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HB2807 Engrossed 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 solely as a result of the lapsing of an
27 appropriation originally made from any fund held by the State
28 Treasurer. For any such award paid from the General Revenue
29 Fund, the court shall thereafter seek an appropriation from
30 the fund from which the liability originally accrued in
31 reimbursement of the General Revenue Fund.
HB2807 Engrossed -2- LRB9202208OBtm
1 (Source: P.A. 90-492, eff. 8-17-97.)
2 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
3 becoming law.
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