Bill Text: IL SJRCA0044 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Proposes to amend the Finance Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that no special fund in the State treasury shall be subject to sweeps, administrative charge-backs, or any other fiscal or budgetary maneuver that would in any way transfer any amounts from a special fund into any other fund of the State. Effective upon being declared adopted.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [SJRCA0044 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-SJRCA0044-Introduced.html

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2011 and 2012 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT SC0044 Introduced 2/8/2012, by Sen. Wm. Sam McCann SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
ILCON Art. VIII, Sec. 2
Proposes to amend the Finance Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that no special fund in the State treasury shall be subject to sweeps, administrative charge-backs, or any other fiscal or budgetary maneuver that would in any way transfer any amounts from a special fund into any other fund of the State. Effective upon being declared adopted.
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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
CONCURRING HEREIN, that there shall be submitted to the
electors of the State for adoption or rejection at the general
election next occurring at least 6 months after the adoption of
this resolution a proposition to amend Section 2 of Article
VIII of the Illinois Constitution as follows:
ARTICLE VIII
FINANCE
(ILCON Art. VIII, Sec. 2)
SECTION 2. STATE FINANCE
(a) The Governor shall prepare and submit to the General
Assembly, at a time prescribed by law, a State budget for the
ensuing fiscal year. The budget shall set forth the estimated
balance of funds available for appropriation at the beginning
of the fiscal year, the estimated receipts, and a plan for
expenditures and obligations during the fiscal year of every
department, authority, public corporation and quasi-public
corporation of the State, every State college and university,
and every other public agency created by the State, but not of
units of local government or school districts. The budget shall

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also set forth the indebtedness and contingent liabilities of
the State and such other information as may be required by law.
Proposed expenditures shall not exceed funds estimated to be
available for the fiscal year as shown in the budget.
(b) The General Assembly by law shall make appropriations
for all expenditures of public funds by the State.
Appropriations for a fiscal year shall not exceed funds
estimated by the General Assembly to be available during that
year.
(c) No special fund in the State treasury shall be subject
to sweeps, administrative charge-backs, or any other fiscal or
budgetary maneuver that would in any way transfer any amounts
from a special fund into any other fund of the State.
(Source: Illinois Constitution.)
SCHEDULE
This Constitutional Amendment takes effect upon being
declared adopted in accordance with Section 7 of the Illinois
Constitutional Amendment Act.