Bill Status of SB0337  93rd General Assembly


Short Description:  PARKS-THE DISABLED-RIVERBOATS

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Kathleen L. Wojcik - Christine Radogno - William E. Peterson - Dave Sullivan - Adeline Jay Geo-Karis, Wendell E. Jones, James A. DeLeo and Don Harmon

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/11/2005SenateSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
30 ILCS 105/5.595 new
230 ILCS 10/13from Ch. 120, par. 2413


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Riverboat Gambling Act. Provides that after all other payments are made out of the State Gaming Fund, an amount equal to 3% of the adjusted gross receipts deposited into the State Gaming Fund shall be transferred monthly into the Special Recreation Services Fund. The General Assembly shall annually appropriate the moneys in the Special Recreation Services Fund to the Department of Revenue for grants to special recreation associations, which are associations formed as a result of a joint agreement entered into between 2 or more park districts or municipalities to provide recreational programs for the handicapped. Provides that on or before each August 1, beginning in 2004, the Department of Revenue shall make grants to eligible special recreation associations in 2 rounds. In each round, the grant shall be distributed proportionately according to population, but a special recreation association shall not receive more than 10% of the grant moneys available for a fiscal year. Any moneys remaining undistributed after the second round shall be transferred to the General Revenue Fund. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Special Recreation Services Fund. Effective immediately.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/6/2003SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Kathleen L. Wojcik
  2/6/2003SenateFirst Reading
  2/6/2003SenateReferred to Rules
  2/13/2003SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christine Radogno
  2/21/2003SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William E. Peterson
  2/27/2003SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dave Sullivan
  2/27/2003SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Adeline Jay Geo-Karis
  3/4/2003SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Wendell E. Jones
  2/20/2004SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. James A. DeLeo
  4/30/2004SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
  1/11/2005SenateSession Sine Die