Executive Committee

Filed: 1/6/2011

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3461

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3461 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is
5amended by changing Section 5-45 as follows:
 
6    (5 ILCS 100/5-45)  (from Ch. 127, par. 1005-45)
7    Sec. 5-45. Emergency rulemaking.
8    (a) "Emergency" means the existence of any situation that
9any agency finds reasonably constitutes a threat to the public
10interest, safety, or welfare.
11    (b) If any agency finds that an emergency exists that
12requires adoption of a rule upon fewer days than is required by
13Section 5-40 and states in writing its reasons for that
14finding, the agency may adopt an emergency rule without prior
15notice or hearing upon filing a notice of emergency rulemaking
16with the Secretary of State under Section 5-70. The notice

 

 

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1shall include the text of the emergency rule and shall be
2published in the Illinois Register. Consent orders or other
3court orders adopting settlements negotiated by an agency may
4be adopted under this Section. Subject to applicable
5constitutional or statutory provisions, an emergency rule
6becomes effective immediately upon filing under Section 5-65 or
7at a stated date less than 10 days thereafter. The agency's
8finding and a statement of the specific reasons for the finding
9shall be filed with the rule. The agency shall take reasonable
10and appropriate measures to make emergency rules known to the
11persons who may be affected by them.
12    (c) An emergency rule may be effective for a period of not
13longer than 150 days, but the agency's authority to adopt an
14identical rule under Section 5-40 is not precluded. No
15emergency rule may be adopted more than once in any 24 month
16period, except that this limitation on the number of emergency
17rules that may be adopted in a 24 month period does not apply
18to (i) emergency rules that make additions to and deletions
19from the Drug Manual under Section 5-5.16 of the Illinois
20Public Aid Code or the generic drug formulary under Section
213.14 of the Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, (ii)
22emergency rules adopted by the Pollution Control Board before
23July 1, 1997 to implement portions of the Livestock Management
24Facilities Act, (iii) emergency rules adopted by the Illinois
25Department of Public Health under subsections (a) through (i)
26of Section 2 of the Department of Public Health Act when

 

 

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1necessary to protect the public's health, (iv) emergency rules
2adopted pursuant to subsection (n) of this Section, or (v)
3emergency rules adopted pursuant to subsection (o) of this
4Section. Two or more emergency rules having substantially the
5same purpose and effect shall be deemed to be a single rule for
6purposes of this Section.
7    (d) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
8implementation of the State's fiscal year 1999 budget,
9emergency rules to implement any provision of Public Act 90-587
10or 90-588 or any other budget initiative for fiscal year 1999
11may be adopted in accordance with this Section by the agency
12charged with administering that provision or initiative,
13except that the 24-month limitation on the adoption of
14emergency rules and the provisions of Sections 5-115 and 5-125
15do not apply to rules adopted under this subsection (d). The
16adoption of emergency rules authorized by this subsection (d)
17shall be deemed to be necessary for the public interest,
18safety, and welfare.
19    (e) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
20implementation of the State's fiscal year 2000 budget,
21emergency rules to implement any provision of this amendatory
22Act of the 91st General Assembly or any other budget initiative
23for fiscal year 2000 may be adopted in accordance with this
24Section by the agency charged with administering that provision
25or initiative, except that the 24-month limitation on the
26adoption of emergency rules and the provisions of Sections

 

 

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15-115 and 5-125 do not apply to rules adopted under this
2subsection (e). The adoption of emergency rules authorized by
3this subsection (e) shall be deemed to be necessary for the
4public interest, safety, and welfare.
5    (f) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
6implementation of the State's fiscal year 2001 budget,
7emergency rules to implement any provision of this amendatory
8Act of the 91st General Assembly or any other budget initiative
9for fiscal year 2001 may be adopted in accordance with this
10Section by the agency charged with administering that provision
11or initiative, except that the 24-month limitation on the
12adoption of emergency rules and the provisions of Sections
135-115 and 5-125 do not apply to rules adopted under this
14subsection (f). The adoption of emergency rules authorized by
15this subsection (f) shall be deemed to be necessary for the
16public interest, safety, and welfare.
17    (g) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
18implementation of the State's fiscal year 2002 budget,
19emergency rules to implement any provision of this amendatory
20Act of the 92nd General Assembly or any other budget initiative
21for fiscal year 2002 may be adopted in accordance with this
22Section by the agency charged with administering that provision
23or initiative, except that the 24-month limitation on the
24adoption of emergency rules and the provisions of Sections
255-115 and 5-125 do not apply to rules adopted under this
26subsection (g). The adoption of emergency rules authorized by

 

 

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1this subsection (g) shall be deemed to be necessary for the
2public interest, safety, and welfare.
3    (h) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
4implementation of the State's fiscal year 2003 budget,
5emergency rules to implement any provision of this amendatory
6Act of the 92nd General Assembly or any other budget initiative
7for fiscal year 2003 may be adopted in accordance with this
8Section by the agency charged with administering that provision
9or initiative, except that the 24-month limitation on the
10adoption of emergency rules and the provisions of Sections
115-115 and 5-125 do not apply to rules adopted under this
12subsection (h). The adoption of emergency rules authorized by
13this subsection (h) shall be deemed to be necessary for the
14public interest, safety, and welfare.
15    (i) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
16implementation of the State's fiscal year 2004 budget,
17emergency rules to implement any provision of this amendatory
18Act of the 93rd General Assembly or any other budget initiative
19for fiscal year 2004 may be adopted in accordance with this
20Section by the agency charged with administering that provision
21or initiative, except that the 24-month limitation on the
22adoption of emergency rules and the provisions of Sections
235-115 and 5-125 do not apply to rules adopted under this
24subsection (i). The adoption of emergency rules authorized by
25this subsection (i) shall be deemed to be necessary for the
26public interest, safety, and welfare.

 

 

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1    (j) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
2implementation of the provisions of the State's fiscal year
32005 budget as provided under the Fiscal Year 2005 Budget
4Implementation (Human Services) Act, emergency rules to
5implement any provision of the Fiscal Year 2005 Budget
6Implementation (Human Services) Act may be adopted in
7accordance with this Section by the agency charged with
8administering that provision, except that the 24-month
9limitation on the adoption of emergency rules and the
10provisions of Sections 5-115 and 5-125 do not apply to rules
11adopted under this subsection (j). The Department of Public Aid
12may also adopt rules under this subsection (j) necessary to
13administer the Illinois Public Aid Code and the Children's
14Health Insurance Program Act. The adoption of emergency rules
15authorized by this subsection (j) shall be deemed to be
16necessary for the public interest, safety, and welfare.
17    (k) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
18implementation of the provisions of the State's fiscal year
192006 budget, emergency rules to implement any provision of this
20amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly or any other budget
21initiative for fiscal year 2006 may be adopted in accordance
22with this Section by the agency charged with administering that
23provision or initiative, except that the 24-month limitation on
24the adoption of emergency rules and the provisions of Sections
255-115 and 5-125 do not apply to rules adopted under this
26subsection (k). The Department of Healthcare and Family

 

 

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1Services may also adopt rules under this subsection (k)
2necessary to administer the Illinois Public Aid Code, the
3Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief and
4Pharmaceutical Assistance Act, the Senior Citizens and
5Disabled Persons Prescription Drug Discount Program Act (now
6the Illinois Prescription Drug Discount Program Act), and the
7Children's Health Insurance Program Act. The adoption of
8emergency rules authorized by this subsection (k) shall be
9deemed to be necessary for the public interest, safety, and
10welfare.
11    (l) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
12implementation of the provisions of the State's fiscal year
132007 budget, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services
14may adopt emergency rules during fiscal year 2007, including
15rules effective July 1, 2007, in accordance with this
16subsection to the extent necessary to administer the
17Department's responsibilities with respect to amendments to
18the State plans and Illinois waivers approved by the federal
19Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services necessitated by the
20requirements of Title XIX and Title XXI of the federal Social
21Security Act. The adoption of emergency rules authorized by
22this subsection (l) shall be deemed to be necessary for the
23public interest, safety, and welfare.
24    (m) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
25implementation of the provisions of the State's fiscal year
262008 budget, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services

 

 

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1may adopt emergency rules during fiscal year 2008, including
2rules effective July 1, 2008, in accordance with this
3subsection to the extent necessary to administer the
4Department's responsibilities with respect to amendments to
5the State plans and Illinois waivers approved by the federal
6Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services necessitated by the
7requirements of Title XIX and Title XXI of the federal Social
8Security Act. The adoption of emergency rules authorized by
9this subsection (m) shall be deemed to be necessary for the
10public interest, safety, and welfare.
11    (n) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
12implementation of the provisions of the State's fiscal year
132010 budget, emergency rules to implement any provision of this
14amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly or any other budget
15initiative authorized by the 96th General Assembly for fiscal
16year 2010 may be adopted in accordance with this Section by the
17agency charged with administering that provision or
18initiative. The adoption of emergency rules authorized by this
19subsection (n) shall be deemed to be necessary for the public
20interest, safety, and welfare. The rulemaking authority
21granted in this subsection (n) shall apply only to rules
22promulgated during Fiscal Year 2010.
23    (o) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
24implementation of the provisions of the State's fiscal year
252011 budget, emergency rules to implement any provision of this
26amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly or any other budget

 

 

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1initiative authorized by the 96th General Assembly for fiscal
2year 2011 may be adopted in accordance with this Section by the
3agency charged with administering that provision or
4initiative. The adoption of emergency rules authorized by this
5subsection (o) is deemed to be necessary for the public
6interest, safety, and welfare. The rulemaking authority
7granted in this subsection (o) applies only to rules
8promulgated on or after the effective date of this amendatory
9Act of the 96th General Assembly through June 30, 2011 January
109, 2011.
11(Source: P.A. 95-12, eff. 7-2-07; 95-331, eff. 8-21-07; 96-45,
12eff. 7-15-09; 96-958, eff. 7-1-10.)
 
13    Section 10. The State Finance Act is amended by changing
14Section 5h as follows:
 
15    (30 ILCS 105/5h)
16    Sec. 5h. Cash flow borrowing and general funds liquidity.
17    (a) In order to meet cash flow deficits and to maintain
18liquidity in the General Revenue Fund and the Common School
19Fund, on and after July 1, 2010 and through June 30, 2011
20January 9, 2011, the State Treasurer and the State Comptroller
21shall make transfers to the General Revenue Fund or the Common
22School Fund, as directed by the Governor, out of special funds
23of the State, to the extent allowed by federal law. No transfer
24may be made from a fund under this Section that would have the

 

 

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1effect of reducing the available balance in the fund to an
2amount less than the amount remaining unexpended and unreserved
3from the total appropriation from that fund estimated to be
4expended for that fiscal year. No such transfer may reduce the
5cumulative balance of all of the special funds of the State to
6an amount less than the total debt service payable during the
712 months immediately following the date of the transfer on any
8bonded indebtedness of the State and any certificates issued
9under the Short Term Borrowing Act. Notwithstanding any other
10provision of this Section, no such transfer may be made from
11any special fund that is exclusively collected by or
12appropriated to any other constitutional officer without the
13written approval of that constitutional officer.
14    (b) If moneys have been transferred to the General Revenue
15Fund or the Common School Fund pursuant to subsection (a) of
16this Section, this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly
17shall constitute the irrevocable and continuing authority for
18and direction to the State Treasurer and State Comptroller to
19reimburse the funds of origin from the General Revenue Fund or
20the Common School Fund, as appropriate, by transferring to the
21funds of origin, at such times and in such amounts as directed
22by the Governor when necessary to support appropriated
23expenditures from the funds, an amount equal to that
24transferred from them plus any interest that would have accrued
25thereon had the transfer not occurred, except that any moneys
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1repaid to the fund of origin within 18 months after the date on
2which they were borrowed.
3    (c) On the first day of each quarterly period in each
4fiscal year, the Governor's Office of Management and Budget
5shall provide to the President and the Minority Leader of the
6Senate, the Speaker and the Minority Leader of the House of
7Representatives, and the Commission on Government Forecasting
8and Accountability a report on all transfers made pursuant to
9this Section in the prior quarterly period. The report must be
10provided in both written and electronic format. The report must
11include all of the following:
12        (1) The date each transfer was made.
13        (2) The amount of each transfer.
14        (3) In the case of a transfer from the General Revenue
15    Fund or the Common School Fund to a fund of origin pursuant
16    to subsection (b) of this Section, the amount of interest
17    being paid to the fund of origin.
18        (4) The end of day balance of both the fund of origin
19    and the General Revenue Fund or the Common School Fund,
20    whichever the case may be, on the date the transfer was
21    made.
22(Source: P.A. 96-958, eff. 7-1-10.)
 
23    Section 15. The Emergency Budget Act of Fiscal Year 2011 is
24amended by changing Sections 1-10, 1-15, and 1-20 as follows:
 

 

 

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1    (30 ILCS 187/1-10)
2    (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2011)
3    Sec. 1-10. Designation of contingency reserve. Beginning
4on July 1, 2010 and until June 30, 2011 January 9, 2011, the
5Governor may designate amounts to be set aside as a contingency
6reserve from the amounts appropriated from the General Revenue
7Fund, the Common School Fund, the Education Assistance Fund,
8and any special fund of the State for State fiscal year 2011
9for all boards, commissions, agencies, institutions,
10authorities, colleges, universities, and bodies politic and
11corporate of the State, but not other constitutional officers,
12the legislative or judicial branch, the office of the Executive
13Inspector General, or the Executive Ethics Commission. The
14total contingency reserve may not exceed one-third of the sum
15of (i) the total dollar amount of vouchers that have been
16submitted to the State Comptroller for payment but for which
17warrants have not been issued by the Comptroller as of July 1,
182010 and (ii) the total dollar amount of any fiscal year 2010
19mandated statutory transfers that have not been executed as of
20July 1, 2010. The State Comptroller shall certify the total
21dollar amount of those outstanding vouchers and transfers to
22the Governor on or before July 8, 2010.
23(Source: P.A. 96-958, eff. 7-1-10.)
 
24    (30 ILCS 187/1-15)
25    (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2011)

 

 

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1    Sec. 1-15. Contingency reserve restrictions. Until June
230, 2011 January 9, 2011, the amounts placed in contingency
3reserve shall not be transferred, obligated, encumbered,
4expended, or otherwise committed unless the Governor
5authorizes the removal of the amounts from the contingency
6reserve or the State, by an Act of the 96th General Assembly,
7generates incremental revenues sufficient to support such
8transfers, obligations, encumbrances, expenditures, or other
9commitments.
10(Source: P.A. 96-958, eff. 7-1-10.)
 
11    (30 ILCS 187/1-20)
12    (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2011)
13    Sec. 1-20. All State programs subject to appropriation.
14Notwithstanding any other Act to the contrary, during State
15fiscal year 2011, any expenditure from State funds authorized
16or required by any State law are made subject to appropriation
17through June 30, 2011 January 9, 2011 of that fiscal year. No
18moneys shall be obligated or expended during that time unless
19they are supported by available State fiscal year 2011
20appropriations that are not otherwise obligated or reserved
21pursuant to Section 1-10 of this Act. The provisions of this
22Section do not apply to non-appropriated funds,
23non-appropriated accounts, locally held funds, or
24appropriations with continuing authority.
25(Source: P.A. 96-958, eff. 7-1-10.)
 

 

 

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1    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
2becoming law.".