Full Text of HB0002 98th General Assembly
HB0002ham002 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Rep. Patricia R. Bellock Filed: 3/19/2013
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
| 4 | | "Section 5. The Illinois Grant Funds Recovery Act is | 5 | | amended by adding Section 15 as follows: | 6 | | (30 ILCS 705/15 new) | 7 | | Sec. 15. Illinois Single Audit Commission. | 8 | | (a) As used in this Section: | 9 | | "Departments" means the agencies, boards, and | 10 | | commissions designated by the Governor. | 11 | | "Grant" means an award of financial assistance with a | 12 | | principal purpose of transferring a thing of value from a | 13 | | federal or State agency to a recipient to carry out a | 14 | | public purpose of support or stimulation authorized by a | 15 | | law of the United States or of this State. A grant is | 16 | | distinguished from a contract, which is used to acquire |
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| 1 | | property or services for the federal or State government's | 2 | | direct benefit or use. | 3 | | In addition, the terms referenced in subsections (e) | 4 | | through (g) shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the | 5 | | Office of Management and Budget Circular A-110. | 6 | | (b) There is created the Illinois Single Audit Commission. | 7 | | The Commission shall conduct research regarding the practices | 8 | | of other states in the administration of grants and create a | 9 | | report summarizing the Commission's recommendations regarding | 10 | | the adoption of uniform standards for the administration of | 11 | | grants in this State. The Commission shall operate at no direct | 12 | | cost to this State and the Department of Human Services shall | 13 | | work with community providers to identify administrative | 14 | | support for the Commission. | 15 | | (c) The Commission shall be comprised of: | 16 | | (1) One representative from each of the top 10 | 17 | | grant-making Departments who is an expert in grant subject | 18 | | matter and who shall be appointed by the Governor, one of | 19 | | whom shall be designated as Chairperson. | 20 | | (2) Eight elected officials, or their designees, 2 from | 21 | | the House Democrat caucus, 2 from the House Republican | 22 | | caucus, 2 from the Senate Democrat caucus, and 2 from the | 23 | | Senate Republican caucus, and who shall be appointed by the | 24 | | Governor. | 25 | | (3) Ten members, one designated by each of the | 26 | | Departments appointed under paragraph (1) of this |
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| 1 | | subsection, to represent community organizations, | 2 | | providers, and associations. | 3 | | (d) The recommendations in the report shall primarily focus | 4 | | on developing a coordinated, non-redundant process for the | 5 | | provision of effective and efficient oversight of grant | 6 | | recipients, ensuring quality programs, and limiting fraud, | 7 | | waste, and abuse. The report shall define the purpose, scope, | 8 | | applicability, and responsibilities in the life cycle of a | 9 | | grant related to subsections (e) through (g). To the extent | 10 | | feasible, the Commission's report shall include necessary | 11 | | statutory and rule changes required to implement proposed | 12 | | actions. | 13 | | (e) The report shall examine and make recommendations for | 14 | | the following with regard to a grant before it is awarded: | 15 | | (1) criteria to define formula-based grants and | 16 | | discretionary grants; | 17 | | (2) discretionary grants and whether they should exist | 18 | | in a competitive grant environment in alternating 3-year | 19 | | cycles; | 20 | | (3) uniform grant applications; | 21 | | (4) uniform budget requirements; | 22 | | (5) pre-qualification requirements of applicants, | 23 | | including the fiscal condition of the organization; | 24 | | (6) minimum requirements for applicant staff to manage | 25 | | and execute grant awards for programmatic and | 26 | | administrative purposes; |
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| 1 | | (7) criteria for requiring a fiscal agent and for | 2 | | becoming a fiscal agent; and | 3 | | (8) disclosure requirements of Related Parties between | 4 | | grantees and grant-making agencies. | 5 | | (f) The report shall examine and make recommendations for | 6 | | the following with regard to a grant at the time it is awarded: | 7 | | (1) uniform grant agreements; | 8 | | (2) uniform reporting requirements, including budget | 9 | | to actual quarterly reports; | 10 | | (3) uniform monitoring, including on-site fiscal and | 11 | | administrative control reviews on a risk-based approach to | 12 | | determine the required frequency of monitoring; | 13 | | (4) payment methods, including advance and reconcile, | 14 | | capital advances, and reimbursement; | 15 | | (5) administrative requirements; | 16 | | (6) allowable cost principles; | 17 | | (7) conditional exemption process; | 18 | | (8) standardized audit requirements; | 19 | | (9) program performance reporting; | 20 | | (10) retention of records and access requirements; and | 21 | | (11) grant termination and enforcement procedures. | 22 | | (g) The report shall examine and make recommendations for | 23 | | the following with regard to a grant after it has been awarded: | 24 | | (1) standardized closeout procedures; | 25 | | (2) standardized audit requirements; | 26 | | (3) subsequent grant adjustments and continuing |
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| 1 | | responsibilities; | 2 | | (4) grant recovery; and | 3 | | (5) the appeal process. | 4 | | (h) The report shall be filed with the General Assembly by | 5 | | January 1, 2014. | 6 | | (i) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2015.
| 7 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 8 | | becoming law.".
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