Appropriations-Higher Education Committee

Filed: 5/26/2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3342

 

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3342 by deleting everything after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

 

“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 Illinois Community College Board for ordinary and contingent expenses:

  For Personal Services......................... 1,279,500

  For State Contributions to Social

   Security, for Medicare........................... 13,500

  For Contractual Services......................... 375,900

  For Travel........................................ 58,100

  For Commodities.................................... 8,600

  For Printing...................................... 11,000

  For Equipment...................................... 2,000

  For Electronic Data Processing................... 431,000

  For Telecommunications............................ 36,500

  For Operation of Automotive

   Equipment......................................... 4,000

  East St. Louis Operations.......................... 1,500

    Total                                        $2,221,600

 

    Section 10.  The sum of $15,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Illinois Community College Board Contracts and Grants Fund to the Illinois Community College Board to be expended under the terms and conditions associated with the moneys being received.

 

    Section 15.  The sum of $1,500,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the ICCB Adult Education Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for operational expenses associated with administration of adult education and literacy activities.

 

    Section 20.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for distribution to qualifying public community colleges for the purposes specified:

  Base Operating Grants........................ 191,837,100

  Small College Grants............................. 900,000

  Equalization Grants........................... 76,617,500

  Retirees Health

   Insurance Grants................................ 626,600

  Workforce Development Grants................... 3,311,300

  P-16 Initiative Grants......................... 1,279,000

    Total                                      $274,571,500

 

    Section 25.  The sum of $1,589,100, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for grants to operate an educational facility in the former community college district #541 in East St. Louis.

 

    Section 30.  The sum of $775,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the AFDC Opportunities Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for grants to colleges for workforce training and technology and operating costs of the Board for those purposes.

 

    Section 35.  The following named amounts, or so much of those amounts as may be necessary, for the objects and purposes named, are appropriated to the Illinois Community College Board for adult education and literacy activities:

From the General Revenue Fund:

  For payment of costs associated

   with education and educational-related

   services to local eligible providers

   for adult education and

   literacy..................................... 15,829,600

  For payment of costs associated

   with education and educational-related

   services to local eligible providers

   for performance-based awards................. 10,491,800

  For operational expenses of and

   for payment of costs associated with

   education and educational-related

   services to recipients of Public

   Assistance, and, if any funds remain,

   for costs associated with

   education and educational-related

   services to local eligible providers

   for adult education and literacy.............. 7,922,100

From the ICCB Adult Education Fund:

  For payment of costs associated with

   education and educational-related

   services to local eligible providers

   and to Support Leadership Activities,

   as Defined by U.S.D.O.E.

   for adult education and literacy

   as provided by the United States

   Department of Education...................... 29,867,200

    Total, this Section                         $64,110,700

 

    Section 40.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are appropriated to the Illinois Community College Board for all costs associated with career and technical education activities:

From the General Revenue Fund.................. 11,911,700

From the Career and Technical Education Fund.... 22,207,100

    Total, this Section                         $34,118,800

 

    Section 45.  The amount of $9,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the State College and University Trust Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for a grant to Malcolm X College for student scholarships from the sale of license plates.

 

    Section 50.  The sum of $300,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the ICCB Federal Trust Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for ordinary and contingency expenses of the Board.

 

    Section 55.  The sum of $5,507,500, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for grants to community college districts that are negatively impacted by the changes in the Base Operating formula in Section 2-16.02 of the Public Community College Act.

 

    Section 60.  The sum of $16,700,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for the City Colleges of Chicago for educational-related expenses.

 

ARTICLE 2

 

    Section 5.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated to the Board of the Trustees of Eastern Illinois University to meet ordinary and contingent expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005:

 

Payable from the General Revenue Fund:

  For Personal Services, including payment

    to the university for personal services

    costs incurred during the fiscal year

    and salaries accrued but unpaid to academic

    personnel for personal services rendered

    during the academic year 2003-2005.......... 44,609,500

  For Contractual Services....................... 1,700,000

  For Commodities.................................. 500,000

  For Equipment.................................... 500,000

  For Telecommunications Services.................. 300,000

    Total                                       $47,609,500

 

    Section 10.  The sum of $2,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the State College and University Trust Fund to the Board of Trustees of Eastern Illinois University for scholarship grant awards, in accordance with Public Act 91-0083.

 

ARTICLE 3

 

    Section 5.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated to the Board of the Trustees of Governors State University to meet ordinary and contingent expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005:

 

Payable from the General Revenue Fund:

  For Personal Services, including payment

    to the university for personal services

    costs incurred during the fiscal year

    and salaries accrued but unpaid to academic

    personnel for personal services rendered

    during the academic year 2003-2005.......... 20,205,100

  For State Contributions to Social

    Security, for Medicare......................... 100,000

  For Contractual Services....................... 2,900,000

  For Travel........................................ 50,000

  For Commodities.................................. 150,000

  For Equipment.................................... 400,000

  For Telecommunications Services.................. 145,000

  For Operation of Automotive Equipment............. 25,000

  For Awards and Grants............................ 105,000

  For Permanent Improvements....................... 100,000

    Total                                       $24,180,100

 

ARTICLE 4

 

    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, 2005:

  For Personal Services......................... 2,201,000

  For State Contributions to Social

    Security, for Medicare.......................... 29,500

  For Contractual Services......................... 478,900

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

  For Commodities................................... 12,000

  For Printing...................................... 11,000

  For Equipment..................................... 17,000

  For Telecommunications............................ 43,000

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

    Total                                        $2,850,600

 

    Section 10.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are 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........................... 5,487,300

 

    Section 20.  The sum of $1,967,000, 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 21.  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 22.  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 30.  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 35.  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 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 General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy to meet ordinary and contingent expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005:

  For Personal Services........................ 10,284,200

  For State Contributions to Social

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

  For Contractual Services....................... 3,607,000

  For Travel....................................... 126,400

  For Commodities.................................. 381,100

  For Equipment.................................... 462,900

  For Telecommunications........................... 289,000

  For Operation of Automotive Equipment............. 30,600

  For Electronic Data Processing................... 121,900

    Total                                       $15,482,900

 

    Section 45.  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, 2005:

For Personal Services........................... 1,165,500

  For State Contributions to Social

    Security, for Medicare.......................... 21,200

  For Contractual Services......................... 514,500

  For Travel........................................ 51,500

  For Commodities.................................. 203,500

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

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

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

  For Refunds........................................ 7,800

    Total                                        $2,050,000

 

    Section 50.  The sum of $350,000, 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.

 

ARTICLE 5

 

    Section 5.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated to the Board of the Trustees of Illinois State University to meet ordinary and contingent expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005:

 

Payable from the General Revenue Fund:

  For Personal Services, including payment

    to the university for personal services

    costs incurred during the fiscal year

    and salaries accrued but unpaid to academic

    personnel for personal services rendered

    during the academic year 2003-2005.......... 71,652,000

  For Group Insurance............................ 3,078,300

  For Contractual Services....................... 1,921,700

  For Commodities.................................. 300,000

  For Equipment.................................. 2,000,000

  For Telecommunications Services.................. 500,000

  For Permanent Improvements..................... 1,000,000

    Total                                       $80,452,000

 

ARTICLE 6

 

    Section 5.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated to the Board of the Trustees of Northern Illinois University to meet ordinary and contingent expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005:

 

Payable from the General Revenue Fund:

  For Personal Services, including payment

    to the university for personal services

    costs incurred during the fiscal year

    and salaries accrued but unpaid to academic

    personnel for personal services rendered

    during the academic year 2003-2005.......... 86,592,700

  For State Contributions to Social

    Security, for Medicare......................... 408,900

  For Group Insurance............................ 2,337,300

  For Contractual Services....................... 6,536,800

  For Travel....................................... 163,500

  For Commodities................................ 1,976,400

  For Equipment.................................. 1,316,500

  For Telecommunications Services.................. 798,900

  For Operation of Automotive Equipment............ 138,500

  For Awards and Grants............................ 185,700

  For Permanent Improvements..................... 1,343,700

    Total                                      $101,798,900

 

    Section 10.  The sum of $10,100, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the State College and University Trust Fund to the Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois University for scholarship grant awards, in accordance with Public Act 91-0083.

 

ARTICLE 7

 

    Section 5.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated to the Board of the Trustees of Northeastern Illinois University to meet ordinary and contingent expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005:

 

Payable from the General Revenue Fund:

  For Personal Services, including payment

    to the university for personal services

    costs incurred during the fiscal year

    and salaries accrued but unpaid to academic

    personnel for personal services rendered

    during the academic year 2003-2005.......... 33,655,100

  For State Contributions to Social

    Security, for Medicare......................... 400,000

  For Group Insurance............................ 1,072,600

  For Contractual Services....................... 2,500,000

  For Equipment.................................. 1,200,000

    Total                                       $38,827,700

 

    Section 10.  The sum of $250,000, or so much thereof as may necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Board of Trustees of Northeastern Illinois University to meet the ordinary and contingent expenses of the University required to match the Federal Title II Teacher Quality Enhancement State Grant, including payment or reimbursement to the University for personal services and related costs incurred during the fiscal year authorized by law, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005.

 

ARTICLE 8

 

    Section 5.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated to the Board of the Trustees of Southern Illinois University to meet ordinary and contingent expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005:

 

Payable from the General Revenue Fund:

  For Personal Services, including payment

    to the university for personal services

    costs incurred during the fiscal year

    and salaries accrued but unpaid to academic

    personnel for personal services rendered

    during the academic year 2003-2005......... 190,518,500

  For State Contributions to Social

    Security, for Medicare....................... 2,444,400

  For Group Insurance............................ 3,698,300

  For Contractual Services...................... 11,770,500

  For Travel........................................ 57,200

  For Commodities.................................. 907,500

  For Equipment.................................. 5,079,900

  For Telecommunications Services................ 1,445,100

  For Operation of Automotive Equipment............ 226,800

  For Awards and Grants............................ 555,500

    Total                                      $216,703,700

 

    Section 10.  The sum of $250,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University for all costs required to match the Federal Title II Teacher Quality Enhancement State Grant for Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, including payment to the University for personal services and related costs incurred.

 

    Section 15.  The sum of $250,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University for all costs required to match the Federal Title II Teacher Quality Enhancement State Grant for Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, including payment to the University for personal services and related costs incurred.

 

ARTICLE 9

 

    Section 5.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated to the Board of the Trustees of the University of Illinois to meet ordinary and contingent expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005:

 

Payable from the General Revenue Fund:

  For Personal Services, including payment

    to the university for personal services

    costs incurred during the fiscal year

    and salaries accrued but unpaid to academic

    personnel for personal services rendered

    during the academic year 2003-2005......... 611,035,700

  For State Contributions to Social

    Security, for Medicare....................... 8,937,100

  For Group Insurance........................... 24,893,200

  For Contractual Services...................... 27,151,900

  For Travel....................................... 249,700

  For Commodities................................ 2,518,600

  For Equipment.................................... 511,000

  For Telecommunications Services................ 5,016,800

  For Operation of Automotive Equipment............ 967,000

    For Permanent Improvements..................... 750,000

  For Distributive Purposes as follows:

    For Awards and Grants........................ 5,782,500

    For Claims under Workers’ Compensation

      and Occupational Disease Acts, other

      Statutes, and tort claims.................. 3,270,000

    For Hospital and Medical Services

      and Appliances............................. 5,817,600

  Total                                        $696,901,100

 

    Section 15.  The sum of $1,744,600, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Fire Prevention Fund to the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois for the purpose of maintaining the Illinois Fire Service Institute, paying the Institute's expenses, and providing the facilities and structures incident thereto, including payment to the University for personal services and related costs incurred.

 

    Section 20.  The sum of $250,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the State College and University Trust Fund to the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois for scholarship grant awards, in accordance with Public Act 91-0083.

 

ARTICLE 10

 

    Section 5.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated to the Board of the Trustees of Western Illinois University to meet ordinary and contingent expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005:

 

Payable from the General Revenue Fund:

  For Personal Services, including payment

    to the university for personal services

    costs incurred during the fiscal year

    and salaries accrued but unpaid to academic

    personnel for personal services rendered

    during the academic year 2003-2005.......... 48,300,000

  For State Contributions to Social

    Security, for Medicare......................... 450,000

  For Group Insurance............................ 1,744,800

  For Contractual Services....................... 2,986,300

  For Travel....................................... 150,000

  For Commodities.................................. 800,000

  For Equipment.................................. 1,000,000

  For Telecommunications Services.................. 450,000

  For Operation of Automotive Equipment............. 60,000

  For Awards and Grants............................. 50,000

  For Permanent Improvements....................... 100,000

    Total                                       $56,091,100

 

    Section 10.  The amount of $2,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the State College and University Trust Fund to the Board of Trustees of Western Illinois University for scholarship grant awards from the sale of collegiate license plates.

 

ARTICLE 11

 

    Section 5.  The following amounts, or so much of those amounts as may be necessary, respectively, are  appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for its ordinary and contingent expenses:

For Administration

For Personal Services........................... $1,988,000

For Employee Retirement Contributions

    Paid by Employer..................................... 0

For State Contributions to State

    Employees Retirement System.................... 218,700

For State Contributions to

     Social Security................................ 152,000

For Contractual Services......................... 1,802,600

For Travel.......................................... 26,400

For Commodities..................................... 32,800

For Printing....................................... 100,000

For Equipment....................................... 10,000

For Telecommunications............................. 113,500

For Operation of Auto Equipment...................... 5,500

    Total                                        $4,449,500

 

    Section 10.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as  may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the  Illinois  Student  Assistance Commission  from  the Student Loan Operating Fund for its ordinary and contingent expenses:

For Administration

For Personal Services........................... 15,200,200

For Employee Retirement Contributions

    Paid by Employer..................................... 0

For State Contributions to State

    Employees Retirement System.................. 1,672,000

For State Contributions to

    Social Security.............................. 1,163,000

For State Contributions for

    Employees Group Insurance.................... 3,603,100

For Contractual Services......................... 9,864,300

For Travel......................................... 190,000

For Commodities.................................... 240,000

For Printing....................................... 627,000

For Equipment...................................... 529,000

For Telecommunications........................... 1,793,500

For Operation of Auto Equipment..................... 32,400

    Total                                       $34,914,500

 

    Section 15.  The sum of $338,699,800, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission from the General Revenue Fund for payment of grant awards to students eligible to receive such awards, as provided by law.

 

    Section 20.  The following named amount, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, is appropriated from the Monetary Award Program Reserve Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for the following purpose:

Grants

  For payment of Monetary Award

    Program grant awards to students

    eligible to receive such awards,

    as provided by law............................ $875,000

 

    Section 25.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are  appropriated from the General  Revenue  Fund  to the  Illinois  Student Assistance Commission for the following purposes:

Grants and Scholarships

For payment of matching grants to Illinois

    institutions to supplement scholarship

    programs, as provided by law.................. $950,000

For payment of Merit Recognition Scholarships

    to undergraduate students under the Merit

    Recognition Scholarship Program provided

    for in Section 31 of the Higher Education

    Student Assistance Act....................... 5,400,000

For the payment of scholarships to students

    who are children of policemen or firemen

    killed in the line of duty, or who are

    dependents of correctional officers killed

    or permanently disabled in the line of

    duty, as provided by law....................... 350,000

For payment of Illinois National Guard and

    Naval Militia Scholarships at

    State-controlled universities and public

    community colleges in Illinois to students

    eligible to receive such awards, as

    provided by law.............................. 4,500,000

For payment of military Veterans' scholarships

    at State-controlled universities and at

    public community colleges for students

    eligible, as provided by law................ 19,230,000

For payment of Minority Teacher Scholarships..... 3,100,000

For payment of Illinois Scholars Scholarships.... 3,500,000

For payment of Illinois Incentive for Access

    grants, as provided by law................... 7,200,000

    Total                                        $7,573,000

 

    Section 30.  The sum of $20,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the National Guard Grant Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for payment of military veterans’ scholarships at state-controlled universities and at public community colleges for students eligible, as provided by law.

 

    Section 35.  The sum of $500,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for the Loan Repayment for Teachers Program.

 

    Section 45.  The following named amount, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for the following purpose:

Grants and Scholarships

For payment of Illinois Future Teacher

  Corps Scholarships, as provided by law......... 3,500,000

 

    Section 50.  The following named amount, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Contracts and Grants Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for the following purpose:

To support outreach, research, and

  training activities............................... 70,000

 

    Section 55.  The following named amount, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Optometric Licensing and Disciplinary Board Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for the following purpose:

Grants and Scholarships

For payment of scholarships for the

  Optometric Education Scholarship

  Program, as provided by law....................... 50,000

 

    Section 60.  The sum of $190,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Federal Student Loan Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for distribution when necessary as a result of the following: for guarantees of loans that are uncollectible, for collection payments to the Student Loan Operating Fund as required under agreements with the United States Secretary of Education, for payment to the Student Loan Operating Fund for Default Aversion Fees, and for other distributions as necessary and provided for under the Federal Higher Education Act.

 

    Section 65.  The sum of $24,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission from the Student Loan Operating Fund for distribution as necessary for the following: for payment of collection agency fees associated with collection activities for Federal Family Education Loans, for Default Aversion Fee reversals, and for distributions as necessary and provided for under the Federal Higher Education Act.

 

    Section 70.  The sum of $5,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission from the Student Loan Operating Fund for costs associated with Federal Loan System Development and Maintenance.

 

    Section 75.  The sum of $300,000, or so much of that amount as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Accounts Receivable Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for costs associated with the collection of delinquent scholarship awards pursuant to the Illinois State Collection Act of 1986.

 

    Section 80.  The following named amount, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Federal Student Assistance Scholarship Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for the following purpose:

  For payment of Robert C. Byrd

   Honors Scholarships.......................... $1,800,000

 

    Section 85.  The sum of $70,000, or so much thereof as may be  necessary, is appropriated to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission from the University Grant Fund for payment of  grants  for  the  Higher Education License Plate Program, as provided by law.

 

    Section 90.  The following named amount, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Federal Student Assistance Scholarship Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for the following purpose:

For transferring repayment funds collected

  under the Paul Douglas Teacher Scholarship

  Program to the U.S. Treasury.................... 400,000

 

    Section 95.  The sum of $120,100, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for awarding scholarships to qualifying graduates of the Lincoln's Challenge Program.

 

    Section 100.  The sum of $2,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for distribution as grants authorized by the Illinois Consortium for Educational Opportunity Act.

 

    Section 105.  The sum of $2,100,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for distribution as grants for Cooperative Work Study Programs to institutions of higher education.

 

    Section 110.  The following named amount, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Illinois Future Teacher Corps Scholarship Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for the following purpose:

  For payment of scholarships for the

    Illinois Future Teacher Corps

    Scholarship Program as provided by law.......... 60,000

   

ARTICLE 12

 

    Section 5.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated to the Board of the Trustees of Chicago State University to meet ordinary and contingent expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005:

 

Payable from the General Revenue Fund:

  For Personal Services, including payment

    to the university for personal services

    costs incurred during the fiscal year

    and salaries accrued but unpaid to academic

    personnel for personal services rendered

    during the academic year 2003-2005.......... 34,945,200

  For State Contributions to Social

    Security, for Medicare......................... 369,100

  For Contractual Services....................... 1,194,600

  For Travel........................................ 11,000

  For Commodities................................... 11,000

  For Equipment.................................... 313,700

  For Telecommunications Services.................. 304,400

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

  For Awards and Grants............................ 102,200

  For Permanent Improvements....................... 816,600

    Total                                       $38,068,800

 

    Section 10.  The sum of $250,000, or so much thereof as may necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Board of Trustees of Chicago State University to meet the ordinary and contingent expenses of the University required to match the Federal Title II Teacher Quality Enhancement State Grant, including payment or reimbursement to the University for personal services and related costs incurred during the fiscal year authorized by law, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005.

 

ARTICLE 13

 

    Section 1.  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 State Universities Civil Service System to meet its ordinary and contingent expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005:

  For Personal Services........................... $915,000

  For Social Security............................... 11,000

  For Contractual Services......................... 251,900

  For Travel........................................ 12,000

  For Commodities.................................... 6,000

  For Printing....................................... 4,000

  For Equipment..................................... 26,000

  For Telecommunications Services................... 25,700

  For Operation of Automotive Equipment.............. 2,000

    Total                                        $1,253,600

 

ARTICLE 14

 

    Section 5.  The sum of $3,268,700, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated to the Community College Health Insurance Security Fund for the State's contribution, as required by law.

 

  Section 10.  The sum of $15,420,000, minus the amount transferred to the State Universities Retirement System pursuant to continuing appropriation authorized by the State Pensions Fund Continuing Appropriation Act, is appropriated from the State Pensions Fund to the Board of Trustees of the State Universities Retirement System of Illinois pursuant to the provisions of Section 8.12 of "AN ACT in relation to State finance", approved June 10, 1919, as amended.

 

    Section 15.  The following amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the Board of Trustees of the State Universities Retirement System for the State's contribution, as provided by law:

Payable from the Education Assistance Fund.... $200,000,000

Payable from the General Revenue Fund........... 17,916,000

    Total                                      $217,916,000

 

ARTICLE 15

 

    Section 98.  Except as limited by this Section, in each instance where there is a line item appropriation for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2004 to an entity for Personal Services, then, in addition, there is appropriated to that entity for Employee Retirement Contributions Paid by Employer, from the same fund from which the appropriation for Personal Services is made, a dollar amount, or so much of that amount as may be necessary, equal to 4% of the amount appropriated for Personal Services together with an additional 1.5% of the amount of the Personal Services line allocated to salaries payable to employees who qualify for the alternative retirement annuity under Section 14-110 of the Illinois Pension Code or for the retirement annuity available under subsection (g) or (h) of Section 14-108 of the Illinois Pension Code (reduced by any other amounts appropriated for that fiscal year to that entity from that fund for Employee Retirement Contributions Paid by Employer).  This Section applies only to the extent that the employee retirement contributions are paid on behalf of employees who are members of the State Employees' Retirement System.  The Comptroller shall compute the amount appropriated to each entity under this Section.

 

ARTICLE 99

 

   Section 5.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect July 1, 2004.”.