HJ0069ham001 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 69

AMENDMENT NO. ___. Amend House Joint Resolution 69 by replacing everything after the heading with the following:

"WHEREAS, In accordance with subsection (b) of Section 2 of Article VIII of the Illinois Constitution, the General Assembly has adopted House Joint Resolution 68 setting forth the estimates of general funds the General Assembly expects to be available during State fiscal year 2013; and

WHEREAS, The General Assembly has found that $33,719,000,000 is available in general funds for spending and for the payment of unpaid State obligations; and

WHEREAS, Before the General Assembly makes allocations to the appropriation committees there are non-discretionary general funds spending items that should first be deducted; therefore be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that the non-discretionary items shall be:

Pensions - $5,100,000,000

Group Insurance - $1,171,185,400

Debt Service - $2,218,000,000

Statutory Transfers Out - $2,142,000,000

Medicaid - $6,638,953,200

For the backlog of unpaid State obligations from the Medicaid program, with 50% of this amount being provided from Federal reimbursements - $1,000,000,000

For the backlog of unpaid State obligations not related to the Medicaid program - $300,000,000; and be it further

RESOLVED, That after spending for these non-discretionary items, of the general funds revenues that are estimated by the General Assembly, by joint resolution, to be available during State fiscal year 2013 and that are allocated to the appropriation committees for appropriation, the amount and percentage available to each House appropriation committee, assuming the allowance of an overall appropriation lapse of $650,000,000, are as follows:

APPROPRIATIONS-ELEMENTARY & SECONDARY EDUCATION - $6,491,836,794, or 39.830%

APPROPRIATIONS-GENERAL SERVICES - $1,165,014,734, or 7.148%

APPROPRIATIONS-HIGHER EDUCATION - $1,978,809,910, or 12.141%

APPROPRIATIONS-HUMAN SERVICES - $5,087,296,478, or 31.212%

APPROPRIATIONS-PUBLIC SAFETY - $1,576,088,885, or 9.670%; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the aforementioned amounts available to each appropriation committee are contingent upon actions being taken to reduce the accrual of Medicaid obligations incurred during State fiscal year 2013 in the amount of $2,700,000,000, and if this reduction is not achieved in full, then the amount deducted for the Medicaid program must be increased accordingly, and the amounts available to each appropriation committee must be reduced accordingly; and be it further

RESOLVED, That if the actual amount of general funds that become available during State fiscal year 2013 exceeds the General Assembly's estimates set forth in House Joint Resolution 68, then that excess shall first be used to reduce the backlog of unpaid State obligations to the extent authorized by law, with the Comptroller prioritizing voucher payments for Medicaid obligations and any other obligations for which the State receives federal reimbursement.".