HR0706ham001 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 706

AMENDMENT NO. ___. Amend House Resolution 706 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 House of Representatives has adopted House Resolution 707 setting forth the estimates of general funds the House expects to be available during State fiscal year 2013; and

WHEREAS, The House of Representatives 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 House 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, 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 House of Representatives, by resolution, to be available during State fiscal year 2013 and that are allocated to the House appropriation committees for appropriation, the amount and percentage available to each 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, as exemplified as follows:

If 75%, or $2,025,000,000, of reductions in Medicaid obligations are realized, then the amount available to each appropriation committee, assuming the allowance for federal reimbursement on the required spending, is as follows:

APPROPRIATIONS-ELEMENTARY & SECONDARY EDUCATION - $6,357,412,067

APPROPRIATIONS-GENERAL SERVICES - $1,140,891,085

APPROPRIATIONS-HIGHER EDUCATION - $1,937,835,223

APPROPRIATIONS-HUMAN SERVICES - $4,981,955,191

APPROPRIATIONS-PUBLIC SAFETY - $1,543,453,234

If 50%, or $1,350,000,000, of reductions in Medicaid obligations are realized, then the amount available to each appropriation committee, assuming the allowance for federal reimbursement on the required spending, is as follows:

APPROPRIATIONS-ELEMENTARY & SECONDARY EDUCATION - $6,222,987,340

APPROPRIATIONS-GENERAL SERVICES - $1,116,767,437

APPROPRIATIONS-HIGHER EDUCATION - $1,896,860,536

APPROPRIATIONS-HUMAN SERVICES - $4,876,613,904

APPROPRIATIONS-PUBLIC SAFETY - $1,510,817,583

If 25%, or $675,000,000, of reductions in Medicaid obligations are realized, then the amount available to each appropriation committee, assuming the allowance for federal reimbursement on the required spending, is as follows:

APPROPRIATIONS-ELEMENTARY & SECONDARY EDUCATION - $6,088,562,612

APPROPRIATIONS-GENERAL SERVICES - $1,092,643,789

APPROPRIATIONS-HIGHER EDUCATION - $1,855,855,849

APPROPRIATIONS-HUMAN SERVICES - $4,771,272,618

APPROPRIATIONS-PUBLIC SAFETY - $1,478,181,932

If no reductions in Medicaid obligations are realized, then the amount available to each appropriation committee is as follows:

APPROPRIATIONS-ELEMENTARY & SECONDARY EDUCATION - $5,954,137,885

APPROPRIATIONS-GENERAL SERVICES - $1,068,520,141

APPROPRIATIONS-HIGHER EDUCATION - $1,814,911,161

APPROPRIATIONS-HUMAN SERVICES - $4,665,931,331

APPROPRIATIONS-PUBLIC SAFETY - $1,445,546,282; and be it further

RESOLVED, That if the actual amount of general funds that become available during State fiscal year 2013 exceeds the House's estimates set forth in House Resolution 707, 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.".