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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
SB1600
Introduced 2/9/2007, by Sen. Gary G. Dahl - Pamela J. Althoff - John J. Millner - Dale A. Righter - Christine Radogno, et al. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the State Finance Act. Prohibits appropriations and expenditures for legislative member initiatives. Provides that no legislative member initiative may be funded through a lump sum appropriation. Defines "legislative member initiative". Effective July 1, 2007.
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A BILL FOR
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SB1600 |
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LRB095 10825 JAM 31085 b |
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| AN ACT concerning legislative member initiatives.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding |
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| Section 13.6 as
follows:
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| (30 ILCS 105/13.6 new)
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| Sec. 13.6. Appropriations for legislative member
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| initiatives.
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| (a) A purported appropriation of State
funds for a |
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| legislative member initiative is not a valid appropriation. No
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| State funds may be expended for a legislative member |
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| initiative. No
legislative member initiative may be funded |
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| through a lump sum appropriation.
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| (b) "Legislative member initiative" means an appropriation |
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| for a grant or
distribution to a specific unit of local |
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| government, specific school district,
specific not-for-profit |
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| organization, or specific non-governmental entity for
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| infrastructure improvements or operating expenses. |
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| Appropriations that are part
of a statewide program and are |
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| based on generally applicable standards of
eligibility are not |
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| legislative member initiatives. "Infrastructure
improvements" |
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| include without limitation capital improvements, capital
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| projects, planning, construction, reconstruction, equipment, |