development Fund, and the General Revenue Fund, and, for Fiscal Year 2023 only, the Chicago Travel Industry Promotion Fund, and generally to do all things that, in its judgment, may be necessary, proper, and expedient in accomplishing its duties.

(Source: P.A. 102-699, eff. 4-19-22.)

(20 ILCS 605/605-60 new)

Sec. 605-60. DCEO Projects Fund. The DCEO Projects Fund is created as a trust fund in the State treasury. The Department is authorized to accept and deposit into the Fund moneys received from any gifts, grants, transfers, or other sources, public or private, unless deposit into a different fund is otherwise mandated. Subject to appropriation, the Department shall use moneys in the Fund to make grants or loans to and enter into contracts with units of local government, local and regional economic development corporations, and not-for-profit organizations for municipal development projects, for the specific purposes established by the terms and conditions of the gift, grant, or award, and for related administrative expenses. As used in this Section, the term "municipal development projects" includes, but is not limited to, grants for reducing food insecurity in urban and rural areas.

(20 ILCS 605/605-420) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.75)

Sec. 605-420. Workforce, Technology, and Economic Development Fund.

(a) The Department may accept gifts, grants, awards, matching contributions, interest income, appropriations, and cost sharings from individuals, businesses, governments, and other third-party sources, on terms that the Director deems advisable, for any or all of the following purposes:

(1) (Blank);

(2) to assist economically disadvantaged and other youth to make a successful transition from school to work;

(3) to assist other individuals targeted for services through education, training, and workforce development programs to obtain employment-related skills and obtain employment;

(4) to identify, develop, commercialize, or promote technology within the State; and

(5) to promote economic development within the State.

(b) The Workforce, Technology, and Economic Development Fund is created as a special fund in the State Treasury. All On September 1, 2000, or as soon thereafter as may be reasonably practicable, the State Comptroller shall transfer from the Fund into the Title III Social Security and Employment Fund all moneys that were received for the purposes of Section 403(a)(5) of the federal Social Security Act and remain unobligated on that date. Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly, all moneys received under this Section for the purposes of Section 403(a)(5) of the federal Social Security Act, except moneys that may be necessary to pay liabilities outstanding as of June 30, 2000, shall be deposited into the Title III Social Security and Employment Fund, and all other moneys received under this Section shall be deposited into the Workforce, Technology, and Economic Development Fund.

Moneys received under this Section are subject to appropriation by the General Assembly may be expended for purposes consistent with the conditions under which those moneys were are received, including, but not limited to, the making of grants and any other purpose authorized by law subject to appropriations made by the General Assembly for those purposes.

(Source: P.A. 91-34, eff. 7-1-99; 91-704, eff. 7-1-00; 92-298, eff. 8-9-01.)

(20 ILCS 605/605-515) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.13a)

Sec. 605-515. Environmental Regulatory Assistance Program.

(a) In this Section, except where the context clearly requires otherwise, "small business stationary source" means a business that is owned or operated by a person that employs 100 or fewer individuals; is a small business; is not a major stationary source as defined in Titles I and III of the federal 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments; does not emit 50 tons or more per year of any regulated pollutant (as defined under the federal Clean Air Act); and emits less than 75 tons per year of all regulated pollutants.

(b) The Department may:

(1) Provide access to technical and compliance information for Illinois firms, including small and middle market companies, to facilitate local business compliance with the federal, State, and local environmental regulations.

(2) Coordinate and enter into cooperative agreements with a State ombudsman office, which shall be established in accordance with the federal 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments to provide direct oversight to the program established under that Act.

(3) Enter into contracts, cooperative agreements, and financing agreements and establish and collect charges and fees necessary or incidental to the performance of duties and the execution of powers under this Section.

(4) Accept and expend, subject to appropriation, gifts, grants, awards, funds, contributions, charges, fees, and other financial or nonfinancial aid from federal, State, and local governmental agencies, businesses, educational agencies, not-for-profit organizations, and other entities, for the purposes of this Section.

(5) Establish, staff, and administer programs and services and adopt such rules and regulations necessary to carry out the intent of this Section and Section 507, "Small Business Stationary Source Technical and Environmental Compliance Assistance Program", of the federal 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments.

(c) The Department's environmental compliance programs and services for businesses may include, but need not be limited to, the following:

(1) Communication and outreach services to or on behalf of individual companies, including collection and compilation of appropriate information on regulatory compliance issues and control technologies, and dissemination of that information through publications, direct mailings, electronic communications, conferences, workshops, one-on-one counseling, and other means of technical assistance.

(2) Provision of referrals and access to technical assistance, pollution prevention and facility audits, and otherwise serving as an information clearinghouse on pollution prevention through the coordination of the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center of the University of Illinois. In addition, environmental and regulatory compliance issues and techniques, which may include business rights and responsibilities, applicable permitting and compliance requirements, compliance methods and acceptable control technologies, release detection, and other applicable information may be provided.

(3) Coordination with and provision of administrative and logistical support to the State Compliance Advisory Panel.

(d) There is hereby created a special fund in the State Treasury to be known as the Small Business Environmental Assistance Fund. Monies received under subdivision (b)(4) of this Section shall be deposited into the Fund.

Monies in the Small Business Environmental Assistance Fund may be used, subject to appropriation, only for the purposes authorized by this Section.

(e) Subject to appropriation, the Department may use moneys from the Clean Air Act Permit Fund for the purposes authorized by this Section.

(Source: P.A. 98-346, eff. 8-14-13.)

Section 5-15. The Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency, and Coal Resources Development Law of 1997 is amended by changing Section 6-6 as follows:

(20 ILCS 687/6-6)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2025)

Sec. 6-6. Energy efficiency program.

(a) For the year beginning January 1, 1998, and thereafter as provided in this Section, each electric utility as defined in Section 3-105 of the Public Utilities Act and each alternative retail electric supplier as defined in Section 16-102 of the Public Utilities Act supplying electric power and energy to retail customers located in the State of Illinois shall contribute annually a pro rata share of a total amount of $3,000,000 based upon the number of kilowatt-hours sold by each such entity in the 12 months preceding the year of contribution. On or before May 1 of each year, the Illinois Commerce Commission shall determine and notify the Agency of the pro rata share owed by each electric utility and each alternative retail electric supplier based upon information supplied annually to the Illinois Commerce Commission. On or before June 1 of each year, the Agency shall send written notification to each electric utility and each alternative retail electric supplier of the amount of pro rata share they owe. These contributions shall be remitted to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency on or before June 30 of each year the contribution is due on a return prescribed and furnished by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency showing such information as the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency may reasonably require. The funds received pursuant to this Section shall be subject to the appropriation of funds by the General Assembly. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency shall place the funds remitted under this Section in a trust fund, that is hereby created in the State Treasury, called the Energy Efficiency Trust Fund. If an electric utility or alternative retail electric supplier does not remit its pro rata share to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency must inform the Illinois Commerce Commission of such failure. The Illinois Commerce Commission may then revoke the certification of that electric utility or alternative retail electric supplier. The Illinois Commerce Commission may not renew the certification of any electric utility or alternative retail electric supplier that is delinquent in paying its pro rata share. These changes made to this subsection (a) by Public Act 103-363 this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly apply beginning July 1, 2023.

(b) The Agency shall disburse the moneys in the Energy Efficiency Trust Fund to benefit residential electric customers through projects which the Agency has determined will promote energy efficiency in the State of Illinois and to pay the associated operational expenses of the Agency in administering the grant program. The Agency Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall establish a list of projects eligible for grants from the Energy Efficiency Trust Fund including, but not limited to, supporting energy efficiency efforts for low-income households, replacing energy inefficient windows with more efficient windows, replacing energy inefficient appliances with more efficient appliances, replacing energy inefficient lighting with more efficient lighting, insulating dwellings and buildings, using market incentives to encourage energy efficiency, and such other projects which will increase energy efficiency in homes and rental properties.

(c) The Agency may, by administrative rule, establish criteria and an application process for this grant program.

(d) (Blank).

(e) (Blank).

(Source: P.A. 102-444, eff. 8-20-21; 103-363, eff. 7-28-23.)

Section 5-17. The Department of Natural Resources (Conservation) Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by changing Section 805-305 as follows:

(20 ILCS 805/805-305) (was 20 ILCS 805/63a23)

Sec. 805-305. Campsites and housing facilities.

(a) The Department has the power to provide facilities for overnight tent and trailer campsites and to provide suitable housing facilities for student and juvenile overnight camping groups. The Department of Natural Resources may regulate, by administrative order, the fees to be charged for tent and trailer camping units at individual park areas based upon the facilities available.

(b) However, for campsites with access to showers or electricity, any Illinois resident who is age 62 or older or has a Class 2 disability as defined in Section 4A of the Illinois Identification Card Act shall be charged only one-half of the camping fee charged to the general public during the period Monday through Thursday of any week and shall be charged the same camping fee as the general public on all other days. For campsites without access to showers or electricity, no camping fee authorized by this Section shall be charged to any resident of Illinois who has a Class 2 disability as defined in Section 4A of the Illinois Identification Card Act. For campsites without access to showers or electricity, no camping fee authorized by this Section shall be charged to any resident of Illinois who is age 62 or older for the use of a campsite unit during the period Monday through Thursday of any week. No camping fee authorized by this Section shall be charged to any resident of Illinois who is a veteran with a disability or a former prisoner of war, as defined in Section 5 of the Department of Veterans' Affairs Act. No camping fee authorized by this Section shall be charged to any resident of Illinois after returning from service abroad or mobilization by the President of the United States as an active duty member of the United States Armed Forces, the Illinois National Guard, or the Reserves of the United States Armed Forces for the amount of time that the active duty member spent in service abroad or mobilized if the person applies for a pass with the Department within 2 years after returning and provides acceptable verification of service or mobilization to the Department. Any portion of a year that the active duty member spent in service abroad or mobilized shall count as a full year. The procedure by which a person may provide to the Department verification of service abroad or mobilization by the President of the United States shall be set by administrative rule. Nonresidents shall be charged the same fees as are authorized for the general public regardless of age. The Department shall provide by regulation for suitable proof of age, or either a valid driver's license or a "Golden Age Passport" issued by the federal government shall be acceptable as proof of age. The Department shall further provide by regulation that notice of these reduced admission fees be posted in a conspicuous place and manner.

Reduced fees authorized in this Section shall not apply to any charge for utility service.

For the purposes of this Section, "acceptable verification of service or mobilization" means official documentation from the Department of Defense or the appropriate Major Command showing mobilization dates or service abroad dates, including: (i) a DD-214, (ii) a letter from the Illinois Department of Military Affairs for members of the Illinois National Guard, (iii) a letter from the Regional Reserve Command for members of the Armed Forces Reserve, (iv) a letter from the Major Command covering Illinois for active duty members, (v) personnel records for mobilized State employees, and (vi) any other documentation that the Department, by administrative rule, deems acceptable to establish dates of mobilization or service abroad.

For the purposes of this Section, the term "service abroad" means active duty service outside of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, and includes all active duty service in territories and possessions of the United States.

(c) To promote State campground use and Illinois State Fair attendance, the Department shall waive the camping fees for up to 2 nights of camping at Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area, Sangchris Lake State Park, or Lincoln's New Salem State Historic Site during the period from August 11, 2024 to August 15, 2024 for a camper who:

(1) is 18 years of age or older;

(2) provides proof of having purchased, between June 26, 2024 and July 3, 2024, a season admission ticket booklet from the Department of Agriculture for entry into the 2024 Illinois State Fair in Springfield; and

(3) requests the camping fee waiver in person at the time of permit issuance at the State campground.

The waivers under this subsection (c) shall be granted on a first-come, first-served basis for a maximum of 40 sites at each of the 3 identified State campgrounds. Fees for utility service are not subject to waiver. Waivers under this subsection (c) are limited to one per camper.

(Source: P.A. 102-780, eff. 5-13-22.)

Section 5-18. The Department of Innovation and Technology Act is amended by changing Section 1-5 as follows:

(20 ILCS 1370/1-5)

Sec. 1-5. Definitions. In this Act:

"Client agency" means each transferring agency, or its successor, and any other public agency to which the Department provides service to the extent specified in an interagency agreement with the public agency.

"Dedicated unit" means the dedicated bureau, division, office, or other unit within a transferring agency that is responsible for the information technology functions of the transferring agency.

"Department" means the Department of Innovation and Technology.

"Information technology" means technology, infrastructure, equipment, systems, software, networks, and processes used to create, send, receive, and store electronic or digital information, including, without limitation, computer systems and telecommunication services and systems. "Information technology" shall be construed broadly to incorporate future technologies that change or supplant those in effect as of the effective date of this Act.

"Information technology functions" means the development, procurement, installation, retention, maintenance, operation, possession, storage, and related functions of all information technology.

"Secretary" means the Secretary of Innovation and Technology.

"State agency" means each State agency, department, board, and commission under the jurisdiction of the Governor.

"Transferring agency" means the Department on Aging; the Departments of Agriculture, Central Management Services, Children and Family Services, Commerce and Economic Opportunity, Corrections, Employment Security, Financial and Professional Regulation, Healthcare and Family Services, Human Rights, Human Services, Insurance, Juvenile Justice, Labor, Lottery, Military Affairs, Natural Resources, Public Health, Revenue, Transportation, and Veterans' Affairs; the Illinois State Police; the Capital Development Board; the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission; the Environmental Protection Agency; the Governor's Office of Management and Budget; the Guardianship and Advocacy Commission; the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum; the Illinois Arts Council; the Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities; the Illinois Emergency Management Agency; the Illinois Gaming Board; the Illinois Liquor Control Commission; the Office of the State Fire Marshal; and the Prisoner Review Board; and the Department of Early Childhood.

(Source: P.A. 102-376, eff. 1-1-22; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-870, eff. 1-1-23.)

Section 5-20. The Illinois Lottery Law is amended by changing Section 21.16 as follows:

(20 ILCS 1605/21.16)

Sec. 21.16. Illinois DREAM scratch-off.

(a) The Department shall offer a special Illinois DREAM instant scratch-off game for the benefit of the Illinois DREAM Fund Commission. The new revenue from the Illinois DREAM scratch-off game shall be deposited into the Illinois DREAM Fund, a special fund that is created in the State treasury. Subject to appropriation to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, money in the Illinois DREAM Fund shall be used to assist in funding scholarships and other statutory responsibilities of the Illinois DREAM Fund Commission. The game shall commence on January 1, 2024 or as soon thereafter as is reasonably practical. The Department shall consult with the Illinois DREAM Fund Commission established under Section 67 of the Higher Education Student Assistance Act regarding the design and promotion of the game.

(b) The operation of any games under this Section shall be governed by this Act, and any rules shall be adopted by the Department.

(c) For purposes of this Section, "net revenue" means the total amount for which tickets have been sold less the sum of the amount paid out in prizes and the actual administrative expenses of the Department solely related to the Illinois DREAM scratch-off game.

(d) During the time that tickets are sold for the Illinois DREAM scratch-off game, the Department shall not unreasonably diminish the efforts devoted to marketing any other instant scratch-off lottery game.

(e) The Department may adopt any rules necessary to implement and administer this Section in consultation with the Illinois DREAM Fund Commission.

(Source: P.A. 103-381, eff. 7-28-23.)

Section 5-25. The Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act is amended by changing Section 17.8 as follows:

(20 ILCS 3305/17.8)

Sec. 17.8. IEMA State Projects Fund. The IEMA State Projects Fund is created as a trust fund in the State treasury. The Fund shall consist of any moneys appropriated to the Agency for purposes of the Illinois' Not-For-Profit Security Grant Program, a grant program authorized by subsection (g-5) of Section 5 of this Act, to provide funding support for target hardening activities and other physical security enhancements for qualifying not-for-profit organizations that are at high risk of terrorist attack. The Agency is authorized to use moneys appropriated from the Fund to make grants to not-for-profit organizations for target hardening activities, security personnel, and physical security enhancements and for the payment of administrative expenses associated with the Not-For-Profit Security Grant Program, except that, beginning July 1, 2024, the Agency shall not award grants under this Section to those entities whose primary purpose is to provide medical or mental health services. As used in this Section, "target hardening activities" include, but are not limited to, the purchase and installation of security equipment on real property owned or leased by the not-for-profit organization. Grants, gifts, and moneys from any other source, public or private, may also be deposited into the Fund and used for the purposes authorized by this Act.

(Source: P.A. 103-8, eff. 6-7-23.)

Section 5-30. The State Finance Act is amended by changing Sections 5.1015, 6z-27, 6z-32, 6z-47, 6z-70, 6z-111, 8.3, 8.12, 8g-1, 12-2, and 13.2 and by adding Sections 5e-2 and 6z-140 as follows:

(30 ILCS 105/5.1015 new)

Sec. 5.1015. The Professions Licensure Fund.

(30 ILCS 105/5e-2 new)

Sec. 5e-2. Transfers from Road Fund. In addition to any other transfers that may be provided for by law, on July 1, 2024, or as soon thereafter as practical, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State Treasurer shall transfer the sum of $20,000,000 from the Road Fund to the Federal/State/Local Airport Fund to be used for purposes consistent with Section 11 of Article IX of the Illinois Constitution. This Section is repealed on January 1, 2026.

(30 ILCS 105/6z-27)

Sec. 6z-27. All moneys in the Audit Expense Fund shall be transferred, appropriated and used only for the purposes authorized by, and subject to the limitations and conditions prescribed by, the Illinois State Auditing Act.

Within 30 days after July 1, 2024 2023, or as soon thereafter as practical, the State Comptroller shall order transferred and the State Treasurer shall transfer from the following funds moneys in the specified amounts for deposit into the Audit Expense Fund: Attorney General Court Ordered and Voluntary

Compliance Payment Projects Fund..................$22,470 Aggregate Operations Regulatory Fund.....................$605 Agricultural Premium Fund.............................$21,002 Attorney General's State Projects and

Court Ordered Distribution Fund...................$36,873 Anna Veterans Home Fund................................$1,205 Appraisal Administration Fund..........................$2,670 Attorney General Whistleblower Reward

and Protection Fund..................................$938 Bank and Trust Company Fund...........................$82,945 Brownfields Redevelopment Fund.........................$1,893 Cannabis Business Development Fund....................$15,750 Cannabis Expungement Fund..............................$2,511 Capital Development Board Revolving Fund...............$4,668 Care Provider Fund for Persons with

a Developmental Disability.........................$6,794 CDLIS/AAMVAnet/NMVTIS Trust Fund.......................$1,679 Cemetery Oversight Licensing and Disciplinary Fund.....$6,187 Chicago State University Education Improvement Fund...$16,893 Chicago Travel Industry Promotion Fund.................$9,146 Child Support Administrative Fund......................$2,669 Clean Air Act Permit Fund.............................$11,283 Coal Technology Development Assistance Fund...........$22,087 Community Association Manager

Licensing and Disciplinary Fund....................$1,178 Commitment to Human Services Fund ...................$259,050 Common School Fund ..................................$385,362 Community Mental Health Medicaid Trust Fund............$6,972 Community Water Supply Laboratory Fund...................$835 Credit Union Fund.....................................$21,944 Cycle Rider Safety Training Fund.........................$704 DCFS Children's Services Fund........................$164,036 Department of Business Services Special Operations Fund.$4,564 Department of Corrections Reimbursement

and Education Fund................................$23,892 Design Professionals Administration

and Investigation Fund.............................$3,892 Department of Human Services Community Services Fund...$6,314 Downstate Public Transportation Fund..................$40,428 Drivers Education Fund...................................$904 Drug Rebate Fund......................................$40,707 Drug Treatment Fund......................................$810 Drycleaner Environmental Response Trust Fund...........$1,555 Education Assistance Fund..........................$2,347,928 Electric Vehicle Rebate Fund..........................$24,101 Energy Efficiency Trust Fund.............................$955 Energy Transition Assistance Fund......................$1,193 Environmental Protection Permit and Inspection Fund...$17,475 Facilities Management Revolving Fund..................$21,298 Fair and Exposition Fund.................................$782 Federal Asset Forfeiture Fund..........................$1,195 Federal High Speed Rail Trust Fund.......................$910 Federal Workforce Training Fund......................$113,609 Feed Control Fund......................................$1,263 Fertilizer Control Fund..................................$778 Fire Prevention Fund...................................$4,470 Freedom Schools Fund.....................................$636 Fund for the Advancement of Education.................$61,767 General Professions Dedicated Fund....................$36,108 General Revenue Fund..............................$17,653,153 Grade Crossing Protection Fund.........................$7,759 Hazardous Waste Fund...................................$9,036 Health and Human Services Medicaid Trust Fund............$793 Healthcare Provider Relief Fund......................$209,863 Historic Property Administrative Fund....................$791 Horse Racing Fund....................................$233,685 Hospital Provider Fund................................$66,984 Illinois Affordable Housing Trust Fund................$30,424 Illinois Charity Bureau Fund...........................$2,025 Illinois Clean Water Fund.............................$18,928 Illinois Forestry Development Fund....................$13,054 Illinois Gaming Law Enforcement Fund...................$1,411 IMSA Income Fund......................................$10,499 Illinois Military Family Relief Fund...................$2,963 Illinois National Guard Construction Fund..............$4,944 Illinois Power Agency Operations Fund................$154,375 Illinois State Dental Disciplinary Fund................$3,947 Illinois State Fair Fund...............................$5,871 Illinois State Medical Disciplinary Fund..............$32,809 Illinois State Pharmacy Disciplinary Fund.............$10,993 Illinois Student Assistance Commission

Contracts and Grants Fund............................$950 Illinois Veterans Assistance Fund......................$2,738 Illinois Veterans' Rehabilitation Fund...................$685 Illinois Wildlife Preservation Fund....................$2,646 Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission

Operations Fund...................................$94,942 Illinois Works Fund....................................$5,577 Income Tax Refund Fund...............................$232,364 Insurance Financial Regulation Fund..................$158,266 Insurance Premium Tax Refund Fund.....................$10,972 Insurance Producer Administration Fund...............$208,185 International Tourism Fund.............................$1,317 LaSalle Veterans Home Fund.............................$2,656 Law Enforcement Recruitment and Retention Fund........$10,249 Law Enforcement Training Fund.........................$28,714 LEADS Maintenance Fund...................................$573 Live and Learn Fund....................................$8,419 Local Government Distributive Fund...................$120,745 Local Tourism Fund....................................$16,582 Long Term Care Ombudsman Fund............................$635 Long-Term Care Provider Fund..........................$10,352 Manteno Veterans Home Fund.............................$3,941 Mental Health Fund.....................................$3,560 Mental Health Reporting Fund.............................$878 Military Affairs Trust Fund............................$1,017 Monitoring Device Driving Permit

Administration Fee Fund..............................$657 Motor Carrier Safety Inspection Fund...................$1,892 Motor Fuel Tax Fund..................................$124,570 Motor Vehicle License Plate Fund.......................$6,363 Nursing Dedicated and Professional Fund...............$14,671 Off-Highway Vehicle Trails Fund........................$1,431 Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development Fund.....$67,764 Optometric Licensing and Disciplinary Board Fund.........$922 Parity Advancement Fund................................$9,349 Partners For Conservation Fund........................$25,309 Pawnbroker Regulation Fund...............................$659 Pension Stabilization Fund.............................$3,009 Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund...............$251,569 Pesticide Control Fund.................................$4,715 Prisoner Review Board Vehicle and Equipment Fund.......$3,035 Professional Services Fund.............................$3,093 Professions Indirect Cost Fund.......................$194,398 Public Pension Regulation Fund.........................$3,519 Public Transportation Fund...........................$108,264 Quincy Veterans Home Fund.............................$25,455 Real Estate License Administration Fund...............$27,976 Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund.........................$3,682 Regional Transportation Authority Occupation and Use Tax

Replacement Fund...................................$3,226 Registered Certified Public Accountants' Administration

and Disciplinary Fund..............................$3,213 Renewable Energy Resources Trust Fund..................$2,463 Rental Housing Support Program Fund......................$560 Residential Finance Regulatory Fund...................$21,672 Road Fund............................................$524,729 Salmon Fund..............................................$837 Savings Bank Regulatory Fund.............................$528 School Infrastructure Fund............................$10,122 Secretary of State DUI Administration Fund.............$1,021 Secretary of State Identification Security and

Theft Prevention Fund..............................$4,877 Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund..........$1,410 Secretary of State Special Services Fund..............$11,665 Securities Audit and Enforcement Fund..................$2,279 Serve Illinois Commission Fund...........................$950 Snowmobile Trail Establishment Fund......................$653 Solid Waste Management Fund...........................$17,540 Special Education Medicaid Matching Fund...............$2,916 Sports Wagering Fund..................................$14,696 State Police Law Enforcement Administration Fund.......$3,635 State and Local Sales Tax Reform Fund..................$6,676 State Asset Forfeiture Fund............................$1,445 State Aviation Program Fund............................$2,125 State Construction Account Fund......................$151,079 State Crime Laboratory Fund............................$6,342 State Gaming Fund....................................$216,475 State Garage Revolving Fund............................$4,892 State Lottery Fund...................................$106,169 State Pensions Fund .................................$500,000 State Police Firearm Services Fund....................$16,049 State Police Services Fund............................$20,688 State Police Vehicle Fund..............................$7,562 State Police Whistleblower Reward

and Protection Fund................................$3,858 State Small Business Credit Initiative Fund...........$20,739 State's Attorneys Appellate

Prosecutor's County Fund..........................$20,621 Subtitle D Management Fund.............................$2,669 Supplemental Low-Income Energy Assistance Fund.......$158,173 Tax Compliance and Administration Fund.................$3,789 Technology Management Revolving Fund.................$620,435 Tobacco Settlement Recovery Fund.......................$4,747 Tourism Promotion Fund................................$46,998 Traffic and Criminal Conviction Surcharge Fund........$41,173 Underground Storage Tank Fund.........................$31,314 University of Illinois Hospital Services Fund..........$3,257 Vehicle Hijacking and Motor Vehicle Theft

Prevention and Insurance Verification Trust Fund...$8,183 Vehicle Inspection Fund...............................$19,811 Weights and Measures Fund..............................$3,636 African-American HIV/AIDS Response RESP Fund...........$1,421 Agricultural Premium Fund............................$122,719 Alzheimer's Awareness Fund.............................$1,499 Alzheimer's Disease Research, Care, and Support Fund.....$662 Amusement Ride and Patron Safety Fund..................$6,315 Assisted Living and & Shared Housing Regulatory

House Regulation Fund..............................$2,564 Capital Development Board Revolving Fund..............$15,118 Care Provider Fund for Persons with a Developmental

Disability........................................$15,392 Carolyn Adams Ticket For The Cure Grant Fund.............$927 CDLIS/AAMVANET/NMVTIS Trust Fund (Commercial

Driver's License Information

System/American Association of

Motor Vehicle Administrators

network/National Motor Vehicle

Title Information Service Trust Fund)..............$5,236 Chicago Police Memorial Foundation Fund..................$708 Chicago State University Education Improvement Fund...$13,666 Child Labor and Day and Temporary Labor

Services Enforcement Fund.........................$11,991 Child Support Administrative Fund......................$5,287 Clean Air Act Permit Fund..............................$1,556 Coal Technology Development Assistance Fund............$6,936 Common School Fund...................................$343,892 Community Mental Health Medicaid Trust Fund...........$14,084 Corporate Franchise Tax Refund Fund....................$1,096 DCFS Children's Services Fund..........................$8,766 Death Certificate Surcharge Fund.......................$2,060 Death Penalty Abolition Fund...........................$2,448 Department of Business Services Service Special

Operations Fund...................................$13,889 Department of Human Services DHS Community

Services Fund......................................$7,970 Downstate Public Transportation Fund..................$11,631 Dram Shop Fund.......................................$142,500 Driver Services Administration Fund....................$1,873 Drug Rebate Fund......................................$42,473 Drug Treatment Fund....................................$1,767 Education Assistance Fund..........................$2,031,292 Emergency Public Health Fund...........................$5,162 Environmental Protection Permit and Inspection Fund....$1,447 Estate Tax Refund Fund...................................$852 Facilities Management Revolving Fund..................$50,148 Facility Licensing Fund................................$5,522 Fair and & Exposition Fund.............................$4,248 Feed Control Fund......................................$7,709 Fertilizer Control Fund................................$6,849 Fire Prevention Fund...................................$3,859 Fund for the Advancement of Education.................$24,772 General Assembly Operations Revolving Rev Fund.........$1,146 General Professions Dedicated Fund.....................$4,039 General Revenue Fund..............................$17,653,153 Governor's Administrative Fund.........................$2,832 Governor's Grant Fund.................................$17,709 Grade Crossing Protection Fund...........................$930 Grant Accountability and / Transparency Fund.............$805 Guardianship and & Advocacy Fund......................$14,843 Hazardous Waste Fund.....................................$835 Health Facility Plan Review Fund.......................$1,776 Health and Human Services Service Medicaid Trust Fund..$6,554 Healthcare Provider Relief Fund......................$407,107 Healthy Smiles Fund......................................$738 Home Care Services Agency Licensure Fund...............$3,101 Hospital Licensure Fund................................$1,688 Hospital Provider Fund...............................$138,829 ICCB Federal Trust Fund...............................$9,968 ICJIA Violence Prevention Fund...........................$932 Illinois IL Affordable Housing Trust Fund.............$17,236 Illinois IL Clean Water Fund...........................$2,152 IL Community College Board

Contracts and Grants ...............................9,968 Illinois IL Health Facilities Planning Fund............$3,094 IMSA Income Fund......................................$12,417 Illinois IL Power Agency Operations Fund..............$62,583 Illinois IL School Asbestos Abatement Fund...............$784 Illinois IL State Fair Fund...........................$29,752 Illinois IL State Police Memorial Park Fund..............$681 Illinois Telecommunications IL Telecom Access

Corporation Fund...................................$1,668 Illinois IL Underground Utility Facilities

Facility Damage Prevention Fund....................$4,276 Illinois IL Veterans' Rehabilitation Fund..............$5,943 Illinois IL Workers' Compensation Commission

Operations Fund..................................$243,187 Income Tax Refund Fund................................$54,420 Lead Poisoning Screening, Prevention, and

Abatement Fund....................................$16,379 Live and Learn Fund...................................$25,492 Lobbyist Registration Administration Fund..............$1,471 Local Government Distributive Fund....................$44,025 Long Term Care Monitor/Receiver Receive Fund..........$42,016 Long-Term Long Term Care Provider Fund................$13,537 Low-Level Radioactive Low Level Rad Facility

Development and Operation Dev & Op Fund..............$618 Mandatory Arbitration Fund.............................$2,104 Medical Special Purposes Purpose Trust Fund..............$786 Mental Health Fund.....................................$9,376 Mental Health Reporting Fund...........................$1,443 Metabolic Screening and & Treatment Fund..............$32,049 Monitoring Device Driving Permit Administration

Fee Fund...........................................$1,616 Motor Fuel Tax Fund...................................$36,238 Motor Vehicle License Plate Fund......................$17,694 Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention and Insurance

Verification Trust.................................10,970 Multiple Sclerosis Research Fund.........................$758 Nuclear Safety Emergency Preparedness Fund............$26,117 Nursing Dedicated and Professional Fund................$2,420 Open Space Lands Acquisition and & Development Fund......$658 Partners For Conservation Fund........................$89,847 Pension Stabilization Fund.............................$1,031 Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund...............$290,755 Pesticide Control Fund................................$30,513 Plumbing Licensure and & Program Fund..................$6,276 Police Memorial Committee Fund...........................$813 Professional Services Fund............................$72,029 Public Health Laboratory Lab Services Revolving

Rev Fund...........................................$5,816 Public Transportation Fund............................$46,826 Public Utility Fund..................................$198,423 Radiation Protection Fund.............................$11,034 Renewable Energy Resources Trust Fund..................$7,834 Road Fund............................................$226,150 Regional Transportation Authority RTA Occupation

and & Use Tax Replacement Fund.....................$1,167 School Infrastructure Fund.............................$7,749 Secretary of State DUI Administration Fund.............$2,694 Secretary of State Identification & Security

and Theft Prevention Fund.........................$12,676 Secretary of State Police Services Fund..................$717 Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund..........$4,203 Secretary of State Special Services Fund..............$34,491 Securities Audit and Enforcement Fund..................$8,198 Solid Waste Management Fund............................$1,613 Special Olympics Illinois and Special

Children's Charities Fund............................$852 Special Education Medicaid Matching Fund...............$5,131 Sports Wagering Fund...................................$4,450 State and Local Sales Tax Reform Fund..................$2,361 State Construction Account Fund.......................$37,865 State Gaming Fund.....................................$94,435 State Garage Revolving Fund............................$8,977 State Lottery Fund...................................$340,323 State Pensions Fund..................................$500,000 State Treasurer's Bank Services Trust Fund.............$1,295 Supreme Court Special Purposes Fund....................$1,722 Tattoo and & Body Piercing Establishment

Registration Fund....................................$950 Tax Compliance and & Administration Fund...............$1,483 Technology Management Revolving Fund.................$186,193 Tobacco Settlement Recovery Fund......................$29,864 Tourism Promotion Fund................................$50,155 Transportation Regulatory Fund........................$78,256 Trauma Center Fund.....................................$1,960 Underground Storage Tank Fund..........................$3,630 University of Illinois IL Hospital Services Fund.......$6,712 Vehicle Hijacking and Motor Vehicle

Theft Prevention and Insurance

Verification Trust Fund...........................$10,970 Vehicle Inspection Fund................................$5,069 Weights and Measures Fund.............................$22,129 Youth Alcoholism and & Substance Abuse Prevention Fund...$526

Notwithstanding any provision of the law to the contrary, the General Assembly hereby authorizes the use of such funds for the purposes set forth in this Section.

These provisions do not apply to funds classified by the Comptroller as federal trust funds or State trust funds. The Audit Expense Fund may receive transfers from those trust funds only as directed herein, except where prohibited by the terms of the trust fund agreement. The Auditor General shall notify the trustees of those funds of the estimated cost of the audit to be incurred under the Illinois State Auditing Act for the fund. The trustees of those funds shall direct the State Comptroller and Treasurer to transfer the estimated amount to the Audit Expense Fund.

The Auditor General may bill entities that are not subject to the above transfer provisions, including private entities, related organizations and entities whose funds are locally-held, for the cost of audits, studies, and investigations incurred on their behalf. Any revenues received under this provision shall be deposited into the Audit Expense Fund.

In the event that moneys on deposit in any fund are unavailable, by reason of deficiency or any other reason preventing their lawful transfer, the State Comptroller shall order transferred and the State Treasurer shall transfer the amount deficient or otherwise unavailable from the General Revenue Fund for deposit into the Audit Expense Fund.

On or before December 1, 1992, and each December 1 thereafter, the Auditor General shall notify the Governor's Office of Management and Budget (formerly Bureau of the Budget) of the amount estimated to be necessary to pay for audits, studies, and investigations in accordance with the Illinois State Auditing Act during the next succeeding fiscal year for each State fund for which a transfer or reimbursement is anticipated.

Beginning with fiscal year 1994 and during each fiscal year thereafter, the Auditor General may direct the State Comptroller and Treasurer to transfer moneys from funds authorized by the General Assembly for that fund. In the event funds, including federal and State trust funds but excluding the General Revenue Fund, are transferred, during fiscal year 1994 and during each fiscal year thereafter, in excess of the amount to pay actual costs attributable to audits, studies, and investigations as permitted or required by the Illinois State Auditing Act or specific action of the General Assembly, the Auditor General shall, on September 30, or as soon thereafter as is practicable, direct the State Comptroller and Treasurer to transfer the excess amount back to the fund from which it was originally transferred.

(Source: P.A. 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 102-699, eff. 4-19-22; 103-8, eff. 6-7-23; 103-129, eff. 6-30-23; revised 11-21-23.)

(30 ILCS 105/6z-32)

Sec. 6z-32. Partners for Planning and Conservation.

(a) The Partners for Conservation Fund (formerly known as the Conservation 2000 Fund) and the Partners for Conservation Projects Fund (formerly known as the Conservation 2000 Projects Fund) are created as special funds in the State Treasury. These funds shall be used to establish a comprehensive program to protect Illinois' natural resources through cooperative partnerships between State government and public and private landowners. Moneys in these Funds may be used, subject to appropriation, by the Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Agency, and the Department of Agriculture for purposes relating to natural resource protection, planning, recreation, tourism, climate resilience, and compatible agricultural and economic development activities. Without limiting these general purposes, moneys in these Funds may be used, subject to appropriation, for the following specific purposes:

(1) To foster sustainable agriculture practices and control soil erosion, sedimentation, and nutrient loss from farmland, including grants to Soil and Water Conservation Districts for conservation practice cost-share grants and for personnel, educational, and administrative expenses.

(2) To establish and protect a system of ecosystems in public and private ownership through conservation easements, incentives to public and private landowners, natural resource restoration and preservation, water quality protection and improvement, land use and watershed planning, technical assistance and grants, and land acquisition provided these mechanisms are all voluntary on the part of the landowner and do not involve the use of eminent domain.

(3) To develop a systematic and long-term program to effectively measure and monitor natural resources and ecological conditions through investments in technology and involvement of scientific experts.

(4) To initiate strategies to enhance, use, and maintain Illinois' inland lakes through education, technical assistance, research, and financial incentives.

(5) To partner with private landowners and with units of State, federal, and local government and with not-for-profit organizations in order to integrate State and federal programs with Illinois' natural resource protection and restoration efforts and to meet requirements to obtain federal and other funds for conservation or protection of natural resources.

(6) To support the State's Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategy, including, but not limited to, funding the resources needed to support the Strategy's Policy Working Group, cover water quality monitoring in support of Strategy implementation, prepare a biennial report on the progress made on the Strategy every 2 years, and provide cost share funding for nutrient capture projects.

(7) To provide capacity grants to support soil and water conservation districts, including, but not limited to, developing soil health plans, conducting soil health assessments, peer-to-peer training, convening producer-led dialogues, professional memberships, lab analysis, and and travel stipends for meetings and educational events.

(8) To develop guidelines and local soil health assessments for advancing soil health.

(b) The State Comptroller and State Treasurer shall automatically transfer on the last day of each month, beginning on September 30, 1995 and ending on June 30, 2025 2024, from the General Revenue Fund to the Partners for Conservation Fund, an amount equal to 1/10 of the amount set forth below in fiscal year 1996 and an amount equal to 1/12 of the amount set forth below in each of the other specified fiscal years:

(c) The State Comptroller and State Treasurer shall automatically transfer on the last day of each month beginning on July 31, 2021 and ending June 30, 2022, from the Environmental Protection Permit and Inspection Fund to the Partners for Conservation Fund, an amount equal to 1/12 of $4,135,000.

(c-1) The State Comptroller and State Treasurer shall automatically transfer on the last day of each month beginning on July 31, 2022 and ending June 30, 2023, from the Environmental Protection Permit and Inspection Fund to the Partners for Conservation Fund, an amount equal to 1/12 of $5,900,000.

(d) There shall be deposited into the Partners for Conservation Projects Fund such bond proceeds and other moneys as may, from time to time, be provided by law.

(Source: P.A. 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 102-699, eff. 4-19-22; 103-8, eff. 6-7-23; 103-494, eff. 8-4-23; revised 9-7-23.)

(30 ILCS 105/6z-47)

Sec. 6z-47. Fund for Illinois' Future.

(a) The Fund for Illinois' Future is hereby created as a special fund in the State Treasury.

(b) On June 15, 1999 ( Upon the effective date of Public Act 91-38) this amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly, or as soon as possible thereafter, the Comptroller shall order transferred and the Treasurer shall transfer $260,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Fund for Illinois' Future.

On July 15, 2000, or as soon as possible thereafter, the Comptroller shall order transferred and the Treasurer shall transfer $260,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Fund for Illinois' Future.

Revenues in the Fund for Illinois' Future shall include any other funds appropriated or transferred into the Fund.

(c) Moneys in the Fund for Illinois' Future may be appropriated for the making of grants and expenditures for planning, engineering, acquisition, construction, reconstruction, development, improvement, and extension of public infrastructure in the State of Illinois, including grants to local governments for public infrastructure, grants to public elementary and secondary school districts for public infrastructure, grants to universities, colleges, community colleges, and non-profit corporations for public infrastructure, and expenditures for public infrastructure of the State and other related purposes, including but not limited to expenditures for equipment, vehicles, community programs, and recreational facilities.

(d) Moneys in the Fund for Illinois' Future may also be appropriated for the making of grants to local governments, public and private elementary and secondary schools, non-profit corporations, and community-based providers for costs associated with violence prevention, community development, educational programs, social services, community programs, and operational expenses.

(Source: P.A. 91-38, eff. 6-15-99.)

(30 ILCS 105/6z-70)

Sec. 6z-70. The Secretary of State Identification Security and Theft Prevention Fund.

(a) The Secretary of State Identification Security and Theft Prevention Fund is created as a special fund in the State treasury. The Fund shall consist of any fund transfers, grants, fees, or moneys from other sources received for the purpose of funding identification security and theft prevention measures.

(b) All moneys in the Secretary of State Identification Security and Theft Prevention Fund shall be used, subject to appropriation, for any costs related to implementing identification security and theft prevention measures.

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Division of Corporations Registered Limited

Liability Partnership Fund...................$400,000

Department of Business Services Special

Operations Fund............................$5,500,000

Securities Audit and Enforcement Fund..........$4,000,000

Corporate Franchise Tax Refund Fund............$4,000,000

(p) Notwithstanding any other provision of State law to the contrary, on or after July 1, 2023, and until June 30, 2024, in addition to any other transfers that may be provided for by law, at the direction of and upon notification of the Secretary of State, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State Treasurer shall transfer amounts into the Secretary of State Identification Security and Theft Prevention Fund from the designated funds not exceeding the following totals:

Division of Corporations Registered Limited

Liability Partnership Fund..................$400,000

Department of Business Services Special

Operations Fund...........................$5,500,000

Securities Audit and Enforcement Fund.........$4,000,000

(q) Notwithstanding any other provision of State law to the contrary, on or after July 1, 2024, and until June 30, 2025, in addition to any other transfers that may be provided for by law, at the direction of and upon notification of the Secretary of State, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State Treasurer shall transfer amounts into the Secretary of State Identification Security and Theft Prevention Fund from the designated funds not exceeding the following totals:

Division of Corporations Registered Limited

Liability Partnership Fund...................$400,000

Department of Business Services Special

Operations Fund............................$5,500,000

Securities Audit and Enforcement Fund..........$4,000,000

Corporate Franchise Tax Refund Fund............$3,000,000

(Source: P.A. 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 102-699, eff. 4-19-22; 103-8, eff. 6-7-23.)

(30 ILCS 105/6z-111)

Sec. 6z-111. Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund.

(a) The Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund is created as a special fund in the State treasury and shall receive moneys from the collection of license fees on initial licenses issued for newly licensed gaming facilities or wagering platforms in Fiscal Year 2019 or thereafter, and any other moneys appropriated or transferred to it as provided by law.

(b) Money in the Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund shall be used, subject to appropriation, for grants that support community development, including capital projects and other purposes authorized by law.

(Source: P.A. 101-30, eff. 6-28-19.)

(30 ILCS 105/6z-140 new)

Sec. 6z-140. Professions Licensure Fund. The Professions Licensure Fund is created as a special fund in the State treasury. The Fund may receive revenue from any authorized source, including, but not limited to, gifts, grants, awards, transfers, and appropriations. Subject to appropriation, the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation may use moneys in the Fund for costs directly associated with the procurement of electronic data processing software, licenses, or any other information technology system products and for the ongoing costs of electronic data processing software, licenses, or other information technology system products related to the granting, renewal, or administration of all licenses under the Department's jurisdiction.

(30 ILCS 105/8.3)

Sec. 8.3. Money in the Road Fund shall, if and when the State of Illinois incurs any bonded indebtedness for the construction of permanent highways, be set aside and used for the purpose of paying and discharging annually the principal and interest on that bonded indebtedness then due and payable, and for no other purpose. The surplus, if any, in the Road Fund after the payment of principal and interest on that bonded indebtedness then annually due shall be used as follows:

first -- to pay the cost of administration of Chapters 2 through 10 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, except the cost of administration of Articles I and II of Chapter 3 of that Code, and to pay the costs of the Executive Ethics Commission for oversight and administration of the Chief Procurement Officer appointed under paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of Section 10-20 of the Illinois Procurement Code for transportation; and

secondly -- for expenses of the Department of Transportation for construction, reconstruction, improvement, repair, maintenance, operation, and administration of highways in accordance with the provisions of laws relating thereto, or for any purpose related or incident to and connected therewith, including the separation of grades of those highways with railroads and with highways and including the payment of awards made by the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission under the terms of the Workers' Compensation Act or Workers' Occupational Diseases Act for injury or death of an employee of the Division of Highways in the Department of Transportation; or for the acquisition of land and the erection of buildings for highway purposes, including the acquisition of highway right-of-way or for investigations to determine the reasonably anticipated future highway needs; or for making of surveys, plans, specifications and estimates for and in the construction and maintenance of flight strips and of highways necessary to provide access to military and naval reservations, to defense industries and defense-industry sites, and to the sources of raw materials and for replacing existing highways and highway connections shut off from general public use at military and naval reservations and defense-industry sites, or for the purchase of right-of-way, except that the State shall be reimbursed in full for any expense incurred in building the flight strips; or for the operating and maintaining of highway garages; or for patrolling and policing the public highways and conserving the peace; or for the operating expenses of the Department relating to the administration of public transportation programs; or, during fiscal year 2023, for the purposes of a grant not to exceed $8,394,800 to the Regional Transportation Authority on behalf of PACE for the purpose of ADA/Para-transit expenses; or, during fiscal year 2024, for the purposes of a grant not to exceed $9,108,400 to the Regional Transportation Authority on behalf of PACE for the purpose of ADA/Para-transit expenses; or, during fiscal year 2025, for the purposes of a grant not to exceed $10,020,000 to the Regional Transportation Authority on behalf of PACE for the purpose of ADA/Para-transit expenses; or for any of those purposes or any other purpose that may be provided by law.

Appropriations for any of those purposes are payable from the Road Fund. Appropriations may also be made from the Road Fund for the administrative expenses of any State agency that are related to motor vehicles or arise from the use of motor vehicles.

Beginning with fiscal year 1980 and thereafter, no Road Fund monies shall be appropriated to the following Departments or agencies of State government for administration, grants, or operations; but this limitation is not a restriction upon appropriating for those purposes any Road Fund monies that are eligible for federal reimbursement:

1. Department of Public Health;

2. Department of Transportation, only with respect to subsidies for one-half fare Student Transportation and Reduced Fare for Elderly, except fiscal year 2023 when no more than $17,570,000 may be expended and except fiscal year 2024 when no more than $19,063,500 may be expended and except fiscal year 2025 when no more than $20,969,900 may be expended;

3. Department of Central Management Services, except for expenditures incurred for group insurance premiums of appropriate personnel;

4. Judicial Systems and Agencies.

Beginning with fiscal year 1981 and thereafter, no Road Fund monies shall be appropriated to the following Departments or agencies of State government for administration, grants, or operations; but this limitation is not a restriction upon appropriating for those purposes any Road Fund monies that are eligible for federal reimbursement:

1. Illinois State Police, except for expenditures with respect to the Division of Patrol and Division of Criminal Investigation;

2. Department of Transportation, only with respect to Intercity Rail Subsidies, except fiscal year 2023 when no more than $55,000,000 may be expended and except fiscal year 2024 when no more than $60,000,000 may be expended and except fiscal year 2025 when no more than $67,000,000 may be expended, and Rail Freight Services.

Beginning with fiscal year 1982 and thereafter, no Road Fund monies shall be appropriated to the following Departments or agencies of State government for administration, grants, or operations; but this limitation is not a restriction upon appropriating for those purposes any Road Fund monies that are eligible for federal reimbursement: Department of Central Management Services, except for awards made by the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission under the terms of the Workers' Compensation Act or Workers' Occupational Diseases Act for injury or death of an employee of the Division of Highways in the Department of Transportation.

Beginning with fiscal year 1984 and thereafter, no Road Fund monies shall be appropriated to the following Departments or agencies of State government for administration, grants, or operations; but this limitation is not a restriction upon appropriating for those purposes any Road Fund monies that are eligible for federal reimbursement:

1. Illinois State Police, except not more than 40% of the funds appropriated for the Division of Patrol and Division of Criminal Investigation;

2. State Officers.

Beginning with fiscal year 1984 and thereafter, no Road Fund monies shall be appropriated to any Department or agency of State government for administration, grants, or operations except as provided hereafter; but this limitation is not a restriction upon appropriating for those purposes any Road Fund monies that are eligible for federal reimbursement. It shall not be lawful to circumvent the above appropriation limitations by governmental reorganization or other methods. Appropriations shall be made from the Road Fund only in accordance with the provisions of this Section.

Money in the Road Fund shall, if and when the State of Illinois incurs any bonded indebtedness for the construction of permanent highways, be set aside and used for the purpose of paying and discharging during each fiscal year the principal and interest on that bonded indebtedness as it becomes due and payable as provided in the Transportation Bond Act, and for no other purpose. The surplus, if any, in the Road Fund after the payment of principal and interest on that bonded indebtedness then annually due shall be used as follows:

first -- to pay the cost of administration of Chapters 2 through 10 of the Illinois Vehicle Code; and

secondly -- no Road Fund monies derived from fees, excises, or license taxes relating to registration, operation and use of vehicles on public highways or to fuels used for the propulsion of those vehicles, shall be appropriated or expended other than for costs of administering the laws imposing those fees, excises, and license taxes, statutory refunds and adjustments allowed thereunder, administrative costs of the Department of Transportation, including, but not limited to, the operating expenses of the Department relating to the administration of public transportation programs, payment of debts and liabilities incurred in construction and reconstruction of public highways and bridges, acquisition of rights-of-way for and the cost of construction, reconstruction, maintenance, repair, and operation of public highways and bridges under the direction and supervision of the State, political subdivision, or municipality collecting those monies, or during fiscal year 2023 for the purposes of a grant not to exceed $8,394,800 to the Regional Transportation Authority on behalf of PACE for the purpose of ADA/Para-transit expenses, or during fiscal year 2024 for the purposes of a grant not to exceed $9,108,400 to the Regional Transportation Authority on behalf of PACE for the purpose of ADA/Para-transit expenses, or during fiscal year 2025 for the purposes of a grant not to exceed $10,020,000 to the Regional Transportation Authority on behalf of PACE for the purpose of ADA/Para-transit expenses, and the costs for patrolling and policing the public highways (by the State, political subdivision, or municipality collecting that money) for enforcement of traffic laws. The separation of grades of such highways with railroads and costs associated with protection of at-grade highway and railroad crossing shall also be permissible.

Appropriations for any of such purposes are payable from the Road Fund or the Grade Crossing Protection Fund as provided in Section 8 of the Motor Fuel Tax Law.

Except as provided in this paragraph, beginning with fiscal year 1991 and thereafter, no Road Fund monies shall be appropriated to the Illinois State Police for the purposes of this Section in excess of its total fiscal year 1990 Road Fund appropriations for those purposes unless otherwise provided in Section 5g of this Act. For fiscal years 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007 only, no Road Fund monies shall be appropriated to the Department of State Police for the purposes of this Section in excess of $97,310,000. For fiscal year 2008 only, no Road Fund monies shall be appropriated to the Department of State Police for the purposes of this Section in excess of $106,100,000. For fiscal year 2009 only, no Road Fund monies shall be appropriated to the Department of State Police for the purposes of this Section in excess of $114,700,000. Beginning in fiscal year 2010, no Road Fund road fund moneys shall be appropriated to the Illinois State Police. It shall not be lawful to circumvent this limitation on appropriations by governmental reorganization or other methods unless otherwise provided in Section 5g of this Act.

In fiscal year 1994, no Road Fund monies shall be appropriated to the Secretary of State for the purposes of this Section in excess of the total fiscal year 1991 Road Fund appropriations to the Secretary of State for those purposes, plus $9,800,000. It shall not be lawful to circumvent this limitation on appropriations by governmental reorganization or other method.

Beginning with fiscal year 1995 and thereafter, no Road Fund monies shall be appropriated to the Secretary of State for the purposes of this Section in excess of the total fiscal year 1994 Road Fund appropriations to the Secretary of State for those purposes. It shall not be lawful to circumvent this limitation on appropriations by governmental reorganization or other methods.

Beginning with fiscal year 2000, total Road Fund appropriations to the Secretary of State for the purposes of this Section shall not exceed the amounts specified for the following fiscal years:

For fiscal year 2010, no road fund moneys shall be appropriated to the Secretary of State.

Beginning in fiscal year 2011, moneys in the Road Fund shall be appropriated to the Secretary of State for the exclusive purpose of paying refunds due to overpayment of fees related to Chapter 3 of the Illinois Vehicle Code unless otherwise provided for by law.

Beginning in fiscal year 2025, moneys in the Road Fund may be appropriated to the Environmental Protection Agency for the exclusive purpose of making deposits into the Electric Vehicle Rebate Fund, subject to appropriation, to be used for purposes consistent with Section 11 of Article IX of the Illinois Constitution.

It shall not be lawful to circumvent this limitation on appropriations by governmental reorganization or other methods.

No new program may be initiated in fiscal year 1991 and thereafter that is not consistent with the limitations imposed by this Section for fiscal year 1984 and thereafter, insofar as appropriation of Road Fund monies is concerned.

Nothing in this Section prohibits transfers from the Road Fund to the State Construction Account Fund under Section 5e of this Act; nor to the General Revenue Fund, as authorized by Public Act 93-25.

The additional amounts authorized for expenditure in this Section by Public Acts 92-0600, 93-0025, 93-0839, and 94-91 shall be repaid to the Road Fund from the General Revenue Fund in the next succeeding fiscal year that the General Revenue Fund has a positive budgetary balance, as determined by generally accepted accounting principles applicable to government.

The additional amounts authorized for expenditure by the Secretary of State and the Department of State Police in this Section by Public Act 94-91 shall be repaid to the Road Fund from the General Revenue Fund in the next succeeding fiscal year that the General Revenue Fund has a positive budgetary balance, as determined by generally accepted accounting principles applicable to government.

(Source: P.A. 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-699, eff. 4-19-22; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 103-8, eff. 6-7-23; 103-34, eff. 1-1-24; revised 12-12-23.)

(30 ILCS 105/8.12) (from Ch. 127, par. 144.12)

Sec. 8.12. State Pensions Fund.

(a) The moneys in the State Pensions Fund shall be used exclusively for the administration of the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act and for the expenses incurred by the Auditor General for administering the provisions of Section 2-8.1 of the Illinois State Auditing Act and for operational expenses of the Office of the State Treasurer and for the funding of the unfunded liabilities of the designated retirement systems. For the purposes of this Section, "operational expenses of the Office of the State Treasurer" includes the acquisition of land and buildings in State fiscal years 2019 and 2020 for use by the Office of the State Treasurer, as well as construction, reconstruction, improvement, repair, and maintenance, in accordance with the provisions of laws relating thereto, of such lands and buildings beginning in State fiscal year 2019 and thereafter. Beginning in State fiscal year 2026 2025, payments to the designated retirement systems under this Section shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any State contributions required under the Illinois Pension Code.

"Designated retirement systems" means:

(1) the State Employees' Retirement System of Illinois;

(2) the Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois;

(3) the State Universities Retirement System;

(4) the Judges Retirement System of Illinois; and

(5) the General Assembly Retirement System.

(b) Each year the General Assembly may make appropriations from the State Pensions Fund for the administration of the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act.

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(c-5) For fiscal years 2006 through 2025 2024, the General Assembly shall appropriate from the State Pensions Fund to the State Universities Retirement System the amount estimated to be available during the fiscal year in the State Pensions Fund; provided, however, that the amounts appropriated under this subsection (c-5) shall not reduce the amount in the State Pensions Fund below $5,000,000.

(c-6) For fiscal year 2026 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter, as soon as may be practical after any money is deposited into the State Pensions Fund from the Unclaimed Property Trust Fund, the State Treasurer shall apportion the deposited amount among the designated retirement systems as defined in subsection (a) to reduce their actuarial reserve deficiencies. The State Comptroller and State Treasurer shall pay the apportioned amounts to the designated retirement systems to fund the unfunded liabilities of the designated retirement systems. The amount apportioned to each designated retirement system shall constitute a portion of the amount estimated to be available for appropriation from the State Pensions Fund that is the same as that retirement system's portion of the total actual reserve deficiency of the systems, as determined annually by the Governor's Office of Management and Budget at the request of the State Treasurer. The amounts apportioned under this subsection shall not reduce the amount in the State Pensions Fund below $5,000,000.

(d) The Governor's Office of Management and Budget shall determine the individual and total reserve deficiencies of the designated retirement systems. For this purpose, the Governor's Office of Management and Budget shall utilize the latest available audit and actuarial reports of each of the retirement systems and the relevant reports and statistics of the Public Employee Pension Fund Division of the Department of Insurance.

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(e) The changes to this Section made by Public Act 88-593 shall first apply to distributions from the Fund for State fiscal year 1996.

(Source: P.A. 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 102-699, eff. 4-19-22; 103-8, eff. 6-7-23.)

(30 ILCS 105/8g-1)

Sec. 8g-1. Fund transfers.

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(u) (Blank). In addition to any other transfers that may be provided for by law, on July 1, 2021, or as soon thereafter as practical, only as directed by the Director of the Governor's Office of Management and Budget, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State Treasurer shall transfer the sum of $5,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the DoIT Special Projects Fund, and on June 1, 2022, or as soon thereafter as practical, but no later than June 30, 2022, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State Treasurer shall transfer the sum so transferred from the DoIT Special Projects Fund to the General Revenue Fund.

(v) (Blank). In addition to any other transfers that may be provided for by law, on July 1, 2021, or as soon thereafter as practical, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State Treasurer shall transfer the sum of $500,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Governor's Administrative Fund.

(w) (Blank). In addition to any other transfers that may be provided for by law, on July 1, 2021, or as soon thereafter as practical, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State Treasurer shall transfer the sum of $500,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Grant Accountability and Transparency Fund.

(x) (Blank). In addition to any other transfers that may be provided for by law, at a time or times during Fiscal Year 2022 as directed by the Governor, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State Treasurer shall transfer up to a total of $20,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Sports Facilities Fund to be credited to the Advance Account within the Fund.

(y) (Blank). In addition to any other transfers that may be provided for by law, on June 15, 2021, or as soon thereafter as practical, but no later than June 30, 2021, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State Treasurer shall transfer the sum of $100,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Technology Management Revolving Fund.

(z) (Blank). In addition to any other transfers that may be provided for by law, on April 19, 2022 (the effective date of Public Act 102-699), or as soon thereafter as practical, but no later than June 30, 2022, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State Treasurer shall transfer the sum of $148,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Build Illinois Bond Fund.

(aa) (Blank). In addition to any other transfers that may be provided for by law, on April 19, 2022 (the effective date of Public Act 102-699), or as soon thereafter as practical, but no later than June 30, 2022, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State Treasurer shall transfer the sum of $180,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund.

(bb) (Blank). In addition to any other transfers that may be provided for by law, on July 1, 2022, or as soon thereafter as practical, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State Treasurer shall transfer the sum of $500,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Governor's Administrative Fund.

(cc) (Blank). In addition to any other transfers that may be provided for by law, on July 1, 2022, or as soon thereafter as practical, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State Treasurer shall transfer the sum of $500,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Grant Accountability and Transparency Fund.

(dd) (Blank). In addition to any other transfers that may be provided by law, on April 19, 2022 (the effective date of Public Act 102-700), or as soon thereafter as practical, but no later than June 30, 2022, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State Treasurer shall transfer the sum of $685,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Income Tax Refund Fund. Moneys from this transfer shall be used for the purpose of making the one-time rebate payments provided under Section 212.1 of the Illinois Income Tax Act.

(ee) (Blank). In addition to any other transfers that may be provided by law, beginning on April 19, 2022 (the effective date of Public Act 102-700) and until December 31, 2023, at the direction of the Department of Revenue, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State Treasurer shall transfer from the General Revenue Fund to the Income Tax Refund Fund any amounts needed beyond the amounts transferred in subsection (dd) to make payments of the one-time rebate payments provided under Section 212.1 of the Illinois Income Tax Act.

(ff) (Blank). In addition to any other transfers that may be provided for by law, on April 19, 2022 (the effective date of Public Act 102-700), or as soon thereafter as practical, but no later than June 30, 2022, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State Treasurer shall transfer the sum of $720,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Budget Stabilization Fund.

(gg) (Blank). In addition to any other transfers that may be provided for by law, on July 1, 2022, or as soon thereafter as practical, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State Treasurer shall transfer the sum of $280,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Budget Stabilization Fund.

(hh) (Blank). In addition to any other transfers that may be provided for by law, on July 1, 2022, or as soon thereafter as practical, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State Treasurer shall transfer the sum of $200,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Pension Stabilization Fund.

(ii) (Blank). In addition to any other transfers that may be provided for by law, on January 1, 2023, or as soon thereafter as practical, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State Treasurer shall transfer the sum of $850,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Budget Stabilization Fund.

(jj) (Blank). In addition to any other transfers that may be provided for by law, at a time or times during Fiscal Year 2023 as directed by the Governor, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State Treasurer shall transfer up to a total of $400,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Large Business Attraction Fund.

(kk) (Blank). In addition to any other transfers that may be provided for by law, on January 1, 2023, or as soon thereafter as practical, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State Treasurer shall transfer the sum of $72,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Disaster Response and Recovery Fund.

(ll) (Blank). In addition to any other transfers that may be provided for by law, on the effective date of the changes made to this Section by this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly, or as soon thereafter as practical, but no later than June 30, 2023, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State Treasurer shall transfer the sum of $200,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Pension Stabilization Fund.

(mm) In addition to any other transfers that may be provided for by law, beginning on the effective date of the changes made to this Section by this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly and until June 30, 2024, as directed by the Governor, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State Treasurer shall transfer up to a total of $1,500,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the State Coronavirus Urgent Remediation Emergency Fund.

(nn) In addition to any other transfers that may be provided for by law, beginning on the effective date of the changes made to this Section by this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly and until June 30, 2024, as directed by the Governor, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State Treasurer shall transfer up to a total of $424,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Build Illinois Bond Fund.

(oo) In addition to any other transfers that may be provided for by law, on July 1, 2023, or as soon thereafter as practical, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State Treasurer shall transfer the sum of $500,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Governor's Administrative Fund.

(pp) In addition to any other transfers that may be provided for by law, on July 1, 2023, or as soon thereafter as practical, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State Treasurer shall transfer the sum of $500,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Grant Accountability and Transparency Fund.

(qq) In addition to any other transfers that may be provided for by law, beginning on the effective date of the changes made to this Section by this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly and until June 30, 2024, as directed by the Governor, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State Treasurer shall transfer up to a total of $350,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Fund for Illinois' Future.

(rr) In addition to any other transfers that may be provided for by law, on July 1, 2024, or as soon thereafter as practical, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State Treasurer shall transfer the sum of $500,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Governor's Administrative Fund.

(ss) In addition to any other transfers that may be provided for by law, on July 1, 2024, or as soon thereafter as practical, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State Treasurer shall transfer the sum of $500,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Grant Accountability and Transparency Fund.

(tt) In addition to any other transfers that may be provided for by law, on July 1, 2024, or as soon thereafter as practical, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State Treasurer shall transfer the sum of $25,000,000 from the Violent Crime Witness Protection Program Fund to the General Revenue Fund.

(Source: P.A. 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 102-699, eff. 4-19-22; 102-700, Article 40, Section 40-5, eff. 4-19-22; 102-700, Article 80, Section 80-5, eff. 4-19-22; 102-1115, eff. 1-9-23; 103-8, eff. 6-7-23.)

(30 ILCS 105/12-2) (from Ch. 127, par. 148-2)

Sec. 12-2. Travel Regulation Council; State travel reimbursement.

(a) The chairmen of the travel control boards established by Section 12-1, or their designees, shall together comprise the Travel Regulation Council. The Travel Regulation Council shall be chaired by the Director of Central Management Services, who shall be a nonvoting member of the Council, unless he is otherwise qualified to vote by virtue of being the designee of a voting member. No later than March 1, 1986, and at least biennially thereafter, the Council shall adopt State Travel Regulations and Reimbursement Rates which shall be applicable to all personnel subject to the jurisdiction of the travel control boards established by Section 12-1. An affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Council shall be required to adopt regulations and reimbursement rates. If the Council fails to adopt regulations by March 1 of any odd-numbered year, the Director of Central Management Services shall adopt emergency regulations and reimbursement rates pursuant to the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. As soon as practicable after January 23, 2023 (the effective date of Public Act 102-1119) this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly, the Travel Regulation Council and the Higher Education Travel Control Board shall adopt amendments to their existing rules to ensure that reimbursement rates for public institutions of higher education, as defined in Section 1-13 of the Illinois Procurement Code, are set in accordance with the requirements of subsection (f) of this Section.

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(d) Reimbursements to travelers shall be made pursuant to the rates and regulations applicable to the respective State agency as of January 1, 1986 (the effective date of Public Act 84-345) this amendatory Act, until the State Travel Regulations and Reimbursement Rates established by this Section are adopted and effective.

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(f) (f) Notwithstanding any rule or law to the contrary, State travel reimbursement rates for lodging and mileage for automobile travel, as well as allowances for meals, shall be set at the maximum rates established by the federal government for travel expenses, subsistence expenses, and mileage allowances under 5 U.S.C. 5701 through 5711 and any regulations promulgated thereunder. If the rates set under federal regulations increase or decrease during the course of the State's fiscal year, the effective date of the new rate shall be the effective date of the change in the federal rate.

(g) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, the Council may provide, by rule, for alternative methods of determining the appropriate reimbursement rate for a traveler's subsistence expenses based upon the length of travel, as well as the embarkation point and destination.

(Source: P.A. 102-1119, eff. 1-23-23; 103-8, eff. 1-1-24; revised 1-2-24.)

(30 ILCS 105/13.2) (from Ch. 127, par. 149.2)

Sec. 13.2. Transfers among line item appropriations.

(a) Transfers among line item appropriations from the same treasury fund for the objects specified in this Section may be made in the manner provided in this Section when the balance remaining in one or more such line item appropriations is insufficient for the purpose for which the appropriation was made.

(a-1) No transfers may be made from one agency to another agency, nor may transfers be made from one institution of higher education to another institution of higher education except as provided by subsection (a-4).

(a-2) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, transfers may be made only among the objects of expenditure enumerated in this Section, except that no funds may be transferred from any appropriation for personal services, from any appropriation for State contributions to the State Employees' Retirement System, from any separate appropriation for employee retirement contributions paid by the employer, nor from any appropriation for State contribution for employee group insurance.

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(a-3) Further, if an agency receives a separate appropriation for employee retirement contributions paid by the employer, any transfer by that agency into an appropriation for personal services must be accompanied by a corresponding transfer into the appropriation for employee retirement contributions paid by the employer, in an amount sufficient to meet the employer share of the employee contributions required to be remitted to the retirement system.

(a-4) Long-Term Care Rebalancing. The Governor may designate amounts set aside for institutional services appropriated from the General Revenue Fund or any other State fund that receives monies for long-term care services to be transferred to all State agencies responsible for the administration of community-based long-term care programs, including, but not limited to, community-based long-term care programs administered by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, the Department of Human Services, and the Department on Aging, provided that the Director of Healthcare and Family Services first certifies that the amounts being transferred are necessary for the purpose of assisting persons in or at risk of being in institutional care to transition to community-based settings, including the financial data needed to prove the need for the transfer of funds. The total amounts transferred shall not exceed 4% in total of the amounts appropriated from the General Revenue Fund or any other State fund that receives monies for long-term care services for each fiscal year. A notice of the fund transfer must be made to the General Assembly and posted at a minimum on the Department of Healthcare and Family Services website, the Governor's Office of Management and Budget website, and any other website the Governor sees fit. These postings shall serve as notice to the General Assembly of the amounts to be transferred. Notice shall be given at least 30 days prior to transfer.

(b) In addition to the general transfer authority provided under subsection (c), the following agencies have the specific transfer authority granted in this subsection:

The Department of Healthcare and Family Services is authorized to make transfers representing savings attributable to not increasing grants due to the births of additional children from line items for payments of cash grants to line items for payments for employment and social services for the purposes outlined in subsection (f) of Section 4-2 of the Illinois Public Aid Code.

The Department of Children and Family Services is authorized to make transfers not exceeding 2% of the aggregate amount appropriated to it within the same treasury fund for the following line items among these same line items: Foster Home and Specialized Foster Care and Prevention, Institutions and Group Homes and Prevention, and Purchase of Adoption and Guardianship Services.

The Department on Aging is authorized to make transfers not exceeding 10% of the aggregate amount appropriated to it within the same treasury fund for the following Community Care Program line items among these same line items: purchase of services covered by the Community Care Program and Comprehensive Case Coordination.

The State Board of Education is authorized to make transfers from line item appropriations within the same treasury fund for General State Aid, General State Aid - Hold Harmless, and Evidence-Based Funding, provided that no such transfer may be made unless the amount transferred is no longer required for the purpose for which that appropriation was made, to the line item appropriation for Transitional Assistance when the balance remaining in such line item appropriation is insufficient for the purpose for which the appropriation was made.

The State Board of Education is authorized to make transfers between the following line item appropriations within the same treasury fund: Disabled Student Services/Materials (Section 14-13.01 of the School Code), Disabled Student Transportation Reimbursement (Section 14-13.01 of the School Code), Disabled Student Tuition - Private Tuition (Section 14-7.02 of the School Code), Extraordinary Special Education (Section 14-7.02b of the School Code), Reimbursement for Free Lunch/Breakfast Program, Summer School Payments (Section 18-4.3 of the School Code), and Transportation - Regular/Vocational Reimbursement (Section 29-5 of the School Code). Such transfers shall be made only when the balance remaining in one or more such line item appropriations is insufficient for the purpose for which the appropriation was made and provided that no such transfer may be made unless the amount transferred is no longer required for the purpose for which that appropriation was made.

The Department of Healthcare and Family Services is authorized to make transfers not exceeding 4% of the aggregate amount appropriated to it, within the same treasury fund, among the various line items appropriated for Medical Assistance.

The Department of Central Management Services is authorized to make transfers not exceeding 2% of the aggregate amount appropriated to it, within the same treasury fund, from the various line items appropriated to the Department, into the following line item appropriations: auto liability claims and related expenses and payment of claims under the State Employee Indemnification Act.

(c) The sum of such transfers for an agency in a fiscal year shall not exceed 2% of the aggregate amount appropriated to it within the same treasury fund for the following objects: Personal Services; Extra Help; Student and Inmate Compensation; State Contributions to Retirement Systems; State Contributions to Social Security; State Contribution for Employee Group Insurance; Contractual Services; Travel; Commodities; Printing; Equipment; Electronic Data Processing; Operation of Automotive Equipment; Telecommunications Services; Travel and Allowance for Committed, Paroled and Discharged Prisoners; Library Books; Federal Matching Grants for Student Loans; Refunds; Workers' Compensation, Occupational Disease, and Tort Claims; Late Interest Penalties under the State Prompt Payment Act and Sections 368a and 370a of the Illinois Insurance Code; and, in appropriations to institutions of higher education, Awards and Grants. Notwithstanding the above, any amounts appropriated for payment of workers' compensation claims to an agency to which the authority to evaluate, administer and pay such claims has been delegated by the Department of Central Management Services may be transferred to any other expenditure object where such amounts exceed the amount necessary for the payment of such claims.

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(c-9) (Blank). Special provisions for State fiscal year 2023. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, for State fiscal year 2023, transfers among line item appropriations to a State agency from the same State treasury fund may be made for operational or lump sum expenses only, provided that the sum of such transfers for a State agency in State fiscal year 2023 shall not exceed 4% of the aggregate amount appropriated to that State agency for operational or lump sum expenses for State fiscal year 2023. For the purpose of this subsection, "operational or lump sum expenses" includes the following objects: personal services; extra help; student and inmate compensation; State contributions to retirement systems; State contributions to social security; State contributions for employee group insurance; contractual services; travel; commodities; printing; equipment; electronic data processing; operation of automotive equipment; telecommunications services; travel and allowance for committed, paroled, and discharged prisoners; library books; federal matching grants for student loans; refunds; workers' compensation, occupational disease, and tort claims; late interest penalties under the State Prompt Payment Act and Sections 368a and 370a of the Illinois Insurance Code; lump sum and other purposes; and lump sum operations. For the purpose of this subsection, "State agency" does not include the Attorney General, the Secretary of State, the Comptroller, the Treasurer, or the judicial or legislative branches.

(c-10) Special provisions for State fiscal year 2024. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, for State fiscal year 2024, transfers among line item appropriations to a State agency from the same State treasury fund may be made for operational or lump sum expenses only, provided that the sum of such transfers for a State agency in State fiscal year 2024 shall not exceed 8% of the aggregate amount appropriated to that State agency for operational or lump sum expenses for State fiscal year 2024. For the purpose of this subsection, "operational or lump sum expenses" includes the following objects: personal services; extra help; student and inmate compensation; State contributions to retirement systems; State contributions to social security; State contributions for employee group insurance; contractual services; travel; commodities; printing; equipment; electronic data processing; operation of automotive equipment; telecommunications services; travel and allowance for committed, paroled, and discharged prisoners; library books; federal matching grants for student loans; refunds; workers' compensation, occupational disease, and tort claims; late interest penalties under the State Prompt Payment Act and Sections 368a and 370a of the Illinois Insurance Code; lump sum and other purposes; and lump sum operations. For the purpose of this subsection, "State agency" does not include the Attorney General, the Secretary of State, the Comptroller, the Treasurer, or the judicial or legislative branches.

(c-11) Special provisions for State fiscal year 2025. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, for State fiscal year 2025, transfers among line item appropriations to a State agency from the same State treasury fund may be made for operational or lump sum expenses only, provided that the sum of such transfers for a State agency in State fiscal year 2025 shall not exceed 4% of the aggregate amount appropriated to that State agency for operational or lump sum expenses for State fiscal year 2025. For the purpose of this subsection, "operational or lump sum expenses" includes the following objects: personal services; extra help; student and inmate compensation; State contributions to retirement systems; State contributions to social security; State contributions for employee group insurance; contractual services; travel; commodities; printing; equipment; electronic data processing; operation of automotive equipment; telecommunications services; travel and allowance for committed, paroled, and discharged prisoners; library books; federal matching grants for student loans; refunds; workers' compensation, occupational disease, and tort claims; late interest penalties under the State Prompt Payment Act and Sections 368a and 370a of the Illinois Insurance Code; lump sum and other purposes; and lump sum operations. For the purpose of this subsection, "State agency" does not include the Attorney General, the Comptroller, the Treasurer, or the judicial or legislative branches.

(d) Transfers among appropriations made to agencies of the Legislative and Judicial departments and to the constitutionally elected officers in the Executive branch require the approval of the officer authorized in Section 10 of this Act to approve and certify vouchers. Transfers among appropriations made to the University of Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois University, Northern Illinois University, Western Illinois University, the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy and the Board of Higher Education require the approval of the Board of Higher Education and the Governor. Transfers among appropriations to all other agencies require the approval of the Governor.

The officer responsible for approval shall certify that the transfer is necessary to carry out the programs and purposes for which the appropriations were made by the General Assembly and shall transmit to the State Comptroller a certified copy of the approval which shall set forth the specific amounts transferred so that the Comptroller may change his records accordingly. The Comptroller shall furnish the Governor with information copies of all transfers approved for agencies of the Legislative and Judicial departments and transfers approved by the constitutionally elected officials of the Executive branch other than the Governor, showing the amounts transferred and indicating the dates such changes were entered on the Comptroller's records.

(e) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the State Comptroller, may transfer line item appropriations for General State Aid or Evidence-Based Funding among the Common School Fund and the Education Assistance Fund, and, for State fiscal year 2020 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Fund for the Advancement of Education. With the advice and consent of the Governor's Office of Management and Budget, the State Board of Education, in consultation with the State Comptroller, may transfer line item appropriations between the General Revenue Fund and the Education Assistance Fund for the following programs:

(1) Disabled Student Personnel Reimbursement (Section 14-13.01 of the School Code);

(2) Disabled Student Transportation Reimbursement (subsection (b) of Section 14-13.01 of the School Code);

(3) Disabled Student Tuition - Private Tuition (Section 14-7.02 of the School Code);

(4) Extraordinary Special Education (Section 14-7.02b of the School Code);

(5) Reimbursement for Free Lunch/Breakfast Programs;

(6) Summer School Payments (Section 18-4.3 of the School Code);

(7) Transportation - Regular/Vocational Reimbursement (Section 29-5 of the School Code);

(8) Regular Education Reimbursement (Section 18-3 of the School Code); and

(9) Special Education Reimbursement (Section 14-7.03 of the School Code).

(f) For State fiscal year 2020 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Department on Aging, in consultation with the State Comptroller, with the advice and consent of the Governor's Office of Management and Budget, may transfer line item appropriations for purchase of services covered by the Community Care Program between the General Revenue Fund and the Commitment to Human Services Fund.

(g) For State fiscal year 2024 and each fiscal year thereafter, if requested by an agency chief executive officer and authorized and approved by the Comptroller, the Comptroller may direct and the Treasurer shall transfer funds from the General Revenue Fund to fund payroll expenses that meet the payroll transaction exception criteria as defined by the Comptroller in the Statewide Accounting Management System (SAMS) Manual. The agency shall then transfer these funds back to the General Revenue Fund within 7 days.

(Source: P.A. 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 102-699, eff. 4-19-22; 103-8, eff. 6-7-23.)

Section 5-35. The State Revenue Sharing Act is amended by changing Section 12 as follows:

(30 ILCS 115/12) (from Ch. 85, par. 616)

Sec. 12. Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund. There is hereby created the Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund, a special fund in the State Treasury into which shall be paid all revenue realized:

(a) all amounts realized from the additional personal property tax replacement income tax imposed by subsections (c) and (d) of Section 201 of the Illinois Income Tax Act, except for those amounts deposited into the Income Tax Refund Fund pursuant to subsection (c) of Section 901 of the Illinois Income Tax Act; and

(b) all amounts realized from the additional personal property replacement invested capital taxes imposed by Section 2a.1 of the Messages Tax Act, Section 2a.1 of the Gas Revenue Tax Act, Section 2a.1 of the Public Utilities Revenue Act, and Section 3 of the Water Company Invested Capital Tax Act, and amounts payable to the Department of Revenue under the Telecommunications Infrastructure Maintenance Fee Act.

As soon as may be after the end of each month, the Department of Revenue shall certify to the Treasurer and the Comptroller the amount of all refunds paid out of the General Revenue Fund through the preceding month on account of overpayment of liability on taxes paid into the Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund. Upon receipt of such certification, the Treasurer and the Comptroller shall transfer the amount so certified from the Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund into the General Revenue Fund.

The payments of revenue into the Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund shall be used exclusively for distribution to taxing districts, regional offices and officials, and local officials as provided in this Section and in the School Code, payment of the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Property Tax Appeal Board, payment of the expenses of the Department of Revenue incurred in administering the collection and distribution of monies paid into the Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund and transfers due to refunds to taxpayers for overpayment of liability for taxes paid into the Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund.

In addition, moneys in the Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund may be used to pay any of the following: (i) salary, stipends, and additional compensation as provided by law for chief election clerks, county clerks, and county recorders; (ii) costs associated with regional offices of education and educational service centers; (iii) reimbursements payable by the State Board of Elections under Section 4-25, 5-35, 6-71, 13-10, 13-10a, or 13-11 of the Election Code; (iv) expenses of the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board; and (v) salary, personal services, and additional compensation as provided by law for court reporters under the Court Reporters Act.

As soon as may be after June 26, 1980 (the effective date of Public Act 81-1255), the Department of Revenue shall certify to the Treasurer the amount of net replacement revenue paid into the General Revenue Fund prior to that effective date from the additional tax imposed by Section 2a.1 of the Messages Tax Act; Section 2a.1 of the Gas Revenue Tax Act; Section 2a.1 of the Public Utilities Revenue Act; Section 3 of the Water Company Invested Capital Tax Act; amounts collected by the Department of Revenue under the Telecommunications Infrastructure Maintenance Fee Act; and the additional personal property tax replacement income tax imposed by the Illinois Income Tax Act, as amended by Public Act 81-1st Special Session-1. Net replacement revenue shall be defined as the total amount paid into and remaining in the General Revenue Fund as a result of those Acts minus the amount outstanding and obligated from the General Revenue Fund in state vouchers or warrants prior to June 26, 1980 (the effective date of Public Act 81-1255) as refunds to taxpayers for overpayment of liability under those Acts.

All interest earned by monies accumulated in the Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund shall be deposited in such Fund. All amounts allocated pursuant to this Section are appropriated on a continuing basis.

Prior to December 31, 1980, as soon as may be after the end of each quarter beginning with the quarter ending December 31, 1979, and on and after December 31, 1980, as soon as may be after January 1, March 1, April 1, May 1, July 1, August 1, October 1 and December 1 of each year, the Department of Revenue shall allocate to each taxing district as defined in Section 1-150 of the Property Tax Code, in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (2) of this Section the portion of the funds held in the Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund which is required to be distributed, as provided in paragraph (1), for each quarter. Provided, however, under no circumstances shall any taxing district during each of the first two years of distribution of the taxes imposed by Public Act 81-1st Special Session-1 be entitled to an annual allocation which is less than the funds such taxing district collected from the 1978 personal property tax. Provided further that under no circumstances shall any taxing district during the third year of distribution of the taxes imposed by Public Act 81-1st Special Session-1 receive less than 60% of the funds such taxing district collected from the 1978 personal property tax. In the event that the total of the allocations made as above provided for all taxing districts, during either of such 3 years, exceeds the amount available for distribution the allocation of each taxing district shall be proportionately reduced. Except as provided in Section 13 of this Act, the Department shall then certify, pursuant to appropriation, such allocations to the State Comptroller who shall pay over to the several taxing districts the respective amounts allocated to them.

Any township which receives an allocation based in whole or in part upon personal property taxes which it levied pursuant to Section 6-507 or 6-512 of the Illinois Highway Code and which was previously required to be paid over to a municipality shall immediately pay over to that municipality a proportionate share of the personal property replacement funds which such township receives.

Any municipality or township, other than a municipality with a population in excess of 500,000, which receives an allocation based in whole or in part on personal property taxes which it levied pursuant to Sections 3-1, 3-4 and 3-6 of the Illinois Local Library Act and which was previously required to be paid over to a public library shall immediately pay over to that library a proportionate share of the personal property tax replacement funds which such municipality or township receives; provided that if such a public library has converted to a library organized under the Illinois Public Library District Act, regardless of whether such conversion has occurred on, after or before January 1, 1988, such proportionate share shall be immediately paid over to the library district which maintains and operates the library. However, any library that has converted prior to January 1, 1988, and which hitherto has not received the personal property tax replacement funds, shall receive such funds commencing on January 1, 1988.

Any township which receives an allocation based in whole or in part on personal property taxes which it levied pursuant to Section 1c of the Public Graveyards Act and which taxes were previously required to be paid over to or used for such public cemetery or cemeteries shall immediately pay over to or use for such public cemetery or cemeteries a proportionate share of the personal property tax replacement funds which the township receives.

Any taxing district which receives an allocation based in whole or in part upon personal property taxes which it levied for another governmental body or school district in Cook County in 1976 or for another governmental body or school district in the remainder of the State in 1977 shall immediately pay over to that governmental body or school district the amount of personal property replacement funds which such governmental body or school district would receive directly under the provisions of paragraph (2) of this Section, had it levied its own taxes.

(1) The portion of the Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund required to be distributed as of the time allocation is required to be made shall be the amount available in such Fund as of the time allocation is required to be made.

The amount available for distribution shall be the total amount in the fund at such time minus the necessary administrative and other authorized expenses as limited by the appropriation and the amount determined by: (a) $2.8 million for fiscal year 1981; (b) for fiscal year 1982, .54% of the funds distributed from the fund during the preceding fiscal year; (c) for fiscal year 1983 through fiscal year 1988, .54% of the funds distributed from the fund during the preceding fiscal year less .02% of such fund for fiscal year 1983 and less .02% of such funds for each fiscal year thereafter; (d) for fiscal year 1989 through fiscal year 2011 no more than 105% of the actual administrative expenses of the prior fiscal year; (e) for fiscal year 2012 and beyond, a sufficient amount to pay (i) stipends, additional compensation, salary reimbursements, and other amounts directed to be paid out of this Fund for local officials as authorized or required by statute and (ii) the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Property Tax Appeal Board and the expenses of the Department of Revenue incurred in administering the collection and distribution of moneys paid into the Fund; (f) for fiscal years 2012 and 2013 only, a sufficient amount to pay stipends, additional compensation, salary reimbursements, and other amounts directed to be paid out of this Fund for regional offices and officials as authorized or required by statute; or (g) for fiscal years 2018 through 2025 2024 only, a sufficient amount to pay amounts directed to be paid out of this Fund for public community college base operating grants and local health protection grants to certified local health departments as authorized or required by appropriation or statute. Such portion of the fund shall be determined after the transfer into the General Revenue Fund due to refunds, if any, paid from the General Revenue Fund during the preceding quarter. If at any time, for any reason, there is insufficient amount in the Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund for payments for regional offices and officials or local officials or payment of costs of administration or for transfers due to refunds at the end of any particular month, the amount of such insufficiency shall be carried over for the purposes of payments for regional offices and officials, local officials, transfers into the General Revenue Fund, and costs of administration to the following month or months. Net replacement revenue held, and defined above, shall be transferred by the Treasurer and Comptroller to the Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund within 10 days of such certification.

(2) Each quarterly allocation shall first be apportioned in the following manner: 51.65% for taxing districts in Cook County and 48.35% for taxing districts in the remainder of the State.

The Personal Property Replacement Ratio of each taxing district outside Cook County shall be the ratio which the Tax Base of that taxing district bears to the Downstate Tax Base. The Tax Base of each taxing district outside of Cook County is the personal property tax collections for that taxing district for the 1977 tax year. The Downstate Tax Base is the personal property tax collections for all taxing districts in the State outside of Cook County for the 1977 tax year. The Department of Revenue shall have authority to review for accuracy and completeness the personal property tax collections for each taxing district outside Cook County for the 1977 tax year.

The Personal Property Replacement Ratio of each Cook County taxing district shall be the ratio which the Tax Base of that taxing district bears to the Cook County Tax Base. The Tax Base of each Cook County taxing district is the personal property tax collections for that taxing district for the 1976 tax year. The Cook County Tax Base is the personal property tax collections for all taxing districts in Cook County for the 1976 tax year. The Department of Revenue shall have authority to review for accuracy and completeness the personal property tax collections for each taxing district within Cook County for the 1976 tax year.

For all purposes of this Section 12, amounts paid to a taxing district for such tax years as may be applicable by a foreign corporation under the provisions of Section 7-202 of the Public Utilities Act, as amended, shall be deemed to be personal property taxes collected by such taxing district for such tax years as may be applicable. The Director shall determine from the Illinois Commerce Commission, for any tax year as may be applicable, the amounts so paid by any such foreign corporation to any and all taxing districts. The Illinois Commerce Commission shall furnish such information to the Director. For all purposes of this Section 12, the Director shall deem such amounts to be collected personal property taxes of each such taxing district for the applicable tax year or years.

Taxing districts located both in Cook County and in one or more other counties shall receive both a Cook County allocation and a Downstate allocation determined in the same way as all other taxing districts.

If any taxing district in existence on July 1, 1979 ceases to exist, or discontinues its operations, its Tax Base shall thereafter be deemed to be zero. If the powers, duties and obligations of the discontinued taxing district are assumed by another taxing district, the Tax Base of the discontinued taxing district shall be added to the Tax Base of the taxing district assuming such powers, duties and obligations.

If two or more taxing districts in existence on July 1, 1979, or a successor or successors thereto shall consolidate into one taxing district, the Tax Base of such consolidated taxing district shall be the sum of the Tax Bases of each of the taxing districts which have consolidated.

If a single taxing district in existence on July 1, 1979, or a successor or successors thereto shall be divided into two or more separate taxing districts, the tax base of the taxing district so divided shall be allocated to each of the resulting taxing districts in proportion to the then current equalized assessed value of each resulting taxing district.

If a portion of the territory of a taxing district is disconnected and annexed to another taxing district of the same type, the Tax Base of the taxing district from which disconnection was made shall be reduced in proportion to the then current equalized assessed value of the disconnected territory as compared with the then current equalized assessed value within the entire territory of the taxing district prior to disconnection, and the amount of such reduction shall be added to the Tax Base of the taxing district to which annexation is made.

If a community college district is created after July 1, 1979, beginning on January 1, 1996 (the effective date of Public Act 89-327), its Tax Base shall be 3.5% of the sum of the personal property tax collected for the 1977 tax year within the territorial jurisdiction of the district.

The amounts allocated and paid to taxing districts pursuant to the provisions of Public Act 81-1st Special Session-1 shall be deemed to be substitute revenues for the revenues derived from taxes imposed on personal property pursuant to the provisions of the "Revenue Act of 1939" or "An Act for the assessment and taxation of private car line companies", approved July 22, 1943, as amended, or Section 414 of the Illinois Insurance Code, prior to the abolition of such taxes and shall be used for the same purposes as the revenues derived from ad valorem taxes on real estate.

Monies received by any taxing districts from the Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund shall be first applied toward payment of the proportionate amount of debt service which was previously levied and collected from extensions against personal property on bonds outstanding as of December 31, 1978 and next applied toward payment of the proportionate share of the pension or retirement obligations of the taxing district which were previously levied and collected from extensions against personal property. For each such outstanding bond issue, the County Clerk shall determine the percentage of the debt service which was collected from extensions against real estate in the taxing district for 1978 taxes payable in 1979, as related to the total amount of such levies and collections from extensions against both real and personal property. For 1979 and subsequent years' taxes, the County Clerk shall levy and extend taxes against the real estate of each taxing district which will yield the said percentage or percentages of the debt service on such outstanding bonds. The balance of the amount necessary to fully pay such debt service shall constitute a first and prior lien upon the monies received by each such taxing district through the Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund and shall be first applied or set aside for such purpose. In counties having fewer than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the amendments to this paragraph as made by Public Act 81-1255 shall be first applicable to 1980 taxes to be collected in 1981.

(Source: P.A. 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 102-699, eff. 4-19-22; 103-8, eff. 6-7-23.)

Section 5-40. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by changing Section 10-20 as follows:

(30 ILCS 500/10-20)

Sec. 10-20. Independent chief procurement officers.

(a) Appointment. Within 60 calendar days after July 1, 2010 (the effective date of Public Act 96-795) this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, the Executive Ethics Commission, with the advice and consent of the Senate shall appoint or approve 4 chief procurement officers, one for each of the following categories:

(1) for procurements for construction and construction-related services committed by law to the jurisdiction or responsibility of the Capital Development Board;

(2) for procurements for all construction, construction-related services, operation of any facility, and the provision of any service or activity committed by law to the jurisdiction or responsibility of the Illinois Department of Transportation, including the direct or reimbursable expenditure of all federal funds for which the Department of Transportation is responsible or accountable for the use thereof in accordance with federal law, regulation, or procedure, the chief procurement officer recommended for approval under this item appointed by the Secretary of Transportation after consent by the Executive Ethics Commission;

(3) for all procurements made by a public institution of higher education; and

(4) for all other procurement needs of State agencies.

For fiscal years year 2024 and 2025, the Executive Ethics Commission shall set aside from its appropriation those amounts necessary for the use of the 4 chief procurement officers for the ordinary and contingent expenses of their respective procurement offices. From the amounts set aside by the Commission, each chief procurement officer shall control the internal operations of his or her procurement office and shall procure the necessary equipment, materials, and services to perform the duties of that office, including hiring necessary procurement personnel, legal advisors, and other employees, and may establish, in the exercise of the chief procurement officer's discretion, the compensation of the office's employees, which includes the State purchasing officers and any legal advisors. The Executive Ethics Commission shall have no control over the employees of the chief procurement officers. The Executive Ethics Commission shall provide administrative support services, including payroll, for each procurement office.

(b) Terms and independence. Each chief procurement officer appointed under this Section shall serve for a term of 5 years beginning on the date of the officer's appointment. The chief procurement officer may be removed for cause after a hearing by the Executive Ethics Commission. The Governor or the director of a State agency directly responsible to the Governor may institute a complaint against the officer by filing such complaint with the Commission. The Commission shall have a hearing based on the complaint. The officer and the complainant shall receive reasonable notice of the hearing and shall be permitted to present their respective arguments on the complaint. After the hearing, the Commission shall make a finding on the complaint and may take disciplinary action, including but not limited to removal of the officer.

The salary of a chief procurement officer shall be established by the Executive Ethics Commission and may not be diminished during the officer's term. The salary may not exceed the salary of the director of a State agency for which the officer serves as chief procurement officer.

(c) Qualifications. In addition to any other requirement or qualification required by State law, each chief procurement officer must within 12 months of employment be a Certified Professional Public Buyer or a Certified Public Purchasing Officer, pursuant to certification by the Universal Public Purchasing Certification Council, and must reside in Illinois.

(d) Fiduciary duty. Each chief procurement officer owes a fiduciary duty to the State.

(e) Vacancy. In case of a vacancy in one or more of the offices of a chief procurement officer under this Section during the recess of the Senate, the Executive Ethics Commission shall make a temporary appointment until the next meeting of the Senate, when the Executive Ethics Commission shall nominate some person to fill the office, and any person so nominated who is confirmed by the Senate shall hold office during the remainder of the term and until his or her successor is appointed and qualified. If the Senate is not in session at the time Public Act 96-920 this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly takes effect, the Executive Ethics Commission shall make a temporary appointment as in the case of a vacancy.

(f) (Blank).

(g) (Blank).

(Source: P.A. 103-8, eff. 6-7-23; revised 9-26-23.)

Section 5-43. The State Prompt Payment Act is amended by changing Section 3-6 and by adding Section 3-7 as follows:

(30 ILCS 540/3-6)

Sec. 3-6. Federal funds; lack of authority. If an agency incurs an interest liability under this Act that cannot be charged to the same expenditure authority account to which the related goods or services were charged due to federal prohibitions, the agency is authorized to pay the interest from its available appropriations from the General Revenue Fund, except that the Department of Transportation is authorized to pay the interest from its available appropriations from the Road Fund, as long as the original goods or services were for purposes consistent with Section 11 of Article IX of the Illinois Constitution.

(Source: P.A. 100-587, eff. 6-4-18.)

(30 ILCS 540/3-7 new)

Sec. 3-7. Transportation bond funds. If the Department of Transportation incurs an interest liability under this Act that would be payable from a transportation bond fund, the Department of Transportation is authorized to pay the interest from its available appropriations from the Road Fund, as long as the original purpose to which the bond funds were applied was consistent with Section 11 of Article IX of the Illinois Constitution. As used in this Section, "transportation bond fund" means any of the following funds in the State treasury: the Transportation Bond, Series A Fund; the Transportation Bond, Series B Fund; the Transportation Bond Series D Fund; and the Multi-modal Transportation Bond Fund.

Section 5-45. The Illinois Works Jobs Program Act is amended by changing Section 20-15 as follows:

(30 ILCS 559/20-15)

Sec. 20-15. Illinois Works Preapprenticeship Program; Illinois Works Bid Credit Program.

(a) The Illinois Works Preapprenticeship Program is established and shall be administered by the Department. The goal of the Illinois Works Preapprenticeship Program is to create a network of community-based organizations throughout the State that will recruit, prescreen, and provide preapprenticeship skills training, for which participants may attend free of charge and receive a stipend, to create a qualified, diverse pipeline of workers who are prepared for careers in the construction and building trades. Upon completion of the Illinois Works Preapprenticeship Program, the candidates will be skilled and work-ready.

(b) There is created the Illinois Works Fund, a special fund in the State treasury. The Illinois Works Fund shall be administered by the Department. The Illinois Works Fund shall be used to provide funding for community-based organizations throughout the State. In addition to any other transfers that may be provided for by law, on and after July 1, 2019 at the direction of the Director of the Governor's Office of Management and Budget, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State Treasurer shall transfer amounts not exceeding a total of $50,000,000 from the Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund to the Illinois Works Fund.

(b-5) In addition to any other transfers that may be provided for by law, beginning July 1, 2024 and each July 1 thereafter, or as soon thereafter as practical, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State Treasurer shall transfer $20,000,000 from the Capital Projects Fund to the Illinois Works Fund.

(c) Each community-based organization that receives funding from the Illinois Works Fund shall provide an annual report to the Illinois Works Review Panel by April 1 of each calendar year. The annual report shall include the following information:

(1) a description of the community-based organization's recruitment, screening, and training efforts;

(2) the number of individuals who apply to, participate in, and complete the community-based organization's program, broken down by race, gender, age, and veteran status; and

(3) the number of the individuals referenced in item (2) of this subsection who are initially accepted and placed into apprenticeship programs in the construction and building trades.

(d) The Department shall create and administer the Illinois Works Bid Credit Program that shall provide economic incentives, through bid credits, to encourage contractors and subcontractors to provide contracting and employment opportunities to historically underrepresented populations in the construction industry.

The Illinois Works Bid Credit Program shall allow contractors and subcontractors to earn bid credits for use toward future bids for public works projects contracted by the State or an agency of the State in order to increase the chances that the contractor and the subcontractors will be selected.

Contractors or subcontractors may be eligible to earn bid credits for employing apprentices who have completed the Illinois Works Preapprenticeship Program. Contractors or subcontractors shall earn bid credits at a rate established by the Department and based on labor hours worked by apprentices who have completed the Illinois Works Preapprenticeship Program. In order to earn bid credits, contractors and subcontractors shall provide the Department with certified payroll documenting the hours performed by apprentices who have completed the Illinois Works Preapprenticeship Program. Contractors and subcontractors can use bid credits toward future bids for public works projects contracted or funded by the State or an agency of the State in order to increase the likelihood of being selected as the contractor for the public works project toward which they have applied the bid credit. The Department shall establish the rate by rule and shall publish it on the Department's website. The rule may include maximum bid credits allowed per contractor, per subcontractor, per apprentice, per bid, or per year.

The Illinois Works Credit Bank is hereby created and shall be administered by the Department. The Illinois Works Credit Bank shall track the bid credits.

A contractor or subcontractor who has been awarded bid credits under any other State program for employing apprentices who have completed the Illinois Works Preapprenticeship Program is not eligible to receive bid credits under the Illinois Works Bid Credit Program relating to the same contract.

The Department shall report to the Illinois Works Review Panel the following: (i) the number of bid credits awarded by