$SB1795 95TH 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 objects and purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Board of Higher Education to meet ordinary and contingent expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008:

For Personal Services......................... 2,140,000

For State Contributions to Social

Security, for Medicare........................... 28,900

For Contractual Services......................... 568,500

For Travel........................................ 55,000

For Commodities................................... 11,800

For Printing...................................... 10,900

For Equipment..................................... 16,500

For Telecommunications............................ 41,900

For Operation of Automotive Equipment.............. 3,200

Total $2,876,700

Section 10. The following named amount, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Board of Higher Education for distribution as grants authorized by the Higher Education Cooperation Act:

Quad-Cities Graduate Study Center................ 220,000

Section 15. The following named amount, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Board of Higher Education for distribution as grants authorized by the Higher Education Cooperation Act:

Access and Diversity........................... 3,787,300

Section 20. The sum of $2,894,800, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Board of Higher Education for a grant to the Board of Trustees of the University Center of Lake County for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Center.

Section 25. The sum of $9,500,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Board of Higher Education for distribution as incentive grants to Illinois higher education institutions in the competition for external grants and contracts.

Section 30. The sum of $17,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Board of Higher Education for distribution as grants authorized by the Health Services Education Grants Act.

Section 35. The sum of $2,750,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Public Health for distribution of medical education scholarships authorized by an Act to provide grants for family practice residency programs and medical student scholarships through the Illinois Department of Public Health.

Section 40. The sum of $5,500,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the BHE Federal Grants Fund to the Board of Higher Education to be expended under the terms and conditions associated with the federal contracts and grants moneys received.

Section 45. The sum of $2,800,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Board of Higher Education for the administration and distribution of grants authorized by the Diversifying Higher Education Faculty in Illinois Program.

Section 50. The sum of $2,100,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Board of Higher Education for distribution as grants for Cooperative Work Study Programs to institutions of higher education.

Section 55. The sum of $1,500,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Board of Higher Education for competitive grants for nursing schools to increase the number of graduating nurses.

Section 60. The sum of $150,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Board of Higher Education for nurse educator fellowships to supplement nurse faculty salaries.

Section 65. The following named sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Board of Higher Education for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (S.T.E.M.) diversity initiatives to enhance S.T.E.M. programs for students from underrepresented groups:

Chicago Area Health and Medical

Careers Program (C.A.H.M.C.P.).................. 900,000

Illinois Mathematics and Science

Academy Excellence 2000 Program

in Mathematics and Science...................... 100,000

Total $1,000,000

Section 70. The sum of $600,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Board of Higher Education for integrated student information systems to expand and enhance the Teacher Data Warehouse, the Shared Enrollment and Graduation System, the High School Feedback Report and the Course Applicability System.

Section 75. The sum of $6,609,200, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Board of Higher Education for distribution of competitive grants in the areas of teacher preparation and healthcare professions to Illinois public universities.

Section 80. The sum of $151,000, or so much thereof may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Board of Higher Education for costs and expenses related to or in support of a higher education shared services center.

Section 85. The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy to meet ordinary and contingent expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008:

For Personal Services........................ 11,414,200

For State Contributions to Social

Security, for Medicare.......................... 179,800

For Contractual Services....................... 4,210,500

For Travel....................................... 100,000

For Commodities.................................. 295,200

For Equipment.................................... 969,900

For Telecommunications........................... 356,300

For Operation of Automotive Equipment............. 50,000

For Electronic Data Processing................... 217,000

For Permanent Improvements, Repairs

and Maintenance................................. 350,000

Total $18,142,900

Section 90. The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated from the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy Income Fund to the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy to meet ordinary and contingent expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008:

For Personal Services......................... 1,598,000

For State Contributions to Social

Security, for Medicare........................... 27,400

For Contractual Services......................... 981,100

For Travel....................................... 126,700

For Commodities.................................. 143,200

For Equipment..................................... 65,000

For Telecommunications............................ 80,000

For Operation of Automotive Equipment.............. 1,000

For Refunds....................................... 27,600

Total $3,050,000

Section 95. The sum of $450,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy for the Excellence 2000 Program in Mathematics and Science.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 2007.