$HB5723 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

AN ACT concerning appropriations.

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

ARTICLE 1

Section 5. The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for ordinary and contingent expenses:

For Personal Services.......................... 1,066,100

For State Contributions to Social

Security, for Medicare........................... 12,700

For Contractual Services......................... 345,300

For Travel........................................ 56,600

For Commodities.................................... 7,500

For Printing....................................... 9,800

For Equipment...................................... 2,000

For Electronic Data Processing................... 435,800

For Telecommunications............................ 33,900

For Operation of Automotive Equipment.............. 4,000

East St. Louis Operations.......................... 1,500

Total $1,975,200

Section 10. The sum of $10,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Illinois Community College Board Contracts and Grants Fund to the Illinois Community College Board to be expended under the terms and conditions associated with the moneys being received.

Section 15. The sum of $1,500,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the ICCB Adult Education Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for operational expenses associated with administration of adult education and literacy activities.

Section 20. The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for distribution to qualifying public community colleges for the purposes specified:

Base Operating Grants........................ 199,318,000

Small College Grants............................. 840,000

Equalization Grants........................... 77,383,700

Retirees Health Insurance Grants................. 626,600

Workforce Development Grants................... 3,311,300

P-16 Initiative Grants......................... 2,279,000

Total $283,758,600

Section 25. The sum of $1,589,100, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for grants to operate an educational facility in the former community college district #541 in East St. Louis.

Section 30. The sum of $539,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the AFDC Opportunities Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for grants to colleges for workforce training and technology and operating costs of the Board for those purposes.

Section 35. The following named amounts, or so much of those amounts as may be necessary, for the objects and purposes named, are appropriated to the Illinois Community College Board for adult education and literacy activities:

From the General Revenue Fund:

For payment of costs associated

with education and educational-related

services to local eligible providers

for adult education and

literacy..................................... 16,146,200

For payment of costs associated

with education and educational-related

services to local eligible providers

for performance-based awards................. 10,701,600

For operational expenses of and

for payment of costs associated with

education and educational-related

services to recipients of Public

Assistance, and, if any funds remain,

for costs associated with

education and educational-related

services to local eligible providers

for adult education and literacy.............. 8,080,500

From the ICCB Adult Education Fund:

For payment of costs associated with

education and educational-related

services to local eligible providers

and to Support Leadership Activities,

as Defined by U.S.D.O.E.

for adult education and literacy

as provided by the United States

Department of Education...................... 25,000,000

Total, this Section $59,928,300

Section 40. The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are appropriated to the Illinois Community College Board for all costs associated with career and technical education activities:

From the General Revenue Fund.................. 12,149,900

From the Career and Technical Education Fund.... 23,607,100

Total, this Section $35,757,000

Section 45. The sum of $291,500, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the ICCB Federal Trust Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for ordinary and contingency expenses of the Board.

Section 50. The sum of $15,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for the City Colleges of Chicago for educational-related expenses.

Section 55. The sum of $600,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for grants to community colleges.

Section 60. The sum of $120,100, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for awarding scholarships to qualifying graduates of the Lincoln's Challenge Program.

Section 75. The sum of $807,600, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to Illinois Community College Board for costs associated with administering GED tests.

Section 80. The sum of $500,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the ISBE GED Testing Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for costs associated with administering GED tests.

Section 85. The sum of $550,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from ICCB Instruction Development and Enhancement Applications Revolving Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for costs associated with maintaining and updating instructional technology.

Section 90. The sum of $174,700, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for costs and expenses related to or in support of a higher education shared services center.

Section 95. The sum of $108,500, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the ICCB Federal Trust Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for costs and expenses related to or in support of a higher education shared services center.

Section 100. The sum of $3,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for Student Success grants.

Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 2006.