Bill Text: IL HR1006 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Urges the Comptroller to make payments to school districts for mandated categorical services by program when funding is available, rather than paying for all programs on a quarterly basis.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-04-28 - Resolution Adopted 111-000-000 [HR1006 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HR1006-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The State of Illinois is facing an estimated $13 | ||||||
3 | billion deficit entering into Fiscal Year 2011; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Illinois' lagging economy has slowed revenues to | ||||||
5 | the State Treasury to pay bills, which has affected | ||||||
6 | individuals, families, and in particular Illinois' public | ||||||
7 | school system; and
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8 | WHEREAS, The backlog of past due bills for school districts | ||||||
9 | in March 2010 is over $800 million and is expected to increase; | ||||||
10 | and
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11 | WHEREAS, The delayed State payments to school districts is | ||||||
12 | making it difficult for school boards to maintain balanced | ||||||
13 | budgets in the current fiscal year as required by law; and
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14 | WHEREAS, The State Comptroller's current policy is to delay | ||||||
15 | processing payments to school districts for mandated | ||||||
16 | categorical services, such as to the six special education | ||||||
17 | programs and reimbursement for transportation services, until | ||||||
18 | such time as there is sufficient revenue to pay school | ||||||
19 | districts for all of these programs in full on a quarterly | ||||||
20 | basis; and
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1 | WHEREAS, The State Comptroller's payment policy is causing | ||||||
2 | financial distress for school districts; therefore, be it
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3 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
4 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
5 | urge the State Comptroller to change his payment policy to make | ||||||
6 | payments to school districts for mandated categorical services | ||||||
7 | by program when adequate funding becomes available; and be it | ||||||
8 | further
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9 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
10 | forwarded to the State Comptroller.
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