AN ACT concerning appropriations.

 

        Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

 

ARTICLE 1

 

    Section 10.  All of the appropriations in this article are for State Fiscal Year 2009 and are in addition to any other appropriations in State Fiscal Year 2009 for these purposes.

 

    Section 20.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated to the Department of Human Services for income assistance and related distributive purposes, including such Federal funds as are made available by the Federal Government for the following purposes:

DISTRIBUTIVE ITEMS

GRANTS-IN-AID

Payable from the FY 09 Budget Relief Fund:

  For Funeral and Burial Expenses under

   Articles III, IV, and V, including

   prior year costs.............................. 1,016,800

 

    Section 30.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, for the purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated to the Department of Human Services for Grants-In-Aid and Purchased Care in its various regions pursuant to Sections 3 and 4 of the Community Services Act and the Community Mental Health Act:

MENTAL HEALTH GRANTS AND PROGRAM SUPPORT

GRANTS-IN-AID AND PURCHASED CARE

For Supportive MI Housing:

  Payable from the FY 09 Budget Relief Fund........ 285,000

  Payable from the Health and Human Services

    Medicaid Trust Fund.......................... 4,000,000

Payable from the FY 09 Budget Relief Fund:

  For Community Service Grant Programs for

    Persons with Mental Illness.................. 2,660,700

  For all costs associated with Mental

   Health Transportation............................ 24,000

  For Purchase of Care for Children and

   Adolescents with Mental Illness approved

   through the Individual Care Grant Program....... 562,300

  For the Children’s Mental Health Partnership...... 60,000

  For Costs Associated with the Purchase and

   Disbursement of Psychotropic Medications

   for Mentally Ill Clients in the Community........ 60,000

  For Costs Associated with Children and

   Adolescent Mental Health Programs............... 739,500

  For costs associated with Mental

   Health Community Transitions or

   State Operated Facilities....................... 459,700

    Total                                        $8,851,200

 

    Section 40.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, for the purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated to the Department of Human Services for Grants-In-Aid and Purchased Care in its various regions pursuant to Sections 3 and 4 of the Community Services Act and the Community Mental Health Act:

DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES GRANTS AND PROGRAM SUPPORT

GRANTS-IN-AID AND PURCHASED CARE

Payable from the FY 09 Budget Relief Fund:

  For a grant to the Autism Program for an

   Autism Diagnosis Education Program

   For Young Children.............................. 100,000

  For costs associated with the provision

   of Specialized Services to Persons with

   Developmental Disabilities...................... 584,300

  For Developmental Disability Quality

   Assurance Waiver................................. 10,200

  For a grant to the ARC of Illinois

    For the Life Span Project...................... 270,000

  For costs associated with young adults

   Transitioning from the Department of

   Children and Family Services to the

   Developmental Disability Service

   System.......................................... 130,300

    Total                                        $1,094,800

 

    Section 50.  The amount of $28,100,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, is appropriated from the FY 09 Budget Relief Fund to the Department of Human Services, Division of Developmental Disabilities, for the sole purpose of preventing rate reductions in Intermediate Care Facilities for the Mentally Retarded programs, rate and service reductions in fee-for-service programs, and funding cuts in grant funded programs. 

 

    Section 60.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated for the objects and purposes hereinafter named, to the Department of Human Services:

ADDICTION TREATMENT

GRANTS-IN-AID

Payable from the FY 09 Budget Relief Fund:

  For Costs Associated with Community

   Based Addiction Treatment Services........... 43,299,900

  For Grants and Administrative Expenses Related

   to the Welfare Reform Pilot Project........... 2,787,200

  For Costs Associated with Addiction

   Treatment Services for Special Populations.... 9,057,400

    Total                                       $55,144,500

 

    Section 70.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects hereinafter named, are appropriated to the Department of Human Services for Human Capital Development and related distributive purposes, including such Federal funds as are made available by the Federal government for the following purposes:

HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT

GRANTS-IN-AID

Payable from the FY 09 Budget Relief Fund:

  For Grants Associated with the Great Start

   Program, including Operation and

   Administration Costs.......................... 1,891,400

 

    Section 80.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the Department of Human Services for the objects and purposes hereinafter named:

COMMUNITY HEALTH

GRANTS-IN-AID

Payable from the FY 09 Budget Relief Fund:

  Infant Mortality and to Provide

   Case Management and Outreach Services........... 912,800

  For Grants for After School Youth

   Support Programs................................ 382,300

  For Grants for the Intensive Prenatal

   Performance Project............................. 103,000

  For Grants to Family Planning Programs

   For Contraceptive Services....................... 19,700

  For Costs Associated with the

   Domestic Violence Shelters

   and Services Program............................ 236,600

  For Costs Associated with

   Teen Parent Services............................ 143,300

    Total                                        $1,797,700

 

    Section 90.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the Department of Human Services:

COMMUNITY YOUTH SERVICES

GRANTS-IN-AID

Payable from the FY 09 Budget Relief Fund:

  For Community Services.......................... 139,900

  For Youth Services Grants Associated with

   Juvenile Justice Reform.......................... 75,400

  For Comprehensive Community-Based

   Service to Youth................................ 260,300

  For Unified Delinquency Intervention

   Services......................................... 61,600

  For Delinquency Prevention........................ 31,600

  For Homeless Youth Services....................... 95,000

    Total                                          $663,800

 

    Section 100.  The amount of $3,490,800, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, is appropriated from the FY 09 Budget Relief Fund to the Department of Human Services for the sole purpose of funding personal services and related lines to prevent the layoff of frontline staff. 

 

    Section 110.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department on Aging:

DISTRIBUTIVE ITEMS

OPERATIONS

Payable from the FY 09 Budget Relief Fund:

  For Expenses of the Provisions of

   the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act............... 1,000,000

 

    Section 120.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, for payments for care of children served by the Department of Children and Family Services:

GRANTS-IN-AID

REGIONAL OFFICES

Payable from the FY 09 Budget Relief Fund:

  For Foster Homes and Specialized

   Foster Care and Prevention................... 14,871,200

  For Pre Admission/Post Discharge

   Psychiatric Screening......................... 5,446,800

    Total                                       $20,318,000

 

    Section 130.  The amount of $8,100,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, is appropriated from the FY 09 Budget Relief Fund to the Department of Children and Family Services for the sole purpose of funding personal services and related lines to prevent the layoff of frontline staff. 

 

    Section 140.  The amount of $275,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, is appropriated from the FY 09 Budget Relief Fund to the Department of Public Health for distribution of medical education scholarships authorized by An Act to provide grants for family practice residency programs and medical student scholarships through the Illinois Department of Public Health.

 

    Section 150.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the Department of Public Health for the objects and purposes hereinafter named:

OFFICE OF HEALTH PROMOTION

Payable from the FY 09 Budget Relief Fund:

  For a grant to the Amyotrophic Lateral

    Sclerosis (ALS) Association Greater Chicago

    Chapter for Research in discovering the

    Cause and cure for ALS....................... 1,000,000

  For a grant to the Alzheimer’s Association

    of Illinois for Alzheimer’s treatment........ 1,000,000

    Total                                        $2,000,000

 

    Section 160.  The amount of $200,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, is appropriated from the FY 09 Budget Relief Fund to the Department of Public Health for a grant to HRDI for the purpose of AIDS Prevention.

 

    Section 170.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services for the purposes hereinafter named:

Payable from the FY 09 Budget Relief Fund:

  For Deposit into the Independent Academic

   Medical Center Fund........................... 1,000,000

    Total                                        $1,000,000

 

    Section 180.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services for the purposes hereinafter named:

FOR THE PURPOSES ENUMERATED IN THE

EXCELLENCE IN ACADEMIC MEDICINE ACT

  Payable from:

    Independent Academic Medical

     Center Fund................................. 2,000,000

    Total                                        $2,000,000

 

    Section 190.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated from the FY 09 Budget Relief Fund to the Attorney General to meet the ordinary and contingent expenses of the following division of the Office of the Attorney General:

GENERAL OFFICE

  For Personal Services.......................... 4,986,700

  For State Contribution to State

    Employees' Retirement System................... 811,400

  For State Contribution to Social Security........ 362,100

  For Contractual Services......................... 107,500

  For Travel........................................ 75,000

  For Commodities................................... 30,000

  For Printing...................................... 35,000

  For Equipment..................................... 30,000

  For Electronic Data Processing................... 280,000

  For Telecommunications............................ 55,000

  For Operation of Auto Equipment................... 15,000

  For Operational Expenses, Office

    of the Inspector General........................ 25,000

    Total                                        $6,812,700

 

    Section 200.  The amount of $350,000, or so much thereof as is available for use by the Attorney General, is appropriated to the Attorney General from the Illinois Gaming Law Enforcement Fund for State law enforcement purposes.

 

    Section 210.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated from the Asbestos Abatement Fund to the Attorney General to meet the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Environmental Enforcement-Asbestos Litigation Division:

ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT-

ASBESTOS LITIGATION DIVISION

  For Personal Services............................. 40,100

  For State Contribution to State

    Employees' Retirement System..................... 5,900  For State Contribution to Social Security...................... 3,100

  For Group Insurance............................... 24,200

  For Contractual Services.......................... 70,000

    Total                                          $143,300

 

    Section 220.  The amount of $1,750,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Attorney General Court Ordered and Voluntary Compliance Payment Projects Fund to the Office of the Attorney General for use, subject to pertinent court order or agreement, in the performance of any function pertaining to the exercise of the duties of the Attorney General, including State law enforcement and public education.

 

    Section 230.  The amount of $400,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Illinois Charity Bureau Fund to the Office of the Attorney General to enforce the provisions of the Solicitation for Charity Act and to gather and disseminate information about charitable trustees and organizations to the public.

 

    Section 240.  The amount of $500,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Attorney General Whistleblower Reward and Protection Fund to the Office of the Attorney General for State law enforcement purposes.

 

    Section 250.  The amount of $95,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Tobacco Settlement Recovery Fund to the Attorney General for the funding of a unit responsible for oversight, enforcement, and implementation of the Master Settlement Agreement entered in the case of People of the State of Illinois v. Philip Morris, et al.  (Circuit Court of Cook County, No. 96L13146), for enforcement of the Tobacco Product Manufacturers' Escrow Act, and for handling remaining tobacco-related litigation.

 

    Section 260.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and purposes named in this Section, are appropriated to the Attorney General to meet the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Attorney General:

OPERATIONS

Payable from the Violent Crime Victims Assistance Fund:

  For Personal Services............................ 167,300

  For State Contribution to State Employees'

    Retirement System............................... 27,200

  For State Contribution to Social Security......... 12,800

  For Group Insurance............................... 66,400

  For Operational Expenses,

    Crime Victims Services Division................. 40,000

    Total                                          $313,700

 

    Section 270.  The amount of $30,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Child Support Administrative Fund to the Office of the Attorney General for child support enforcement purposes.

 

    Section 280.  The amount of $1,500,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the FY 09 Budget Relief Fund to the Office of the Attorney General for disbursement to the Illinois Equal Justice Foundation in accordance with the terms of Section 25 of the Illinois Equal Justice Act.

 

    Section 290.  The amount of $2,800,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the FY 09 Budget Relief Fund to the Board of Higher Education for the administration and distribution of grants authorized by the Diversifying Higher Education Faculty in Illinois Program.

 

    Section 300.  The amount of $300,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the FY 09 Budget Relief Fund to the Board of Higher Education for the International Center on Deafness and the Arts (ICODA) program.

 

    Section 310.   The amount of $450,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the FY 09 Budget Relief Fund to the Board of Trustees at Chicago State University for costs associated with the Financial Assistance Outreach Center.

 

    Section 320.  The amount of $2,400,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the FY 09 Budget Relief Fund to the Historic Preservation Agency for the sole purpose of funding personal services and related lines to prevent the layoff of frontline staff and closure of historic sites.

 

    Section 330.  The amount of $2,100,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the FY 09 Budget Relief Fund to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources for the sole purpose of funding personal services and related lines to prevent the layoff of frontline staff and closure of state parks.

 

    Section 340.   The amount of $835,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the FY 09 Budget Relief Fund to the State’s Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor for a grant to the Cook County States’ Attorney for expenses incurred in filing appeals in Cook County.

 

    Section 350. The following named amounts, or so much of those amounts as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and purposes named, are appropriated from the FY 09 Budget Relief Fund to meet the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Office of the State Appellate Defender:

 For Personal Services............................. 1,108,605

 For State Contribution to State Employees’

  Retirement System................................ 183,322

 For State Contributions to Social Security......... 35,695

 For Contractual Services............................ 151,839

 For Commodities....................................... 1,100

 For EDP.............................................. 61,562

    Total                                        $1,542,123

 

    Section 360. The following named amounts, or so much of those amounts as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated from the FY 09 Budget Relief Fund to the Office of the State Appellate Defender for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Post Conviction Unit:

  For Personal Services............................. 12,472

  For State Contribution to State Employees’

   Retirement System................................. 2,066

  For State Contributions to Social Security..............954

  For Contractual Services.............................38,244

  For Equipment.........................................4,000

  For EDP...............................................2,250

    Total                                           $59,986

 

    Section 370.  The amount of $37,318,100, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the FY 09 Budget Relief Fund to the Regional Transportation Authority for the purpose of reimbursing the Service Boards for providing reduced or free fares for mass transportation services to students, handicapped persons, and the elderly.

 

    Section 380.  The amount of $425,680, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the FY 09 Budget Relief Fund to the State Board of Elections for the sole purpose of preventing layoffs and maintaining basic operations.

 

    Section 390. The amount of $372,175, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, is appropriated from the FY 09 Budget Relief Fund to the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability for the purposes supplementing their ordinary and contingent expenses.

 

    Section 400. The amount of $294,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, is appropriated from the FY 09 Budget Relief Fund to the Legislative Information System for the purposes of supplementing their ordinary and contingent expenses.

 

    Section 410. The amount of $16,850, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, is appropriated from the FY 09 Budget Relief Fund to the Legislative Audit Commission for the purposes of supplementing their ordinary and contingent expenses.

 

    Section 420. The amount of $125,200, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, is appropriated from the FY 09 Budget Relief Fund to the Legislative Printing Unit for the purposes of supplementing their ordinary and contingent expenses.

 

    Section 430. The amount of $239,400, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, is appropriated from the FY 09 Budget Relief Fund to the Legislative Research Unit for the purposes of supplementing their ordinary and contingent expenses, including the Zeke Giorgi Memorial Intern Program.

 

    Section 440. The amount of $146,350, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, is appropriated from the FY 09 Budget Relief Fund to the Legislative Reference Bureau for the purposes of supplementing their ordinary and contingent expenses.

 

    Section 450. The amount of $81,405, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, is appropriated from the FY 09 Budget Relief Fund to the Office of the Architect of the Capitol for the purposes of supplementing their ordinary and contingent expenses.

 

    Section 460. The amount of $61,870, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, is appropriated from the FY 09 Budget Relief Fund to the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules for the purposes of supplementing their ordinary and contingent expenses.

 

    Section 470.  The amount of $621,300, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the FY 09 Budget Relief Fund to the Department of Labor for Displaced Homemaker Grants.

 

    Section 480.  The amount of $460,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the FY 09 Budget Relief Fund to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for a grant associated with the Brainerd Development Corp.

 

    Section 490.  The amount of $101,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the FY 09 Budget Relief Fund to the Education Labor Relations Board for the sole purpose of funding personal services and related lines to prevent the layoff of frontline staff.

 

    Section 500.  The amount of $20,714,400, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the FY 09 Budget Relief Fund to the Office of the Secretary of State for the purposes of supplementing their ordinary and contingent expenses.

 

    Section 510.  The amount of $2,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Monitoring Device Driving Permit Administration Fee Fund to the Office of the Secretary of State for all Secretary of State costs associated with administering Monitoring Device Driving Permits per Public Act 95-0400.

 

    Section 520.  The amount of $323,900, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the FY 09 Budget Relief Fund to the Office of the Lieutenant Governor for the purposes of supplementing their ordinary and contingent expenses.

 

    Section 530.  The amount of $1,079,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the FY 09 Budget Relief Fund to the Office of the State Treasurer for the purposes of supplementing their ordinary and contingent expenses.

 

    Section 540.  The amount of $281,400, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the State Pension Fund to the Office of the State Treasurer for the purposes of supplementing their ordinary and contingent expenses.

 

    Section 550.  The amount of $1,370,800, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the FY 09 Budget Relief Fund to the Office of the Auditor General for the purposes of supplementing their ordinary and contingent expenses.

 

    Section 560.  The amount of $2,135,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the FY 09 Budget Relief Fund to the Department of Agriculture for distribution of institutional agricultural research grants to public universities authorized by the Food and Agriculture Research Act to include administrative costs incurred by the Department of Agriculture pursuant to Section 15 of the Food and Agriculture Research Act (Public Act 89-182).

 

    Section 570.  The amount of $3,500,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the FY 09 Budget Relief Fund to the Department of Agriculture for grants to Soil and Water Conservation Districts for clerical and other personnel, including benefits, for education and promotional assistance, and for expenses of Water Conservation District Boards and administrative expenses.

 

ARTICLE 99

 

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