Full Text of sB2474 97th General Assembly
July 30, 2010
June 30, 2012
To the Honorable
Members of the Illinois Senate
97th
General Assembly
Today I return Senate
Bill 2474 with item and reduction vetoes in the amount of $56,110,400.
These appropriation
reductions reinforce our intention and need to close a number of facilities
across Illinois.
These are difficult
fiscal times and it is clear that we must employ a
variety of methods to manage those who violate the laws of our State -- not
just for the purpose of reducing the annual cost of operating State government,
but because the policies that these facilities reinforce do not adequately
reduce recidivism.
The Fiscal Year 2013
budget as passed by the General Assembly provides resources to maintain
operations for a full fiscal year for the Murphysboro and Joliet Youth Centers.
It is my intention to move forward with the Illinois Department of Juvenile
Justice closures. We are in a time of scarce resources and cannot afford to
staff empty facilities. The limited resources that we have are better spent providing
services to these troubled youths in their communities, at a lower cost, with
performance-based goals, so that these youths do not once again fall into our
custody upon reaching adulthood.
The budget as passed
by the General Assembly also funds the operations of North Lawndale Adult
Transition Center, Peoria Adult Transition Center, Fox Valley Adult Transition
Center, Crossroads Adult Transition Center, Westside Adult Transition Center,
Decatur Adult Transition Center, and Southern Adult Transition Center. It is my
intention to maintain operations at the North Lawndale, Crossroads, Peoria and
Fox Valley Adult Transition Centers for the purpose of continuing to provide
job training and programmatic support to those individuals that will soon be returning
to our communities.
This budget also
provides funding for the Tamms and Dwight Correctional Centers. The
appropriation that is in the budget for Tamms provides for its operation, but
for a different purpose than it is serving today. However, the General Assembly
has not provided the necessary resources to repurpose Tamms so that it can be
operated in a different capacity. The cost of operating this facility is
$62,000 per inmate per fiscal year, about three times the statewide cost for
other facilities within the Department of Corrections. This cost can simply no
longer be afforded. The Dwight Correctional Center is in need of substantial
repairs and can no longer be operated efficiently. The Department of
Corrections has also seen a 41% decrease in the number of female admissions,
reducing the Department’s need to maintain existing female capacity.
Therefore, pursuant
to Article IV, Section 9(d) of the Illinois Constitution of 1970, I hereby
return Senate Bill 2474, entitled “AN ACT concerning appropriations” with item
and reduction vetoes in appropriations totaling $56,110,400.
Item Veto
I hereby veto the
appropriation item listed below:
Article
|
Section
|
Page
|
Line(s)
|
Amount Enacted
|
10
|
10
|
63
|
20
|
8,000
|
Reduction Vetoes
I hereby reduce the
appropriation items listed below and approve each item in the amount set forth
in the “Reduced Amount” column below:
Article
|
Section
|
Page
|
Line(s)
|
Amount Enacted
|
Reduced Amount
|
4
|
45
|
21
|
22
|
23,825,800
|
4,452,700
|
4
|
55
|
36
|
7
|
26,265,300
|
5,038,300
|
10
|
10
|
62
|
2
|
15,417,300
|
7,848,200
|
10
|
10
|
62
|
4
|
12,100
|
6,000
|
10
|
10
|
62
|
6
|
1,179,400
|
600,400
|
10
|
10
|
62
|
7
|
2,379,900
|
1,971,400
|
10
|
10
|
62
|
8
|
8,100
|
5,400
|
10
|
10
|
62
|
10
|
1,600
|
600
|
10
|
10
|
62
|
11
|
503,100
|
244,200
|
10
|
10
|
62
|
12
|
2,400
|
1,200
|
10
|
10
|
62
|
13
|
70,000
|
19,800
|
10
|
10
|
62
|
14
|
42,000
|
21,000
|
10
|
10
|
62
|
15
|
70,800
|
33,600
|
10
|
10
|
63
|
9
|
5,997,000
|
888,000
|
10
|
10
|
63
|
11
|
6,900
|
500
|
10
|
10
|
63
|
13
|
458,800
|
67,900
|
10
|
10
|
63
|
14
|
1,094,900
|
228,100
|
10
|
10
|
63
|
15
|
5,700
|
700
|
10
|
10
|
63
|
17
|
3,200
|
300
|
10
|
10
|
63
|
18
|
160,800
|
14,000
|
10
|
10
|
63
|
19
|
3,500
|
300
|
10
|
10
|
63
|
21
|
18,200
|
2,400
|
10
|
10
|
63
|
22
|
22,600
|
2,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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In addition to these specific item and reduction vetoes, I hereby
approve all other appropriation items in Senate Bill 2474.
Sincerely,
PAT QUINN
Governor
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