$HB4415 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 amount of $13,091,050, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, is appropriated to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives for furnishing the items provided in Section 4 of the General Assembly Compensation Act to members of their respective houses throughout the year in connection with their legislative duties and responsibilities and not in connection with any political campaign as prescribed by law. Of this amount, 37.436% is appropriated to the President of the Senate for such expenditures and 62.564% is appropriated to the Speaker of the House for such expenditures.

Section 10. Payments from the amounts appropriated in Section 5 hereof shall be made only upon the delivery of a voucher approved by the member to the State Comptroller. The voucher shall also be approved by the President of the Senate or the Speaker of the House of Representatives as the case may be.

Section 15. The amount of $20,603,400 or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, is appropriated to meet the ordinary and incidental expenses of the Senate legislative leadership and legislative staff assistants and the House Majority and Minority leadership staff, general staff and office operations. Of this amount, 25.7% is appropriated to the President of the Senate for such expenditures, 25.7% is appropriated to the Senate Minority Leader for such expenditures and 24.8% is appropriated to the Speaker of the House for such expenditures, and 23.8% is appropriated to the House Minority Leader for such expenditures.

Section 20. The amount of $9,382,100, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, is appropriated to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives for the ordinary and incidental expenses of committees, the general staff and operations, per diem employees, special and standing committees, expenses incurred in transcribing and printing of debates. Of this amount, 43.018% is appropriated to the President of the Senate for such expenditures and 56.982% is appropriated to the Speaker of the House for such expenditures.

Section 25. The amount of $309,200, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, is appropriated to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives for the ordinary and incidental expenses, also including the purchasing on contract as required by law of printing, binding, printing paper, stationery and office supplies. For the House, no part of which shall be expended for expenses of purchasing, handling or distributing such supplies and against which no indebtedness shall be incurred without the written approval of the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Of this amount, 69.277% is appropriated to the President of the Senate for such expenditures and 30.723% is appropriated to the Speaker of the House for such expenditures.

Section 30. The amount of $4,483,050, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, is appropriated to the President of the Senate for the use of standing committees for expert witnesses, technical services, consulting assistance and other research assistance associated with special studies and long range research projects which may be requested by the standing committees and the Speaker of the House of Representatives for Standing House Committees pursuant to the Legislative Commission Reorganization Act of 1984. Of this amount, 46.862% is appropriated to the President of the Senate for such expenditures and 53.138% is appropriated to the Speaker of the House for such expenditures.

Section 35. The amount of $167,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, is appropriated to the President of the Senate and the Senate Minority Leader for allowances for the particular and additional services appertaining to or entailed by the respective officers of the Senate. Of this amount, 50% is appropriated to the President of the Senate for such expenditures and 50% is appropriated to the Senate Minority Leader for such expenditures.

Section 40. The amount of $88,100, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, is appropriated to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives for travel, including expenses to Springfield of members on official legislative business during weeks when the General Assembly is not in session. Of this amount, 65.5% is appropriated to the President of the Senate for such expenditures and 34.5% is appropriated to the Speaker of the House for such expenditures.

Section 45. The amount of $500,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, is appropriated from the General Assembly Operations Revolving Fund to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives for to meet ordinary and contingent expenses. Of this amount, 50% is appropriated to the President of the Senate for such expenditures and 50% is appropriated to the Speaker of the House for such expenditures.

Section 50. The amount of $441,600, or so much thereof as may be necessary and remains unexpended from an appropriation heretofore made for such purposes in Article 90 of Public Act 95-0348, is appropriated to the Speaker of the House for expenses in connection with the planning and preparation of redistricting of legislative and representative districts as required by Article IV, Section 3 of the Illinois Constitution of 1970.

Section 55. The amount of $341,600, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the General Assembly to meet ordinary and contingent expenses. Any use of funds appropriated under this Section must be approved jointly by the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate.

Section 60. As used in Section 15 hereof, except where the approval of the Speaker of the House of Representatives is expressively required for the expenditure of or the incurring of indebtedness against an appropriation for certain purchases on contract, “Speaker” means the leader of the party having the largest number of members of the House of Representatives as of January 14, 2009, and “Minority Leader” means the leader of the party having the second largest number of members of the House of Representatives as of January 14, 2009.

Section 65. The sum of $312,455, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated to the Legislative Ethics Commission to meet the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Commission and the Office of Legislative Inspector General.

ARTICLE 2

Section 5. The following named amounts, or so much of those amounts as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated for the objects and purposes hereinafter named to meet the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability:

For Personal Services............................ 796,602

For Employee Retirement Contributions

Paid by Employer................................ 31,872

For State Contributions to State Employees'

Retirement System.............................. 132,240

For State Contribution to Social

Security........................................ 60,942

For Contractual Services......................... 117,585

For Travel......................................... 6,944

For Commodities.................................... 2,741

For Printing....................................... 4,693

For Equipment........................................ 884

For Electronic Data Processing..................... 2,460

For Telecommunications Services.................... 8,612

For additional costs associated with

the assumption of duties of the

Pension Laws Commission........................ 194,750

Total....................................... $1,360,325

Section 7. The amount of $4,750, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated to the Commission on Governmental Forecasting and Accountability for ordinary expenses and operations of the Compensation Review Board.

Section 8. The amount of $5,700,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Commission on Governmental Forecasting and Accountability for the purpose of making contributions to the State Employees’ Retirement System of Illinois in accordance with subsection (c) of Section 14.1 of the State Finance Act, for affected legislative staff employees.

Section 10. The following named amounts, or so much of those amounts as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated for the objects and purposes hereinafter named to meet the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Legislative Information System:

For Personal Services.......................... 2,379,180

For Employee Retirement Contributions

Paid by Employer................................ 95,190

For State Contribution to State Employees’

Retirement System.............................. 395,010

For State Contribution to Social

Security....................................... 182,020

For Contractual Services......................... 456,300

For Travel........................................ 13,300

For Commodities.................................... 4,940

For Printing....................................... 2,850

For Equipment...................................... 3,040

For Electronic Data Processing................. 1,143,370

For Purchase, Maintenance, and Rental

of General Assembly Electronic Data Processing

Equipment, and any other operational

purposes of the General Assembly............... 742,000

For Telecommunications Services.................. 144,500

Total....................................... $5,561,700

Section 15. The following amount, or so much of that amount as may be necessary, is appropriated to the Legislative Information System:

For Purchase, Maintenance, and

Rental of Electronic Data Processing

Equipment and Software relating to the

development and implementation of legislative

systems, and for consulting, technical,

and design services related thereto.................. 0

Section 20. The following amount, or so much of that amount as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Assembly Computer Equipment Revolving Fund to the Legislative Information System:

For Purchase, Maintenance, and Rental of

General Assembly Electronic Data Processing

Equipment and for other operational

purposes of the General Assembly............. 1,600,000

Section 25. The following named amounts, or so much of those amounts as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated for the objects and purposes hereinafter named to meet the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Legislative Audit Commission:

For Personal Services............................ 180,030

For Employee Retirement Contributions

Paid by Employer................................. 7,220

For State Contributions to State Employees'

Retirement System............................... 29,925

For State Contribution to Social

Security........................................ 13,775

For Contractual Services.......................... 18,905

For Travel......................................... 4,940

For Commodities...................................... 950

For Printing....................................... 2,020

For Equipment...................................... 1,045

For Electronic Data Processing..................... 2,840

For Telecommunications Services.................... 1,615

Total......................................... $263,275

Section 30. The following named amounts, or so much of those amounts as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated for the objects and purposes hereinafter named to meet the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Legislative Printing Unit:

For Personal Services.......................... 1,319,957

For Employee Retirement Contributions

Paid by Employer................................ 52,820

For State Contributions to State Employees'

Retirement System.............................. 219,113

For State Contribution to Social

Security....................................... 100,985

For Contractual Services......................... 170,239

For Travel............................................. 0

For Commodities.................................. 142,986

For Printing...................................... 80,850

For Equipment.................................... 285,000

For Telecommunications Services.................... 7,125

Total....................................... $2,379,075

Section 35. The following named amounts, or so much of those amounts as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated for the objects and purposes hereinafter named to meet the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Legislative Research Unit:

For Personal Services.......................... 1,206,038

For Employee Retirement Contributions

Paid by Employer................................ 48,260

For State Contribution to State Employees'

Retirement System.............................. 200,260

For State Contribution to Social

Security........................................ 92,292

For Contractual Services......................... 655,420

For Travel........................................ 19,190

For Commodities................................... 15,485

For Printing...................................... 26,315

For Equipment.................................... 102,790

For Telecommunications Services................... 30,400

For Model Illinois Government activities.......... 10,000

For New Member Conference......................... 30,000

Total....................................... $2,436,450

Section 40. The following named amounts, or so much of those amounts as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the Illinois Legislative Research Unit for the following purposes:

For payment of expenses of the

Legislative Staff Intern program,

including stipends, tuition, and

administration for 20 persons.................... 581,400

For payment of expenses of the Zeke

Giorgi Memorial Intern Program, including

stipends, tuition, and administration

for 4 persons.......................................... 0

Total......................................... $581,400

Section 45. The following named amounts, or so much of those amounts as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated for the objects and purposes hereinafter named, to meet the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Legislative Reference Bureau:

For Personal Services.......................... 1,753,595

For Employee Retirement Contributions

Paid by Employer................................ 70,205

For State Contributions to State Employees'

Retirement System.............................. 290,415

For State Contribution to Social

Security....................................... 134,235

For Contractual Services......................... 137,720

For Travel......................................... 6,650

For Commodities.................................... 9,500

For Printing..................................... 166,630

For Equipment.................................... 199,500

For Telecommunications Services................... 11,400

Total....................................... $2,779,850

Section 50. The following named amounts, or so much of those amounts as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated for the objects and purposes hereinafter named to meet the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol:

For Personal Services............................ 344,993

For Employee Retirement Contributions

Paid by Employer................................ 13,822

For State Contributions to State Employees'

Retirement System............................... 57,285

For State Contribution to Social

Security........................................ 33,725

For Contractual Services....................... 1,046,520

For Travel........................................ 14,250

For Commodities.................................... 3,800

For Printing....................................... 5,700

For Equipment...................................... 5,985

For Electronic Data Processing.................... 11,115

For Telecommunications Services.................... 9,500

Total....................................... $1,546,695

Section 55. The following named amounts, or so much of those amounts as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated for the objects and purposes hereinafter named to meet the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules:

For Personal Services............................ 812,155

For Employee Retirement Contributions

Paid by Employer................................ 32,490

For State Contributions to State Employees'

Retirement System.............................. 134,805

For State Contribution to Social

Security........................................ 62,130

For Contractual Services.......................... 60,800

For Travel........................................ 22,800

For Commodities................................... 14,050

For Equipment..................................... 25,650

For Telecommunications Services................... 10,450

Total....................................... $1,175,330

Section 60. The sum of $113,700, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Senate Operations Commission including the planning costs, construction costs, moving expenses and all other costs associated with the construction and reconstruction of Senate offices in the Capitol Complex area.

ARTICLE 99

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