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91_HB4445
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1 AN ACT regarding appropriations.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The following sums, or so much thereof as may
5 be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the President
6 of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives
7 for furnishing the items provided in Section 4 of the General
8 Assembly Compensation Act to members of their respective
9 houses throughout the year in connection with their
10 legislative duties and responsibilities and not in connection
11 with any political campaign, as prescribed by law:
12 To the President of the Senate.................. $ 3,953,000
13 To the Speaker of the House of
14 Representatives............................... 6,726,000
15 Total $10,679,000
16 Section 10. Payments from the amounts appropriated in
17 Section 5 hereof shall be made only upon the delivery of a
18 voucher approved by the member to the State Comptroller. The
19 voucher shall also be approved by the President of the Senate
20 or the Speaker of the House of Representatives as the case
21 may be.
22 Section 15. The following named sums, or so much thereof
23 as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and
24 purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated to meet the
25 ordinary and contingent expenses of the Senate:
26 For the ordinary and incidental expenses of
27 legislative leadership and legislative staff
28 assistants:
29 President................................... $ 4,689,899
30 Minority Leader............................. 4,689,899
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1 For the ordinary and incidental expenses of
2 committees, the general staff and
3 operations, per diem employees, special and
4 standing committees of the Senate and
5 expenses incurred in transcribing and
6 printing of Senate debate................... 3,673,186
7 For the ordinary and incidental expenses of the
8 Senate, also including the purchasing on
9 contract as required by law of printing,
10 binding, printing paper, stationery and
11 office supplies............................. 194,876
12 For allowances for the particular and additional
13 services appertaining to or entailed by the
14 respective officers of the Senate named in
15 and in accordance with the following
16 schedule:
17 President................................... 76,014
18 Minority Leader............................. 76,014
19 For travel, including expenses to Springfield of
20 members on official legislative business
21 during weeks when the General Assembly is
22 not in session.............................. 52,530
23 Total $13,035,371
24 Section 20. The sum of $629,021, or so much thereof as
25 may be necessary, is appropriated for the use of the Senate
26 standing committees for expert witnesses, technical services,
27 consulting assistance and other research assistance
28 associated with special studies and long range research
29 projects which may be requested by the standing committees.
30 Section 22. The following named sums, or so much thereof
31 as may be necessary, are appropriated for expenses in
32 connection with the planning and preparation of redistricting
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1 of legislative and representative districts as required by
2 Article IV, Section 3 of the Illinois Constitution of 1970:
3 For the Senate President ................... $ 750,000
4 For the Senate Minority Leader ............. 750,000
5 Total $1,500,000
6 Section 25. The sum of $64,581, or so much thereof as
7 may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Assembly
8 Operations Revolving Fund to the Office of the President, to
9 meet the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Senate.
10 Section 30. The following named sums, or so much thereof
11 as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and
12 purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated to meet the
13 ordinary, incidental and contingent expenses of the House
14 Majority and Minority Leadership Staff and Office operations:
15 For the Speaker............................. $ 4,199,722
16 For the Minority Leader..................... 4,199,722
17 Total $8,166,252
18 Section 35. The following named sums, or so much thereof
19 as may be necessary, are appropriated to meet the ordinary,
20 incidental and contingent expenses of the House Majority and
21 Minority Leadership Staff and the general staff:
22 For the Speaker............................. $ 325,583
23 For the Minority Leader..................... 147,599
24 Total $459,998
25 Section 40. The following named sums, or so much thereof
26 as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and
27 purposes hereinafter named, relating to the operation of the
28 House of Representatives, are appropriated to meet its
29 ordinary and contingent expenses:
30 For the ordinary and incidental expenses of the
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1 general staff, operations, and special and
2 standing committees of the House, for per
3 diem employees and for expenses incurred in
4 transcribing and printing of House debates.. $4,861,188
5 For the ordinary and incidental expenses of the
6 House, also including the purchasing on
7 contract as required by law of printing,
8 binding, printing paper, stationery and
9 office supplies, no part of which shall be
10 expended for expenses of purchasing,
11 handling or distributing such supplies and
12 against which no indebtedness shall be
13 incurred without the written approval of the
14 Speaker of the House of Representatives..... 90,846
15 Pursuant to the Legislative Commission
16 Reorganization Act of 1984, to the Speaker
17 of the House for
18 Standing House Committees................... 2,168,047
19 Total $6,879,164
20 Section 45. The following named sum, or so much thereof
21 as may be necessary, for the objects and purposes hereinafter
22 named, relating to House membership, is appropriated to meet
23 the ordinary and contingent expenses of the House:
24 For travel, including expenses to
25 Springfield of members on official
26 legislative business during weeks when
27 the General Assembly is not in session .............$27,707
28 Section 47. The following named sums, or so much thereof
29 as may be necessary, are appropriated for expenses in
30 connection with the planning and preparation of redistricting
31 of legislative and representative districts as required by
32 Article IV, Section 3 of the Illinois Constitution of 1970:
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1 For the Speaker ............................ $ 750,000
2 For the Minority Leader .................... 750,000
3 Total $1,500,000
4 Section 50. The sum of $64,581, or so much thereof as
5 may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Assembly
6 Operations Revolving Fund to the Office of the Speaker, to
7 meet the ordinary and contingent expenses of the House.
8 Section 52. The amount of $328,000, or so much thereof
9 as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue
10 Fund to the General Assembly. Any use of funds appropriated
11 under this Section must be approved jointly by the Clerk of
12 the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate.
13 Section 55. As used in Sections 30 and 35 hereof, except
14 where the approval of the Speaker of the House of
15 Representatives is expressly required for the expenditure of
16 or the incurring of indebtedness against an appropriation for
17 certain purchases on contract, "Speaker" means the leader of
18 the party having the largest number of members of the House
19 of Representatives as of January 13, 1999, and "Minority
20 Leader" means the leader of the party having the second
21 largest number of members of the House of Representatives as
22 of January 13, 1999.
23 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July
24 1, 2000.