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90_HC0007

      ILCON Art. VIII, Sec. 2
          Proposes to amend the Finance  Article  of  the  Illinois
      Constitution.      Prohibits   the   General   Assembly  from
      appropriating more than 98% of available funds  in  a  fiscal
      year.    Effective  in  the  next  fiscal  year  after  voter
      approval.
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 1                       HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
 2                      CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
 3        RESOLVED,  BY  THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES   OF   THE
 4    NINETIETH  GENERAL  ASSEMBLY  OF  THE  STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
 5    SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there shall  be  submitted  to
 6    the  electors  of  the State for adoption or rejection at the
 7    general election next occurring at least 6 months  after  the
 8    adoption  of this resolution a proposition to amend Section 2
 9    of Article VIII of the Illinois Constitution as follows:
10                            ARTICLE VIII
11                               FINANCE
12        (ILCON Art. VIII, Sec. 2)
13    SECTION 2. STATE FINANCE
14        (a)  The Governor shall prepare and submit to the General
15    Assembly, at a time prescribed by law, a State budget for the
16    ensuing fiscal year. The budget shall set forth the estimated
17    balance of funds available for appropriation at the beginning
18    of the fiscal year, the estimated receipts, and  a  plan  for
19    expenditures  and obligations during the fiscal year of every
20    department, authority, public  corporation  and  quasi-public
21    corporation of the State, every State college and university,
22    and  every  other public agency created by the State, but not
23    of units of local government or school districts. The  budget
24    shall   also   set  forth  the  indebtedness  and  contingent
25    liabilities of the State and such other information as may be
26    required by law. Proposed expenditures shall not exceed funds
27    estimated to be available for the fiscal year as shown in the
28    budget.
29        (b)  The   General   Assembly   by   law    shall    make
30    appropriations  for  all  expenditures of public funds by the
31    State. Appropriations for a fiscal year shall not exceed  98%
32    of  funds  estimated  by the General Assembly to be available
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 1    during that year.
 2    (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
 3                              SCHEDULE
 4        This Constitutional Amendment takes effect  in  the  next
 5    fiscal year after approval by the electors of this State.

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