95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

 

State of Illinois

 

2007 and 2008   

SB1754

 

Introduced 2/22/2007, by Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

 

Appropriates $26,095,131 to the Office of the State Appellate Defender for FY08 for its ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2007.

 

 

LRB095 11191 RLC 31584 b

 

 

 

 

 

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    AN ACT making appropriations.

 

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

 

    Section 5. The following named amounts, or so much of those amounts as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and purposes named, are appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to meet the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Office of the State Appellate Defender:

 

    For Personal Services...................... $14,746,780

    For State Contribution to State Employees’

    Retirement System............................ 1,699,566

    For State Contributions to Social Security... 1,128,129

    For Contractual Services..................... 2,331,626

    For Travel..................................... 115,100

    For Commodities................................. 41,100

    For Printing.................................... 28,850

    For Equipment................................... 62,400

    For EDP........................................ 661,673

    For Telecommunications........................ 154,756

    For Law Student Program......................... 71,505

    Total...................................... $21,041,485

 

    Section 10. The following named amounts, or so much of those amounts as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Office of the State Appellate Defender for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Post Conviction Unit:

 

    For Personal Services......................... $843,053

    For State Contribution to State

    Employees’ Retirement System.................... 97,162

    For State Contributions to Social Security...... 64,494

    For Contractual Services....................... 186,584

    For Travel...................................... 25,000

    For Commodities.................................. 3,000

    For Printing..................................... 3,000

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

    For EDP......................................... 23,300

    For Telecommunications.......................... 16,900

    Total....................................... $1,272,993

 

    Section 15.  The following named amounts, so much of those amounts,  as may be necessary, respectively,  for the objects and purposes named, are appropriated  to the office of the State Appellate Defender for expenses related to federally assisted programs to work on systemic sentencing issues appeals cases to which the agency is appointed:

    Payable from State Appellate Defender Federal

    Trust Fund..................................... 100,000

 

    Section 20.  The amount of $3,190,453, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Capital Litigation Trust Fund to the Office of the State Appellate Defender for expenses incurred in providing assistance to trial attorneys under item (c) (5) of Section 10 of the State Appellate Defender Act.

 

    Section 25. The amount of $250,200, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from General Revenue Funds to the Office of the State Appellate Defender for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Expungement Program.

 

    Section 30. The amount of $40,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from General Revenue Funds to the Office of the State Appellate Defender to provide statewide training to Public Defenders under the Public Defender Training Program.

 

    Section 35. The amount of $200,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from General Revenue Funds to the Office of the State Appellate Defender to enhance the capability of public defenders in rural counties, to effectively represent their clients in appropriate cases, and to make available to them expert witnesses and investigative services under the Rural Public Defender Services Program.

 

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 2007.