97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
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Introduced 2/8/2012, by Sen. Wm. Sam McCann

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
ILCON Art. VIII, Sec. 2

    Proposes to amend the Finance Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that no special fund in the State treasury shall be subject to sweeps, administrative charge-backs, or any other fiscal or budgetary maneuver that would in any way transfer any amounts from a special fund into any other fund of the State. Effective upon being declared adopted.


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1
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
2
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

 
3    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL
4ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
5CONCURRING HEREIN, that there shall be submitted to the
6electors of the State for adoption or rejection at the general
7election next occurring at least 6 months after the adoption of
8this resolution a proposition to amend Section 2 of Article
9VIII of the Illinois Constitution as follows:
 
10
ARTICLE VIII
11
FINANCE

12    (ILCON Art. VIII, Sec. 2)
13SECTION 2. STATE FINANCE
14    (a) The Governor shall prepare and submit to the General
15Assembly, at a time prescribed by law, a State budget for the
16ensuing fiscal year. The budget shall set forth the estimated
17balance of funds available for appropriation at the beginning
18of the fiscal year, the estimated receipts, and a plan for
19expenditures and obligations during the fiscal year of every
20department, authority, public corporation and quasi-public
21corporation of the State, every State college and university,
22and every other public agency created by the State, but not of
23units of local government or school districts. The budget shall

 

 

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1also set forth the indebtedness and contingent liabilities of
2the State and such other information as may be required by law.
3Proposed expenditures shall not exceed funds estimated to be
4available for the fiscal year as shown in the budget.
5    (b) The General Assembly by law shall make appropriations
6for all expenditures of public funds by the State.
7Appropriations for a fiscal year shall not exceed funds
8estimated by the General Assembly to be available during that
9year.
10    (c) No special fund in the State treasury shall be subject
11to sweeps, administrative charge-backs, or any other fiscal or
12budgetary maneuver that would in any way transfer any amounts
13from a special fund into any other fund of the State.
14(Source: Illinois Constitution.)
 
15
SCHEDULE
16    This Constitutional Amendment takes effect upon being
17declared adopted in accordance with Section 7 of the Illinois
18Constitutional Amendment Act.