Full Text of SB1601 095th General Assembly
SB1601 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008 SB1601
Introduced 2/9/2007, by Sen. Gary G. Dahl - Pamela J. Althoff - John J. Millner - Dale A. Righter - Christine Radogno, et al. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the State Finance Act. Provides that each appropriation for a gubernatorial or legislative member initiative must be by a separate line item appropriation that fully describes the initiative. Provides that no gubernatorial or legislative member initiative may be funded through a lump sum appropriation. Defines gubernatorial and legislative member initiatives. Effective July 1, 2007.
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| AN ACT concerning finance.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding | 5 |
| Section 13.6 as
follows:
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| (30 ILCS 105/13.6 new)
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| Sec. 13.6. Limitation on appropriations for gubernatorial | 8 |
| and legislative member
initiatives.
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| (a) Unless it complies with this Section, a purported | 10 |
| appropriation of State
funds for a gubernatorial or legislative | 11 |
| member initiative is not a valid appropriation. No
State funds | 12 |
| may be expended for a gubernatorial or legislative member | 13 |
| initiative unless the
appropriation for that initiative | 14 |
| complies with this
Section.
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| (b) Each appropriation for a gubernatorial or legislative | 16 |
| member initiative must be by a
separate line item | 17 |
| appropriation. That line item must fully describe the | 18 |
| initiative, including without limitation the entity that
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| receive the benefit of the expenditure, the purpose of the | 20 |
| expenditure,
the specific location of the project, the | 21 |
| Governor's name in the case of a gubernatorial initiative, and, | 22 |
| in the case of a legislative initiative, the name of the | 23 |
| legislator requesting the funding. No
gubernatorial or |
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| legislative member initiative may be funded through a lump sum | 2 |
| appropriation.
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| (c) "Gubernatorial or legislative member initiative" means | 4 |
| an appropriation for a grant or
distribution to a specific unit | 5 |
| of local government, specific school district,
specific | 6 |
| not-for-profit organization, or specific non-governmental | 7 |
| entity for
infrastructure improvements or operating expenses. | 8 |
| Appropriations that are part
of a statewide program and are | 9 |
| based on generally applicable standards of
eligibility are not | 10 |
| gubernatorial or legislative member initiatives. | 11 |
| "Infrastructure
improvements" include without limitation | 12 |
| capital improvements, capital
projects, planning, | 13 |
| construction, reconstruction, equipment, utilities,
vehicles, | 14 |
| and all costs associated with economic development, community
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| programs, educational programs, public health, and public | 16 |
| safety.
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| (d) The purpose of this Section is to require full and | 18 |
| complete
disclosure during the appropriation process of State | 19 |
| expenditures that are
primarily for a specific local community. | 20 |
| This Section shall be liberally construed to
effectuate its | 21 |
| purpose.
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, | 23 |
| 2007.
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