SB3158 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
SB3158

Introduced 2/15/2018, by Sen. Karen McConnaughay - Michael Connelly

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

15 ILCS 20/50-22

Amends the State Budget Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that beginning July 1, 2018, the appropriations available for the Executive Ethics Commission, the Offices of the Executive Inspectors General, the Legislative Ethics Commission, and the Office of the Legislative Inspector General from all State funds for each State fiscal year shall be no less than the appropriations made available for each of those agencies for the immediately preceding fiscal year. Provides that if for any reason the appropriations made available are insufficient for these purposes that the appropriations shall constitute continuing appropriations of all amounts necessary for these purposes. Effective July 1, 2018.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning State government.

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

Section 5. The State Budget Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by changing Section 50-22 as follows:

(15 ILCS 20/50-22)

Sec. 50-22. Funding for salaries of General Assembly members and judges; legislative operations.

(a) Beginning July 1, 2014, the aggregate appropriations available for salaries for members of the General Assembly and judges from all State funds for each State fiscal year shall be no less than the total aggregate appropriations made available for salaries for members of the General Assembly and judges for the immediately preceding fiscal year.

(b) Beginning July 1, 2014, the aggregate appropriations available for legislative operations from all State funds for each State fiscal year shall be no less than the total aggregate appropriations made available for legislative operations for the immediately preceding fiscal year. For purposes of this subsection (b), "legislative operations" means any expenditure for the operation of the Office of the Auditor General, the House of Representatives, the Senate, the Legislative Ethics Commission, the Office of the Legislative Inspector General, the Joint Committee on Legislative Support Services, and the legislative support services agencies.

(b-5) Beginning July 1, 2018, the appropriations available for the Executive Ethics Commission, the Offices of the Executive Inspectors General, the Legislative Ethics Commission, and the Office of the Legislative Inspector General from all State funds for each State fiscal year shall be no less than the appropriations made available for each of those agencies for the immediately preceding fiscal year.

(c) If for any reason the aggregate appropriations under subsections (a) or (b) or the appropriations under subsection (b-5) made available are insufficient to meet the levels required by subsections (a), and (b), and (b-5) of this Section, this Section shall constitute a continuing appropriation of all amounts necessary for these purposes. The General Assembly may appropriate lesser amounts by law.

(Source: P.A. 98-682, eff. 6-30-14.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 2018.