Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson

Filed: 4/19/2010

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5732

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5732 by replacing
3 everything from line 15 on page 2 through line 5 on page 3 with
4 the following:
5     "(d) The Department shall develop an annual application
6 process for existing or potential participants to request an
7 initial appropriation or an appropriation exceeding the
8 formula amount found in subsection (b-10) of Section 2-7 for
9 funding service in new areas in the next fiscal year. The
10 application shall include, but not be limited to, a description
11 of the new service area, proposed service in the new area, and
12 a budget for providing existing and new service. The Department
13 shall review the application for reasonableness and compliance
14 with the requirements of this Section, and, if it approves the
15 application, shall recommend to the Governor an appropriation
16 for the next fiscal year in an amount sufficient to provide 65%
17 of projected eligible operating expenses associated with a new
18 participant's service area or the portion of an existing

 

 

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1 participant's service area that has been expanded by annexation
2 or intergovernmental agreement. The recommended appropriation
3 for the next fiscal year may exceed the formula amount found in
4 subsection (b-10) of Section 2-7.".