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 Board of Higher Education to meet ordinary and contingent expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015:

  For Personal Services.......................... 2,126,000

  For State Contributions to Social

   Security, for Medicare........................... 30,800

  For Contractual Services......................... 425,000

  For Travel........................................ 50,000

  For Commodities................................... 11,200

  For Printing....................................... 8,500

  For Equipment..................................... 10,500

  For Telecommunications............................ 35,000

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

    Total                                        $2,701,000

    Section 10. The sum of $434,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Board of Higher Education for costs and expenses associated with the administration and enforcement associated with the P-20 Longitudinal Education Data System Act.

    Section 15.  The sum of $208,400, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Board of Higher Education for costs associated with the u.Select System.

    Section 20.  The following named amount, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Board of Higher Education for distribution as grants authorized by the Higher Education Cooperation Act:

  Quad-Cities Graduate Study Center................. 83,900

    Section 25.  The following named sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Board of Higher Education for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (S.T.E.M.) diversity initiatives to enhance S.T.E.M. programs for students from underrepresented groups:

  Chicago Area Health and Medical

   Careers Program (C.A.H.M.C.P.)................ 1,466,600

  Illinois Mathematics and Science

   Academy Excellence 2000 Program

   in Mathematics and Science...................... 109,000

    Total                                        $1,575,600

    Section 30.  The sum of $1,114,500, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Board of Higher Education for distribution as grants for Cooperative Work Study Programs to institutions of higher education.

    Section 35.  The sum of $1,200,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Board of Higher Education for a grant to the Board of Trustees of the University Center of Lake County for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Center.

    Section 40.  The sum of $1,490,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Board of Higher Education for the administration and distribution of grants authorized by the Diversifying Higher Education Faculty in Illinois Program.

    Section 45.  The sum of $1,500,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Board of Higher Education for the Grow Your Own Teachers Program.

    Section 50. The sum of $425,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Board of Higher Education for competitive grants for nursing schools to increase the number of graduating nurses.

    Section 55. The sum of $224,300, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Board of Higher Education for nurse educator fellowships to supplement nurse faculty salaries.

    Section 60. The sum of $100,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Board of Higher Education for the Washington Center Intern Program.

    Section 65. The amount of $400,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Academic Quality Assurance Fund to the Board of Higher Education as supplemental support for costs and expenses associated with the administration and enforcement of 110 ILCS 1010.

    Section 70. The amount of $80,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Private College Academic Quality Assurance Fund to the Board of Higher Education as supplemental support for costs and expenses associated with the administration and enforcement of 110 ILCS 1005.

    Section 75. The amount of $550,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Private Business and Vocational Schools Quality Assurance Fund to the Board of Higher Education as supplemental support for costs and expenses associated with the administration and enforcement of the Private Business and Vocational Schools Act of 2012.

    Section 80.  The sum of $5,500,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the BHE Federal Grants Fund to the Board of Higher Education to be expended under the terms and conditions associated with the federal contracts and grants moneys received.

    Section 85.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated from the Education Assistance Fund to the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy to meet ordinary and contingent expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015:

  For Personal Services......................... 11,489,600

  For Retirement....................................... 100

  For State Contributions to Social

   Security, for Medicare.......................... 170,100

  For Contractual Services....................... 3,712,000

  For Travel....................................... 114,800

  For Commodities.................................. 283,000

  For Equipment.................................... 573,800

  For Electronic Data Processing................... 121,000

  For Telecommunications............................ 90,000

  For Operation of Automotive Equipment............. 46,800

    Total                                       $16,601,200

    Section 90.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated from the IMSA Income Fund to the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy to meet ordinary and contingent expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015:

  For Personal Services.......................... 2,261,900

  For State Contributions to Social

   Security, for Medicare........................... 45,900

  For Contractual Services......................... 294,700

  For Travel....................................... 126,700

  For Commodities.................................. 143,200

  For Equipment..................................... 65,000

  For Telecommunications............................ 80,000

  For Operation of Automotive Equipment.............. 5,000

  For Refunds....................................... 27,600

    Total                                        $3,050,000

ARTICLE 99

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 2014.