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1 | AN ACT concerning vendors' claims against the State.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The State Prompt Payment Act is amended by | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | changing Section 3-1 as follows:
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6 | (30 ILCS 540/3-1) (from Ch. 127, par. 132.403-1)
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7 | Sec. 3-1. The Illinois Court of Claims shall, in its | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | investigation of
payments due claimants, provide for interest | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | penalties as prescribed in this
Act; however, interest | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | penalties in claims pursuant to the Line of Duty
Compensation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Act shall be paid in accordance with subsection (3) of Section | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 24 of the Court of Claims Act and the interest penalty in a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | claim based on a vendor's bill or invoice for goods or services | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | furnished to the State shall be paid in accordance with | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | subsection (4) of Section 24 of the Court of Claims Act .
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16 | (Source: P.A. 95-928, eff. 8-26-08.)
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17 | Section 10. The Court of Claims Act is amended by changing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Section 24 as follows:
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19 | (705 ILCS 505/24) (from Ch. 37, par. 439.24)
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20 | Sec. 24. Payment of awards.
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21 | (1) From funds appropriated by the General Assembly for the |
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1 | purposes
of this Section the Court may direct
immediate payment | ||||||
2 | of:
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3 | (a) All claims arising solely as a result of the | ||||||
4 | lapsing of an
appropriation out of which the obligation | ||||||
5 | could have been paid.
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6 | (b) All claims pursuant to the Line of Duty
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7 | Compensation Act.
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8 | (c) All claims pursuant to the "Illinois National | ||||||
9 | Guardsman's and
Naval Militiaman's Compensation Act", | ||||||
10 | approved August 12, 1971, as
amended.
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11 | (d) All claims pursuant to the "Crime Victims | ||||||
12 | Compensation Act",
approved August 23, 1973, as amended.
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13 | (e) All other claims wherein the amount of the award of | ||||||
14 | the Court
is less than $5,000.
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15 | (2) The court may, from funds specifically appropriated | ||||||
16 | from the General
Revenue Fund for this purpose, direct the | ||||||
17 | payment of awards less than $50,000
solely as a result
of the | ||||||
18 | lapsing of an appropriation originally made from any fund held | ||||||
19 | by the
State Treasurer. For any such award paid from the | ||||||
20 | General Revenue Fund, the
court
shall thereafter seek an | ||||||
21 | appropriation from the fund from which the liability
originally | ||||||
22 | accrued in reimbursement of the General Revenue Fund.
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23 | (3) In directing payment of a claim pursuant to the Line of | ||||||
24 | Duty
Compensation Act, the Court must direct the Comptroller to | ||||||
25 | add an interest penalty if payment of a claim is not made | ||||||
26 | within 6 months after a claim is filed in accordance with |
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1 | Section 3 of the Line of Duty
Compensation Act and all | ||||||
2 | information has been submitted as required under Section 4 of | ||||||
3 | the Line of Duty
Compensation Act. If payment is not issued | ||||||
4 | within the 6-month period, an interest penalty of 1% of the | ||||||
5 | amount of the award shall be added for each month or fraction | ||||||
6 | thereof after the end of the 6-month period, until final | ||||||
7 | payment is made. This interest penalty shall be added | ||||||
8 | regardless of whether the payment is not issued within the | ||||||
9 | 6-month period because of the appropriation process, the | ||||||
10 | consideration of the matter by the Court, or any other reason. | ||||||
11 | (4) In directing payment of a claim that is based on a | ||||||
12 | vendor's bill or invoice for goods or services furnished to the | ||||||
13 | State, the Court must direct the Comptroller to add an interest | ||||||
14 | penalty. An interest penalty of 1% of the amount of the award | ||||||
15 | shall be added for each month or fraction thereof after the | ||||||
16 | sixtieth day after the receipt of the vendor's proper bill or | ||||||
17 | invoice, until final payment is made. This interest penalty | ||||||
18 | shall be added regardless of the amount of time between the | ||||||
19 | receipt of the vendor's proper bill or invoice and the final | ||||||
20 | payment because of the appropriation process, the | ||||||
21 | consideration of the matter by the Court, or any other reason. | ||||||
22 | (Source: P.A. 95-928, eff. 8-26-08.)
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23 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
24 | becoming law.
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