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Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
Filed: 4/19/2010
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09600HB5732sam001 |
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LRB096 19055 HLH 40079 a |
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| AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5732
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| AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5732 by replacing |
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| everything from line 15 on page 2 through line 5 on page 3 with |
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| the following:
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| "(d) The Department shall develop an annual application |
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| process for existing or potential participants to request an |
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| initial appropriation or an appropriation exceeding the |
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| formula amount found in subsection (b-10) of Section 2-7 for |
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| funding service in new areas in the next fiscal year. The |
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| application shall include, but not be limited to, a description |
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| of the new service area, proposed service in the new area, and |
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| a budget for providing existing and new service. The Department |
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| shall review the application for reasonableness and compliance |
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| with the requirements of this Section, and, if it approves the |
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| application, shall recommend to the Governor an appropriation |
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| for the next fiscal year in an amount sufficient to provide 65% |
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| of projected eligible operating expenses associated with a new |
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| participant's service area or the portion of an existing |