103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

 

State of Illinois

 

2023 and 2024   

SB2498

 

Introduced 2/21/2023,  by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

 

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Insurance for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, as follows:

 

Other State Funds                     $87,328,400

 

 

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    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 Insurance Producer Administration Fund to the Department of Insurance:

PRODUCER ADMINISTRATION

  For Personal Services.......................... 10,235,000

  For State Contributions to the State

   Employees' Retirement System.................... 5,424,600

  For State Contributions to Social Security......... 783,100

  For Group Insurance............................. 3,443,800

  For Contractual Services......................... 2,005,000

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

  For Commodities.................................... 15,000

  For Printing....................................... 17,500

  For Equipment...................................... 37,500

  For Electronic Data Processing................... 2,607,500

  For Telecommunications Services.................... 153,000

  For Operation of Auto Equipment...................... 5,000

  For Refunds........................................ 60,000

    Total                                        $24,842,000

 

    Section 10.  The sum of $4,335,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Insurance Producer Administration Fund to the Department of Insurance for costs and expenses related to or in support of Get Covered Illinois.

 

    Section 15.  The sum of $5,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Insurance Producer Administration Fund to the Department of Insurance for costs and expenses related to or in support of the agency’s operations.

 

    Section 20.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated from the Insurance Financial Regulation Fund to the Department of Insurance:

FINANCIAL REGULATION

  For Personal Services.......................... 11,626,800

  For State Contributions to the State

   Employees' Retirement System.................... 6,161,800

  For State Contributions to Social Security......... 889,600

  For Group Insurance............................. 3,289,600

  For Contractual Services......................... 2,302,000

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

  For Commodities..................................... 8,500

  For Printing........................................ 7,500

  For Equipment...................................... 22,000

  For Electronic Data Processing................... 1,346,000

  For Telecommunications Services.................... 151,200

  For Operation of Auto Equipment...................... 5,000

  For Refunds........................................ 49,000

    Total                                        $25,914,000

 

    Section 25.  The sum of $2,350,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Insurance Financial Regulation Fund to the Department of Insurance for costs and expenses related to or in support of the agency’s operations.

 

    Section 30.  The sum of $6,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Insurance Financial Regulation Fund to the Department of Insurance for costs associated with the establishment, administration and operations of the Workers’ Compensation Fraud Unit Information Technology System.

 

    Section 35.  The sum of $100,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the George Bailey Memorial Fund to the Department of Insurance for grants and expenses related to or in support of the George Bailey Memorial Program.

 

    Section 40.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated from the Public Pension Regulation Fund to the Department of Insurance:

PENSION DIVISION

  For Personal Services............................. 495,300

  For State Contributions to the State

   Employees' Retirement System...................... 262,500

  For State Contributions to Social Security.......... 37,900

  For Group Insurance............................... 154,200

  For Contractual Services........................... 20,000

  For Travel......................................... 12,500

  For Commodities......................................... 0

  For Printing............................................ 0

  For Equipment....................................... 5,000

  For Telecommunications Services......................... 0

    Total                                           $987,400

 

    Section 45.  The sum of $2,600,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Public Pension Regulation Fund to the Department of Insurance for costs and expenses related to or in support of the agency’s operations.

 

    Section 50. The sum of $3,200,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission Operations Fund to the Department of Insurance for costs associated with the administration and operations of the Insurance Fraud Division of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission’s Anti-Fraud Program.

 

    Section 55.  The sum of $2,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Parity Advancement Fund to the Illinois Department of Insurance for costs and expenses related to or in support of parity compliance advocacy, consumer education, and any other initiatives that support parity implementation and enforcement on behalf of consumers.

 

    Section 60. The sum of $10,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Illinois Health Benefits Exchange Fund to the Department of Insurance for costs associated with implementation of a healthcare feasibility study recommendation.

 

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 2023.