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1 | | (7) Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity; |
2 | | (8) Department of Transportation; |
3 | | (9) Illinois State Board of Education; |
4 | | (10) Illinois Student Assistance Commission; |
5 | | (11)Department of Agriculture; |
6 | | (12) Environmental Protection Agency; and |
7 | | (13) Department of Natural Resources. |
8 | | In addition, a total of 4 representatives of community |
9 | | organizations, providers, or associations may be appointed by |
10 | | the Departments listed in subsection (b) as follows: 1 member |
11 | | may be appointed by the Departments listed in subparagraphs (1) |
12 | | through (6); 1 member may be appointed by the Departments |
13 | | listed in subparagraphs (7) and (8); 1 member may be appointed |
14 | | by the Departments listed in subparagraphs (9) and (10); and 1 |
15 | | member may be appointed by the Departments listed in |
16 | | subparagraphs (11) through (13). |
17 | | Should any of the Departments listed in subparagraphs (1) |
18 | | through (13) of subsection (b) deem that additional |
19 | | representation by community organizations, providers, or |
20 | | associations is necessary, and the Commission as a whole is in |
21 | | concurrence with this decision, the Department or Departments |
22 | | may appoint additional members, provided, however, that no more |
23 | | than a total of 4 such additional members may be appointed to |
24 | | the Commission. |
25 | | The Governor may designate representatives of additional |
26 | | Departments with grant-making authority to serve as members of |
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1 | | the Commission. |
2 | | (c) The Commission shall also include: a representative of |
3 | | the Governor's Office of Management and Budget, appointed by |
4 | | the Governor; four members of the General Assembly, one from |
5 | | the House Democratic Caucus, one from the House Republican |
6 | | Caucus, one from the Senate Democratic Caucus, and one from the |
7 | | Senate Republican Caucus, all of which shall be appointed by |
8 | | the Governor; the Co-Chairs of the relevant subcommittees |
9 | | within the Management Initiative Improvement Committee |
10 | | (provided for under Section 1-37a of the Department of Human |
11 | | Services Act) may be included as members of the Commission if |
12 | | the Commission deems their inclusion necessary for the |
13 | | coordination of its efforts. |
14 | | (d) The recommendations in the Commission's report shall |
15 | | focus primarily on developing a coordinated, non-redundant |
16 | | process for the provision of effective and efficient oversight |
17 | | of the selection and monitoring of grant recipients, ensuring |
18 | | quality programs, and limiting fraud, waste, and abuse. The |
19 | | report shall define the purpose, scope, applicability, and |
20 | | responsibilities in the life cycle of a grant, including the |
21 | | period before a grant is awarded, the period when a grant is |
22 | | awarded, and the period after a grant is awarded, as set forth |
23 | | in subsections (e) through (g) of this Section. To the extent |
24 | | feasible, the Commission's report shall include necessary |
25 | | statutory and rule changes required to implement any proposed |
26 | | actions. |
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1 | | (e) The report shall examine and make recommendations for |
2 | | the following with regard to a grant before it is awarded: |
3 | | (1) criteria to define mandatory formula-based grants |
4 | | and discretionary grants; |
5 | | (2) whether three-year discretionary grants should |
6 | | exist in a competitive grant environment; |
7 | | (3) the development of uniform grant applications; |
8 | | (4) the development of uniform budget requirements; |
9 | | (5) the development of pre-qualification requirements |
10 | | of applicants, including the fiscal condition of the |
11 | | organization; |
12 | | (6) the development of minimum requirements of |
13 | | applicant staff to manage and execute grant awards for |
14 | | programmatic and administrative purposes; |
15 | | (7) the development of criteria for requiring the |
16 | | retention of a fiscal agent and for becoming a fiscal |
17 | | agent; and |
18 | | (8) the development of disclosure requirements |
19 | | pertaining to related party status between grantees and |
20 | | grant-making agencies. |
21 | | (f) The report shall examine and make recommendations for |
22 | | the following with regard to a grant at the time it is awarded: |
23 | | (1) the development of uniform grant agreements; |
24 | | (2) the development of uniform reporting requirements, |
25 | | including budget-to-actual quarterly reports; |
26 | | (3) the implementation of uniform monitoring, |
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1 | | including on-site fiscal and administrative control |
2 | | reviews on a risk-based approach to determine the required |
3 | | frequency of monitoring; |
4 | | (4) the development of payment methods, including |
5 | | advance and reconcile, capital advances, and |
6 | | reimbursement; |
7 | | (5) the development of administrative requirements; |
8 | | (6) the development of allowable cost principles; |
9 | | (7) the development of a conditional exemption |
10 | | process; |
11 | | (8) the development of standardized audit |
12 | | requirements; |
13 | | (9) the development of program performance reporting |
14 | | and budgeting for results; |
15 | | (10) the development of record retention and access |
16 | | requirements; and |
17 | | (11) the development of grant termination and |
18 | | enforcement procedures. |
19 | | (g) The report shall examine and make recommendations for |
20 | | the following with regard to a grant after it has been awarded: |
21 | | (1) the development of standardized closeout |
22 | | procedures; |
23 | | (2) the development of standardized audit |
24 | | requirements; |
25 | | (3) the development of subsequent grant adjustments |
26 | | and continuing responsibilities; |
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1 | | (4) the development of a uniform method of grant |
2 | | recovery; and |
3 | | (5) the development of an appeals process. |
4 | | (h) The report shall be filed with the General Assembly by |
5 | | January 1, 2014. |
6 | | (i) Definitions. As used in this Section: |
7 | | "Departments" means the agencies, boards, and |
8 | | commissions listed in subparagraph (b) of this Section, |
9 | | including any additional Departments designated by the |
10 | | Governor. |
11 | | "Grant" means an award of financial assistance, the |
12 | | principal purpose of which is to transfer a thing of value |
13 | | from a federal or state agency to a recipient to carry out |
14 | | a public purpose of support or stimulation authorized by a |
15 | | law of the United States or the State of Illinois. A grant |
16 | | is distinguished from a contract, which is used to acquire |
17 | | property or services for the federal or State government's |
18 | | direct benefit or use as defined in Section 210 of Subpart |
19 | | B of federal Office of Management Board Circular A-133. |
20 | | Notwithstanding subparagraph (b) of Section 2 of this Act, |
21 | | fee-for-service purchase of care agreements are grants for |
22 | | purposes of this Section. |
23 | | Technical terms used in subsections (e) through (g) |
24 | | shall have the same meanings as provided for by their usage |
25 | | or definition in federal Office of Management Board |
26 | | Circular A-110. |