Public Act 095-0220
 		





HB1778 Enrolled
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    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
powers and performance of his 
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 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, 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 of 
    overseas offices, not to
exceed $200,000 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 and State Fair entertainment 
    contracts 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
$15,000.

        (g) To the Department of Natural Resources to pay out 
    cash prizes and to purchase awards in association with 
    competitions held at the World Shooting and Recreational 
    Complex, not to exceed $250,000.

(Source: P.A. 94-793, eff. 5-19-06.)


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