Bill Text: IL HB1594 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the General Assembly Operations Act. Provides that, on a quarterly basis (previously at the call of one of the co-chairs), the Governor or his or her designee shall give a report to the Legislative Budget Oversight Commission and each member thereof. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-04-05 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB1594 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HB1594-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning State government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The General Assembly Operations Act is amended | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | by changing Section 20 as follows:
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6 | (25 ILCS 10/20) | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | Sec. 20. Legislative Budget Oversight Commission. | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | (a) The General Assembly hereby finds and declares that | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | the State is confronted with an unprecedented fiscal crisis. | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | In light of this crisis, and the challenges it presents for the | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | budgeting process, the General Assembly hereby establishes the | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | Legislative Budget Oversight Commission. The purpose of the | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | Commission is: to monitor budget management actions taken by | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | the Office of the Governor or Governor's Office of Management | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | and Budget; to oversee the distribution and expenditure of | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | federal financial relief for State and local governments | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | related to the COVID-19 pandemic; and to advise and review | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | planned expenditures of State and federal grants for broadband | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | projects. | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | (b) At the request of the Commission, units of local | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | governments and State agency directors or their respective | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | designees shall report to the Commission on the status and |
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1 | distribution of federal CARES money and any other federal | ||||||
2 | financial relief related to the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||||
3 | (c) In anticipation of constantly changing and | ||||||
4 | unpredictable economic circumstances, the Commission will | ||||||
5 | provide a means for the Governor's Office and the General | ||||||
6 | Assembly to maintain open communication about necessary budget | ||||||
7 | management actions during these unprecedented times. Beginning | ||||||
8 | August 15, 2020, the Governor's Office of Management and | ||||||
9 | Budget shall submit a monthly written report to the Commission | ||||||
10 | reporting any budget management actions taken by the Office of | ||||||
11 | the Governor, Governor's Office of Management and Budget, or | ||||||
12 | any State agency. On a quarterly basis At the call of one of | ||||||
13 | the co-chairs , the Governor or his or her designee shall give a | ||||||
14 | report to the Commission and each member thereof. The report | ||||||
15 | shall be given either in person or by telephonic or | ||||||
16 | videoconferencing means. The report shall include: | ||||||
17 | (1) any budget management actions taken by the Office | ||||||
18 | of the Governor, Governor's Office of Management and | ||||||
19 | Budget, or any agency or board under the Office of the | ||||||
20 | Governor in the prior quarter; | ||||||
21 | (2) year-to-date general funds revenues as compared to | ||||||
22 | anticipated revenues; | ||||||
23 | (3) year-to-date general funds expenditures as | ||||||
24 | compared to the Fiscal Year 2021 budget as enacted; | ||||||
25 | (4) a list, by program, of the number of grants | ||||||
26 | awarded, the aggregate amount of such grant awards, and |
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1 | the aggregate amount of awards actually paid with respect | ||||||
2 | to all grants awarded from federal funds from the | ||||||
3 | Coronavirus Relief Fund in accordance with Section 5001 of | ||||||
4 | the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security | ||||||
5 | (CARES) Act or from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery | ||||||
6 | Fund in accordance with Section 9901 of the federal | ||||||
7 | American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, which shall identify the | ||||||
8 | number of grants awarded, the aggregate amount of such | ||||||
9 | grant awards, and the aggregate amount of such awards | ||||||
10 | actually paid to grantees located in or serving a | ||||||
11 | disproportionately impacted area, as defined in the | ||||||
12 | program from which the grant is awarded; and | ||||||
13 | (5) any additional items reasonably requested by the | ||||||
14 | Commission. | ||||||
15 | (c-5) Any plans, responses to requests, letters of intent, | ||||||
16 | application materials, or other documents prepared on behalf | ||||||
17 | of the State describing the State's intended plan for | ||||||
18 | distributing grants pursuant to Division F of the | ||||||
19 | Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act must be, to the extent | ||||||
20 | practical, provided to the Legislative Budget Oversight | ||||||
21 | Commission for review at least 30 days prior to submission to | ||||||
22 | the appropriate federal entity. If plans, responses to | ||||||
23 | requests, letters of intent, application materials, or other | ||||||
24 | documents prepared on behalf of the State describing the | ||||||
25 | State's plan or goals for distributing grants pursuant to | ||||||
26 | Division F of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act |
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1 | cannot practically be given the Legislative Budget Oversight | ||||||
2 | Commission 30 days prior to submission to the appropriate | ||||||
3 | federal entity, the materials shall be provided to the | ||||||
4 | Legislative Budget Oversight Commission with as much time for | ||||||
5 | review as practical. All documents provided to the Commission | ||||||
6 | shall be made available to the public on the General
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7 | Assembly's website. However, the following information shall | ||||||
8 | be redacted from any documents made available to the public: | ||||||
9 | (i) information specifically prohibited from disclosure by | ||||||
10 | federal or State law or federal or State rules and | ||||||
11 | regulations; (ii) trade secrets; (iii) security sensitive | ||||||
12 | information; and (iv) proprietary, privileged, or confidential | ||||||
13 | commercial or financial information from a privately held | ||||||
14 | person or business which, if disclosed, would cause | ||||||
15 | competitive harm. Members of the public and interested parties | ||||||
16 | may submit written
comments to the Commission for | ||||||
17 | consideration. Prior to the State's submission to the
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18 | appropriate federal entity pursuant to this subsection, the | ||||||
19 | Commission shall conduct at least
one public hearing during | ||||||
20 | which members of the public and other interested parties may | ||||||
21 | file
written comments with and offer testimony before the | ||||||
22 | Commission. After completing its review
and consideration of | ||||||
23 | any such testimony offered and written public comments | ||||||
24 | received, the
Commission shall submit its written comments and | ||||||
25 | suggestions to the Governor or designated
State entity | ||||||
26 | responsible for administering the grant programs under |
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1 | Division F of the
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act on | ||||||
2 | behalf of the State.
The Governor, or designated State entity | ||||||
3 | responsible for administering the grant programs pursuant to | ||||||
4 | Division F of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, must | ||||||
5 | consider comments and suggestions provided by the members of | ||||||
6 | the Legislative Budget Oversight Commission and members of the | ||||||
7 | public. | ||||||
8 | (c-10) At the request of the Commission, the Governor or | ||||||
9 | the designated State entity responsible for administering | ||||||
10 | programs under Division F of the Infrastructure Investment and | ||||||
11 | Jobs Act on behalf of the State must report on the grants | ||||||
12 | issued by the State pursuant to the programs under Division F | ||||||
13 | of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. | ||||||
14 | (d) The Legislative Budget Oversight Commission shall | ||||||
15 | consist of the following members: | ||||||
16 | (1) 7 members of the House of Representatives | ||||||
17 | appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; | ||||||
18 | (2) 7 members of the Senate appointed by the Senate | ||||||
19 | President; | ||||||
20 | (3) 4 members of the House of Representatives | ||||||
21 | appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of | ||||||
22 | Representatives; and | ||||||
23 | (4) 4 members of the Senate appointed by the Senate | ||||||
24 | Minority Leader. | ||||||
25 | (e) The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the | ||||||
26 | Senate President shall each appoint one member of the |
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1 | Commission to serve as a co-chair. The members of the | ||||||
2 | Commission shall serve without compensation. | ||||||
3 | (f) As used in this Section: | ||||||
4 | "Budget management action" means any fund transfer | ||||||
5 | directed by the Governor or the Governor's Office of | ||||||
6 | Management and Budget, designation of appropriation lines as | ||||||
7 | reserve, or any other discretionary action taken with regard | ||||||
8 | to the budget as enacted; | ||||||
9 | "State agency" means all officers, boards, commissions, | ||||||
10 | departments, and agencies created by the Constitution, by law, | ||||||
11 | by Executive Order, or by order of the Governor in the | ||||||
12 | Executive Branch, other than the Offices of the Attorney | ||||||
13 | General, Secretary of State, Comptroller, or Treasurer. | ||||||
14 | (g) This Section is repealed July 1, 2023.
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15 | (Source: P.A. 101-636, eff. 6-10-20; 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; | ||||||
16 | 102-699, eff. 4-19-22.)
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17 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
18 | becoming law.
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