$SB2374 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

AN ACT concerning appropriations.

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

ARTICLE 1

Section 5. The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, for the purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated to meet the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Employment Security:

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR

Payable from Title III Social Security and

Employment Service Fund:

For Personal Services.......................... 7,370,000

For Employee Retirement Contributions

Paid by Employer..................................... 0

For State Contributions to State

Employees' Retirement System................... 836,300

For State Contributions to

Social Security................................ 563,800

For Group Insurance............................ 1,908,000

For Contractual Services......................... 501,200

For Travel....................................... 127,300

For Telecommunications Services.................. 237,700

Total $11,544,300

Section 10. The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, for the purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated to meet the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Employment Security:

FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION BUREAU

Payable from Title III Social Security

and Employment Service Fund:

For Personal Services......................... 20,432,800

For State Contributions to State

Employees' Retirement System................. 2,318,600

For State Contributions to

Social Security.............................. 1,563,100

For Group Insurance............................ 4,849,500

For Contractual Services...................... 48,909,300

For Travel....................................... 153,300

For Commodities................................ 1,206,300

For Printing................................... 1,939,100

For Equipment.................................. 4,022,400

For Telecommunications Services................ 2,645,700

For Operation of Auto Equipment.................. 106,300

Payable from Title III Social Security

and Employment Service Fund:

For expenses related to America's

Labor Market Information System................ 1,500,000

Total $89,646,400

Section 15. The following named sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are appropriated to the Department of Employment Security:

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

Payable from Title III Social Security and

Employment Service Fund:

For Personal Services......................... 77,891,600

For State Contributions to State

Employees' Retirement System................. 8,838,400

For State Contributions to Social

Security..................................... 5,958,700

For Group Insurance........................... 21,862,500

For Contractual Services....................... 3,088,900

For Travel..................................... 1,195,600

For Telecommunications Services................ 6,247,800

For Permanent Improvements............................. 0

For Refunds...................................... 300,000

For the expenses related to the

Development of Training Programs............... 100,000

For the expenses related to Employment

Security Automation.......................... 5,000,000

For expenses related to a Benefit

Information System Redefinition............. 15,000,000

Total $145,483,500

Payable from the Unemployment Compensation

Special Administration Fund:

For expenses related to Legal

Assistance as required by law................ 2,000,000

For deposit into the Title III

Social Security and Employment

Service Fund................................ 12,000,000

For Interest on Refunds of Erroneously

Paid Contributions, Penalties and

Interest....................................... 100,000

Total $14,100,000

Section 20. The amount of $500,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Title III Social Security and Employment Services Fund to the Department of Employment Security, for all costs, including administrative costs associated with providing community partnerships for enhanced customer service.

Section 25. The amount of $0, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Employment Security for expenses related to the hiring of 13 additional frontline staff over the levels appropriated in this Article.

Section 30. The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the Department of Employment Security:

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

Grants-In-Aid

Payable from Title III Social Security

and Employment Service Fund:

For Grants....................................... 500,000

For Tort Claims.................................. 715,000

Total $1,215,000

Section 35. The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are appropriated to the Department of Employment Security, for unemployment compensation benefits, other than benefits provided for in Section 3, to Former State Employees as follows:

TRUST FUND UNIT

Grants-In-Aid

Payable from the Road Fund:

For benefits paid on the basis of wages

paid for insured work for the Department

of Transportation............................ 1,900,000

Payable from the Illinois Mathematics

and Science Academy Income Fund................... 16,700

Payable from Title III Social Security

and Employment Service Fund.................... 1,734,300

Payable from the General Revenue Fund........... 13,815,400

Total $17,466,400

Section 40. The sum of $13,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Title III Social Security and Employment Service Fund to the Department of Employment Security for administrative expenses associated with Training and Employment Services in accordance with applicable laws and regulations for the state portion of federal funds made available by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

Section 45. The sum of $17,500,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Title III Social Security and Employment Service Fund to the Department of Employment Security pursuant to applicable provisions of Section 903 of the Federal Social Security Act, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations for the state portion of federal funds made available by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 2009.