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92_HB2807enr HB2807 Enrolled LRB9202208OBtm 1 AN ACT in relation to courts. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Court of Claims Act is amended by 5 changing Section 24 as follows: 6 (705 ILCS 505/24) (from Ch. 37, par. 439.24) 7 Sec. 24. Payment of awards. 8 (1) From funds appropriated by the General Assembly for 9 the purposes of this Section the Court may direct immediate 10 payment of: 11 (a) All claims arising solely as a result of the 12 lapsing of an appropriation out of which the obligation 13 could have been paid. 14 (b) All claims pursuant to the "Law Enforcement 15 Officers and Firemen Compensation Act", approved 16 September 30, 1969, as amended. 17 (c) All claims pursuant to the "Illinois National 18 Guardsman's and Naval Militiaman's Compensation Act", 19 approved August 12, 1971, as amended. 20 (d) All claims pursuant to the "Crime Victims 21 Compensation Act", approved August 23, 1973, as amended. 22 (e) All other claims wherein the amount of the 23 award of the Court is less than $5,000. 24 (2) The court may, from funds specifically appropriated 25 from the General Revenue Fund for this purpose, direct the 26 payment of awards less than $50,000 solely as a result of the 27 lapsing of an appropriation originally made from any fund 28 held by the State Treasurer. For any such award paid from 29 the General Revenue Fund, the court shall thereafter seek an 30 appropriation from the fund from which the liability 31 originally accrued in reimbursement of the General Revenue HB2807 Enrolled -2- LRB9202208OBtm 1 Fund. 2 (Source: P.A. 90-492, eff. 8-17-97.) 3 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 4 becoming law.