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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB1885

Introduced 1/29/2025, by Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

30 ILCS 105/13.2

from Ch. 127, par. 149.2

Amends the State Finance Act. Provides that transfers among line item
appropriations to a State agency from the same State treasury fund shall
not exceed 1% of the aggregate amount appropriated to that State agency for
the same category of appropriation. Provides that moneys appropriated to a
State agency as a result of grants, reimbursements, or matching funds
received from an outside party may not be transferred to a different line
item appropriation or to a different State agency. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR

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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 changing
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Section 13.2 as follows:

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(30 ILCS 105/13.2)

(from Ch. 127, par. 149.2)
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Sec. 13.2.
Transfers among line item appropriations.
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(a) Transfers among line item appropriations from the same
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treasury fund for the objects specified in this Section may be
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made in the manner provided in this Section when the balance
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remaining in one or more such line item appropriations is
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insufficient for the purpose for which the appropriation was
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made.
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(a-1) No transfers may be made from one agency to another
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agency, nor may transfers be made from one institution of
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higher education to another institution of higher education
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except as provided by subsection (a-4).
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(a-2) Except as otherwise provided in this Section,
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transfers may be made only among the objects of expenditure
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enumerated in this Section, except that no funds may be
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transferred from any appropriation for personal services, from
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any appropriation for State contributions to the State
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Employees' Retirement System, from any separate appropriation

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for employee retirement contributions paid by the employer,
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nor from any appropriation for State contribution for employee
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group insurance.
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(a-2.5) (Blank).
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(a-3) Further, if an agency receives a separate
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appropriation for employee retirement contributions paid by
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the employer, any transfer by that agency into an
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appropriation for personal services must be accompanied by a
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corresponding transfer into the appropriation for employee
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retirement contributions paid by the employer, in an amount
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sufficient to meet the employer share of the employee
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contributions required to be remitted to the retirement
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system.
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(a-4) Long-Term Care Rebalancing. The Governor may
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designate amounts set aside for institutional services
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appropriated from the General Revenue Fund or any other State
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fund that receives monies for long-term care services to be
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transferred to all State agencies responsible for the
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administration of community-based long-term care programs,
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including, but not limited to, community-based long-term care
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programs administered by the Department of Healthcare and
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Family Services, the Department of Human Services, and the
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Department on Aging, provided that the Director of Healthcare
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and Family Services first certifies that the amounts being
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transferred are necessary for the purpose of assisting persons
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in or at risk of being in institutional care to transition to

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community-based settings, including the financial data needed
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to prove the need for the transfer of funds. The total amounts
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transferred shall not exceed 4% in total of the amounts
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appropriated from the General Revenue Fund or any other State
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fund that receives monies for long-term care services for each
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fiscal year. A notice of the fund transfer must be made to the
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General Assembly and posted at a minimum on the Department of
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Healthcare and Family Services website, the Governor's Office
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of Management and Budget website, and any other website the
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Governor sees fit. These postings shall serve as notice to the
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General Assembly of the amounts to be transferred. Notice
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shall be given at least 30 days prior to transfer.
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(b) In addition to the general transfer authority provided
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under subsection (c), the following agencies have the specific
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transfer authority granted in this subsection:
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The Department of Healthcare and Family Services is
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authorized to make transfers representing savings attributable
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to not increasing grants due to the births of additional
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children from line items for payments of cash grants to line
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items for payments for employment and social services for the
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purposes outlined in subsection (f) of Section 4-2 of the
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Illinois Public Aid Code.
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The Department of Children and Family Services is
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authorized to make transfers not exceeding 2% of the aggregate
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amount appropriated to it within the same treasury fund for
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the following line items among these same line items: Foster

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Home and Specialized Foster Care and Prevention, Institutions
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and Group Homes and Prevention, and Purchase of Adoption and
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Guardianship Services.
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The Department on Aging is authorized to make transfers
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not exceeding 10% of the aggregate amount appropriated to it
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within the same treasury fund for the following Community Care
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Program line items among these same line items: purchase of
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services covered by the Community Care Program and
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Comprehensive Case Coordination.
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The State Board of Education is authorized to make
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transfers from line item appropriations within the same
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treasury fund for General State Aid, General State Aid - Hold
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Harmless, and Evidence-Based Funding, provided that no such
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transfer may be made unless the amount transferred is no
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longer required for the purpose for which that appropriation
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was made, to the line item appropriation for Transitional
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Assistance when the balance remaining in such line item
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appropriation is insufficient for the purpose for which the
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appropriation was made.
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The State Board of Education is authorized to make
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transfers between the following line item appropriations
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within the same treasury fund: Disabled Student
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Services/Materials (Section 14-13.01 of the School Code),
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Disabled Student Transportation Reimbursement (Section
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14-13.01 of the School Code), Disabled Student Tuition -
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Private Tuition (Section 14-7.02 of the School Code),

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Extraordinary Special Education (Section 14-7.02b of the
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School Code), Reimbursement for Free Lunch/Breakfast Program,
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Summer School Payments (Section 18-4.3 of the School Code),
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and Transportation - Regular/Vocational Reimbursement (Section
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29-5 of the School Code). Such transfers shall be made only
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when the balance remaining in one or more such line item
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appropriations is insufficient for the purpose for which the
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appropriation was made and provided that no such transfer may
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be made unless the amount transferred is no longer required
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for the purpose for which that appropriation was made.
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The Department of Healthcare and Family Services is
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authorized to make transfers not exceeding 4% of the aggregate
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amount appropriated to it, within the same treasury fund,
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among the various line items appropriated for Medical
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Assistance.
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The Department of Central Management Services is
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authorized to make transfers not exceeding 2% of the aggregate
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amount appropriated to it, within the same treasury fund, from
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the various line items appropriated to the Department, into
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the following line item appropriations: auto liability claims
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and related expenses and payment of claims under the State
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Employee Indemnification Act.
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(c) The sum of such transfers for an agency in a fiscal
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year shall not exceed 2% of the aggregate amount appropriated
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to it within the same treasury fund for the following objects:
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Personal Services; Extra Help; Student and Inmate

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Compensation; State Contributions to Retirement Systems; State
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Contributions to Social Security; State Contribution for
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Employee Group Insurance; Contractual Services; Travel;
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Commodities; Printing; Equipment; Electronic Data Processing;
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Operation of Automotive Equipment; Telecommunications
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Services; Travel and Allowance for Committed, Paroled and
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Discharged Prisoners; Library Books; Federal Matching Grants
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for Student Loans; Refunds; Workers' Compensation,
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Occupational Disease, and Tort Claims; Late Interest Penalties
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under the State Prompt Payment Act and Sections 368a and 370a
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of the Illinois Insurance Code; and, in appropriations to
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institutions of higher education, Awards and Grants.
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Notwithstanding the above, any amounts appropriated for
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payment of workers' compensation claims to an agency to which
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the authority to evaluate, administer and pay such claims has
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been delegated by the Department of Central Management
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Services may be transferred to any other expenditure object
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where such amounts exceed the amount necessary for the payment
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of such claims.
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(c-1) (Blank).
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(c-2) (Blank).
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(c-3) (Blank).
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(c-4) (Blank).
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(c-5) (Blank).
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(c-6) (Blank).
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(c-7) (Blank).

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(c-8) (Blank).
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(c-9) (Blank).
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(c-10) Special provisions for State fiscal year 2024.
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, for State
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fiscal year 2024, transfers among line item appropriations to
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a State agency from the same State treasury fund may be made
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for operational or lump sum expenses only, provided that the
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sum of such transfers for a State agency in State fiscal year
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2024 shall not exceed 8% of the aggregate amount appropriated
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to that State agency for operational or lump sum expenses for
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State fiscal year 2024. For the purpose of this subsection,
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"operational or lump sum expenses" includes the following
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objects: personal services; extra help; student and inmate
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compensation; State contributions to retirement systems; State
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contributions to social security; State contributions for
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employee group insurance; contractual services; travel;
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commodities; printing; equipment; electronic data processing;
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operation of automotive equipment; telecommunications
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services; travel and allowance for committed, paroled, and
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discharged prisoners; library books; federal matching grants
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for student loans; refunds; workers' compensation,
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occupational disease, and tort claims; late interest penalties
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under the State Prompt Payment Act and Sections 368a and 370a
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of the Illinois Insurance Code; lump sum and other purposes;
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and lump sum operations. For the purpose of this subsection,
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"State agency" does not include the Attorney General, the

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Comptroller, the Treasurer, or the judicial or legislative
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branches.
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(c-11) Special provisions for State fiscal year 2025.
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, for State
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fiscal year 2025, transfers among line item appropriations to
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a State agency from the same State treasury fund may be made
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for operational or lump sum expenses only, provided that the
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sum of such transfers for a State agency in State fiscal year
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2025 shall not exceed 4% of the aggregate amount appropriated
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to that State agency for operational or lump sum expenses for
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State fiscal year 2025. For the purpose of this subsection,
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"operational or lump sum expenses" includes the following
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objects: personal services; extra help; student and inmate
14
compensation; State contributions to retirement systems; State
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contributions to social security; State contributions for
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employee group insurance; contractual services; travel;
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commodities; printing; equipment; electronic data processing;
18
operation of automotive equipment; telecommunications
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services; travel and allowance for committed, paroled, and
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discharged prisoners; library books; federal matching grants
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for student loans; refunds; workers' compensation,
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occupational disease, and tort claims; late interest penalties
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under the State Prompt Payment Act and Sections 368a and 370a
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of the Illinois Insurance Code; lump sum and other purposes;
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and lump sum operations. For the purpose of this subsection,
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"State agency" does not include the Attorney General, the

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Comptroller, the Treasurer, or the judicial or legislative
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branches.
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(c-12) Beginning in State fiscal year 2026, transfers
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among line item appropriations to a State agency from the same
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State treasury fund shall not exceed 1% of the aggregate
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amount appropriated to that State agency for the same category
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of appropriation. Moneys appropriated to a State agency as a
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result of grants, reimbursements, or matching funds received
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from an outside party, including, but not limited to, the
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federal government, may not be transferred to a different line
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item appropriation or to a different State agency.

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(d) Transfers among appropriations made to agencies of the
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Legislative and Judicial departments and to the
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constitutionally elected officers in the Executive branch
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require the approval of the officer authorized in Section 10
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of this Act to approve and certify vouchers. Transfers among
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appropriations made to the University of Illinois, Southern
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Illinois University, Chicago State University, Eastern
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Illinois University, Governors State University, Illinois
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State University, Northeastern Illinois University, Northern
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Illinois University, Western Illinois University, the Illinois
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Mathematics and Science Academy and the Board of Higher
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Education require the approval of the Board of Higher
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Education and the Governor. Transfers among appropriations to
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all other agencies require the approval of the Governor.
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The officer responsible for approval shall certify that

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the transfer is necessary to carry out the programs and
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purposes for which the appropriations were made by the General
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Assembly and shall transmit to the State Comptroller a
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certified copy of the approval which shall set forth the
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specific amounts transferred so that the Comptroller may
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change his records accordingly. The Comptroller shall furnish
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the Governor with information copies of all transfers approved
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for agencies of the Legislative and Judicial departments and
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transfers approved by the constitutionally elected officials
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of the Executive branch other than the Governor, showing the
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amounts transferred and indicating the dates such changes were
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entered on the Comptroller's records.
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(e) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the
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State Comptroller, may transfer line item appropriations for
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General State Aid or Evidence-Based Funding among the Common
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School Fund and the Education Assistance Fund, and, for State
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fiscal year 2020 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Fund for
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the Advancement of Education. With the advice and consent of
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the Governor's Office of Management and Budget, the State
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Board of Education, in consultation with the State
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Comptroller, may transfer line item appropriations between the
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General Revenue Fund and the Education Assistance Fund for the
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following programs:
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(1) Disabled Student Personnel Reimbursement (Section
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14-13.01 of the School Code);
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(2) Disabled Student Transportation Reimbursement

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(subsection (b) of Section 14-13.01 of the School Code);
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(3) Disabled Student Tuition - Private Tuition
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(Section 14-7.02 of the School Code);
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(4) Extraordinary Special Education (Section 14-7.02b
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of the School Code);
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(5) Reimbursement for Free Lunch/Breakfast Programs;
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(6) Summer School Payments (Section 18-4.3 of the
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School Code);
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(7) Transportation - Regular/Vocational Reimbursement
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(Section 29-5 of the School Code);
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(8) Regular Education Reimbursement (Section 18-3 of
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the School Code); and
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(9) Special Education Reimbursement (Section 14-7.03
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of the School Code).
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(f) For State fiscal year 2020 and each fiscal year
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thereafter, the Department on Aging, in consultation with the
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State Comptroller, with the advice and consent of the
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Governor's Office of Management and Budget, may transfer line
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item appropriations for purchase of services covered by the
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Community Care Program between the General Revenue Fund and
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the Commitment to Human Services Fund.
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(g) For State fiscal year 2024 and each fiscal year
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thereafter, if requested by an agency chief executive officer
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and authorized and approved by the Comptroller, the
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Comptroller may direct and the Treasurer shall transfer funds
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from the General Revenue Fund to fund payroll expenses that

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meet the payroll transaction exception criteria as defined by
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the Comptroller in the Statewide Accounting Management System
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(SAMS) Manual. The agency shall then transfer these funds back
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to the General Revenue Fund within 7 days.
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(Source: P.A. 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 102-699, eff. 4-19-22;
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103-8, eff. 6-7-23; 103-588, eff. 6-5-24.)

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Section 99.
Effective date.
This Act takes effect upon
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becoming law.

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