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| | 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012 HB2945 Introduced 2/23/2011, by Rep. Jim Watson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the State Finance Act. Provides that a State agency shall not create or implement a new program, nor make any expenditure or obligation of public funds with respect to a new program, without having a one-time certificate to proceed with that new program issued by the Comptroller. Provides that the Comptroller shall issue a certificate to proceed unless, at the time of the proposed creation, implementation, or expenditure, the State has a significant backlog of overdue bills. Provides for a waiver in the case of emergency. Does not bar recovery by a person, acting in good faith, to whom a State agency has incurred an obligation or liability in violation of the certificate requirement. Effective immediately.
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| | HB2945 | | LRB097 05501 PJG 45561 b |
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1 | | AN ACT concerning finance.
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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 Finance Act is amended by adding |
5 | | Section 11.2 as follows: |
6 | | (30 ILCS 105/11.2 new) |
7 | | Sec. 11.2. Limitation on spending for new programs. |
8 | | (a) A State agency shall not create or implement a new |
9 | | program, nor make any expenditure or obligation of public funds |
10 | | with respect to a new program, without having a one-time |
11 | | certificate to proceed with that new program that has been |
12 | | issued by the Comptroller. |
13 | | (b) The Comptroller shall continuously monitor the amounts |
14 | | and due dates of the State's overdue bills. |
15 | | (c) The Comptroller shall, upon request, issue to a State |
16 | | agency a certificate to proceed with the creation or |
17 | | implementation of a new program unless, at the time of the |
18 | | proposed creation or implementation, the State has a |
19 | | significant backlog of overdue bills. |
20 | | (d) For the purposes of this Section, "new program" means a |
21 | | program or project originally created or significantly |
22 | | expanded under a Public Act that becomes law on or after July |
23 | | 1, 2011 or an executive order issued on or after that date. |