92nd General Assembly
Summary of HB0086
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House Sponsors:
LANG-HOWARD-CURRY,JULIE-JONES,LOU, RYAN, BOLAND, FRANKS AND MCGUIRE.

Senate Sponsors:
LAUZEN

Short description: 
ST DEBT COLLECTION-AUD GEN                                                 

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Amends the State Finance Act and the  Illinois  State  Collection      
   Act  of  1986.    Requires  that  the Auditor General establish a Debt      
   Collection Unit for the collection of overdue debts owed to the State.      
   Beginning  July  1,  2002,  requires   State   agencies   other   than      
   universities  to  determine  the uncollectibility of debts using rules      
   adopted by the Auditor General and to turn over to the Debt Collection      
   Unit debts more than 90 days overdue.  Exempts confidential debts owed      
   to the Department of Revenue.  Permits universities to use the Auditor      
   General's rules and to turn debts over to the  Debt  Collection  Unit.      
   Requires  that  10%  of debts collected by the Debt Collection Unit be      
   deposited into a special fund in the State treasury for payment of the      
   Unit's administrative costs.  Requires the Auditor General  to  report      
   semi-annually to the General Assembly and State Comptroller upon debts      
   owed  to the State and upon collection efforts.  Abolishes in 2002 the      
   Debt Collection  Board,  the  Comptroller's  use  of  special  account      
   receivable  funds,  and  the  use  of  private  collection services by      
   individual State agencies.  Effective immediately.                          
          FISCAL NOTE (Auditor General)                                        
          The Debt Collection Unit would have a projected workload of          
          approximately $2.5 billion and projected start-up costs of           
          $2,918,800.                                                          
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                 
        Further  amends  the  Illinois  State  Collection  Act  of  1986.      
   Provides that the Auditor  General  may  contract  with  private  debt      
   collection   entities  and  attorneys  to  pursue  the  collection  of      
   uncollectable debts.                                                        
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2.                                                 
        Further  amends  the  Illinois  State  Collection  Act  of  1986.      
   Provides that  the  Department  of  Public  Aid  is  exempt  from  the      
   provisions   concerning  the  Debt  Collection  Unit  of  the  Auditor      
   General's Office with  regard  to  child  support  debts  governed  by      
   certain  requirements  of  the  federal Social Security Act.  Provides      
   that the Department of Public Aid may refer child support debts to the      
   Unit for collection.  Provides that moneys for child support debt that      
   are collected by the Unit must be distributed  and  disbursed  at  the      
   direction  of  the Department of Public Aid in accordance with certain      
   requirements of the federal Social Security Act, State  law,  and  the      
   Department's rules.                                                         
 
Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE

   Last action date: JAN-07-2003

           Location: House

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   2     SENATE -   0


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