102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

 

State of Illinois

 

2021 and 2022   

SB4170

 

Introduced 2/15/2022,  by Sen. Don Harmon

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

 

Makes appropriations to the Supreme Court for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the judicial system. Effective July 1, 2022.

 

 

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    AN ACT concerning appropriations.

 

        Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

 

    Section 5. In addition to other sums appropriated, the sum of $489,716,800, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Supreme Court for operational expenses, awards, grants, permanent improvements, and probation reimbursements for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023.

 

    Section 10. The sum of $29,131,200, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Mandatory Arbitration Fund to the Supreme Court for Mandatory Arbitration Programs.

 

    Section 15. The sum of $708,800, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Foreign Language Interpreter Fund to the Supreme Court for the Foreign Language Interpreter Program.

 

    Section 20. The sum of $13,793,900, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Supreme Court Special Purposes Fund to the Supreme Court for the oversight and management of electronic filing, case management systems, and committees and commissions of the Supreme Court.

 

    Section 25. The sum of $4,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Supreme Court Federal Projects Fund to the Supreme Court for expenses relating to various federal projects.

 

    Section 30. The sum of $2,000,000, or so much thereof may be necessary, is appropriated from the Supreme Court Special State Projects Fund to the Supreme Court for expenses relating to various State projects.

 

    Section 35. The amount of $500,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Cannabis Expungement Fund to the Supreme Court for the distribution to clerks of the circuit court for the facilitation of petitions of expungement of minor cannabis offenses pursuant to the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act.

 

    Section 40. The sum of $5,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Mandatory Arbitration Fund to the Supreme Court for reduction of case backlogs and managing increases in case filings, modernizing court technology infrastructure, and Supporting Access to Justice Programs.

 

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 2022.