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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB4740

Introduced , by Rep. Harry Benton

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

30 ILCS 105/12-2

from Ch. 127, par. 148-2

Amends the State Finance Act. Provides that the Travel Regulation
Council may provide, by rule, procedures to allow for the up-front
reimbursement of travelers for certain covered travel expenses.
LRB104 18669 SPS 32112 b

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 12-2 as follows:

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(30 ILCS 105/12-2)

(from Ch. 127, par. 148-2)
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Sec. 12-2.
Travel Regulation Council; State travel
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reimbursement.
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(a) The chairmen of the travel control boards established
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by Section 12-1, or their designees, shall together comprise
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the Travel Regulation Council. The Travel Regulation Council
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shall be chaired by the Director of Central Management
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Services, who shall be a nonvoting member of the Council,
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unless he is otherwise qualified to vote by virtue of being the
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designee of a voting member. No later than March 1, 1986, and
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at least biennially thereafter, the Council shall adopt State
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Travel Regulations and Reimbursement Rates which shall be
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applicable to all personnel subject to the jurisdiction of the
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travel control boards established by Section 12-1. An
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affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Council
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shall be required to adopt regulations and reimbursement
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rates. If the Council fails to adopt regulations by March 1 of
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any odd-numbered year, the Director of Central Management

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Services shall adopt emergency regulations and reimbursement
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rates pursuant to the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.
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As soon as practicable after January 23, 2023 (the effective
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date of Public Act 102-1119), the Travel Regulation Council
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and the Higher Education Travel Control Board shall adopt
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amendments to their existing rules to ensure that
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reimbursement rates for public institutions of higher
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education, as defined in Section 1-13 of the Illinois
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Procurement Code, are set in accordance with the requirements
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of subsection (f) of this Section.
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(b) (Blank).
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(c) (Blank).
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(d) Reimbursements to travelers shall be made pursuant to
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the rates and regulations applicable to the respective State
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agency as of January 1, 1986 (the effective date of Public Act
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84-345), until the State Travel Regulations and Reimbursement
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Rates established by this Section are adopted and effective.
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(e) (Blank).
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(f) Notwithstanding any rule or law to the contrary, State
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travel reimbursement rates for lodging and mileage for
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automobile travel, as well as allowances for meals, shall be
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set at the maximum rates established by the federal government
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for travel expenses, subsistence expenses, and mileage
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allowances under 5 U.S.C. 5701 through 5711 and any
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regulations promulgated thereunder. If the rates set under
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federal regulations increase or decrease during the course of

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the State's fiscal year, the effective date of the new rate
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shall be the effective date of the change in the federal rate.
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(g) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section,
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the Council may provide, by rule, for alternative methods of
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determining the appropriate reimbursement rate for a
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traveler's subsistence expenses based upon the length of
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travel, as well as the embarkation point and destination.
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(h) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section,
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the Council may provide, by rule, procedures to allow for the
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up-front reimbursement of travelers for certain travel
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expenses covered under this Section.

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(Source: P.A. 102-1119, eff. 1-23-23; 103-8, eff. 1-1-24;
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103-588, eff. 6-5-24; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24.)

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