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1 AN ACT regarding appropriations.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The following sums, or so much thereof as may
5 be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the President
6 of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives
7 for furnishing the items provided in Section 4 of the General
8 Assembly Compensation Act to members of their respective
9 houses throughout the year in connection with their
10 legislative duties and responsibilities and not in connection
11 with any political campaign, as prescribed by law:
12 To the President of the Senate............... $ 3,953,000
13 To the Speaker of the House of
14 Representatives............................ 6,726,000
15 Total $10,679,000
16 Section 10. Payments from the amounts appropriated in
17 Section 5 of this Article shall be made only upon the
18 delivery of a voucher approved by the member to the State
19 Comptroller. The voucher shall also be approved by the
20 President of the Senate or the Speaker of the House of
21 Representatives as the case may be.
22 Section 15. The following named sums, or so much thereof
23 as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and
24 purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated to meet the
25 ordinary and contingent expenses of the Senate:
26 For the ordinary and incidental expenses of
27 legislative leadership and legislative staff
28 assistants:
29 President................................... $ 4,426,800
30 Minority Leader............................. 4,426,800
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1 For the ordinary and incidental expenses of
2 committees, the general staff and
3 operations, per diem employees, special and
4 standing committees of the Senate and
5 expenses incurred in transcribing and
6 printing of Senate debate................... 3,425,100
7 For the ordinary and incidental expenses of the
8 Senate, also including the purchasing on
9 contract as required by law of printing,
10 binding, printing paper, stationery and
11 office supplies............................. 184,000
12 For allowances for the particular and additional
13 services appertaining to or entailed by the
14 respective officers of the Senate named in
15 and in accordance with the following
16 schedule:
17 President................................... 71,700
18 Minority Leader............................. 71,700
19 For travel, including expenses to Springfield of
20 members on official legislative business
21 during weeks when the General Assembly is
22 not in session.............................. 49,600
23 Total $12,655,700
24 Section 20. The sum of $593,700, or so much thereof as
25 may be necessary, is appropriated for the use of the Senate
26 standing committees for expert witnesses, technical services,
27 consulting assistance and other research assistance
28 associated with special studies and long range research
29 projects which may be requested by the standing committees.
30 Section 25. The sum of $62,700, or so much thereof as
31 may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Assembly
32 Operations Revolving Fund to the Office of the President, to
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1 meet the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Senate.
2 Section 30. The following named sums, or so much thereof
3 as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and
4 purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated to meet the
5 ordinary, incidental and contingent expenses of the House
6 Majority and Minority Leadership Staff and Office operations:
7 For the Speaker............................. $ 3,964,200
8 For the Minority Leader..................... 3,964,200
9 Total $7,928,400
10 Section 35. The following named sums, or so much thereof
11 as may be necessary, are appropriated to meet the ordinary,
12 incidental and contingent expenses of the House Majority and
13 Minority Leadership Staff and the general staff:
14 For the Speaker............................. $ 307,300
15 For the Minority Leader..................... 139,300
16 Total $446,600
17 Section 40. The following named sums, or so much thereof
18 as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and
19 purposes hereinafter named, relating to the operation of the
20 House of Representatives, are appropriated to meet its
21 ordinary and contingent expenses:
22 For the ordinary and incidental expenses of the
23 general staff, operations, and special and
24 standing committees of the House, for per
25 diem employees and for expenses incurred in
26 transcribing and printing of House debates.. $4,546,500
27 For the ordinary and incidental expenses of the
28 House, also including the purchasing on
29 contract as required by law of printing,
30 binding, printing paper, stationery and
31 office supplies, no part of which shall be
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1 expended for expenses of purchasing,
2 handling or distributing such supplies and
3 against which no indebtedness shall be
4 incurred without the written approval of the
5 Speaker of the House of Representatives..... 85,800
6 Pursuant to the Legislative Commission
7 Reorganization Act of 1984, to the Speaker
8 of the House for
9 Standing House Committees................... 2,046,500
10 Total $6,678,800
11 Section 45. The following named sum, or so much thereof
12 as may be necessary, for the objects and purposes hereinafter
13 named, relating to House membership, is appropriated to meet
14 the ordinary and contingent expenses of the House:
15 For travel, including expenses to
16 Springfield of members on official
17 legislative business during weeks when
18 the General Assembly is not in session .............$26,100
19 Section 50. The sum of $62,700, or so much thereof as
20 may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Assembly
21 Operations Revolving Fund to the Office of the Speaker, to
22 meet the ordinary and contingent expenses of the House.
23 Section 55. As used in Sections 30 and 35 of this
24 Article, except where the approval of the Speaker of the
25 House of Representatives is expressly required for the
26 expenditure of or the incurring of indebtedness against an
27 appropriation for certain purchases on contract, "Speaker"
28 means the leader of the party having the largest number of
29 members of the House of Representatives as of January 13,
30 1999, and "Minority Leader" means the leader of the party
31 having the second largest number of members of the House of
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1 Representatives as of January 13, 1999.
2 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July
3 1, 1999.