HJ0069eng 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY


  

 


 
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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 69

 
2    WHEREAS, In accordance with subsection (b) of Section 2 of
3Article VIII of the Illinois Constitution, the General Assembly
4has adopted House Joint Resolution 68 setting forth the
5estimates of general funds the General Assembly expects to be
6available during State fiscal year 2013; and
 
7    WHEREAS, The General Assembly has found that
8$33,719,000,000 is available in general funds for spending and
9for the payment of unpaid State obligations; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Before the General Assembly makes allocations to
11the appropriation committees there are non-discretionary
12general funds spending items that should first be deducted;
13therefore be it
 
14    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
15NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
16SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that the non-discretionary items
17shall be:
 
18    Pensions - $5,100,000,000
19    Group Insurance - $1,171,185,400
20    Debt Service - $2,218,000,000
21    Statutory Transfers Out - $2,142,000,000

 

 

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1    Medicaid - $6,638,953,200
2    For the backlog of unpaid State obligations from the
3Medicaid program, with 50% of this amount being provided from
4Federal reimbursements - $1,000,000,000
5    For the backlog of unpaid State obligations not related to
6the Medicaid program - $300,000,000; and be it further
 
7    RESOLVED, That after spending for these non-discretionary
8items, of the general funds revenues that are estimated by the
9General Assembly, by joint resolution, to be available during
10State fiscal year 2013 and that are allocated to the
11appropriation committees for appropriation, the amount and
12percentage available to each House appropriation committee,
13assuming the allowance of an overall appropriation lapse of
14$650,000,000, are as follows:
 
15    APPROPRIATIONS-ELEMENTARY & SECONDARY EDUCATION -
16$6,491,836,794, or 39.830%
17    APPROPRIATIONS-GENERAL SERVICES - $1,165,014,734, or
187.148%
19    APPROPRIATIONS-HIGHER EDUCATION - $1,978,809,910, or
2012.141%
21    APPROPRIATIONS-HUMAN SERVICES - $5,087,296,478, or 31.212%
22    APPROPRIATIONS-PUBLIC SAFETY - $1,576,088,885, or 9.670%;
23and be it further
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, That the aforementioned amounts available to
2each appropriation committee are contingent upon actions being
3taken to reduce the accrual of Medicaid obligations incurred
4during State fiscal year 2013 in the amount of $2,700,000,000,
5and if this reduction is not achieved in full, then the amount
6deducted for the Medicaid program must be increased
7accordingly, and the amounts available to each appropriation
8committee must be reduced accordingly; and be it further
 
9    RESOLVED, That if the actual amount of general funds that
10become available during State fiscal year 2013 exceeds the
11General Assembly's estimates set forth in House Joint
12Resolution 68, then that excess shall first be used to reduce
13the backlog of unpaid State obligations to the extent
14authorized by law, with the Comptroller prioritizing voucher
15payments for Medicaid obligations and any other obligations for
16which the State receives federal reimbursement.