100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

 

State of Illinois

 

2017 and 2018   

SB2137

 

Introduced 2/22/2017,  by Sen. Christine Radogno

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

 

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Workers’ Compensation Commission for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017, as follows:

Other State Funds                $30,973,800

 

 

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    AN ACT concerning appropriations.

 

        Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

 

ARTICLE 1

 

    Section 1.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated from the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission Operations Fund to the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission:

GENERAL OFFICE

  For Personal Services:

   Regular Positions............................. 8,248,100

   Arbitrators................................... 3,938,600

  For State Contributions to State

   Employees' Retirement System.................. 4,455,000

  For Arbitrators' Retirement System............. 2,127,400

  For State Contributions to Social Security....... 934,700

  For Group Insurance............................ 3,552,000

  For Contractual Services....................... 1,784,100

  For Travel....................................... 320,000

  For Commodities................................... 60,000

  For Printing...................................... 30,000

  For Equipment..................................... 30,000

  For Telecommunications Services................... 85,000

  For EDP........................................ 3,307,400

    Total                                       $28,872,300

 

    Section 15.  The amount of $2,041,500, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission Operations Fund to Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission for costs associated with the establishment, administration and operations of the Insurance Compliance Division of the workers’ compensation anti-fraud program administered by Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission.

 

    Section 20.  The amount of $60,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission Operations Fund to Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission for costs associated with the establishment of the Medical Fee Schedule and other provisions of the Workers’ Compensation Act.

 

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 2017, if and only if Senate Bill 2063 of the 100th General Assembly (the Unbalanced Budget Response Act), as introduced in the Illinois Senate, becomes law.