Illinois General Assembly - Full Text of SB1297

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB1297

Introduced 1/28/2025, by Sen. Doris Turner

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

15 ILCS 405/21

from Ch. 15, par. 221

Amends the State Comptroller Act. Provides that the Comptroller may provide in his or her rules and regulations for periodic transfers, with the approval of the State Treasurer, for use in accordance with the imprest system, subject to the rules and regulations of the Comptroller as respects vouchers, controls, and reports to the Department of Agriculture to pay State Fair competition personnel and entertainment support contracts necessary to provide the entertainment at each State Fair. Effective July 1, 2025.

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 Comptroller Act is amended by changing Section 21 as follows:

(15 ILCS 405/21) (from Ch. 15, par. 221)

Sec. 21. Rules and Regulations - Imprest accounts. The Comptroller shall promulgate rules and regulations to implement the exercise of his or her powers and performance of his or her duties under this Act and to guide and assist State agencies in complying with this Act. Any rule or regulation specifically requiring the approval of the State Treasurer under this Act for adoption by the Comptroller shall require the approval of the State Treasurer for modification or repeal.

The Comptroller may provide in his or her rules and regulations for periodic transfers, with the approval of the State Treasurer, for use in accordance with the imprest system, subject to the rules and regulations of the Comptroller as respects vouchers, controls and reports, as follows:

(a) To the University of Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois University, Northern Illinois University, Western Illinois University, and State Community College of East St. Louis under the jurisdiction of the Illinois Community College Board (abolished under Section 2-12.1 of the Public Community College Act), not to exceed $200,000 for each campus.

(b) To the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for the operation and closing of overseas offices, not to exceed $500,000 for each Department for each overseas office.

(c) To the Department of Agriculture for the purpose of making change for activities at each State Fair, not to exceed $200,000, to be returned within 5 days of the termination of such activity.

(d) To the Department of Agriculture to pay (i) State Fair premiums and awards, State Fair competition personnel, and State Fair entertainment contracts, and entertainment support contracts necessary to provide the entertainment at each State Fair, and (ii) ticket refunds for cancelled events. The amount transferred from any fund shall not exceed the appropriation for each specific purpose. This authorization shall terminate each year within 60 days of the close of each State Fair. The Department shall be responsible for withholding State income tax, where necessary, as required by Section 709 of the Illinois Income Tax Act.

(e) To the State Treasurer to pay for securities' safekeeping charges assessed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as a consequence of the Treasurer's use of the government securities' book-entry system. This account shall not exceed $25,000.

(f) To the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, not to exceed $100,000.

(g) To the Department of Natural Resources to pay out cash prizes associated with competitions held at the World Shooting and Recreational Complex, to purchase awards associated with competitions held at the World Shooting and Recreational Complex, to pay State and national membership dues associated with competitions held at the World Shooting and Recreational Complex, and to pay State and national membership target fees associated with competitions held at the World Shooting and Recreational Complex. The amount of funds advanced to the account created by this subsection (g) must not exceed $250,000 in any fiscal year.

(Source: P.A. 96-785, eff. 8-28-09; 96-1118, eff. 7-20-10; 97-72, eff. 7-1-11; 97-333, eff. 8-12-11.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 2025.