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| Public Act 097-0969 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning State government.
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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 Comptroller Act is amended by changing | ||||
Section 9 as follows:
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(15 ILCS 405/9) (from Ch. 15, par. 209)
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Sec. 9. Warrants; vouchers; preaudit.
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(a) No payment may be made from
public funds held by the | ||||
State Treasurer in or outside of the State
treasury, except by | ||||
warrant drawn by the Comptroller and presented by
him to the | ||||
treasurer to be countersigned except for payments made pursuant
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to Section 9.03 or 9.05 of this Act.
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(b) No warrant for the payment of money by the State | ||||
Treasurer may be
drawn by the Comptroller without the | ||||
presentation of itemized vouchers
indicating that the | ||||
obligation or expenditure is pursuant to law and
authorized, | ||||
and authorizing the Comptroller to order payment.
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(b-1) An itemized voucher for under $5 that is presented to | ||||
the Comptroller for payment shall not be paid except through | ||||
electronic funds transfer. This subsection (b-1) does not apply | ||||
to vouchers presented by the legislative branch of State | ||||
government. | ||||
(c) The Comptroller shall examine each voucher required by | ||||
law to be filed
with him and determine whether unencumbered | ||
appropriations or unencumbered
obligational or expenditure | ||
authority other than by appropriation are
legally available to | ||
incur the obligation or to make the expenditure of public
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funds. If he determines that
unencumbered appropriations or | ||
other obligational or expenditure
authority are not available | ||
from which to incur the obligation or make
the expenditure, the | ||
Comptroller shall refuse to draw a warrant.
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(d) The Comptroller shall examine each voucher and all | ||
other documentation
required to accompany the voucher, and | ||
shall ascertain whether the voucher
and documentation meet all | ||
requirements established by or pursuant to law.
If the | ||
Comptroller determines that the voucher and documentation do | ||
not
meet applicable requirements established by or pursuant to | ||
law, he shall
refuse to draw a warrant. As used in this | ||
Section, "requirements established
by or pursuant to law" | ||
includes statutory enactments and requirements established
by | ||
rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this Act.
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(e) Prior to drawing a warrant, the Comptroller may review | ||
the voucher,
any documentation accompanying the voucher, and | ||
any other documentation
related to the transaction on file with | ||
him, and determine if the transaction
is in accordance with the | ||
law. If based on his review the Comptroller has
reason to | ||
believe that such transaction is not in accordance with the | ||
law,
he shall refuse to draw a warrant.
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(f) Where the Comptroller refuses to draw a warrant | ||
pursuant to this Section,
he shall maintain separate records of | ||
such transactions.
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(g) State agencies shall have the principal responsibility | ||
for the preaudit
of their encumbrances, expenditures, and other | ||
transactions as otherwise
required by law.
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(Source: P.A. 88-412.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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