94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB2628


 
Introduced 1/20/2006, by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













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    Amends the State Prompt Payment Act. Defines "qualified provider" as small businesses or organizations that provide certain services for the care of the elderly, youth,
mentally ill, or developmentally disabled or that provide substance-abuse services. Provides
that a bill or
invoice for goods or services furnished to the State submitted by a qualified
provider
and grant award payments to a qualified provider must be given priority in
processing and that a voucher
for payment submitted by an official or agency to the Comptroller for payment
must be given priority in payment.
Provides that the processing and payment of (i) debt service obligations of the
State and (ii) payroll obligations of the State have priority over the
processing and payment of
items as required by these provisions.
Effective immediately.
















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    AN ACT concerning finance. 

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


 
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    Section 5. The State Prompt Payment Act is amended by 
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adding Section 8 as
follows:


 
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    (30 ILCS 540/8 new)

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    Sec. 8. Priority of payment.

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    (a) Definition. As used in this Section, "qualified 
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provider" means: (i) a vendor that is a small business, as 
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defined in Section 9-2 of the Build Illinois Act; or (ii) an 
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organization that provides non-residential services for the 
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elderly, youth and foster care, or for the prevention, 
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intervention,   or treatment of mental illness, developmental 
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disabilities, alcoholism or substance abuse.  A "qualified 
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provider" also includes an entity licensed under the

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Community-Integrated Living Arrangements Licensure and 
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Certification Act and a facility licensed under the Nursing 
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Home Care Act.
A "qualified provider" does not
include
a 
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hospital licensed under the Hospital Licensing
Act or a
local 
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governmental unit or university. The Department of Human 
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Services, in cooperation with the Department on Aging, the 
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Department of Children and Family Services, and the Department 
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of Healthcare and Family Services, shall make the determination 
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of who is a
"qualified
provider".

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    (b) Processing by official or agency. Except as provided in 
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subsection (c),
a bill or invoice for goods or
services

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furnished to the State submitted by a qualified provider
and a 
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grant award payment to a qualified provider
must
be given

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priority in processing. Any bill or invoice and any grant award 
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payment meeting
these criteria that is
submitted to an
official 
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or agency must be processed and forwarded for payment before

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any other bill, invoice,
or grant award payment
is
processed or 
 


 






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forwarded for payment.

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    (c) A properly prepared voucher request to the Office of 
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the Comptroller for payment to a qualified provider, as defined 
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in this Section, shall be given priority by the Comptroller for 
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processing and warrant issuance after debt service obligations 
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and payroll obligations of the State have been met unless the 
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Comptroller deems that other obligations of the State must be 
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satisfied prior to these categories of payment.  If  at any time 
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the Comptroller determines that there are insufficient funds 
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available to process priority payments as required under this 
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Section, then vouchers shall be processed and paid out in a 
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first-in, first-out manner as corresponding funds become 
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available.


 
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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.