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2012budget solutionsA sustainable path for Illinois

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The Illinois Policy Institute would like to thank Mr. Joseph Coletti for his assistance in preparing the FY 2012 Alternative Budget.

Table of Contents

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................... 6

The Path Towards Ruin ...........................................................................7

The Path Towards Prosperity ................................................................8

Revenue and Spending ............................................................................9

Per Capita Spending.............................................................................. 10

Looking Forward ................................................................................... 10

The Pension Funding and Fairness Act ............................................. 11

Guiding Principles ................................................................................. 11

Agency Budgets .......................................................... 13

State Board of Education ..................................................................... 14

Teachers’ Retirement System ............................................................. 17

Board of Higher Education ................................................................. 18

Chicago State University ..................................................................... 20

Eastern Illinois University .................................................................... 20

Governors State University ................................................................ 21

Illinois State University ........................................................................ 21

Northeastern Illinois University ........................................................ 21

Northern Illinois University ................................................................ 22

Southern Illinois University ................................................................. 22

University of Illinois .............................................................................. 22

Western Illinois University .................................................................. 23

Illinois Community College Board .................................................... 24

Illinois Student Assistance Commission ........................................... 25

Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy ...................................... 27

State Universities Retirement System .............................................. 27

State University Civil Service System ............................................... 28

Department Of Agriculture ................................................................ 28

Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity ............. 30

East St. Louis Financial Authority ....................................................... 31

Illinois Commerce Commission ........................................................ 32

Illinois Power Agency ........................................................................... 33

Illinois Finance Authority ..................................................................... 33

Illinois Sports Facilities Authority ...................................................... 33

Illinois State Toll Highway Authority ................................................. 34

Department of Labor ........................................................................... 34

Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority ................................... 35

Southwestern Illinois Development Authority ............................... 35

Department of Transportation ........................................................... 36

Upper Illinois River Valley Development Authority ....................... 37

Department of Corrections ............................................................... 38

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency ........................................ 39

Department Of Financial And Professional Regulation ................ 39

Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority ............................... 40

Illinois Education Labor Relations Board ......................................... 41

Illinois Emergency Management Agency .......................................... 41

Illinois Labor Relations Board ............................................................ 42

Illinois Violence Prevention Authority .............................................. 43

Workers Compensation Commission ............................................. 44

Department Of Insurance ................................................................... 44

Illinois Law Enforcement Training And Standards Board .............. 44

Prisoner Review Board ........................................................................ 46

Property Tax Appeal Board (Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund) .................................... 46

Office Of The State Fire Marshal ....................................................... 47

Department Of State Police ............................................................... 47

Illinois State Police Merit Board ........................................................ 48

Department on Aging ........................................................................... 48

Department of Children and Family Services................................. 50

Comprehensive Health Insurance Plan ............................................ 52

Department of Employment Security .............................................. 52

Department of Healthcare and Family Services ............................ 53

Department Of Human Rights .......................................................... 55

Human Rights Commission ................................................................ 56

Department Of Human Services ....................................................... 57

Illinois Deaf And Hard Of Hearing Commission ............................ 60

Illinois Council On Developmental Disabilities .............................. 61

Illinois Guardianship And Advocacy Commission .......................... 61

Department of Juvenile Justice ........................................................... 61

Department of Public Health ............................................................. 63

Department of Veterans’ Affairs ......................................................... 65

Illinois Arts Council .............................................................................. 66

Illinois Historic Preservation Agency ................................................ 68

Civil Service Commission ................................................................... 95

State Employees Retirement System ................................................ 95

Competitive Grant Funding ................................................................ 96

Appendix A. State Spending Examples Found via IllinoisOpenGov.org.............................................................................. 97

Appendix B. Transfers from General Revenue Fund to Selected Special State Funds, FY 2009 .............................................................. 98

Appendix C. State Funding to Local Governments ....................... 99

Appendix D. Medicaid Premium Assistance Reform ................... 101

Appendix E. Expenditures for Average Midwest Family, Income $59,908 ................................................................................... 103

Appendix F. Fiscal Year 2011 Operating Appropriations by Major Purpose: ................................................................................................ 104

Endnotes ...................................................................... 105

Department of Natural Resources ................................................... 69

Office Of The Governor ..................................................................... 70

Office Of The Lieutenant Governor ................................................. 71

Office Of The Secretary Of State ...................................................... 72

Executive Ethics Commission ............................................................. 73

Office Of Executive Inspector General ........................................... 73

Office of the Attorney General ......................................................... 74

Judges’ Retirement System .................................................................. 74

Judicial Inquiry Board ........................................................................... 75

Office Of The State Appellate Defender .......................................... 75

Office Of The State’s Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor ................. 76

Supreme Court & Illinois Court System ......................................... 77

Supreme Court Historic Preservation Commission .................... 78

Court Of Claims ................................................................................... 78

General Assembly ................................................................................. 79

General Assembly Retirement System ............................................. 81

Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability ... 81

Joint Committee On Administrative Rules ...................................... 82

Legislative Audit Commission............................................................. 83

Legislative Ethics Commission ........................................................... 83

Legislative Information System ........................................................... 83

Legislative Printing Unit ....................................................................... 84

Legislative Reference Bureau .............................................................. 85

Legislative Research Unit..................................................................... 85

Office Of The Architect Of The Capitol .......................................... 86

Office Of The State Comptroller ...................................................... 86

Office Of The State Treasurer ............................................................ 87

Office Of The Auditor General .......................................................... 88

Procurement Policy Board .................................................................. 88

Governor’s Office Of Management And Budget ............................ 88

Capital Development Board ............................................................... 89

Department Of Central Management Services ............................. 89

Department of Revenue ...................................................................... 91

State Board of Elections ...................................................................... 92

Illinois Gaming Board ........................................................................... 94

Illinois Racing Board ............................................................................. 94

Drycleaner Environmental Response Trust Fund Council ........... 95

Budget Solutions 2012 | Illinois Policy Institute6

EXECUTIVE SUMMARYBudget Solutions 2012: A Sustainable Path for Illinois

Budget Solutions 2012 is a balanced budget proposal that does not require budget gimmicks, tax increases or borrowing. It is an exercise in priority setting. The truth is that tax dollars cannot support state government at its current size. Tough choices must be made.

Illinois is in dire straits. The state has $5.2 billion in unpaid bills as well as ballooning obligations to its pension funds and bondholders.1 Some think that the recently passed tax hike will see Illinois out of this crisis. Not true. Tax rates and state revenues might rise for the next three years, but by 2016 revenues are supposed to decline as the recent tax hikes begin to sunset. If Illinois continues spending as it has and as Gov. Quinn has now proposed, the state could soon see annual deficits that dwarf those of 2010 and 2011.

To put its fiscal house in order, Illinois government must spend less. Yet Gov. Quinn has proposed a $1.7 billion increase in spending from 2011 to 2012. His proposed $36 billion general fund budget will prove ruinous – any budget near that size is simply unsustainable, as the numbers below clearly show.

By 2016, state revenues will flatten out at $33 billion or less. After the government’s scheduled pension payment of almost $6 billion and pension bond payments of nearly $1.5 billion, $25.5 billion will be left over for operational spending and fund transfers. This is a substantial amount of money, but it is far below the level that has been proposed for 2012 by Governor Quinn. This is, sadly, another example of built in structural overspending that is unaffordable.

For the coming 2012 fiscal year, Gov. Quinn has outlined $28.7 billion in operational spending and fund transfers. This spending is not sustainable in the long run, and even in the short term it’s kept afloat by borrowing that would only further steal from future revenues.

Budget Solutions 2012 is an alternative to the failing strategy of overtaxing, overborrowing and overspending. It’s a plan to fund core government services, reduce excess spending, pay down past due debt and even pave the way for tax relief. It’s a budget proposal – the only detailed plan yet published – that would allow state government to live within its means and put Illinois on a path toward prosperity.

In order to distinguish between Budget Solutions 2012 and the path that Illinois is currently on, this alternative budget is presented side-by-side with the budget delivered by Gov. Quinn earlier this year.

Graphic 1. Fiscal Year 2011 Operating Appropriations by Major Purpose: Quinn Budget and Budget Solutions

Education 35.46%

Medicaid 27.59%

Human Services 20.63%

Public Safety 6.03%

Government Services 9.57%

Economic Development

0.42%

Quality of Life 0.28%

Quinn Budget: General Funds Budget Solutions 2012: General Funds


Operating Appropriations By Major Purpose: Quinn Budget and Budget Solutions 2012

($ millions) 2012 Quinn2012

Alternative2013

Alternative2014

Alternative

Education $9,528 $7,866 $7,998 $8,134

Medicaid $7,414 $6,140 $6,144 $6,146

Human Services $5,544 $4,120 $4,130 $4,129

Public Safety $1,621 $1,322 $1,322 $1,322

Government Services $2,572 $1,469 $1,470 $1,493

Economic Development $112 $36 $26 $27

Quality of Life $76 $36 $36 $36

Competitive Grants $0 $150 $150 $150

Total $26,867 $21,141 $21,277 $21,436

Governor Quinn’s budget and the three-year alternatives represent two very different paths for Illinois. One takes Illinois in the direction we’ve been traveling, marked by unemployment, overspending and deeper deficits. The other sets clear policy priorities and balances the state budget and thus moves us into a better competitive position with our neighboring states and the rest of the country.

The Path Towards Ruin

Gov. Quinn and the General Assembly just passed a $7 billion tax hike on wage earners and employers. This increase comes at a time when families are trying to recover from a devastating recession that has kept wages stagnant and unemployment near 9 percent.

Working people across Illinois are feeling this pain every week as more money in taxes are taken from their paychecks. Over the course of the year the lost wages will equal one or more week’s pay for most people. Lawmakers who voted for the tax hike have asked those families to make cuts from their home budgets, but Springfield has yet to make tough cuts.

Graphic 2. Expenditures for Average Midwest Family, Income $59,908

As Illinoisans make painful choices to accommodate higher taxes, they might take comfort knowing that some of the tax increase is supposed to be temporary. Businesses considering moving elsewhere might try to weather the storm of higher taxes with the trust that rates are supposed to drop halfway through the 2015 fiscal year, creating a significant drop in revenues between 2014 and 2016. Unfortunately, Gov. Quinn’s budget shows a tacit intention of keeping tax rates high. His proposed spending levels are simply unsustainable unless lawmakers approve a permanent extension of the 2011 tax hikes. That would have disastrous results.


Before the tax hikes of 2011, Illinois was already at a competitive disadvantage with its neighbors and most of the country. State and local taxes were already higher than in bordering states. This has caused a mass exodus out of Illinois. An Illinois Policy Institute analysis of federal data found that, between the years of 1995 and 2007, Illinois has on balance lost 228,000 people and $26.9 billion cumulative gross income to Wisconsin, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri and Kentucky.

Graphic 3. State and Local Tax Burden Per Capita, Fiscal Year 2009

StateTax Burden Per

CapitaRank

Illinois $4,596 9

Wisconsin $4,427 10

Iowa $3,688 26

Missouri $3,425 30

Indiana $3,396 31

Kentucky $3,059 41

Source: Tax Foundation, State and Local Tax Burdens, 2009

In 2009, Illinois’s per capita state and local tax burden ranked 9th-highest in the nation, according to the Tax Foundation. Illinois may soon be one of the five highest-taxed states in the country, since the added per capita burden of the tax hikes is more than $500.

Over the last decade, Illinois ranked 48th in economic performance according to the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). That ranking was, in part, due to Illinois’s ranking of:

• 38th in personal income growth• 48th in domestic migration• 48th in (non-farm) employment growth

Illinois’s performance and its unfriendly business policies led ALEC researchers to rank our state 47th in economic outlook in 2010 – before taxes were increased. It is entirely possible that Illinois could fall to the bottom spot once the 2011 tax hikes are take into account.

The Path Towards Prosperity

Creating jobs and bringing people back to Illinois requires lower taxes and a financially stable government. Budget Solutions 2012 would put us on the path to both.

A year ago, the Illinois Policy Institute called for a budget that did not require a tax hike or borrowing. Leaders in Springfield did not follow that recommendation. Instead, operational spending was kept too high, taxes were increased by record levels and 2011 pension fund payments were moved to future years by issuing almost $3.7 billion in bonds.

If our recommendations had been followed, then reforms, restructuring and, yes, difficult cuts would have been made. But the budget would be on pace to finish fiscal 2011 in balance with no borrowing and no tax hike. Instead, we have had the largest tax hike in state history followed by a proposal to borrow another $8.75 billion.

Budget Solutions 2012 offers another path. If the recommendations here are adopted, the obvious question is what to do with the revenues from the recent tax hike? Our recommendation for surplus revenues remains the same—pay down past due debt, establish a real budget stabilization fund and then refund surpluses to taxpayers. These concepts are outlined in the Illinois Policy Institute’s guideline for pension funding and spending reform entitled the Pension Funding and Fairness Act (PFFA). Details of PFFA are provided below.


Tax relief is vital to Illinois’s future. The recent tax hike calls for tax rates to decline after 2014. Gov. Quinn’s budget proposal, already in deficit for fiscal 2012, does not account for the revenue reductions anticipated by the sunset provision of the new tax increases. Anyone hoping to see taxes decline on schedule must also demand a budget that is affordable after tax hike revenues disappear. Budget Solutions 2012 is a detailed budget plan that would prove affordable if tax rates are permitted to decline on schedule.

Budget Solutions 2012 also opens the door to repeal the recent tax hikes by balancing the budget without the necessity of the new revenues. Multiple pieces of legislation have been filed to repeal the 2011 tax hikes entirely or in part, and more than 7,200 taxpayers have already signed online petitions in support of this effort at the website www.repealthetaxhike.com. A repeal of the 2011 tax hikes would provide instant, needed tax relief. If the 2011 tax hikes were repealed, the state’s general fund budget would remain balanced under Budget Solutions 2012.

Independent of proposals to change overall tax rates, the Pension Funding and Fairness Act has also been introduced in both the House and Senate. If the new tax rates remain in place, it is certain that the impact of tax hikes would be mitigated under the Pension Funding and Fairness Act with tax rebates available by this time next year.

Budget Solutions 2012 challenges lawmakers to send the world a strong signal: Illinois is going to be a place where the cost of government is sustainable and where more of the money taxpayers earn will stay with them to spend and invest as they see fit. Future prosperity is dependent upon people moving to Illinois, hiring in Illinois, buying products in Illinois, starting new businesses in Illinois, and starting new families in Illinois. This requires lawmakers to reform spending and lower taxes.

Revenue and Spending

According to Gov. Quinn, Illinois will see $33.9 billion in general fund revenues in 2012 with the tax hike just passed. An Illinois Policy Institute brief estimated that FY2012 general revenues would have been $27.9 billion had taxes not been increased.

As the chart below shows, the record revenues generated by the recent tax hikes are still not enough to cover the governor’s spending plan. His office has readily admitted that borrowing would be required to keep his proposed budget afloat.

The spending detailed in Budget Solutions 2012 would lead to a considerable surplus even without the tax increase, unsurprising since we have consistently argued that the recent tax hike was unnecessary. Under Budget Solutions 2012, the State of Illinois would have seen a $350 million surplus even if taxes had not been increased. With the new revenues, the surplus grows to $6.362 billion, all of which should be allocated to pay down past due debt without borrowing further.


Graphic 4. How the 2012 Budget Numbers Stack Up: Quinn 2012 Budget vs. Budget Solutions 2012

($ millions) Quinn Budget Budget Solutions

Operating Revenues Plus Transfers In

State Revenues 27,278 27,278

Federal Revenues 4,844 4,844

Transfers In 1,810 1,810

Total Income 33,932 33,932

Operating Expenditures and Transfers Out

Appropriations -26,733 -21,141

Unspent Appropriations 802 802

Pension Contributions -4,594 -4,594

Pension Obligation Bonds -1,559 -1,559

Transfers Out -2,317 -500

Capital Obligation Bonds -578 -578

Restructuring Bonds -403 0

Total Spending -35,382 -27,570

Deficit/Surplus -1,450 6,362

It’s important to keep in mind the following Illinois Policy Institute recommendations when reading Budget Solutions 2012:

• General Appropriations total $21.14 billion dollars, as outlined in the line-by-line agency budgets on the following pages;

• No further borrowing should be permitted, especially not for “debt restructuring bonds” proposed by the governor that would transfer past debt to future budgets and supply extra cash to further current year spending;

• Additionally, the state should eliminate or reduce most of the “legislatively required transfers” out of the general fund, including the local government distributive fund, public transportation funds and other special funds (see Appendix B for a list of transfers from the General Revenue Fund to selected special state funds in 20092);

• It’s time to make the full annual pension contribution using revenues from the same fiscal year, noting that benefit reforms would provide additional savings.

Per Capita Spending

Opponents of prudent spending will inevitably focus on the absolute spending reductions contained within this budget. This is understandable but fails to put the spending proposed in full context.

In fiscal year 2003, state expenditures totaled $23.9 billion, including transfers out and pension obligation bond debt service.3 Adjusted for inflation, that equals $28.67 billion in today’s dollars.4 The population was 12,588,229.5 On an inflation-adjusted basis, Illinois state government spent $2,277 per person in fiscal year 2003.

This alternative budget proposes $27.570 billion in state general expenditures, including the pension payment and other transfers out. Today’s population is 12,830,632.6 Under the Budget Solutions 2012 proposal, Illinois state government would spend $2,148 per resident in Fiscal Year 2012 – a mere $130 less than Rod Blagojevich’s first budget as governor. This is hardly a “doomsday” scenario.


Graphic 5. Per Capita Real Spending in 2003 versus Budget Solutions 2012

Spending PopulationSpending Per

Capita

2003 Spending $23,900,000,000 - -

2003 Spending (inflation adjusted)

$28,667,000,000 12,588,229 $2,277.29

2012 Budget Solutions $27,570,000,000 12,830,632 $2,148.76

Looking Forward

The state’s accumulated budget deficit is not the product of one year’s overspending. It is the result of many years of spending beyond our means. The state will likely end 2011 with a deficit of $5.2 billion, mostly past due bills to state vendors and contractors who have to wait 150 days or more for payment. The state needs structural reforms, together with targeted spending reforms, to move out of today’s fiscal morass and pay our service providers on time.

By limiting general funds appropriations for Fiscal Year 2012 at $21.141 billion and permitting small increases for the following two years, this budget makes it possible to pay down the state’s past due obligations over time without the new revenues from the recent tax hike. As noted earlier, if one includes the new tax revenues then the entire past due debt can be paid down in FY2012 without any further borrowing. Once that is done, that makes repealing the tax hike even more compelling.

Graphic 6. Budget Solutions Proposed Operation Spending for Fiscal Years 2012-2014

Fiscal Year 2012 Fiscal Year 2013 Fiscal Year 2014

$21,140,951,900 $21,276,812,700 $21,435,682,200

The Pension Funding and Fairness Act

The Pension Funding and Fairness Act, as currently outlined in Senate Bill 3633 and House Bill 36, focuses on developing a funding mechanism for today’s pension system as well as a cap to restrain the out-of-control growth in spending plaguing the state. The proposed law would require the first payment of every budget cycle be used to make the statutorily required pension payment. Lawmakers would then budget from remaining state revenues.

The Pension Funding and Fairness Act places reasonable limits on the growth of state government spending based on the increase in inflation plus the increase in population. This is projected to grow at an average annual rate of 2.3 percent, based on data from the Census Bureau and the Congressional Budget Office. Revenues that come in over the projected spending growth limit of 2.3 percent would be directed to a Debt Repayment Fund, until such time as Illinois could pay its bills on a 60 day payment cycle.

Once sufficient revenue is allocated to the debt repayment fund, surplus revenues would then be allocated to a Budget Stabilization Fund. It’s designed to provide emergency cash flow in the event that the increase in state tax revenue is not enough to cover the increase in state spending under the limits – which would most likely be due to an economic recession.

After the Budget Stabilization Fund is filled, further surplus revenue would be returned to Illinoisans via tax refund checks. Based on our projections, available at www.IllinoisPolicy.org, the cumulative value of the tax refunds would total hundreds of billions of dollars by 2045.

What’s transformative about this plan is that it realigns priorities. Instead of fighting over a shrinking budget pie, both state employees and taxpayers will have every incentive to pursue policy solutions that grow our state’s economy.

The Pension Funding and Fairness Act will help the government honor its commitments to public employee pensioners while

also protecting taxpayers – all while launching a new period of growth and government accountability in Illinois. Additionally, it will help Illinois make significant progress in paying down past debt and putting the state back in the black.

For more information on the Pension Funding and Fairness Act, the Institute’s “Mission Possible: Fully Funding Illinois’s State Pensions While Respecting Hardworking Taxpayers” is available online at www.IllinoisPolicy.org.

Guiding Principles

This budget is based on the allocation plan offered by Gov. Quinn for fiscal year 2012. We adjusted his spending requests to find the additional savings that will allow the state to balance its budget without a tax increase.

Our changes are based on the following five principles:

1. Setting Priorities: Every budget is an exercise in setting priorities because there is never enough money to pay for every program desired. When revenues fall, as they inevitably do every business cycle, the need to prioritize spending is even more acute. This includes paying for teachers before administrators, roads before expansive new rail proposals and public safety before public art.

2. Competitive Grant Funding: Every year the Illinois state budget is riddled with hundreds of grants and line items. Most of those are relatively small initiatives that receive relatively little attention – and even less scrutiny. Added together, the 328 items totaling $5 million or less equal almost $350 million per year, a sum larger than the total operating budget of several state agencies. Illinois taxpayers cannot continue to fund every single one of these programs. But that doesn’t mean they all must go. In Budget Solutions 2012 every item whose final 2011 funding was $5 million or below will not receive any automatic funding, but is qualified to potentially have its funding restored through a proposed program called “Competitive Grant Funding.” In short, if a small program is vital to an agency’s mission, then that agency can submit a detailed proposal to an independent review panel that will publish clear assessment guidelines. This can be modeled after the federal Government Accountability Office’s Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) and the federal Department of Education Invest in Innovation Grant awards. This will increase transparency and produce standardized information unlike anything the state has ever seen, and based on that publicly available information with each proposal, policymakers will have to prioritize who is eligible for funding—and who is not. If successful, this program could serve as an accountable funding model for larger programs in future years. A detailed explanation of Competitive Grant Funding can be found in an accompanying Illinois Policy Institute brief. Budget Solutions 2012 makes $150 million available to be awarded through the program, saving taxpayers at least $200 million.

3. Transparency and Accountability: State government must accept its responsibilities, use taxpayers’ money in full sunlight and hold programs accountable for results. This budget proposal directs funds to make the workings of government transparent to the public, legislators and managers in executive agencies. Based on independent research relevant to government programs in Illinois, this budget recommends scaling back programs such as early childhood education where results have not met expectations, changing programs such as Medicaid to better align the incentives of recipients and taxpayers, and eliminating programs that lack evaluations or standards of success. We recommend that every state agency and local unit of government completely open their books. When spending reforms are attempted, many agencies will say that the changes are not possible. These agencies have an obligation to be fully transparent regarding every dollar spent and for what purpose so that the public can make its own judgment. The level of generality in the budget presentation makes it difficult to hold spending accountable in every instance. For example, it is clear that spending in the classroom produces better results than spending on administrators, but the state budget provides no way to determine how personnel expenses are currently distributed between functions. As a result, this alternative budget cannot show reallocations within line items – a more detailed budget proposal from the



governor would allow for a more detailed critique.

4. Spending Fairness: Government expenditures are to improve the public welfare, not the welfare of specific groups. When community colleges offer subsidized training to selected companies, when select groups get scholarships to universities, when hand-picked businesses get marketing help, when some companies receive special tax breaks and grants or when the state tries to pick economic winners and losers, every other taxpayer bears the burden, and in the meantime, valuable state core services are crowded out.

5. Last In, First Out: Over the last decade, the state has created and/or expanded a variety of programs. The state needs to focus on core services and prioritize our budget accordingly. Where the merits of a program warrant more funding, this alternative budget increases spending.

Taking a “business as usual” approach to the state budget won’t work anymore. In presenting this alternative budget, readers are asked to avoid the trap of reverting back to a “we’ve never done it this way before; it can’t be done” attitude. Rather, Illinois’s leaders need to seek out innovative changes – both in the spending allocations and the approach to how government operates.

Budget Solutions 2012 is about the hardworking taxpayers of Illinois wondering how they’ll make ends meet; it is about public employees wondering if their retirements will be there; it is about families across Illinois wondering why the state can’t seem to make do with a consistently increasing budget; and ultimately, it is about putting the state back on the path to fiscal sustainability and lasting prosperity.

Agency Budgets

The following pages contain a line-by-line review of Gov. Quinn’s proposed 2012 budget. The order and organization of agency budgets echoes what was put forward by Gov. Quinn in his Budget Blue Book. Brief descriptions of core missions are provided for most agencies. When appropriate, a longer explanation is given to distinguish between Gov. Quinn’s budget decisions and those of Budget Solutions 2012. Department budgets are provided in the thousands of dollars.

The following is a glossary of terms.

General Funds: Refers to the following group of funds, inclusively: the General Revenue Fund, the Education Assistance Fund, the Common School Fund, and the General Revenue-Common School Special Account Fund.

Personal Services: Line item for salary payments to employees.

Contractual Services: Line item for services provided by a non-state employee or vendor including utilities; medical services for those in institutions; professional, technical or artistic consulting; and property and equipment rental.

Other Operations: Administrative non-grant expenses of state agencies except salaries and payments for fringe benefits. For example: contractual services, travel, printing and telecommunications.

Designated Purposes: Indicates funds allocated for a specific activity.

Grant: An award or contribution to be used either for a specific or a general purpose, typically with no repayment provision.


State Board of Education

The Illinois State Board of Education provides funding to 868 school districts in the state. General State Aid provides funding to school districts. Categorical grants provide the majority of funding for services mandated by state and federal programs, such as special education. Targeted grants provide funding for specific populations and purposes to school districts throughout the state.

Overall, education spending accounts for nearly one third of general revenue spending in the state’s annual budget. As such, it is impossible to address Illinois’s fiscal crisis without a drawdown in annual education spending. Whereas this process may prove uncomfortable for some, it also provides the General Assembly, the State Board of Education (ISBE) and the Board of Higher Education with the opportunity to readjust their priorities.

Education is a prime example in government where good policy – and not higher spending – drives better outcomes. The Illinois Policy Institute has documented the successes of schools in Florida, a state with significantly higher student poverty levels than Illinois that also spends $1,000 less per pupil. Florida’s policies – including school choice, “A through F” school ratings, charter schools and online learning – have led to superior results, especially for poor and minority students. Illinois should adopt those policies.

The budget below mirrors Gov. Quinn’s in that it draws down subsidies for bus transportation. Local districts can offset that lost income by contracting out busing services to private service providers. This approach was growing in popularity in Illinois until the General Assembly introduced onerous regulations three years ago. Legislation developed by Rep. Roger Eddy would roll back that red tape, allowing districts to regain the ability to take advantage of the scale and efficiencies of the private sector.

The proposed budget below also contains significant reductions to the Preschool For All program trumpeted by former Gov. Rod Blagojevich. This is done to steer as many available funds as possible towards K through 12 schooling. While preschool provides the benefit of daycare to some parents, its value as a universal educational tool is far less certain. This often seems counterintuitive, but after decades and billions of dollars spent on publicly funded preschool programs – most notably Head Start – considerable evidence has mounted that these programs create few if any lasting benefits.7

Governor Quinn Budget Solutions

2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason

Total Personal Services and Fringe Benefits

17,100.5 16,745.7 17,248.1 16,745.7 16,745.7 16,745.7 Priorities

Total Contractual Services

5,061.6 6,554.5 6,554.5 5,830.7 5,830.7 5,830.7 Priorities

Total Other Operations and Refunds

853.0 1,124.1 1,124.1 983.9 983.9 983.9 Priorities

Designated Purposes

Standards, Materials, & Training for Teachers

0.0 0.0 2,900.0 CGF CGF CGFCompetitive

Grant

American Diploma Project

133.7 400.0 400.0 CGF CGF CGFCompetitive

Grant

Community Residential Service Authority


Grant

Educator Misconduct Investigations

183.7 375.0 375.0 375.0 375.0 375.0 Priorities

Implementation of State Board Strategic Plan


Grant



2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason

Response to Intervention Initiative

1,340.0 1,072.0 1,072.0 CGF CGF CGFCompetitive

Grant

Student Assessments 28,081.9 26,334.7 26,334.7 26,000.0 26,000.0 26,000.0 Accountability

Regional Offices of Education Bus Driver Training

70.0 70.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Longitudinal Data System

243.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Accountability

Temporary Relocation Expenses

100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Total Designated Purposes

30,840.7 29,064.2 31,911.5 26,375.0 26,375.0 26,375.0

Grants

General State Aid 4,600,305.1 4,600,305.1 4,862,301.1 4,250,000.0 4,377,500.0 4,508,825.0 Priorities

Disabled Student Services/Materials, 14-13.01

453,530.2 459,600.0 465,700.0 367,134.8 367,134.8 367,134.8 Priorities

Disabled Student Transportation Reimbursement

417,362.7 429,700.0 436,800.0 326,021.6 326,021.6 326,021.6 Priorities

Disabled Student Tuition/Private Tuition, 14-7.02

181,100.0 181,100.0 186,700.0 156,146.4 156,146.4 156,146.4 Priorities

Extraordinary Special Education, 14-7.02

334,236.8 334,236.8 343,375.7 334,236.8 334,236.8 334,236.8 Priorities

Regular Education Orphanage Tuition Reimbursement, 18-3

13,000.0 13,000.0 13,000.0 9,693.3 9,693.3 9,693.3 Priorities

Reimbursement for Free Breakfast/Lunch

26,287.3 26,300.0 32,875.0 26,300.0 26,300.0 26,300.0 Priorities

Special Education Reimbursement, Orphanage Tuition14-7.03

119,175.1 120,200.0 101,700.0 81,584.9 81,584.9 81,584.9 Priorities

Transportation-Regular / Vocational Reimbursement, 29-5

335,492.4 205,009.7 175,009.7 175,009.7 175,009.7 175,009.7 Priorities

Advanced Placement 808.6 527.0 527.0 CGF CGF CGFCompetitive

Grant

After School Matters 4,500.0 4,000.0 2,500.0 CGF CGF CGFCompetitive

Grant

Agricultural Education 3,043.1 1,947.6 1,947.6 CGF CGF CGFCompetitive

Grant

Arts and Foreign Language Education


Grant

Autism Training and Technical Assistance


Grant

Bilingual Education 68,086.8 63,381.2 66,881.2 47,736.0 47,736.0 47,736.0 Priorities



2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason

Blind/Dyslexic Persons Reading Program


Grant

Career and Technical Education Programs

38,562.1 38,562.1 38,562.1 38,562.1 38,562.1 38,562.1 Priorities

Children’s Mental Health Partnership


Grant

District Consolidation Costs/Supplemental Payments to School Districts


Grant

Early Childhood Education

340,884.7 342,235.3 380,261.4 85,558.8 85,558.8 85,558.8 Accountability

Growth Model 2,441.1 2,400.0 2,400.0 CGF CGF CGFCompetitive

Grant

National Board Certified Teachers


Grant

Philip J. Rock Center and School


Grant

Principal Mentoring Program

1,772.4 830.8 2,200.0 CGF CGF CGFCompetitive

Grant

Re-Enrolling Students-Alternative Schools Network


Grant

Regional Safe Schools 16,681.5 9,341.9 9,341.9 9,341.9 9,341.9 9,341.9 Priorities

Standards, Assessment, Accountability

990.0 1,002.8 6,002.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Summer School Payments, 18-4.3

11,602.5 11,700.0 11,200.0 9,168.7 9,168.7 9,168.7 Priorities

Tax-Equivalent Grants 222.6 222.6 222.6 CGF CGF CGFCompetitive

Grant

Teach for America 225.0 225.0 1,225.0 CGF CGF CGFCompetitive

Grant

Teacher and Administrator Mentoring Program

7,131.2 5,628.0 6,815.2 2,814.0 2,814.0 2,814.0 Priorities

Technology for Success

4,169.3 3,335.8 7,700.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Truant Alternative and Optional Education Program

17,841.8 14,059.0 14,059.0 8,446.0 8,446.0 8,446.0 Priorities

Visually Impaired/Educational Materials Coordinating Unit


Grant

Regional Superintendent’s Services

4,807.5 4,450.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities



2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason

Regional Superintendents’ and Assistants’ Compensation

9,054.4 8,262.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Accountability

Classroom Cubed 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Fairness

General State Aid - Hold Harmless

15,670.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Accountability

Grow Your Own Teachers

3,137.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Accountability

Reading Improvement Block Grant

67,723.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Accountability

Regional Offices of Education - Supervisory Expenses

102.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Accountability

School Breakfast Incentive Program

360.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Accountability

School Safety and Educational Improvement Block Grant

18,710.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Special Education - Hold Harmless

17,141.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Summer Bridges Program

20,121.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0Last In First

Out

Textbook Loans - Reappropriation, 18-17

39,665.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Total Grants 7,218,533.8 6,900,435.5 7,187,922.8 5,927,755.0 6,055,255.0 6,186,580.0

Total General Funds

7,272,389.5 6,953,924.0 7,244,761.0 5,977,690.3 6,105,190.3 6,236,515.3

Teachers’ Retirement System

The Teachers’ Retirement System (TRS) is a public pension plan for Illinois public school teachers and administrators.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason

Designated Purposes

Teachers’ Retirement System of Illinois - Health Insurance

79,007.0 85,953.0 87,622.0 85,953.0 90,250.7 94,763.2 Accountability


79,007.0 85,953.0 87,622.0 85,953.0 90,250.7 94,763.2

Grants

Retirement 120.0 120.0 120.0 120.0 120.0 120.0 Priorities



2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason

State’s Additional Contribution to the Public School Teachers’ Pension and Retirement Fund of Chicago, per Section 17-127 of the Pension Code.

5,029.0 10,449.0 10,449.0 10,449.0 10,449.0 10,449.0 Priorities

Teachers’ Retirement - Chicago Public Schools

32,522.4 32,522.4 33,498.1 33,498.1 33,498.1 33,498.1 Priorities

Teachers’ Retirement System of Illinois

834,861.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Teachers’ Retirement System of Illinois - Guarantee Minimum Supplement

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Total Grants 872,533.1 43,091.4 44,067.1 43,947.1 43,947.1 43,947.1

Total General Funds 951,540.1 129,044.4 131,689.1 129,900.1 134,197.8 138,710.3

Board of Higher Education

Illinois’s higher education system is supported by a number of related agencies, including the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE), the statewide coordinating board for higher education in Illinois.

Students are in the best position to make prudent decisions over their financial and academic futures. As such it was a priority to maintain funding for the Monetary Award Program (MAP), which is a tuition assistance program that enables students of limited means to better afford college. The MAP program is administered by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission. Insofar as reductions were made to direct institutional funding for the state’s four-year universities, community colleges, and support agencies, it was done so in order to maintain current levels of support for the MAP grant program, which assists students attending all institutions of higher learning in Illinois.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


1,975.4 2,270.8 2,270.8 1,816.6 1,816.6 1,816.6 Priorities


480.1 568.5 568.5 454.8 454.8 454.8 Priorities


96.4 136.7 136.7 109.4 109.4 109.4 Priorities

Designated Purposes

Illinois P-20 Council/Transition of ISBE Program(s) to IBHE

69.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0


69.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Grants



2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason

Competitive Grant for Nursing Schools to Increase the Number of Graduating Nurses


Grant

For Costs Associated With the u.Select System


Grant

For Costs Associated With a P-20 Student Information System


Grant

Diversifying Higher Education Faculty in Illinois Grants


Grant

Grants for Cooperative Work Study Programs


Grant

Grow Your Own Teachers Program


Grant

Nurse Educator Fellowships to Supplement Nurse Faculty Salaries


Grant

Quad Cities Graduate Study Center


Grant

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Diversity Initiatives - Chicago Area Health and Medical Careers Program (CAHMCP)


Grant

STEM Diversity Initiatives - Illinois Math and Science Academy Excellence FUSION (2000 Program)


Grant

University Center of Lake County


Grant

Total Grants 6,787.6 6,801.0 9,301.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Total General Funds

9,409.0 9,777.0 12,277.0 2,380.8 2,380.8 2,380.8


Chicago State University


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


38,876.7 36,231.1 36,231.1 28,984.9 28,984.9 28,984.9 Fairness


2,756.0 2,526.7 2,526.7 2,021.4 2,021.4 2,021.4 Fairness


379.6 623.4 623.4 498.7 498.7 498.7 Fairness

Designated Purposes

Financial Assistance Outreach Center


Grant


0.0 225.0 225.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Grants

Awards and Grants 5.0 104.4 104.4 CGF CGF CGFCompetitive

Grant

Total Grants 5.0 104.4 104.4 0.0 0.0 0.0

Capital Improvements

Permanent Improvements

94.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Total Capital Improvements

94.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Total General Funds

42,112.0 39,710.6 39,710.6 31,505.0 31,505.0 31,505.0

Eastern Illinois University


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


48,466.5 45,313.0 45,313.0 33,984.8 33,984.8 33,984.8 Fairness


1,023.7 1,000.0 1,000.0 800.0 800.0 800.0 Fairness


1,076.3 1,100.0 1,100.0 880.0 880.0 880.0 Fairness

Total General Funds

50,566.5 47,413.0 47,413.0 35,664.8 35,664.8 35,664.8


Governors State University


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


23,686.0 22,663.6 22,663.6 18,130.9 18,130.9 18,130.9 Fairness


3,203.4 3,003.6 3,003.6 2,402.9 2,402.9 2,402.9 Fairness


800.0 797.0 797.0 637.6 637.6 637.6 Fairness

Designated Purposes

Center for Excellence in Health Professions Education

135.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Fairness

Global Trade Center 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Fairness

Metropolitan Institute for Leadership in Education

300.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Fairness


535.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Grants

Awards and Grants 100.0 93.8 93.8 CGF CGF CGFCompetitive

Grant

Total Grants 100.0 93.8 93.8 0.0 0.0 0.0

Total General Funds

28,324.4 26,558.0 26,558.0 21,171.4 21,171.4 21,171.4

Illinois State University


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


85,096.4 79,789.5 79,789.5 63,831.6 63,831.6 63,831.6 Fairness

Total General Funds

85,096.4 79,789.5 79,789.5 63,831.6 63,831.6 63,831.6

Northeastern Illinois University


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


43,401.9 40,695.2 40,695.2 32,556.2 32,556.2 32,556.2 Fairness

Total General Funds

43,401.9 40,695.2 40,695.2 32,556.2 32,556.2 32,556.2


Northern Illinois University


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


96,696.5 90,341.9 90,341.9 72,273.5 72,273.5 72,273.5 Fairness


6,823.0 6,823.0 6,823.0 5,458.4 5,458.4 5,458.4 Fairness


3,725.9 3,566.4 3,566.4 2,853.1 2,853.1 2,853.1 Fairness

Grants

Awards and Grants 185.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Fairness

Total Grants 185.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Total General Funds

107,431.1 100,731.3 100,731.3 80,585.0 80,585.0 80,585.0

Southern Illinois University


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


214,619.6 203,924.0 205,572.2 163,139.2 163,139.2 163,139.2 Fairness


13,722.6 11,081.7 10,848.0 8,865.4 8,865.4 8,865.4 Fairness


5,824.8 4,557.8 4,343.3 3,646.2 3,646.2 3,646.2 Fairness

Designated Purposes

SimmonsCooper Cancer Center

0.0 1,200.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0


0.0 1,200.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Total General Funds

234,167.0 220,763.5 220,763.5 175,650.8 175,650.8 175,650.8

University of Illinois


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


673,286.4 651,265.7 641,881.6 488,449.3 488,449.3 488,449.3 Fairness


44,073.1 40,046.4 40,046.4 30,034.8 30,034.8 30,034.8 Fairness



2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


9,263.1 3,016.8 3,016.8 3,016.8 3,016.8 3,016.8 Fairness

Designated Purposes

College of Medicine Hispanic Center of Excellence


Grant

Dixon Springs Agriculture Center


Grant

Public Policy Institute - UIC


Grant

CHANCE Program 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities


2,400.0 2,378.3 2,378.3 0.0 0.0 0.0

Grants

Awards and Grants 6,057.5 0.0 6,057.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 Fairness

Claims Under Workers’ Compensation and Occupational Diseases Acts and Other Statutes and Tort Claims

3,299.9 0.0 3,326.6 3,326.6 3,326.6 3,326.6 Priorities

College of Dentistry 350.0 350.0 350.0 CGF CGF CGFCompetitive

Grant

Hospital and Medical 4,689.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Total Grants 14,397.1 350.0 9,734.1 3,326.6 3,326.6 3,326.6

Total General Funds

743,419.7 697,057.2 697,057.2 524,827.5 524,827.5 524,827.5

Western Illinois University


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


56,212.3 52,544.8 52,544.8 42,035.8 42,035.8 42,035.8 Fairness


3,068.4 2,500.0 2,500.0 2,000.0 2,000.0 2,000.0 Fairness


597.7 1,137.9 1,137.9 910.3 910.3 910.3 Fairness



41.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0


41.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0



2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason

Total General Funds

59,919.6 56,182.7 56,182.7 44,946.2 44,946.2 44,946.2

Illinois Community College Board


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


1,237.6 1,237.3 1,237.3 1,051.7 1,051.7 1,051.7 Priorities


311.3 348.3 348.3 296.1 296.1 296.1 Priorities


557.4 558.8 558.8 475.0 475.0 475.0 Priorities

Designated Purposes

College and Career Readiness Program


Grant

For Costs Associated with GED Testing

768.1 1,000.0 1,000.0 CGF CGF CGFCompetitive

Grant

Fund 339 Refund 0.0 250.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Operating Lump Sum 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Student Success Grants

13,009.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0


14,524.5 2,000.0 2,000.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Grants

Adult Education - Grants to Eligible Providers

16,018.5 16,026.2 16,026.2 12,821.0 12,821.0 12,821.0 Fairness

Adult Education - Performance Based Grants

10,701.6 10,701.6 10,701.6 8,561.3 8,561.3 8,561.3 Fairness

Adult Education - Public Assistance

5,545.2 5,546.2 5,546.2 4,437.0 4,437.0 4,437.0 Fairness

Career and Technical Education Grants to Colleges (State Match)

17,187.2 17,569.4 17,569.4 17,569.4 17,569.4 17,569.4Last In First

Out

City Colleges of Chicago - Educational-Related Expenses

15,000.0 15,000.0 15,000.0 12,000.0 12,000.0 12,000.0 Priorities

City Colleges of Chicago - Retirees Health Insurance Grant


Grant



2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason

Community Colleges - Base Operating Grants

191,837.1 198,811.0 198,811.0 159,048.8 159,048.8 159,048.8 Fairness

Community Colleges - Equalization Grants

76,933.0 76,933.0 77,113.0 61,690.4 61,690.4 61,690.4 Fairness

Community Colleges - Small College Grants


Grant

Community Colleges - Workforce Development Grants


Grant

Operate Educational Facility in East St. Louis


Grant

Scholarships to Qualifying Graduates of the Lincoln’s ChalleNGe Program


Grant

Veterans’ Grants Reimbursements

7,259.5 7,261.5 7,261.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 Fairness

Federal Recovery - Education Stabilization - Community Colleges - Base Operating Grants

5,463.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Federal Recovery - General Stabilization - Community Colleges - Base Operating Grants

1,510.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Total Grants 353,806.9 354,217.5 354,277.5 276,127.8 276,127.8 276,127.8

Total General Funds

370,437.8 358,361.9 358,421.9 277,950.5 277,950.5 277,950.5

Illinois Student Assistance Commission


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason

Designated Purposes

Veterans’ Home Nurses’ Loan Repayment Program


Grant


20.1 0.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Grants

College Savings Bond Grants


Grant



2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason

Dependents Grants to Children of Policemen, Firemen or Correctional Officers Killed or Disabled in the Line of Duty


Grant

For the Loan Repayment for Teachers Program


Grant

Illinois Future Teacher Corps Scholarships


Grant

Illinois Scholars Program


Grant

Illinois Veterans Grants

16,761.4 3,000.0 6,000.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Fairness

Monetary Award Program (MAP) Grants

386,661.9 403,896.1 428,896.1 450,000.0 450,000.0 450,000.0 Fairness

Nurse Educator Loan Repayment Program


Grant

Illinois National Guard and Naval Militia Scholarships


Grant

Payment of Minority Teacher Scholarships (MTI)


Grant

Student-to-Student Grant Program


Grant

Illinois Incentive for Access Grant Program

4,716.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Fairness

Scholarships to Eligible Nursing Education Students

528.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Fairness

Total Grants 423,249.6 415,824.1 449,981.1 450,000.0 450,000.0 450,000.0

Total General Funds

423,269.8 415,824.1 450,031.1 450,000.0 450,000.0 450,000.0


Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

Located in Aurora, the Illinois Math and Science Academy is a residential state-funded high school that enrolls students from throughout the state who demonstrate advanced academic abilities. It is more closely aligned with the state’s institutions of higher education than the K through 12 educational bureaucracy.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Reason


11,742.5 12,507.3 12,507.4 11,977.4 11,977.4 11,977.4 Priorities


4,462.7 4,297.2 4,297.0 4,225.0 4,225.0 4,225.0 Priorities


1,673.5 1,411.9 1,412.0 1,467.4 1,467.4 1,467.4 Priorities

Grants

Excellence 2000 Program

325.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Two Field Officers 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Total Grants 325.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Total General Funds

18,203.7 18,216.4 18,216.4 17,669.8 17,669.8 17,669.8

State Universities Retirement System

The State Universities Retirement System (SURS) administers a program of retirement annuities and other benefits, including death, disability and survivor benefits for employees of the state universities, community colleges and higher education agencies.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


8,542.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Designated Purposes

College Insurance Program

4,059.4 4,237.3 4,396.2 CGF CGF CGF Competitive Grant


4,059.4 4,237.3 4,396.2 0.0 0.0 0.0

Grants

Retirement 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Total Grants 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Total General Funds

12,602.3 4,237.3 4,396.2 0.0 0.0 0.0


State University Civil Service System

The State Universities Civil Service System maintains and administers a program of personnel administration for the state universities system and related entities in higher education.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


899.1 945.9 971.5 851.3 851.3 851.3 Priorities


162.7 247.1 233.3 222.4 222.4 222.4 Priorities


79.0 80.2 71.4 72.2 72.2 72.2 Priorities

Designated Purposes

For Costs Associated With The Relocation of Offices

3.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities


3.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Total General Funds

1,143.9 1,276.2 1,276.2 1,145.9 1,145.9 1,145.9

Department Of Agriculture

The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) regulates Illinois agribusiness to protect both producers and consumers of raw and processed agricultural products from mislabeled, contaminated or diseased commodities. Agency programs help to protect our state’s natural resources through regulatory oversight and financial incentives. Department staff also promotes Illinois agriculture by conducting state fairs, providing grant assistance to 4-H clubs, funding county fairs, marketing Illinois agricultural products and providing assistance to develop new, value-added agricultural ventures.

Agriculture is one of many important sectors that make up Illinois’s economy. Those who stand to benefit financially from agricultural research and promotion should fund related programs. A reinvigorated private sector can manage many aspects of the Department of Agriculture’s portfolio, ranging from exotic pest eradication to weights and measures certifications.

State subsidies to fairs and prize money awards should no longer be automatic. The budget below requires that any renewed funding to state fairs be awarded through our proposed Competitive Grant Funding initiative. A sensible solution for state fairs in Springfield and DuQuoin would be to charge admission rates, booth and display fees and concessions in line with the cost of these events, so that they may be self-funded in the future. Several state fairs in other states turn a profit and, as such, are self-funding.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


14,442.9 14,219.7 16,464.7 12,797.7 12,797.7 12,797.7 Priorities


4,814.3 4,831.4 3,512.0 3,512.0 3,512.0 3,512.0 Priorities



2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


1,142.7 1,412.1 1,291.5 1,270.9 1,270.9 1,270.9 Priorities

Designated Purposes

Cook County Extension 4,499.6 2,749.2 2,893.9 CGF CGF CGFCompetitive

Grant

Exotic Pest Eradication 455.9 456.0 480.0 CGF CGF CGFCompetitive

Grant

Fire Protection - Springfield


Grant

Administration of the Livestock Management Facilities Act


Grant

Costs of Administrative Operations


Grant

State Cooperative Extension Service Trust Fund

1,628.2 994.7 1,047.1 CGF CGF CGFCompetitive

Grant

DuQuoin State Fair Entertainment


Grant

DuQuoin State Fair Entertainment, Including the Percentage Portion of Entertainment Contracts


Grant

Inspections of Amusement Attractions


Grant

Motor Fuel and Petroleum Standards Program

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Fairness

Implementation of an Agriculture Assembly

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Fairness

Shared Service 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0


8,287.3 6,310.8 6,620.9 0.0 0.0 0.0

Grants

Awards and Premiums at DuQuoin State Fair


Grant

Awards and Premiums at the Illinois State Fair


Grant

Awards and Premiums for Grand Circuit Horse Racing at the Illinois State Fairgrounds


Grant

Awards to Livestock Breeders


Grant

Grants to Soil and Water Conservation Districts


Grant

Other Grants 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Accountability



2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason

Total Grants 6,377.6 3,869.2 3,472.7 0.0 0.0 0.0

Total General Funds

35,064.7 30,643.2 31,361.8 17,580.6 17,580.6 17,580.6

Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity

The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) provides technical and financial assistance to businesses, local governments, workers and families. As the state’s lead economic development agency, DCEO works to capitalize on Illinois’s strengths as a center of transportation, manufacturing and technology development. DCEO administers a wide range of programs and services in the areas of business, workforce and community development, small business, technology, international trade, tourism, energy, recycling, coal development, homeland security and film production.

Businesses succeed because they offer a good or service that consumers want, at a price that they will pay while still creating a profit. In Illinois, some businesses have extra help because the government gives them subsidies, tax breaks and favorable treatment. At the end of the day, the big losers are the taxpayers, who pay for legislators’ selective handouts through higher taxes.

Bureaucratic operatives should not determine which businesses and workers receive special perks from the state and which do not. If an employer wants to offer its employees additional skills training, the company should pick up the cost. After all, the business will be the direct and immediate beneficiary if having higher-skilled workers leads to increased profits.

Many of the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity’s business development services are already available in the private sector. If private businesses are truly interested in services like global marketing and technology support, plenty of private-sector outfits are ready and willing to provide these services.

The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity should be closed, its general funding ended. Any necessary oversight programs funded through other state sources should be administered by other agencies such as the Illinois Commerce Commission. A number of DCEO programs below are eligible for renewal under our proposed Competitive Grant Funding initiative – other agencies and not DCEO can submit proposals through the initiative to administer those programs, should they be awarded funding.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


8,488.20 10,634.10 10,634.90 0.0 0.0 0.0 Fairness


3,010.0 1,743.5 2,888.50 0.0 0.0 0.0 Fairness


1,248.7 1,261.50 1,261.50 0.0 0.0 0.0 Fairness

Designated Purposes

Community Programs 13,127.7 3,000.0 0.0 CGF CGF CGFCompetitive

Grant



2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason

Illinois Capital Revolving Loan Fund Transfer

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

For costs associated with new and expanding international markets for Illinois Business and Industries

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Fairness

Illinois Global Partnership

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Fairness


13,127.7 3,000.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Grants

DCEO Community Programs


Grant

DCEO Job Training Programs

11,810.6 12,313.5 31,000.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

DCEO Technology-Based Programs


Grant

IL Office of Entrepreneurship and Small Business


Grant

Operational Expenses for the Office of Trade and Investment


Grant

Central IL Economic Development Authority


Grant

Unallocated Grant Lump Sum Allocation

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Fairness

Nonrecurring Projects

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Fairness

Total Grants 20,676.7 21,099.3 43,395.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Total General Funds

46,551.4 37,738.4 58,179.9 0.0 0.0 0.0

East St. Louis Financial Authority

East St. Louis Financial Advisory Authority was established in 1990 to assist the City of East St. Louis with financial management and long-term financial sustainability.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason

Designated Purposes

Operating expenses 120.0 116.4 116.4 CGF CGF CGFCompetitive

Grant



2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


120.0 116.4 116.4 0.0 0.0 0.0

Total General Funds

120.0 116.4 116.4 0.0 0.0 0.0

Illinois Commerce Commission

The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) is responsible under various Illinois laws for ensuring safe, efficient, reliable and uninterrupted utility services to citizens of Illinois. It also regulates the financial organization of utility companies while allowing them the opportunity to earn a reasonable profit. The ICC regulates commercial motor carriers of property operating within Illinois, ensures public safety through the inspection of railroads and natural gas pipelines operating within Illinois, and assists in the development and implementation of local 9-1-1 emergency telephone systems throughout Illinois. Finally, the ICC protects consumers from unethical and unlawful business practices by regulating household goods carriers, relocation towing companies and safety towing companies.

The ICC is charged with pursuing “an appropriate balance between the interest of consumers and existing and emerging service providers.” Rather than letting the market determine the appropriate “balance” between buyers and sellers, the ICC often serves as a barrier to business. The state should interfere as little as possible in commercial affairs, yet organizations like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce consider Illinois’s regulatory climate to be one of the most stifling in the country.

For example, household goods movers must prove to the ICC that “a public need for the service exists” prior to receiving permission to operate. To determine whether a need exists, “the Commission shall consider demographic statistics, supporting shipper testimony, or any other evidence presented which is material and relevant.” All the paperwork and demonstrations cost an aspiring mover $1,350.8

The Illinois Commerce Commission does not rely on general funds.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason

Designated Purposes

Public Utilities Program Administration


Grant


0.0 0.0 1,000.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Total General Funds

0.0 0.0 1,000.0 0.0 0.0 0.0


Illinois Power Agency

The Illinois Power Agency (IPA) is an independent state agency dedicated to developing electricity procurement plans. The IPA is also authorized to develop electricity generation facilities that utilize coal or renewable sources of energy, and to supply power from its facilities, at cost, to municipal electric systems, rural electric cooperatives and governmental aggregators.

The Illinois Power Agency does not rely on general funds.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason

Designated Purposes

For Ordinary and Contingent Expenses of the Illinois Power Agency.

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0


0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Total General Funds 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Illinois Finance Authority

The Illinois Finance Authority (IFA) is a self-financed statewide issuer of municipal bonds for capital projects that support non-profit 501(c)(3) corporations, including healthcare, education, cultural and social service entities.

The Illinois Finance Authority does not rely on general funds.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason

Total General Funds

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Illinois Sports Facilities Authority

The Illinois Sports Facilities Authority does not rely on general funds.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason

Total General Funds

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0


Illinois State Toll Highway Authority

The Illinois Tollway maintains and operates 286 miles of interstate tollways in 12 counties in Northern Illinois.

The Illinois State Toll Highway Authority does not rely on general funds.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason

Total General Funds

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Department of Labor

The Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) is responsible for the administration and enforcement of 25 labor and safety laws. The department is organized into the following major areas: Fair Labor Standards/Prevailing Wage, Public Safety, Equal Opportunity Workforce and General Office.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


4,151.6 4,071.4 4,884.7 3,664.3 3,774.2 3,887.4 Priorities


470.9 470.9 369.8 327.5 337.3 347.5 Priorities


291.2 272.8 205.4 205.4 205.4 205.4 Priorities

Designated Purposes

Equal Pay Act and Victim’s Economic Security Act ( Known as “VESSA”)

129.8 209.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Displaced Homemaker Grants Program

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities


129.8 209.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Total General Funds

5,043.5 5,024.5 5,459.9 4,197.2 4,316.9 4,440.3


Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority

The Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority (MPEA) is a municipal corporation that owns and manages the McCormick Place complex and seeks to promote and operate conventions, fairs and expositions in the Chicago area.

The Metropolitan Pier And Exposition Authority does not rely on general funds.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason

Total General Funds

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Southwestern Illinois Development Authority

The Southwestern Illinois Development Authority is a special-purpose, municipal corporation and local governmental unit created by the Illinois state legislature to promote, encourage and facilitate economic development in four southwestern Illinois counties.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason

Grants

For Replenishment of a Draw on the Debt Service Reserve Fund Backing Bonds Issued on Behalf of Alton Center Business Park

782.1 681.9 700.0 700.0 700.0 700.0 Priorities

For Replenishment of a Draw on the Debt Service Reserve Fund Backing Bonds Issued on Behalf of Laclede Steel-Illinois

1,420.0 1,460.4 1,115.0 1,115.0 1,115.0 1,115.0 Priorities

For Replenishment of a Draw on the Debt Service Reserve Fund Backing Bonds Issued on Behalf of Waste Recovery-Illinois and Related Trustee and Legal Expenses

366.2 369.7 291.9 291.9 291.9 291.9 Priorities

For Replenishment of a Draw on the Debt Service Reserve Fund Backing Bonds Issued on Behalf of Spectrulite Consortium Inc.

0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Total Grants 2,568.7 2,512.0 2,107.0 2,106.9 2,106.9 2,106.9

Total General Funds

2,568.7 2,512.0 2,107.0 2,106.9 2,106.9 2,106.9


Department of Transportation

The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) is responsible for the planning, coordination and maintenance of highways, aviation, public transit, inner-city passenger rail and freight rail systems. IDOT also administers traffic safety programs.

Much of the state’s transportation spending occurs from accounts other than the general revenue fund. However, general revenue funds are transferred into special transportation funds, as shown in Appendix B.

Public transit and Amtrak should bear the full cost of operating their portions of the transportation system, including the cost of conducting technical studies.

Transit authorities should pursue budget reforms, including operating savings and revenue generators, which would preclude the need for yet another taxpayer bailout. Cost-saving measures are clear. For example, the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) bus drivers have the 3rd-highest top wage rate in the nation, according to a Chicago Tribune analysis, and the highest-paid rate in the nation when cost of living for the Chicago area is taken in account.9 Above-market wages and benefits are inappropriate when the state is broke. Furthermore, transit needs to align costs with revenues. A 2007 analysis by the Illinois Policy Institute found that the CTA failed to maintain pricing even to inflation. A CTA customer in 1969/1970 paid 36 percent more in real purchasing power for his or her ride than did a 2007 rider.10

Amtrak received $26 million in Fiscal Year 2011 in a state subsidy for an operating deficit for intercity rail services, in addition to large federal subsidies. Even with generous public subsidies, Amtrak continues to lose money. A Pew analysis found that Amtrak lost $32 per passenger in 2008.11 So-called high-speed rail plans won’t turn the money-losing venture around. Generous projections average the ridership from the Federal Railroad Administration’s high-speed rail plan at 58 miles per person in 2025. Compare that to the 15,000 passenger miles ridden in a car each year. The average Illinoisan will take a round trip on high-speed rail once every 8.7 years. For every Illinoisan who rides high-speed rail once a month, more than 100 residents will never ride it.12


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


209.0 150.0 265.0 135.0 135.0 135.0 Priorities

Designated Purposes

Administrative Expenses in Connection with Section 18 of the Federal Urban Mass Transportation Act

12.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Fairness

Emissions Testing/Inspection Program for Diesel Powered Vehicles in Selected Areas

10.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Accountability

Public Transportation Technical Studies- State share

218.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Fairness

Intertownship Program for Northwest Suburban Cook County

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities


241.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0



2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason

Grants

RTA Debt Service Payments

5,098.6 10,199.6 11,206.6 10,199.6 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Reimbursement for Reduced Fares - RTA Service Boards

33,570.0 33,570.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Fairness

PACE Paratransit 8,500.0 8,500.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

State Share of Operating Deficit for Intercity Rail Services - AMTRAK

26,202.9 26,000.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Fairness

For Purposes Described in Sections 31 and 34 of the Illinois Aeronautics Act

297.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Fairness

Total Grants 73,668.6 78,269.6 11,206.6 10,199.6 0.0 0.0

Total General Funds

74,119.1 78,419.6 11,471.6 10,334.6 135.0 135.0

Upper Illinois River Valley Development Authority

The Upper Illinois River Valley Development Authority is a general development agency serving the Counties of Bureau, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, LaSalle, Marshall, McHenry and Putnam. UIRVDA can issue bonds that can finance capital improvements and can reduce the rate of interest.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason

Grants

For Replenishment of a Draw on the Debt Service Reserve Fund Backing Bonds Issued on Behalf of Waste Recovery-Illinois and Related Trustee and Legal Expenses

289.0 292.9 2,253.8 2,253.8 2,253.8 2,253.8Fairness and

accountability

Total Grants 289.0 292.9 2,253.8 2,253.8 2,253.8 2,253.8

Total General Funds

289.0 292.9 2,253.8 2,253.8 2,253.8 2,253.8


Department of Corrections

The Department of Corrections (DOC) is responsible for providing care, custody, treatment and rehabilitation for adult offenders committed by the courts. DOC maintains and administers 28 correctional centers and manages a parole system for formerly incarcerated persons in the community.

Overcrowded prisons and overburdened probation and parole officers do nothing for public safety. Rewarding wardens for low recidivism, focusing on community corrections and increasing local police presence can all contribute to lower recidivism as well as reducing crime in the first place. Alternative sentencing programs like those tried in Texas and Kansas can slow or reverse the upward trend in prison populations and expenses.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


806,081.9 762,355.4 882,619.1 762,355.4 762,355.4 762,355.4 Priorities


245,378.2 238,932.2 269,033.9 215,039.0 215,039.0 215,039.0 Priorities


92,008.7 96,526.9 110,064.6 86,874.2 86,874.2 86,874.2 Priorities

Designated Purposes

Shared Services Initiative, Other Operational Expenses


Grant

For Statewide Hospitalization


Grant

Methamphetamine Pilot Program

1,500.0 1,500.0 0.0 CGF CGF CGFCompetitive

Grant

Redeploy IL 262.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Accountability

Additional Frontline Staff

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities


11,320.9 15,215.6 11,544.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Grants

Sheriffs’ Fees for Conveying Prisoners

337.4 337.4 337.4 303.7 303.7 303.7 Priorities

State’s Share of Assistant State’s Attorneys’ Salaries

270.6 376.4 376.4 338.8 338.8 338.8 Priorities

Tort Claims 57.3 760.7 816.2 816.2 816.2 816.2 Priorities

Anti-Violence Prevention

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Cook County Boot Camp

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Cook County Juvenile Detention Center

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Grant to Operation Ceasefire

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Total Grants 665.3 1,474.5 1,530.0 1,458.7 1,458.7 1,458.7



2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


Repair, Maintenance and Other Capital Improvements


Grant


885.7 375.0 3,250.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Total General Funds

1,156,340.7 1,114,879.6 1,278,041.6 1,095,312.4 1,095,312.4 1,095,312.4

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) safeguards environmental quality to protect health, welfare, property and quality of life. The agency administers a regulatory system based on environmental monitoring, permits and performance standards, compliance inspections and enforcement.

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency does not rely on general funds.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason

Grants

Hopkins Park 146.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Total Grants 146.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Total General Funds

146.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Department Of Financial And Professional Regulation

The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) is comprised of three divisions: the Division of Banks (DOB), Division of Financial Institutions (DFI), and the Division of Professional Regulation (DPR). The IDFPR oversees the regulation and licensure of banks and financial institutions, real estate businesses and professionals, and scores of diverse licensed professions.

The Department Of Financial And Professional Regulation does not rely on general funds.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason

Total General Funds

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0


Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority

The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) is overseen by a 21-member board comprised of state and local criminal justice officials as well as members of the general public. ICJIA accomplishes its goals through efforts in three major areas: research, planning and coordination; administration of grants for crime control, crime prevention and victim assistance; and information systems, technology and support.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


1,237.2 1,306.6 1,390.6 1,175.9 1,175.9 1,175.9 Priorities


309.9 405.0 328.6 364.5 364.5 364.5 Priorities


133.0 163.0 155.5 146.7 146.7 146.7 Priorities

Designated Purposes

For Costs and Expenses Related to a Capital Punishment Reform Study Committee

36.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Activities in Support of Federal Assistance Programs Administered by State and Local Governments and Nonprofit Organizations

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Accountability

For Costs Associated with the Shared Services Initiative and Other Operational Expenses

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities


36.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Total General Funds

1,716.2 1,874.6 1,874.7 1,687.1 1,687.1 1,687.1


Illinois Education Labor Relations Board

The Illinois Education Labor Relations Board (IELRB) exists to mitigate disputes between school management and employees. For example, district teachers seeking to unionize or, conversely, de-certify from a union seek recognition and recourse from the IELRB.

The IELRB should be funded by the groups who use its services, namely unions and school district management.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


808.4 847.2 880.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 Fairness


122.7 145.5 130.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 Fairness


53.8 42.8 40.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 Fairness

Total General Funds

984.9 1,035.5 1,051.8 0.0 0.0 0.0

Illinois Emergency Management Agency

The Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) is responsible for the coordination, management and administration of the state’s emergency management, nuclear safety and homeland security resources.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


2,089.8 1,758.2 1,708.8 1,641.8 1,641.8 1,641.8 Priorities


976.3 898.1 898.1 808.3 808.3 808.3 Priorities


190.4 242.7 309.4 242.7 242.7 242.7 Priorities

Designated Purposes

For the State Share of Public Disaster Relief for Costs in Current and Prior Years


Grant

For Training and Education


Grant

Northern Illinois Flooding

0.0 14,500.0 0.0 CGF CGF CGFCompetitive

Grant


0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

ILEAS/MABAS Administration Costs

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities



2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


212.1 14,756.2 256.2 0.0 0.0 0.0

Grants

For Federal Disaster Assistance State Match-Current and Prior Years’ Costs

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Total Grants 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Total General Funds

3,468.6 17,655.2 3,172.5 2,692.8 2,692.8 2,692.8

Illinois Labor Relations Board

The Illinois Labor Relations Board (ILRB) acts to certify, modify and clarify bargaining units, and to investigate and remedy unfair labor practices.

The Illinois Labor Relations Board should be funded by those who utilize its services (unions, and to some degree, employers).


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


1,160.8 1,369.7 1,467.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 Fairness


89.7 143.4 108.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 Fairness


99.4 78.3 68.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 Fairness

Designated Purposes

Costs Associated with Implementation of Public Act 96-0042

94.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities


94.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Total General Funds

1,444.3 1,591.4 1,644.5 0.0 0.0 0.0


Illinois Violence Prevention Authority

The Illinois Violence Prevention Authority (IVPA) provides funding through grants to support community and statewide violence prevention programs and initiatives.

A collaborative public health and public safety approach to violence prevention can be organized within other departments and in the broader civic community.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


20.3 22.1 30.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Designated Purposes

Bullying Prevention 415.0 300.0 300.0 CGF CGF CGFCompetitive

Grant

For Illinois Family Violence Coordinating Councils Program


Grant

Neighborhood Recovery Initiative

0.0 33,500.0 33,500.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Safety Net Works 0.0 3,900.0 4,000.0 CGF CGF CGFCompetitive

Grant

Grants for Violence Prevention programs


Grant


1,091.8 38,998.3 38,400.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Grants

Grants for Violence Prevention Programs


Grant

Rape Victims/Prevention Act


Grant

Youth Programs 14,977.6 6,722.9 2,000.0 CGF CGF CGFCompetitive

Grant

Total Grants 22,015.3 10,796.9 5,702.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Total General Funds

23,127.5 49,817.3 44,132.0 0.0 0.0 0.0


Workers Compensation Commission

The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission (IWCC) is dedicated to resolving workers’ compensation disputes. It protects the rights of employees and employers under the Illinois Workers’ Compensation and Occupational Diseases Acts, and monitors employers covered by the acts to confirm that they are adequately insuring their liabilities. The IWCC evaluates and approves eligible employers that seek to insure themselves for their workers’ compensation liabilities. Finally, the IWCC compiles information on work-related injuries and diseases.

The Workers’ Compensation Commission does not rely on general funds.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason

Total General Funds

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Department Of Insurance

The Department of Insurance (DOI) oversees the regulation and licensure of insurance companies and producers. DOI protects the rights of Illinois residents in their transactions with the insurance industry, applies regulatory standards and procedures, and enforces standards of professional practice and conduct.

The Department of Insurance does not rely on general funds.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason

Total General Funds

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Illinois Law Enforcement Training And Standards Board

The Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board promulgates standards for the selection and training of employees of law enforcement agencies both at the entry and advanced level. The board improves the quality of employee training and performance, provides financial aid, and through stakeholder assessment surveys, provides funding and support to address emerging needs.

The Illinois Law Enforcement Training And Standards Board does not rely on general funds.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason

Total General Funds

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0


Department Of Military Affairs

The Department of Military Affairs’ mission is to oversee and manage the daily operations of the Illinois National Guard (ILNG) and its related activities, and to function as the liaison between the federal and state government on all military affairs.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


6,534.5 7,133.3 8,080.8 6,420.0 6,420.0 6,420.0 Priorities


3,042.2 4,209.7 4,209.7 3,788.7 3,788.7 3,788.7 Priorities


462.5 228.8 228.8 205.9 205.9 205.9 Priorities

Designated Purposes

For Expenses Related to the Care and Preservation of Historic Artifacts


Grant

For Lincoln’s ChalleNGe


Grant

For the State Officers’ Candidate School


Grant

Transfer to the IL Military Family Relief Fund for Grants to Persons or Families of Persons who are Members of the IL National Guard or IL Residents who are Members of the Armed Forces

3,121.3 0.0 434.2 CGF CGF CGFCompetitive

Grant


6,245.4 2,208.1 2,642.3 0.0 0.0 0.0

Grants

For Lincoln’s ChalleNGe Allowances

44.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Total Grants 44.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Total General Funds

16,328.8 13,779.9 15,161.6 10,414.6 10,414.6 10,414.6


Prisoner Review Board

The 15-member bipartisan board, supported by a staff of 22, is the final arbiter of decisions affecting the restoration or revocation of good conduct credit for inmates.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


947.1 1,003.8 1,148.5 903.4 903.4 903.4 Priorities


197.9 103.6 209.5 93.2 93.2 93.2 Priorities


135.6 124.3 160.2 111.9 111.9 111.9 Priorities

Total General Funds

1,280.6 1,231.7 1,518.2 1,108.5 1,108.5 1,108.5

Property Tax Appeal Board (Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund)

The Property Tax Appeal Board (PTAB) hears and adjudicates property tax assessment disputes statewide.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities


0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities


0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Designated Purposes

For Costs Associated with the Appeal Process and the Reestablishment of a Cook County Office

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities


0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Total General Funds

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0


Office Of The State Fire Marshal

The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM) regulates and promotes public safety and security through investigation, inspection, licensing, certification, plan review, public education, curriculum standard-setting, incident response, and both technical and financial assistance.

The Office of the State Fire Marshal does not rely on general funds.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason

Total General Funds

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Department Of State Police

The Illinois State Police (ISP) promotes public safety to improve the quality of life in Illinois. ISP functions include protecting life and property, enforcing both criminal laws and motor vehicle safety laws, responding to emergencies and disasters, providing forensic services to local law enforcement statewide and providing a range of diverse specialized services to both the public and the criminal justice communities.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


229,898.3 234,046.7 236,685.3 210,642.0 210,642.0 210,642.0 Priorities


9,036.7 9,576.9 9,908.0 8,619.2 8,619.2 8,619.2 Priorities


21,998.8 23,000.0 23,429.6 20,700.0 20,700.0 20,700.0 Priorities

Designated Purposes

Statewide Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Program


Grant

Shared Services and Other Operational Expenses


Grant

Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) and Related Casework


Grant

Nursing Home Identified Offender Program


Grant

Law Enforcement Purposes-Governor’s Lump Sum

0.0 4,510.2 0.0 CGF CGF CGFCompetitive

Grant

State Law Enforcement Expenses


Grant

Cadet Class Expenses 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities



2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


3,862.0 9,151.3 4,927.1 0.0 0.0 0.0

Grants

For Tort Claims 315.4 335.0 50.0 50.0 50.0 50.0 Priorities

Total Grants 315.4 335.0 50.0 50.0 50.0 50.0

Total General Funds

265,111.2 276,109.9 275,000.0 240,011.2 240,011.2 240,011.2

Illinois State Police Merit Board

The Illinois State Police Merit Board (ISPMB) is committed to recruit Illinois State Police (ISP) candidates, administer promotional processes for ISP officers and to oversee ISP officers’ disciplinary hearings.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


397.0 382.0 417.6 343.8 343.8 343.8 Priorities


87.1 452.7 413.7 407.4 407.4 407.4 Priorities


45.2 48.5 49.0 43.7 43.7 43.7 Priorities

Total General Funds

529.2 883.2 880.3 794.9 794.9 794.9

Department on Aging

The Illinois Department on Aging (IDOA) administers a service delivery system for the state’s seniors in coordination with 13 Area Agencies on Aging (AAA). The department’s major programs include the Community Care Program (CCP), which provides in-home care; adult day services; case management and other services to eligible seniors age 60 and older; and the Circuit Breaker/Illinois Cares Rx Program. The department also administers other supportive services that are funded through the federal Older Americans Act including home delivered meals, transportation, information and assistance, Elder Rights and the Long Term Care Ombudsman Program. Services are provided locally through the 13 AAAs and contracted service providers.

The largest savings in this area is from following Gov. Quinn’s proposal to eliminate funding for the property tax breaks and pharmaceutical subsidies for seniors. In addition to the questionable underpinnings of these set-asides, lower property values and higher federal subsidies make these programs redundant. Personal services and fringe benefits are reduced to FY 2009 levels.

Many of the Department of Aging’s programs can be – and already are, in many areas – organized via civil society. Volunteer-based activities, like the Intergenerational Programs, shouldn’t require state funding. Support groups, like those for grandparents raising grandchildren, can be organized outside of government should a demand for such services exist. Further, some programs offer duplicative employment services to those offered by other government agencies and private organizations.



2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


4,790.1 5,404.7 6,848.6 3,822.5 3,822.5 3,822.5 Priorities


1,536.4 1,536.4 2,880.0 312.6 312.6 312.6 Priorities


564.1 564.1 665.0 326.6 326.6 326.6 Priorities

Designated Purposes

Administrative Expenses of Senior Meal Program

31.1 31.1 31.1 CGF CGF CGF Competitive Grant

Elder Abuse and Neglect 9,937.8 9,937.8 9,937.8 9,937.8 9,937.8 9,937.8 Priorities

Illinois Council on Aging 18.0 18.0 18.0 CGF CGF CGF Competitive Grant

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Program


Monitoring and support services


Intergenerational Programs 54.8 54.8 43.8 CGF CGF CGF Competitive Grant

Senior Employment Specialist Program


Senior Helpline 1,577.7 2,155.3 2,155.3 CGF CGF CGF Competitive Grant

Home Delivered Meals (non-formula)


Older Adult Services Initiatives


Alzheimer’s related Activities and Programming, purchase services


Circuit Breaker/Pharmaceutical Assistance

24,196.0 24,196.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Fairness

Alzheimer’s Disease Task Force and Conference

11.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities


38,737.8 39,286.5 14,589.0 9,937.8 9,937.8 9,937.8

Grants

Case Management 40,885.7 48,431.1 58,856.8 48,431.1 48,431.1 48,431.1 Priorities

Home Delivered Meals and Mobile Food Equipment, Area Agencies

7,969.6 7,969.6 7,183.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 Fairness

Long-Term Care Systems Development, Area Agencies


Community Care Program 549,672.0 516,894.1 701,440.9 314,285.4 314,285.4 314,285.4 Priorities

Ombudsman Program 351.9 351.9 351.9 CGF CGF CGF Competitive Grant

Community Based Services, Area Agencies


Community Based Services 3,062.3 3,062.3 2,449.8 CGF CGF CGF Competitive Grant

Foster Grandparents Program




2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason

Retired Senior Volunteer Program


Planning and service grants to Area Agencies on Aging


Total Grants 606,401.7 581,169.2 773,900.8 362,716.5 362,716.5 362,716.5


Department of Children and Family Services

The Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) provides child welfare services in Illinois. The department conducts investigations of suspected child abuse and neglect, provides substitute care services for children who have been abused or neglected, finds permanent placements through adoption or guardianship arrangements for children who cannot return home, provides family preservation and reunification services, prepares youth for independence, and licenses day care facilities.

Illinois offers “human services” programs through a number of departments, including the Department on Aging, Department of Children and Family Services, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, and the Department of Human Services. Consolidation would offer cost savings in the areas of administrative and management costs, facilities management, and technology. The Taxpayer Action Board estimated that consolidation of human services delivery could result in savings of $155 million to $400 million annually.13


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


214,800.7 223,433.1 245,240.4 245,240.4 245,240.4 245,240.4 Priorities


29,897.7 30,942.2 30,942.2 30,942.2 30,942.2 30,942.2 Priorities


17,662.5 17,336.7 17,336.7 17,336.7 17,336.7 17,336.7 Priorities

Designated Purposes

Child Death Review Teams 114.5 120.0 120.0 CGF CGF CGF Competitive Grant

Cook County Referral Support System


For Attorney General Representation on Child Welfare Litigation Issues


Targeted Case Management 9,139.1 9,907.7 9,907.7 9,188.2 9,188.2 9,188.2 Priorities


9,860.1 11,019.0 11,019.0 9,188.2 9,188.2 9,188.2

Grants

Adoption and Guardianship Services

165,481.4 153,338.0 137,867.6 137,867.6 137,867.6 137,867.6 Priorities

Cash Assistance and Housing Locator Services to families in Class Defined in Norman Consent Order




2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason

Children’s Advocacy Centers


Counseling and Auxiliary Services

11,879.7 12,128.5 12,128.5 12,128.5 12,128.5 12,128.5 Priorities

Department Scholarship Program


Family Preservation 0.0 1,709.5 1,709.5 CGF CGF CGF Competitive Grant

Foster Homes and Specialized Foster Care

187,376.3 176,125.2 184,504.4 176,125.2 176,125.2 176,125.2 Priorities

Health Care Network 3,948.2 1,788.7 1,788.7 CGF CGF CGF Competitive Grant

Homeless Youth Services 3,612.7 3,259.8 3,259.8 CGF CGF CGF Competitive Grant

Institution and Group Home Care and Prevention

160,694.9 153,868.0 151,206.6 151,206.6 151,206.6 151,206.6 Priorities

MCO Technical Assistance and Program Development


Pre-Admission/Post Discharge Psychiatric Screening


Protective/Family Maintenance Day Care

25,896.3 25,928.5 25,928.5 24,632.1 24,632.1 24,632.1 Priorities

Psychological Assessments, Including Operations and Administrative Expenses


Reimbursing Counties 338.5 338.5 338.5 CGF CGF CGF Competitive Grant

Services Associated with the Foster Care Initiative

6,692.4 6,812.2 6,812.2 5,449.8 5,449.8 5,449.8 Priorities


Youth in Transition Program 904.8 966.4 966.4 CGF CGF CGF Competitive Grant

Total Grants 578,628.2 548,821.7 539,069.1 507,574.6 507,574.6 507,574.6



Comprehensive Health Insurance Plan

The Illinois Comprehensive Health Insurance Plan (CHIP) operates two state health benefits risk pools pursuant to the provisions of the Comprehensive Health Insurance Plan Act. The plan is comprised of the Traditional CHIP pool and the HIPAA-CHIP pool. The HIPAA pool is funded by participant premiums and an assessment on the insurance industry; while traditional pool program costs are funded by participant premiums and state general funds. The plan is designed to provide access to health insurance coverage for eligible Illinois residents with pre-existing medical conditions who can afford, but are unable to find, adequate health insurance coverage in the private market.

The Comprehensive Health Insurance Plan’s budget mirrors Gov. Quinn’s proposed budget.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason

Grants

Recoupment of Incurred Deficits Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Comprehensive Health Insurance Plan Act

29,261.0 24,630.5 24,630.5 24,630.5 24,630.5 24,630.5 Priorities

Total Grants 29,261.0 24,630.5 24,630.5 24,630.5 24,630.5 24,630.5


Department of Employment Security

The Department of Employment Security (DES) administers three major programs: Unemployment Insurance (UI), Employment Service (ES) and Labor Market Information (LMI). The UI program pays temporary benefits to unemployed workers and collects UI taxes from employers. The Employment Service is the federally funded labor exchange system that connects employers with qualified job seekers through the Internet-based Illinois Skills Match system and a number of specialized services. The Labor Market Information program collects, analyzes and disseminates economic and workforce development data in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor.

Appropriations for unemployment compensation benefits to former state employees is recommended at half the level of Gov. Quinn’s proposal and $5.1 million more than historical levels due to staffing reductions. Budget Solutions 2012 expects to rely more on attrition and reassignment than does Gov. Quinn’s proposal.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason

Designated Purposes

Unemployment Compensation Benefits to Former State Employees

6,907.7 6,907.7 24,000.0 12,000.0 12,000.0 12,000.0 Priorities


6,907.7 6,907.7 24,000.0 12,000.0 12,000.0 12,000.0



Department of Healthcare and Family Services

The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) is responsible for providing healthcare coverage for children, adults, seniors and persons with disabilities who qualify for medical assistance programs, helping to ensure that Illinois children receive financial support from both parents, and administering the state’s healthcare services and employee health insurance purchasing. The department is organized into three major program areas: Medical Programs, Child Support Enforcement and the Office of Healthcare Purchasing. The agency also maintains an Office of the Inspector General that functions as an independent entity reporting directly to the Governor’s Office.

Medicaid should be a serious target for spending reform. However, the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare) prohibits states from changing eligibility rules in any way that would have the effect of reducing eligibility for Medicaid. The federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has also indicated a lack of willingness to accept reimbursement rate changes that could affect providers’ willingness to accept Medicaid patients.

Alternatively, Illinois can modify or eliminate services (as opposed to changing eligibility criteria) and still qualify for the increased match as long as “change in the service has no potential impact on an individual’s ability to maintain Medicaid eligibility.” Additional savings can be achieved by implementing a mandatory managed care system and rebalancing long-term care away from institutions and toward lower-cost community care. The key takeaway is that the maintenance of effort stipulations do not prevent state government from taking real steps to better contain its ballooning Medicaid costs.

Another avenue for reform is transforming Medicaid from a fee-for-service program to a premium assistance program. State leaders should seek a waiver to transform Medicaid into a premium assistance program funded through a federal block grant. This will increase the size of the risk pool for individually purchased insurance products, reducing premiums for everyone. Spending changes are reflected as “Premium Assistance Reform” in this budget. See Appendix D for details.

At a time when soaring costs for pensions and Medicaid are crowding out the state’s core services, it is a moral obligation to make sure that funds are distributed in a fair and equitable manner.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


67,453.4 70,081.4 71,002.7 71,002.7 71,002.7 71,002.7 Priorities


22,739.8 25,615.9 24,565.9 23,780.4 23,780.4 23,780.4 Priorities


4,440.3 5,067.6 4,997.6 4,821.8 4,821.8 4,821.8 Priorities

Designated Purposes

Deposit into Child Support Administrative Fund

46,303.8 29,938.8 29,938.8 29,938.8 29,938.8 29,938.8 Accountability

Deposit into Independent Academic Medical Center Fund **

0.0 0.0 1,000.0 CGF CGF CGF Competitive Grant

Deposit into Medical Research and Development Fund **

0.0 0.0 6,400.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Last In First Out

Deposit into Post-Tertiary Clinical Services Fund **

0.0 0.0 6,400.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Last In First Out



2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason

Electronic Medical Eligibility Verification System

693.2 1,296.3 1,296.3 CGF CGF CGF Competitive Grant

Medical Data Warehouse


Medical Management Services


Caro v. Blagojevich Legal Fees

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0


52,928.0 39,935.2 53,735.2 29,938.8 29,938.8 29,938.8

Grants

AllKids Insurance Premium Rebate

7,328.2 8,231.7 7,141.3 4,391.9 1,464.0 0.0 Priorities

Altgeld Clinic 400.0 400.0 400.0 CGF CGF CGF Competitive Grant

Medical Assistance: Premium Assistance Reform

N/A N/A N/A 1,335,999.8 4,007,999.5 5,343,999.3 Accountability

Medical Assistance: Appliances

59,421.1 52,314.3 83,256.6 51,202.8 17,067.6 0.0 Accountability

Medical Assistance: Chiropractors


Medical Assistance: Community Health Centers

242,211.1 216,892.2 322,878.4 198,570.2 66,190.1 0.0 Accountability

Medical Assistance: Dentists

233,206.2 262,143.0 316,626.5 194,725.3 64,908.4 0.0 Accountability

Medical Assistance: Division of Specialized Care for Children

69,811.8 65,235.6 72,419.2 44,537.8 14,845.9 0.0 Accountability

Medical Assistance: Federal Medicare Expansion Part B Premiums

6,002.6 19,626.0 26,732.0 16,440.2 5,480.1 0.0 Accountability

Medical Assistance: Health Maintenance Organizations/Managed Care Entities

230,046.1 259,235.6 257,957.6 158,643.9 52,881.3 0.0 Accountability

Medical Assistance: Home Health Care

64,756.8 57,460.9 87,907.6 48,841.8 48,841.8 48,841.8 Accountability

Medical Assistance: Hospice Care

49,464.4 65,054.2 84,696.3 52,088.2 17,362.7 0.0 Accountability

Medical Assistance: Hospital In-Patient, Disproportionate Share and Ambulatory Care

2,408,817.3 2,822,474.6 2,411,451.0 1,483,042.4 494,347.5 0.0 Accountability

Medical Assistance: Independent Laboratories

36,134.9 34,508.8 53,936.5 33,170.9 11,057.0 0.0 Accountability



2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason

Medical Assistance: Institutions for Mental Diseases

120,246.3 132,930.7 122,275.2 75,199.2 25,066.4 0.0 Accountability

Medical Assistance: Medicare Part A Premiums

1,656.3 19,558.5 17,521.1 10,775.5 3,591.8 0.0 Accountability

Medical Assistance: Medicare Part B Premiums

22,627.0 293,195.7 372,474.5 229,071.8 76,357.3 0.0 Accountability

Medical Assistance: Optometrists

34,331.6 49,019.2 61,752.3 37,977.7 12,659.2 0.0 Accountability

Medical Assistance: Other Related Medical Services

167,561.1 165,356.1 207,923.7 127,873.1 42,624.4 0.0 Accountability

Medical Assistance: Physicians

746,568.6 943,397.2 852,116.5 524,051.6 174,683.9 0.0 Accountability

Medical Assistance: Podiatrists

5,780.1 7,395.5 9,535.3 5,864.2 1,954.7 0.0 Accountability

Medical Assistance: Prescribed Drugs

749,964.7 604,432.3 1,165,617.0 716,854.5 238,951.5 0.0 Accountability

Medical Assistance: Skilled and Intermediate Long Term Care

533,321.1 552,327.2 700,366.4 651,340.8 651,340.8 651,340.8 Accountability

Medical Assistance: Supportive Living Facilities

91,594.7 119,464.7 115,829.0 101,545.0 101,545.0 101,545.0 Accountability

Medical Assistance: Transportation

71,740.7 58,350.2 69,261.3 42,595.7 14,198.6 0.0 Accountability

Medical Care: Chronic Renal Disease


Medical Care: Hemophilia

14,862.1 11,597.1 14,307.2 11,597.1 11,597.1 11,597.1 Priorities

Medical Care: Sexual Assault Victims


Total Grants 5,971,580.9 6,824,670.1 7,438,533.2 6,156,401.4 6,157,016.4 6,157,323.9

Total General Funds

6,119,142.4 6,965,370.2 7,592,834.6 6,285,945.2 6,286,560.2 6,286,867.7

NOTE: Medicaid 5,946,488.9 6,801,667.5 7,414,034.0 6,140,412.4 6,143,955.3 6,145,726.8

Department Of Human Rights

The Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR) is an investigative and regulatory agency charged with administering and enforcing the Illinois Human Rights Act. The department promotes civil rights and attempts to reduce discrimination in Illinois through policies and programs that encourage voluntary compliance with human rights laws.

Budget Solutions 2012 maintains funding for personnel, contractual services, and other operations at fiscal year 2011 levels.



2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


6,621.7 6,140.3 7,210.9 6,140.3 6,140.3 6,140.3 Priorities

Total Contractual Services 0.0 186.8 186.8 186.8 186.8 186.8 Priorities


0.0 221.4 221.4 221.4 221.4 221.4 Priorities

Designated Purposes

Equal Employment Opportunity Cases/Elementary and Higher Ed Processing

0.0 1,005.4 1,255.4 CGF CGF CGF Competitive Grant

Commission on Discrimination and Hate Crimes


Operational Expenses 2,782.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0


2,782.7 1,160.4 1,410.4 0.0 0.0 0.0


Human Rights Commission

The primary responsibility of the Human Rights Commission (HRC) is to adjudicate complaints of unlawful discrimination filed under the Illinois Human Rights Act. HRC also rules on Requests for Review filed after dismissal or default orders are entered by the Illinois Department of Human Rights.

Recommended changes fall under “spending fairness,” where government expenditures to improve the public welfare are prioritized over spending to improve the welfare of specific groups. There is significant overlap between other branches of state government that protect the rights of Illinoisans; in order to better serve citizens, these departments should be streamlined. Additionally, the Department of Human Rights administers the Illinois Human Rights Act, and responsibility for review should be returned to the Department, rather than having a separate commission for review.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


1,506.8 1,645.0 1,981.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 Fairness


160.0 120.0 135.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Fairness


88.2 62.3 62.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 Fairness

Designated Purposes

Governor’s Discretionary Appropriation


Grant


0.0 375.0 600.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Total General Funds 1,755.0 2,202.3 2,778.8 0.0 0.0 0.0


Department Of Human Services

The Illinois Department of Human Services (DHS) provides residents with access to integrated services.

Much of the Department of Human Services’ spending is pass-through contributions to private non-profit organizations. If Illinois residents feel inclined to make charitable contributions to particular cause, like food banks, they should be free to give to those that are of personal interest and concern. Yet Illinois state government picked winners and losers over a spectrum of causes – many of which are already generously funded by private associations. For example, in Fiscal Year 2011 the Department of Human Services gave:

• $59,210 to CEFS Economic Opportunity Corporation,14 which had a fund balance of $2,905,477 at the end of 2008.15 • $387,194 to City Year,16 which had a fund balance of $33,643,624 at the end of 2008.17

• $86,095 to the Erikson Institute,18 which had a fund balance of $43,142,146 at the end of 2008.19

The alternative budget spending allocations mirror Governor Quinn’s spending recommendations in most areas. One area of significant difference is Addiction Treatment Services. To the extent these programs work, they can ease the burden on Medicaid services. Budget Solutions 2012 reduces spending from estimated FY2011 levels by half instead of eliminating funds.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


700,104.7 729,781.9 814,924.3 651,939.4 651,939.4 651,939.4 Priorities


152,826.6 159,687.4 171,261.4 137,009.1 137,009.1 137,009.1 Priorities


41,183.7 46,371.8 48,695.5 38,956.4 38,956.4 38,956.4 Priorities

Designated Purposes

Indirect Cost Principles 3,226.8 2,820.2 2,820.2 CGF CGF CGF Competitive Grant

Project Cornerstone 719.0 645.9 668.6 CGF CGF CGF Competitive Grant

Sexually Violent Persons Program


Support Services In-service Training


Health and Safety Improvements

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Health Insurance Portability

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Howe Developmental Center and Transitional Services

31,868.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Accountability

Lincoln Developmental Center Operational Expenses

503.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Accountability

TANF Reauthorization Infrastructure

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities


38,012.8 5,238.3 5,261.0 0.0 0.0 0.0



2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason

Grants

Addiction Treatment/Medicaid Eligible

55,971.5 43,034.9 41,432.8 52,234.9 52,234.9 52,234.9 Priorities

Aid to Aged, Blind or Disabled

30,039.3 30,514.7 15,607.3 24,411.8 24,411.8 24,411.8 Priorities

ARC of IL Life Span Project


Best Buddies 450.0 500.0 500.0 CGF CGF CGF Competitive Grant

Case Services Migrant Workers


Case Services to Individuals

9,450.7 9,513.3 9,513.3 9,513.3 9,513.3 9,513.3 Priorities

Child Care Services 609,559.8 618,042.3 284,697.8 227,758.2 227,758.2 227,758.2 Accountability

DCFS Clients 10,293.3 7,720.0 9,793.3 9,793.3 9,793.3 9,793.3 Priorities

DCFS Community Integrated Living Arrangements


Developmental Disability Services

994,179.6 755,278.0 781,188.4 624,950.7 624,950.7 624,950.7 Priorities

Developmental Disabilities Transitions

16,467.6 6,448.1 6,448.1 6,448.1 6,448.1 6,448.1 Priorities

Domestic Violence Shelters

18,964.6 10,882.0 8,796.8 9,793.8 9,793.8 9,793.8 Priorities

Early Intervention Program

76,709.0 69,038.1 82,518.1 62,134.3 62,134.3 62,134.3 Priorities

Emergency Food Program 212.0 245.8 233.7 CGF CGF CGF Competitive Grant

Employability Development Services

14,184.2 17,372.7 8,077.7 5,385.1 5,385.1 5,385.1 Accountability

Food Stamp Employment and Training


Home and Community Based Waiver


Home Services Program 552,295.8 532,464.8 579,281.3 289,640.7 289,640.7 289,640.7 Accountability

Immigrant Integration Services


Independent Living Centers


Independent Living Older Blind


Infant Mortality 43,178.0 41,423.9 38,938.5 33,876.5 42,471.8 42,471.8 Priorities

Living Skills 160.5 189.2 189.2 CGF CGF CGF Competitive Grant

Mental Health Children and Adolescent Grants

32,574.6 33,435.9 32,235.9 28,045.2 28,045.2 28,045.2 Priorities

Mental Health Community Transitions

19,370.2 23,806.9 22,908.3 21,426.2 21,426.2 21,426.2 Priorities

Mental Health Grants 195,074.7 145,687.9 112,215.3 112,215.3 112,215.3 112,215.3 Priorities



2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason

Mental Health Individual Care Grants

23,585.1 27,550.5 26,050.5 22,663.9 26,988.2 26,988.2 Priorities

Mental Health Supportive Housing

0.0 7.4 18,588.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Parents Too Soon 6,915.1 6,939.7 6,939.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 Accountability

Project for Autism 4,893.8 4,410.0 4,410.0 CGF CGF CGF Competitive Grant

Refugee Social Services 471.9 471.9 221.8 CGF CGF CGF Competitive Grant

Refugees 2,837.5 3,855.3 1,185.5 CGF CGF CGF Competitive Grant

Special Services 8,139.4 8,120.7 8,143.9 7,308.6 7,308.6 7,308.6 Priorities

SSI Advocacy Services 1,364.3 1,588.4 1,738.8 CGF CGF CGF Competitive Grant

Teen Parents Services 5,620.3 2,923.6 1,432.0 CGF CGF CGF Competitive Grant

Temporary Assistance to Needy Families

96,464.7 85,941.3 94,642.2 77,347.2 77,347.2 77,347.2 Priorities

Tinley Park Mental Health Center and Transitional Services

17,880.7 20,525.7 21,364.6 18,473.1 18,473.1 18,473.1 Priorities

Tort Claims 5,579.6 2,914.2 500.0 500.0 500.0 500.0 Priorities

Tort Claims Employees 2.3 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.5 Priorities

Welfare Reform Pilot (Addict Treat)

2,381.4 1,323.8 0.0 CGF CGF CGF Competitive Grant

State Family and Child Assistance Program


State Transitional Assistance

12,117.9 9,636.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Put Illinois to Work 0.0 107,000.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Accountability

Mental Health Transportation

929.2 1,176.0 0.0 CGF CGF CGF Competitive Grant

Methamphetamine Awareness

1,198.1 671.0 0.0 CGF CGF CGF Competitive Grant

Mental Health Psychotropic Medications


Implement Title VI Part C-Vocational Rehabilitation


Funeral and Burial Expense


Domestic Violence and Substance Abuse Demo Project


Assets for Independence 218.1 218.1 0.0 CGF CGF CGF Competitive Grant

Children’s Place 656.6 492.4 0.0 CGF CGF CGF Competitive Grant

Community Mental Health Partnership


Community Reintegration Program


Crisis Nurseries 424.9 318.7 0.0 CGF CGF CGF Competitive Grant



2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason

Addiction Prevention Related Services


Addiction Treatment Services

69,014.7 47,050.2 0.0 23,525.1 23,525.1 23,525.1 Accountability

Addiction Treatment-Special Population


Total Grants 2,996,251.0 2,719,891.9 2,232,340.5 1,667,456.9 1,680,376.5 1,680,376.5


Permanent Improvements 1,850.4 1,569.6 1,569.6 CGF CGF CGF Competitive Grant


1,850.4 1,569.6 1,569.6 0.0 0.0 0.0

Total General Funds 3,930,229.1 3,662,540.9 3,274,052.3 2,495,361.9 2,508,281.4 2,508,281.4

Illinois Deaf And Hard Of Hearing Commission

The Illinois Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission (IDHHC) represents the interests of the deaf and hard of hearing population by advocating for the improvement and coordination of services to ensure full communication access.

Those who advocate for the deaf and hard of hearing certainly have a worthy cause, and their voices should be heard. However, in a time of budget crisis – and when the needs of the hearing impaired are addressed through other government agencies – this commission need not be taxpayer-funded. Recommended changes fall under “spending fairness,” where government expenditures to improve the public welfare are prioritized over spending to improve the welfare of specific groups.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


482.8 493.8 528.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 Fairness


101.9 91.6 89.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 Fairness


57.0 37.2 47.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 Fairness

Designated Purposes

Expenses Related to the Operation of the Commission



5.9 18.4 18.4 0.0 0.0 0.0



Illinois Council On Developmental Disabilities

The Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities (ICDD) promotes initiatives to coordinate services that support and assist people with developmental disabilities and their families.

The Illinois Council On Developmental Disabilities does not rely on general funds.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason

Total General Funds

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Illinois Guardianship And Advocacy Commission

The Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission (GAC) was established to safeguard the rights of persons with disabilities.

Those who advocate for people with disabilities have an important cause, and their voices should be heard. However, in a time of budget crisis – and when the needs of the disabled are also addressed through other government agencies – this commission need not be taxpayer-funded. Recommended changes fall under “spending fairness,” where government expenditures to improve the public welfare are prioritized over spending to improve the welfare of specific groups.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


7,826.9 8,711.6 9,861.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 Fairness


354.2 354.2 354.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 Fairness


563.8 563.8 563.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 Fairness

Total General Funds

8,744.9 9,629.6 10,779.1 0.0 0.0 0.0

Department of Juvenile Justice

The Department of Juvenile Justice (IDJJ) rehabilitates youth with educational programming, vocational training, and other services to help them successfully transition back into the community.

Budget Solutions 2012 maintains personnel, contracted services and community based youth services at fiscal year 2011 levels.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


89,825.5 93,542.6 106,790.4 93,542.6 93,542.6 93,542.6 Priorities


21,260.6 20,714.5 21,643.2 20,714.5 20,714.5 20,714.5 Priorities



2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


4,375.4 5,130.1 6,059.5 5,130.1 5,130.1 5,130.1 Priorities

Designated Purposes

Statewide Hospitalization


Grant


18.2 40.1 40.1 0.0 0.0 0.0

Grants

Comprehensive Community Based Youth Services

9,529.8 12,684.6 12,684.6 12,684.6 12,684.6 12,684.6 Priorities

Redeploy Illinois 2,355.0 2,534.9 2,534.9 CGF CGF CGFCompetitive

Grant


Unified Delinquency Intervention Services


Grant

Reimbursement to Counties for State’s Share of Assistant State’s Attorneys’ Salaries

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Sheriffs’ Fees for Conveying Youth

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Total Grants 14,058.1 17,542.4 17,542.4 12,884.6 12,884.6 12,884.6


Repair and Maintenance


Grant


237.0 200.0 600.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Total General Funds

129,774.8 137,169.7 152,675.6 132,271.8 132,271.8 132,271.8


Department of Public Health

The Illinois Department of Public Health (DPH) is dedicated to the prevention and control of disease and injury. With more than 200 programs organized in nine offices, the department provides and supports a broad range of services.

If Illinois residents feel inclined to make charitable contributions to particular medical causes, they should be free to give to those that are of personal interest and concern. Further, few medical conditions are actually public health concerns: cancer and ALS are tragedies for affected families, but are not communicable. Budget Solutions 2012 takes the same sum approach to HIV / AIDS funding that Gov. Quinn took in his proposal.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


40,060.2 40,808.8 45,273.7 30,606.6 30,606.6 30,606.6 Priorities


9,080.9 8,135.7 8,135.7 6,101.8 6,101.8 6,101.8 Priorities


2,762.8 3,150.6 3,150.6 2,363.0 2,363.0 2,363.0 Priorities

Designated Purposes

Breast and Cervical Sum 0.0 0.0 17,050.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Assisted Living and Shared Housing Program


Childhood Immunization Program


Prostate Cancer Awareness and Screening Program


Homeland Security lab capacity and statewide communication


Women’s Health promotion 1,519.9 997.0 997.0 CGF CGF CGF Competitive Grant

Public Health Prevention Systems


Rapid Response Team 823.8 486.7 486.7 CGF CGF CGF Competitive Grant

Adverse Health Care Events Reporting and Patient Safety Initiative


Adverse Pregnancy Outcome Reporting System Program in support of infant mortality reduction


Environmental Health Surveillance and Prevention Activities


State Cancer Registry, including Matching Funds for National Cancer Institute Grants


Adoption Registry 65.7 140.6 140.6 CGF CGF CGF Competitive Grant



2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason

Public Health Information Network


Lead Poisoning Screening, Prevention and Abatement Fund


HIV/AIDS Lump Sum 0.0 0.0 27,399.5 20,726.2 20,726.2 20,726.2 Accountability

Center for Rural Health 294.7 403.1 403.1 CGF CGF CGF Competitive Grant

Clinical and Environmental Public Health Laboratory Services


Health Information Systems - Health Screening Programs


Vital Records System 185.7 191.6 191.6 CGF CGF CGF Competitive Grant

Regional Data Base System 14.1 25.5 25.5 CGF CGF CGF Competitive Grant

AIDS/HIV Prevention and Outreach for Minorities

2,783.4 3,150.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Accountability

AIDS/HIV Education, Services, Prescription Drugs, CTRPN and Patient and Worker Notification

31,362.9 25,431.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Accountability

AIDS Hotline 326.7 355.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Accountability

Breast and Cervical Cancer Screenings

12,491.9 14,450.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Fairness

HIV in correctional facilities 1,899.3 1,940.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Center for Minority Health 3,892.8 4,000.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Fairness

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)

250.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Fairness

Prostate Cancer Public Awareness Initiatives

1,094.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Fairness


64,998.9 59,917.1 54,935.1 20,726.2 20,726.2 20,726.2

Grants

Emergency and Transitional Housing


IL Violent Death Reporting System-Children’s Memorial Hospital


IL Poison Control Center 1,344.5 1,344.5 1,344.5 CGF CGF CGF Competitive Grant

Immunizations and Outreach Activities


Vision and Hearing Screening Programs


Healthy Families Grants 9,644.9 10,123.0 10,123.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Accountability

Homelessness Prevention 2,400.0 2,400.0 1,000.0 CGF CGF CGF Competitive Grant

Intensive Prenatal Performance Program




2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason

Local Health Protection grants

17,098.5 17,098.5 17,098.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 Fairness

Perinatal Services 1,104.6 1,136.9 1,136.9 CGF CGF CGF Competitive Grant

U of I Chicago Sickle Cell Clinic


Family Planning Contraceptive

734.6 309.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

ALS 1,000.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Fairness

Community Health Center Expansion (FQHC)

3,287.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Fairness

Community and Migrant Health Centers

150.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Accountability

Family Practice Residency Act

343.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Fairness

Hospital grants to diversify services and convert to facilities that are less dependent on Acute Care Bed capacity

134.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Fairness

Matching grants to community based organizations for Comprehensive Primary Care

75.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Fairness

Medical Scholarships 1,346.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Fairness

Supportive Housing Services 3,300.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Total Grants 59,783.0 51,605.8 44,503.4 0.0 0.0 0.0


Department of Veterans’ Affairs

The Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs (IDVA) is organized into four major programs: Veterans’ Homes, State Grants and Services, State Approving Agency and Veterans’ Field Services. IDVA’s mission is to assist veterans, their dependents and survivors in obtaining benefits.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


50,143.7 60,275.5 63,396.7 54,248.0 54,248.0 54,248.0 Priorities


831.2 892.4 914.2 803.2 803.2 803.2 Priorities


1,234.9 1,570.0 1,501.3 1,413.0 1,413.0 1,413.0 Priorities

Designated Purposes

Homeless Veterans’ Program 514.2 776.9 753.8 CGF CGF CGF Competitive Grant



2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason

Illinois Warrior Assistance Program


Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Outpatient Counseling


Veterans’ Conservation Corps



876.1 1,286.9 1,263.8 0.0 0.0 0.0

Grants

Bonus Payments to War Veterans and Peacetime Crisis Survivors


Cartage and Erection of Veterans’ Headstones


Educational Opportunities for Children of Certain Veterans


Total Grants 925.2 1,103.6 1,061.5 0.0 0.0 0.0


Illinois Arts Council

The Illinois Arts Council (IAC) promotes the arts by offering both financial and professional assistance to individual artists and arts organizations.

When the state is strapped for cash – and when both taxpayers and core services are suffering – certain items do not make the state’s top-priority list.

Funding for the arts and related programs belong in the private sector, which has demonstrated its ability and inclination to support cultural endeavors. Chicago in particular is known for its world-class entertainment, which draws talent from around the globe. Strangely, the state is still providing money to many of the city’s most prestigious organizations, despite their star power and expansive donor base. For example, in 2009 the Illinois Arts Council gave $60,000 in grants to the Art Institute of Chicago,20 which had a fund balance of $1 billion on June 30, 2008.21

Last year, Budget Solutions 2011 recommended that the state completely de-fund the Illinois Arts Council. We would recommend the same this year. That said, a number of the Arts Council’s programs would be eligible for review and, possibly, renewal under our proposed Competitive Grant Funding initiative. The CGF review process, with its priorities on improving the core functions of government, would not favor the programs below. But in the event that any or all of the programs below were restored, the Arts Council would need to privately raise cash to cover personnel expenses. Budget Solutions 2012 would eliminate general fund support for salaries at benefits at the Arts Council.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


1,315.1 1,274.2 1,420.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Fairness



2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


121.8 125.0 275.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Fairness


48.8 116.5 244.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 Fairness

Designated Purposes

Travel and meeting expenses of Arts Council and Panel members

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Fairness


0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Fairness

Grants

Grants and financial assistance for arts education


Grants and financial assistance for arts organizations


Grants and financial assistance for targeted constituencies


Grants to public radio and television stations and related administrative expenses


Grants to the Illinois Humanities Council for administrative and grant expenses


International Grant Awards

65.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Fairness

Grants to public radio and television stations for operating costs

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Fairness

Total Grants 6,019.6 6,609.3 7,532.2 0.0 0.0 0.0



Illinois Historic Preservation Agency

If Illinois truly requires a central agency for historic preservation, voluntary donations can support it. There is sufficient private philanthropic interest to support such an agency. Most of the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency’s funding is eliminated below. In the event that any of its grant programs were restored through the Competitive Grant Funding initiative, the agency would need to privately fundraise to cover salary and benefit costs.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


10,047.9 8,022.2 8,716.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities


1,431.7 1,466.2 1,466.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities


439.3 528.3 528.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Designated Purposes

On-Line Computer Library Center


Operational expenses of the Lewis and Clark Historic Site in Madison County


Costs associated with the Main Street Program

89.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Historic Site Operations

64.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Presidential Museum Operations

100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Expenses related to or in support of the Amistad Commission

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Lincoln Bicentennial 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Shared Service 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities


410.4 374.0 374.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Grants

Lincoln Bicentennial 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Total Grants 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Total General Funds

12,329.3 10,390.7 11,084.8 0.0 0.0 0.0


Department of Natural Resources The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) manages the natural and cultural resources of the state and provides outdoor recreational opportunities.

The Department must focus on fundamentals and terminate programs that are not core governmental services. For example, the Environment and Nature Training Institute for Conservation Education sponsors educator workshops, including topics such as “Online Illinois Frogs and Toads” (registration fee: $25) and “The Effects of Climate Change on Illinois Plants” (registration fee: $10).22 These should be fully funded through user fees.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


37,863.6 33,872.0 41,580.9 27,097.6 27,097.6 27,097.6 Priorities


5,011.7 6,542.4 6,519.0 5,233.9 5,233.9 5,233.9 Priorities


3,852.9 4,738.9 5,458.9 3,791.1 3,791.1 3,791.1 Priorities

Designated Purposes

Dam Safety Program 0.0 60.4 60.4 CGF CGF CGF Competitive Grant

DUI/OUI Equipment 0.0 0.0 25.0 CGF CGF CGF Competitive Grant

Interest Penalty Escrow


Water Development Program


Operational Expenses of the Department

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Coordinating training and education programs for miners

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Environment and Nature Training Institute for Conservation Education (E.N.T.I.C.E.)

199.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Operational Expenses 1,173.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Wildlife Prairie Park operations and improvements

670.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities


2,560.0 627.4 1,536.2 0.0 0.0 0.0

Total General Funds

49,288.2 45,780.7 55,095.0 36,122.6 36,122.6 36,122.6


Office Of The Governor

The governor and his or her staff are responsible for managing the executive branch and overseeing state agencies as they implement programs and services for the State of Illinois. The Office of the Governor also coordinates with the legislative branch in preparing and passing an annual state budget, and promoting and enacting new laws.

The Office of the Governor should not be immune from budget reductions, and reductions from the governor’s budget come as an example of fiscal prudence.

Cutting back on subscriptions and association dues is one area for efficiencies. In 2008, the Governor’s Office spent $5,450.00 on a subscription to the Federal Funds Information for States. The FFIS “helps states to manage their federal funds by providing timely analysis of the impact of federal actions on states.” The subscription service is a joint service provided by the National Conference of State Legislators and the National Governors Association, an association the state already pays $176,200 in association dues.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


4,526.2 4,940.5 4,940.5 3,159.8 3,159.8 3,159.8 Priorities


641.3 680.0 680.0 612.0 612.0 612.0 Priorities


655.7 695.3 695.3 625.8 625.8 625.8 Priorities

Designated Purposes

Expenses Related to Ethnic Celebrations, Special Receptions and Other Events


Repairs and Maintenance



66.0 70.0 70.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Grants

Discretionary Lump Sum

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Accountability

Human Service Programs Lump Sums

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Accountability

Total Grants 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Total General Funds

5,889.1 6,385.8 6,385.8 4,397.6 4,397.6 4,397.6


Office Of The Lieutenant Governor

The Lieutenant Governor is first in line of succession should the Office of the Governor become vacant, and she or he serves as chairperson for a variety of councils.

Proposals are now being aired to abolish of the Office of the Lieutenant Governor. Illinois was unharmed by the fact that the office was unfilled for almost two years. As such, the lieutenant governor should be required to justify any administrative expense through our proposed Competitive Grant Funding initiative.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities


0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities


0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Designated Purposes

For Ordinary and Contingent Expenses of the Office of the Lieutenant Governor


Governor’s Allocation for Lt. Gov’s Operating Expenses


Expenses of the Illinois River Coordinating Council

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Fairness

Operational and Grant Expenses of the Rural Affairs Council

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Fairness


112.7 1,362.9 2,001.3 0.0 0.0 0.0

Total General Funds

112.7 1,362.9 2,001.3 0.0 0.0 0.0


Office Of The Secretary Of State

The Office Of The Secretary of State in involved with issuing driver licenses and registering vehicles, promoting organ donation awareness, overseeing the Illinois State Library and administering the state’s literacy efforts.

Practically all of the Secretary of State’s funding comes from outside the general funds. Budget Solutions 2012 recommends that much of the Secretary of State’s general funding be contingent on the Competitive Grant Program.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


79,620.8 244,608.8 202,045.7 195,687.0 195,687.0 195,687.0 Priorities


32,488.0 0.0 31,337.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities


0.0 0.0 7,300.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Designated Purposes

For Costs Previously Payable from the Road Fund

129,512.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

For Costs Associated with the Constitutional Convention

0.0 0.0 0.0 Last In First Out


129,512.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Grants

Grants to Public Libraries

15,050.5 15,667.8 8,782.4 7,833.9 7,833.9 7,833.9 Fairness

Annual Library Technology Grants and Purchase of Equipment and Services


Grants for School Libraries


For the Penny Severns Summer Family Literacy


Illinois Libraries for Project Next Generation


Library Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped


Literacy Programs 0.0 0.0 3,718.3 CGF CGF CGF Competitive Grant

The Chicago Public Library




2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason

Tuition and Fees for Illinois Archival Depository Systems Interns


Total Grants 15,050.5 15,667.8 15,667.8 7,833.9 7,833.9 7,833.9


Capitol Complex Security


Repairs, Maintenance and Permanent Improvements to Various Buildings Under Jurisdiction of the Secretary of State



0.0 0.0 3,925.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Total General Funds

256,671.4 260,276.6 260,276.6 203,520.9 203,520.9 203,520.9

Executive Ethics Commission

The Executive Ethics Commission meets at least once a month to fulfill its duties with respect to oversight of executive branch employees’ ethics training.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason

Designated Purposes

Ordinary and Contingent Expenses

440.7 5,000.0 7,000.0 7,000.0 7,210.0 7,426.3 Accountability


440.7 5,000.0 7,000.0 7,000.0 7,210.0 7,426.3

Total General Funds 440.7 5,000.0 7,000.0 7,000.0 7,210.0 7,426.3

Office Of Executive Inspector General

The Office of Executive Inspector General (OEIG) is an independent state agency established under the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act to investigate reports of alleged violations of laws, rules, regulations and policies on the part of state employees, appointees and officials, and those, such as contractors, who conduct business with the State of Illinois.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason

Designated Purposes

For Ordinary and Contingent Expenses of the Office of Executive Inspector General

5,787.7 6,114.3 8,531.3 8,531.3 8,787.2 9,050.9 Priorities



2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


5,787.7 6,114.3 8,531.3 8,531.3 8,787.2 9,050.9


Office of the Attorney General

The primary mission of the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) is to protect the public interest and act on behalf of the state and the people of Illinois. To fulfill this mission, the OAG works to protect consumers, safeguard our communities, assist crime victims, advocate for older citizens, preserve the environment, ensure open and honest government and defend the civil rights of the people of Illinois.

The Office Of The Attorney General’s budget savings comes primarily from labor and benefit costs.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


26,097.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities


0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities


0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Designated Purposes

Lump Sum, Inspector General and Equal Justice Foundation

1,887.4 1,887.5 1,887.5 1,887.5 1,887.5 1,887.5 Priorities

Lump Sum, Operations

4,577.5 30,705.7 30,705.7 24,564.6 24,564.6 24,564.6


6,464.9 32,593.2 32,593.2 26,452.1 26,452.1 26,452.1

Grants

IL Equal Justice Grant 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Fairness

Total Grants 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Total General Funds

32,562.6 32,593.2 32,593.2 26,452.1 26,452.1 26,452.1

Judges’ Retirement System

The Judges’ Retirement System administers a program of retirement annuities and other benefits for judges and associate judges of any court and the director of the Office of the Illinois Courts.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities



2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


Judicial Inquiry Board

The Judicial Inquiry Board has the responsibility to receive and initiate complaints concerning a judge of the State of Illinois. The board conducts investigations, and files and prosecutes complaints against judges before the Illinois Courts Commission.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


340.6 353.2 356.3 317.9 317.9 317.9 Priorities


252.4 315.0 315.0 283.5 283.5 283.5 Priorities


19.0 42.2 38.0 38.0 38.0 38.0 Priorities


Office Of The State Appellate Defender

When appointed by an Illinois Appellate Court, the Office of the State Appellate Defender attorneys represent indigent defendants on direct appeal statewide.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


16,635.2 16,563.8 17,588.2 12,422.9 12,422.9 12,422.9 Priorities


2,424.2 2,237.2 2,378.7 1,677.9 1,677.9 1,677.9 Priorities


1,101.3 1,186.7 1,233.9 890.0 890.0 890.0 Priorities

Designated Purposes

Expungement Information Program


Federally Assisted Programs


Juvenile Defender Resource Center


Public Defender Training


Student Intern Program


Deposit to Federal Trust Fund

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities



2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


397.7 407.2 741.4 0.0 0.0 0.0

Total General Funds

20,558.4 20,394.8 21,942.2 14,990.8 14,990.8 14,990.8

Office Of The State’s Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor

The Office of the State’s Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor represents the state on appeal in all cases originating in Appellate Districts of fewer than 3 million inhabitants upon the request and at the direction of state’s attorneys otherwise responsible for prosecuting the appeals.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


4,974.3 4,973.3 5,148.6 3,978.6 4,098.0 4,220.9 Priorities


805.9 815.4 840.2 652.3 671.9 692.0 Priorities


163.4 165.4 199.5 132.3 136.3 140.4 Priorities

Designated Purposes

Continuing Legal Education


Criminal Justice General Revenue Match Fund


Criminal Proceedings Techniques and Methods of Trauma Elimination or Reduction for Children as Witnesses


Law Intern Program 40.0 40.0 40.0 CGF CGF CGF Competitive Grant

Legal Publications 2.5 2.5 2.5 CGF CGF CGF Competitive Grant


293.3 293.3 313.4 0.0 0.0 0.0

Grants

To the State Treasurer for Expenses Incurred by State’s Attorneys for Filing Appeals in Cook County


Training Program for Continuing Legal Education through the Department of Justice on Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence


Total Grants 2,291.0 1,950.0 1,800.0 0.0 0.0 0.0



Supreme Court & Illinois Court System

The state’s judicial power is vested in a Supreme Court, an Appellate Court and Circuit Courts.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


211,084.9 212,978.3 223,057.4 168,404.6 168,404.6 189,702.5 Priorities


6,794.1 6,991.5 7,201.3 5,593.2 5,593.2 6,292.4 Priorities


9,497.3 13,384.5 13,786.0 10,707.6 10,707.6 12,046.1 Priorities

Designated Purposes

Circuit Clerks Additional Duties


Grant

Counsel and Expert Witnesses Pursuant to the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act


Grant

Probation Reimbursements

36,485.5 35,442.9 81,395.7 56,977.0 56,977.0 56,977.0 Priorities

Mandatory Arbitration

16,000.0 20,000.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities


52,485.5 56,485.5 82,438.3 56,977.0 56,977.0 56,977.0

Grants

Grants for Public Defenders’ Salaries

5,700.0 6,500.0 6,800.0 6,800.0 6,800.0 6,800.0 Priorities

State’s Share of State Attorneys’ and Assistant State’s Attorneys’ Salaries, Including Prior Year Costs

14,067.0 13,300.0 14,248.0 14,248.0 14,248.0 14,248.0 Priorities

Total Grants 19,767.0 19,800.0 21,048.0 21,048.0 21,048.0 21,048.0



0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities


0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Total General Funds

299,628.8 309,639.8 347,531.0 241,682.4 241,682.4 265,017.9


Supreme Court Historic Preservation Commission

The Supreme Court Historic Preservation Commission assists and advises the Court in regard to the acquisition, collection, documentation, preservation, cataloging, and related matters with respect to historic aspects of buildings, objects, artifacts, documents, and information, regardless of form, relating to the Illinois judiciary.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason

Total General Funds

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Court Of Claims

The Court of Claims adjudicates claims made against the State of Illinois.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


1,016.9 1,315.8 1,315.8 1,184.2 1,184.2 1,184.2 Priorities


173.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities


0.0 46.2 46.2 41.6 41.6 41.6 Priorities

Designated Purposes

Reimbursement for Incidental Expenses Incurred by Judges


Reimburse GRF 0.0 6.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities


0.0 41.6 35.3 0.0 0.0 0.0

Grants

Claims other than Crime Victims

0.0 10,000.0 10,000.0 9,000.0 9,000.0 9,000.0 Priorities

Claims under the Line of Duty Act

8,504.4 14,000.0 14,000.0 12,600.0 12,600.0 12,600.0 Priorities

Funds held by the State Treasurer


Payment of Awards 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Payment of Claim 0.0 581.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Payment of Claims 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Claims 199.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Line of Duty Awards -- Supplemental

1,993.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities



2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason

Operational Expenses, Awards, Grants and Permanent Improvements

21,114.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Supplemental Claim for Nathson Fields, Tort, Against DOC

199.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Supplemental for Claims Under the Crime Victims Compensation Act

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Supplemental for Lapsed Wexford Claims

10,807.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Supplemental for Torts Against DOC

398.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Claims under the Crime Victims Compensation Act

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Total Grants 48,212.7 25,081.4 24,500.0 21,600.0 21,600.0 21,600.0

Total General Funds

49,403.0 26,485.0 25,897.3 22,825.8 22,825.8 22,825.8

General Assembly

The General Assembly enacts, amends, and/or repeals laws, passes resolutions, adopts appropriation bills, and conducts inquiries on proposed legislation. It also acts on amendments to the United States Constitution and proposes and submits amendments to the Illinois Constitution for consideration by voters. In addition to legislative responsibilities, the Senate is constitutionally delegated the responsibility of advising and consenting to most gubernatorial appointments to state offices, boards, and commissions.

The General Assembly should not be immune from budget reductions, and this alternative budget makes reductions from the legislature’s budget as an example of fiscal prudence.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason

Designated Purposes

All Costs Associated with the National Conference of State Legislatures

335.4 341.6 341.6 290.4 290.4 290.4 Fairness

Allowances for Services of Officers of Senate: Minority Leader

0.0 83.5 83.5 71.0 71.0 71.0 Fairness

Allowances for Services of Officers of Senate: President

0.0 83.5 83.5 71.0 71.0 71.0 Fairness

Construct/Reconstruct Senate Offices (to Senate Operations Commission)




2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason

Expenses in Connection with Redistricting as Required by the Illinois Constitution for the Speaker -- Reappropriation

19.0 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 Fairness

For House Standing Committees

2,151.0 2,382.2 2,382.2 2,024.9 2,024.9 2,024.9 Fairness

For Standing Committees for Expert Witnesses, Technical Service and Other Research Assistance

1,514.9 2,100.8 2,100.8 1,785.7 1,785.7 1,785.7 Fairness

Ordinary and Contingent Expenses of Legislative Leadership and Legislative Staff Assistants: Minority Leader

4,444.7 5,295.1 5,295.1 4,500.8 4,500.8 4,500.8 Fairness

Ordinary and Contingent Expenses of Legislative Leadership and Legislative Staff Assistants: President

4,102.6 5,295.1 5,295.1 4,500.8 4,500.8 4,500.8 Fairness

Ordinary and Contingent Expenses of Legislative Leadership and Staff Assistants: Minority Leader

4,751.1 4,903.6 4,903.6 4,168.1 4,168.1 4,168.1 Fairness

Ordinary and Contingent Expenses of Legislative Leadership and Staff Assistants: Speaker

4,902.6 5,109.6 5,109.6 4,343.2 4,343.2 4,343.2 Fairness

Ordinary and Contingent Expenses, Including Purchase on Contract Printing, Binding, Paper, and Office Supplies

61.4 95.0 95.0 80.8 80.8 80.8 Fairness

Ordinary and Incidental Expenses of Committees, General Staff and Operations, Transcribing and Printing of Senate Debates

2,941.0 4,036.0 4,036.0 3,430.6 3,430.6 3,430.6 Fairness

Ordinary and Incidental Expenses of General Staff, Operations and Standing Committees

4,771.3 5,346.1 5,346.1 4,544.2 4,544.2 4,544.2 Fairness

Ordinary and Incidental Expenses of Senate, Including Purchase on Contract Printing, Binding, and Office Supplies

145.5 214.2 214.2 182.1 182.1 182.1 Fairness

President of the Senate 4,633.0 4,900.8 4,900.8 4,165.7 4,165.7 4,165.7 Fairness

Redistricting for Senate Minority Leader

250.0 750.0 750.0 637.5 637.5 637.5 Fairness



2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason

Redistricting for Senate President

0.0 750.0 750.0 637.5 637.5 637.5 Fairness

Redistricting for House Minority Leader

250.0 750.0 750.0 637.5 637.5 637.5 Fairness

Redistricting for House Speaker

246.2 750.0 750.0 637.5 637.5 637.5 Fairness

Speaker of the House of Representatives

7,690.8 8,190.3 8,190.3 6,961.8 6,961.8 6,961.8 Fairness

Travel, Including Expenses to Springfield For Official Business When General Assembly is Not in Session

4.9 57.7 57.7 49.0 49.0 49.0 Fairness

Travel, Including Expenses to Springfield For Official Business When General Assembly is Not in Session

4.1 30.4 30.4 25.8 25.8 25.8 Fairness


43,294.4 51,579.6 51,579.6 43,746.1 43,745.7 43,745.7


General Assembly Retirement System

The General Assembly Retirement System provides retirement annuities, survivors’ annuities, and other benefits for members of the General Assembly, certain elected state officials and their beneficiaries.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Total General Funds

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability

The Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability, a bipartisan, joint legislative commission, provides the Illinois General Assembly with information relevant to the Illinois economy, taxes, and other sources of revenue and debt obligations of the state.

Our funding recommendations for CoGFA largely mirror those of Gov. Quinn


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


833.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities



2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities


0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Designated Purposes

COGFA Operational Lump Sums

1,084.2 1,643.4 6,932.9 6,932.9 6,932.9 6,932.9 Priorities

Assumption of Duties from the Pension Law Commission

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Compensation Review Board Expenses

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities


1,084.2 1,643.4 6,932.9 6,932.9 6,932.9 6,932.9


Joint Committee On Administrative Rules

The Joint Committee on Administrative Rules, a bipartisan legislative oversight committee, is authorized to conduct systematic reviews of administrative rules promulgated by state agencies. The committee conducts several integrated review programs, including a review program for proposed emergency and peremptory rulemaking, a review of new public acts and a complaint review program.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


871.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities


0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities


0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Designated Purposes

Operational Lump Sum 139.1 1,040.7 1,040.7 868.9 868.9 868.9 Priorities


139.1 1,040.7 1,040.7 868.9 868.9 868.9

Total General Funds 139.1 1,040.7 1,040.7 868.9 868.9 868.9


Legislative Audit Commission

The Legislative Audit Commission is responsible for the oversight of the State Audit Program, review of the stewardship of public funds, and the monitoring action to correct weaknesses disclosed by the audits of state agencies.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


192.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Accountability


0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Accountability


0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Accountability

Designated Purposes

Operational Lump Sum 33.7 233.5 233.5 233.5 233.5 233.5 Priorities


33.7 233.5 233.5 233.5 233.5 233.5


Legislative Ethics Commission

The Legislative Ethics Commission promulgates rules governing the performance of its duties and the exercise of its powers and governing the investigations of the Legislative Inspector General.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason

Designated Purposes

Ordinary and Contingent Expenses of the General Assembly’s Office of the Inspector General

91.0 312.5 312.5 312.5 312.5 312.5 Priorities


91.0 312.5 312.5 312.5 312.5 312.5


Legislative Information System

The Legislative Information System is the legislative support service agency responsible for providing the computer services and technical guidance required by the General Assembly and its committees, commissions and agencies.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


2,561.1 0.0 2,656.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities



2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


0.0 0.0 456.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities


0.0 0.0 1,312.0 1,236.0 1,236.0 1,236.0 Priorities

Designated Purposes

General Assembly Electronic Data Processing Equipment, and Any Other Operational Purposes of the General Assembly

649.0 0.0 742.0 742.0 742.0 742.0 Priorities

Operational Lump Sum 1,820.2 4,832.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0


2,469.2 4,832.2 742.0 742.0 742.0 742.0


Legislative Printing Unit

The Legislative Printing Unit provides printing services to members of the General Assembly, legislative committees and commissions, and other legislative agencies in accordance with the policies established by the Joint Committee on Legislative Support Services, and with reasonable rules promulgated by the Legislative Printing Unit.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


1,325.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities


0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities


0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Designated Purposes

Operational Lump Sum 738.6 2,160.0 2,160.0 1,872.0 1,872.0 1,872.0 Priorities


738.6 2,160.0 2,160.0 1,872.0 1,872.0 1,872.0



Legislative Reference Bureau

The Legislative Reference Bureau carries out a wide range of functions relating to the legal and technical operation of the General Assembly. The bureau drafts and prepares legislation, which includes bills, amendments, resolutions and conference committee reports.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


1,296.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities


0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities


0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Designated Purposes

Operational Lump Sum

1,380.8 2,931.0 2,931.0 2,931.0 2,931.0 2,931.0 Priorities


1,380.8 2,931.0 2,931.0 2,931.0 2,931.0 2,931.0

Total General Funds

2,677.7 2,931.0 2,931.0 2,931.0 2,931.0 2,931.0

Legislative Research Unit

The Legislative Research Unit is the chief general research agency for the Illinois General Assembly. The unit’s statutory duty is to collect information concerning the government and general welfare of the state, examine the effects of constitutional provisions and previously enacted statutes, consider important issues of public policy and questions of state wide interest, and perform research and provide information as may be requested by members of the General Assembly.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


1,296.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities


0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities


0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Designated Purposes

Operational Lump Sum 1,380.8 2,931.0 2,931.0 2,931.0 2,931.0 2,931.0 Priorities

Expenses of the Legislative Staff Intern Program, Including Stipends, Tuition and Administration for 20 Persons

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

For Model Illinois Government Activities

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

New Members Conference 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Zeke Giorgi Memorial Intern Program

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities



2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


1,380.8 2,931.0 2,931.0 2,931.0 2,931.0 2,931.0


Office Of The Architect Of The Capitol

The Office of the Architect of the Capitol provides facilities and meeting space needs for the Illinois General Assembly and its supporting commissions and bureaus. The office’s goal is to provide a more functional facility, with flexible and efficient space utilization, resulting in effective processes and procedures.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


323.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities


0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities


0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Designated Purposes

Additional Operational Lump Sum


Operational Lump Sum 926.0 1,489.5 1,489.5 CGF CGF CGF Competitive Grant


926.0 1,669.5 1,669.5 0.0 0.0 0.0


Office Of The State Comptroller

The comptroller acts as the chief fiscal officer for the State of Illinois. The Illinois Office of the Comptroller (IOC) manages the state’s central financial accounts by recording and processing fund and accounting transactions, and pre-auditing grants, contracts and requests for payment. IOC orders payments from state treasury-held funds through the issuance of warrants and electronic fund transfers, and provides leadership on fiscal issues affecting the State of Illinois and its citizens.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


84,784.0 93,298.1 93,532.5 74,638.5 74,638.5 74,638.5 Priorities


0.0 8,300.2 8,538.2 6,640.2 6,640.2 6,640.2 Priorities


396.0 3,215.5 5,793.5 2,572.4 2,572.4 2,572.4 Priorities



2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason

Designated Purposes

Contingencies in Event Amounts Appropriated for State Officer or General Assembly Expenses are Insufficient


Grant

Court Reporters - IOC admin 0.0 750.0 750.0 CGF CGF CGFCompetitive

Grant

Expenses of Local Government Officials Training


Grant

Merit Commission Expenses 0.0 93.0 93.0 CGF CGF CGFCompetitive

Grant

Ordinary and Contingent Expenses for the Office of Inspector General

0.0 0.0 70.0 70.0 70.0 70.0 Priorities

Pension Bill 0.0 103.0 103.0 CGF CGF CGFCompetitive

Grant

IOC Operations Lump Sum 12,486.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0


12,486.7 2,556.6 2,649.2 70.0 70.0 70.0


Office Of The State Treasurer

The treasurer is the state’s chief investment officer, acting as both custodian and investor of state funds. The treasurer receives all taxes and fees collected by state government, and deposits them with financial institutions across the state. The treasurer also serves as part of the state’s financial management team, verifying the sufficiency of funds prior to countersigning all state warrants.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


5,143.1 5,639.4 5,639.4 4,511.5 4,511.5 4,511.5 Priorities


651.2 903.4 903.4 722.7 722.7 722.7 Priorities


9,783.4 10,114.9 10,114.9 8,091.9 8,091.9 8,091.9 Priorities

Designated Purposes

Operational expenses for the Office of the Inspector General

188.9 260.0 260.0 260.0 260.0 260.0 Priorities


188.9 260.0 260.0 260.0 260.0 260.0



Office Of The Auditor General

The Illinois Constitution and State Auditing Act charge the auditor general with the responsibility of auditing and reviewing the receipt, obligation and use of public funds.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


5,372.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities


0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities


0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Designated Purposes

Operations 963.8 6,807.0 6,807.0 6,807.0 6,807.0 6,807.0


963.8 6,807.0 6,807.0 6,807.0 6,807.0 6,807.0


Procurement Policy Board

The PPB’s mandate is the facilitation of procurement policy for the State of Illinois.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason

Designated Purposes

Ordinary and Contingent Expenses



271.7 586.0 597.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 Accountability

Total General Funds

271.7 586.0 597.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 Accountability

Governor’s Office Of Management And Budget

The Governor’s Office of Management and Budget (GOMB) prepares the governor’s annual state budget and advises the governor on the availability of revenues and the allocation of resources to agency programs.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


1,822.4 1,817.1 2,026.7 1,635.4 1,635.4 1,635.4 Priorities


145.2 165.0 765.0 148.5 148.5 148.5 Priorities



2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


154.0 233.1 245.4 209.8 209.8 209.8 Priorities


Capital Development Board

As the construction management agency for state government, the Capital Development Board (CDB) oversees the construction of state facilities, such as prisons, universities, mental health hospitals and state parks.

The Capital Development Board does not rely on general funds.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason

Total General Funds

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Department Of Central Management Services

The Department of Central Management Services (CMS) functions include purchasing, real estate, information technology, telecommunications, internal audit and legal services for the state’s executive agencies, personnel and benefits for employees and retirees, and the employee and vendor diversity programs.

Budget savings comes primarily from labor and benefit costs.

Continuing tuition programs, like the Upward Mobility Program, asks taxpayers to pay tuition for public employees to earn degrees that will help them “to advance to more challenging, higher paying positions.” Public employees should pay for their continuing education, especially if it leads to pay increases.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


1,155,163.8 703,028.0 1,447,496.8 632,725.2 632,725.2 632,725.2 Priorities


30,880.6 21,393.0 20,001.1 20,001.1 20,001.1 20,001.1 Priorities


2,205.1 1,042.0 1,134.7 937.8 937.8 937.8 Priorities

Designated Purposes

For Awards to Employees and Expenses of the State Government Suggestion Award Board




2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason

For Broadband Network

8,317.2 8,269.8 8,900.0 2,055.2 2,055.2 2,055.2 Accountability

For Expenses of the Upward Mobility Program


For Nurses’ Tuition 48.4 80.0 85.0 CGF CGF CGF Competitive Grant

For the Governor’s/Vito Marzullo’s Internship Program


For Veterans’ Job Assistance Program


For Wage Claims 1,310.6 1,309.5 1,309.5 CGF CGF CGF Competitive Grant

GRF State Surplus 1,388.3 175.2 500.0 CGF CGF CGF Competitive Grant

Lump Sum GSA Cars 0.0 3,609.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

For Costs Associated With the Shared Services Initiative and Other Operational Expenses

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities


15,977.7 18,948.3 16,632.8 2,055.2 2,055.2 2,055.2

Grants

For Auto Liability, Adjusting and Administration of Claims, Loss Control and Prevention Services and Auto Liability Claims


For Payment of Claims Under the Representation and Indemnification in the Civil Lawsuits Act


Total Grants 4,012.9 2,947.6 2,947.6 0.0 0.0 0.0

Total General Funds

1,208,240.1 747,358.9 1,488,213.0 655,719.3 655,719.3 655,719.3


Department of Revenue

The Department of Revenue (DOR) serves as the tax collection agency for state and local governments. The department regulates riverboat gaming and the state’s horse racing industry, administers the state’s lottery, and regulates the manufacture, distribution and sale of alcoholic beverages. The department oversees local property tax assessments, administers grant program payments for local officials, and functions as the fiscal agent for the Illinois Housing Development Authority.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


71,717.9 79,226.4 87,505.0 71,303.8 71,303.8 71,303.8 Priorities


6,702.0 7,135.6 7,784.4 6,422.0 6,422.0 6,422.0 Priorities


23,773.9 28,208.1 34,354.5 25,387.3 25,387.3 25,387.3 Priorities

Designated Purposes




2,258.1 1,973.2 2,654.6 0.0 0.0 0.0

Grants

Additional Compensation for County Treasurers per Public Act 84-1432

428.0 265.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Additional Compensation for Local Assessors per Sections 2.3 and 2.6 of the Revenue Act of 1939 as Amended

189.9 140.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Additional Compensation for Local Assessors, per Section 2.7 of the Revenue Act

382.9 264.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Annual Stipend for Sheriffs as Provided in Subsection (d) of Section 4-6003 and Section 4-8002 of the Counties Code

428.0 265.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Annual Stipend to County Auditors

71.3 44.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities



2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason

Annual Stipend to County Coroners Pursuant to 55 ILCS 5/4-6002, Including Prior Year Costs

423.8 265.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

State’s Share of County Supervisors of Assessments’ Salaries

1,906.6 1,190.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Grants for Public Defenders’ Salaries

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

State’s Share of State Attorneys’ and Assistant State’s Attorneys’ Salaries, Including Prior Year Costs

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Total Grants 3,830.5 2,433.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Total General Funds

108,282.4 118,977.1 132,298.5 103,113.1 103,113.1 103,113.1

State Board of Elections

The State Board of Elections (the Board) administers elections and election laws in Illinois. The Board disseminates information to and consults with election authorities concerning the conduct of elections and voter registration in accordance with the laws of Illinois and the United States.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


3,925.5 4,817.1 4,818.6 3,853.7 3,853.7 3,853.7 Priorities


1,001.4 1,088.5 1,089.0 870.8 870.8 870.8 Priorities


484.2 516.5 515.0 413.2 413.2 413.2 Priorities

Designated Purposes

Census 2010 Rediscricting Program - For Completion of Phase II of the Census 2010 Redistricting Program Pursuant to Public Act 94-141


Grant

For FY2009 Costs Related to Development and Implementation of Statewide Electronic Voter Canvassing Operations & Reporting System Project


Grant

For HAVA Maintenance of Effort Contribution - State


Grant



2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason

Implementation and Operations of Voting System Testing and Integrity Center


Grant

Replacement of IDIS Campaign Disclosure Reporting Application


Grant

Gov’s Lump Sum Allocation for Statewide Election

0.0 2,000.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Addititional Maintanence of Effort for One-Time Federal Funding Made Available in Fiscal Year 2010.

299.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Interest Payment-General Counsel

0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Interest Payment-Administration

3.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Interest Payment-Campaign Disclosure

0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Interest Payment-Elections Division

10.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

Interest Payment-Information Technology

6.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Priorities

For Additional State Match Requirement and Interest on Previously Received Help America Vote Act (HAVA) Funding (per EAC special audit report E-HP-IL-07-06), and Fund Estimated State Match on Additional Federal HAVA funds to be Received During FY2009

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Last In First Out

Reimburse Federal Government for Disallowed HAVA Program Expenditure per Federal Election Assistance Commission Special Audit (report E-HP-IL-07-06)

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Last In First Out


1,014.5 3,115.8 1,626.4 0.0 0.0 0.0

Grants

Awards to County Clerks, Recorders and Chief Election Clerks as Compensation for Additional Duties per Public Act 90-713


Grant



2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason

For FY2009 Reimbursement and Assistance to Local Election Jurisdictions for Ongoing Support Costs, and SBE Maintenance of Local Election Jurisdiction Interfaces for the Illinois Voter Registration System Database


Grant

Reimburse Counties for Election Judges and Other Officials - Early Voting Assistance


Grant

Reimburse Counties for Increased Compensation to Judges and Other Officials


Grant

Expense of Election Authority for Voter Registration Tapes

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Last In First Out

Total Grants 5,120.6 5,983.4 7,472.3 0.0 0.0 0.0


Illinois Gaming Board

The Gaming Board consists of five members appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate. The Gaming Board administers a regulatory and tax collection system for casino gambling in Illinois. The Gaming Board also has comprehensive law enforcement responsibilities associated with casino gambling in Illinois.

The Illinois Gaming Board does not rely on general funds.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason

Total General Funds

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Illinois Racing Board

The Illinois Racing Board was created in 1933 and its legal mandate is defined in the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975. The mission of the Illinois Racing Board is to regulate horse racing through the enforcement of the Act and its rules and regulations and to ensure the honesty and integrity of Illinois racing and wagering.

The Illinois Racing Board does not rely on general funds.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason

Total General Funds

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0


Drycleaner Environmental Response Trust Fund Council

The Drycleaner Environmental Response Trust Fund Council manages the Drycleaner Environmental Response Trust Fund. Primary council responsibilities include: licensing retail drycleaners, providing environmental remediation liability insurance coverage, and assisting in the cleanup of soil and groundwater contaminated by dry cleaning solvents.

The Drycleaner Environmental Response Trust Fund Council does not rely on general funds.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason

Total General Funds

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Civil Service Commission

The Civil Service Commission (CSC) hears and determines employee appeals of discharges, suspensions, transfers, allocations, layoffs and demotions under the Personnel Code and Rules.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


267.4 239.1 267.8 215.2 215.2 215.2 Accountability


66.6 65.1 70.2 58.6 58.6 58.6 Accountability


22.3 25.6 31.1 23.0 23.0 23.0 Accountability


State Employees Retirement System

The State Employees Retirement System (SERS) provides retirement annuities, survivors’ annuities, and other benefits for state employees.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason


47.9 2,449.6 60.9 2,082.2 2,082.2 2,082.2 Priorities


25.0 25.7 29.4 23.1 23.1 23.1 Priorities


1.8 2.2 2.2 2.0 2.0 2.0 Priorities

Total General Funds 74.7 2,477.5 92.5 2,107.3 2,107.3 2,107.3


Competitive Grant Funding

Budget Solutions 2012 proposes a new approach to state spending called Competitive Grant Funding. Inspired by competitive programs at the federal level, the program seeks to pilot a process that sets a new, high standard for programs hoping to receive taxpayer dollars.


2010 Actual

2011 Estimated

2012 Proposed

2012 Alternative

2013 Alternative

2014 Alternative

Reason

Grant Funding 0.0 0.0 0.0 150,000.0 150,000.0 150,000.0

Total General Funds 0.0 0.0 0.0 150,000.0 150,000.0 150,000.0


Appendix A. State Spending Examples Found via IllinoisOpenGov.org

In 2009, the Illinois Policy Institute launched IllinoisOpenGov.org, which gives Illinois taxpayers a clear look into how state government spends their hard-earned tax dollars, down to the agency, person and penny. The site contains information on state employee payroll, checks to businesses and people and state retiree pensions. The following spending examples come directly from IllinoisOpenGov.org and highlight spending choices that should receive extra scrutiny before being repeated in the future.

The expenses below were incurred between July 1, 2009 and April 16, 2010.

Statewide: $3,782,545 for Association DuesSeventy-three state agencies paid almost $3.8 million for association dues. Twelve agencies spent more than $100,000 on association dues, the State Board of Education ($455,901), the Department of Transportation ($373,647), and the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity ($298,217) spent the most. Statewide: $1,283,798 on Registration Fees and Conference ExpensesSixty-eight agencies spent nearly $1.3 million on registration fees and conference expenses. The Department of Transportation, the Department of Human Services, and the University of Illinois incurred the largest expenses, each spending more than $100,000. Statewide: $1,406,623 on SubscriptionsVarious state agencies spent $1.4 million on subscriptions to vendors such as Gatehouse Media IL Holdings II ($11,090), Ahead of Our Time Publishing ($9,450) and XM Satellite Radio Inc. ($6,958).

Statewide: $2,885,766 on Prizes, Premiums and AwardsSeven state agencies spent a combined total of $2,885,766 on prizes, premiums and awards. The Department of Agriculture was responsible for over 98 percent of the expenditures, spending $2,837,019 on this category of spending. The Department of Natural Resources spent the second highest amount at $30,994.

Statewide: $86,631 for Employee Moving ExpensesFive state agencies incurred a total of $86,631 in employee moving expenses. Southern Illinois University had the largest expenses at $46,077, followed by the Department of Transportation with $35,220.

Statewide: $31,275 for Interviewee ExpensesVarious state agencies had $31,275 in interviewee expenses. The University of Illinois had the largest expenditure with $17,046, followed by the Department of Transportation ($7,721) and the Mathematics and Science Academy ($2,342).

Statewide: $19,803,867 for In-State Travel ExpensesEighty-eight state agencies had in-state travel expenses, with the expenses for twenty-six agencies exceeding $100,000.

Statewide: $7,073,923 for Passenger Automobiles Twelve state agencies had passenger automobile expenditures, including the General Assembly ($48,390), the Supreme Court ($39,052) and Governors State University ($17,799).

Statewide: $664,093 on Video Conferencing Various state agencies spent $664,093 on video conferencing, with the State Policy and the Department of Human Services each spending more than $150,000. The next largest expenditure came from the Department of Corrections with $74,155.

Statewide: $6,927,825 on AdvertisingFifty state agencies incurred nearly $7 million in advertising expenditures. Almost three-quarters of the expenditures came from the Department of Transportation ($5,082,930), and six agencies spent more than $150,000 on advertising.


Appendix B. Transfers from General Revenue Fund to Selected Special State Funds, FY 2009

Illinois has over 300 special state funds that are separate from the General Revenue Fund, yet many receive “transfers in” from the General Revenue Fund. Greater transparency on the revenue sources and spending allocations of these funds will help taxpayers better determine their continuing value. During tight budgetary times, closing these funds or at least reducing the “transfers in” from general funds offers significant savings.

Transfers from General Revenue Fund to Selected Special State Funds, FY 2009

Special State Fund TransferLocal Government Distributive Fund $1,118,193,676Public Transportation Fund $309,087,820Downstate Public Transportation Fund $100,150,517School Infrastructure Fund $63,318,678Metropolitan Exposition Auditorium and Office Building Fund $37,922,811Workers’ Compensation Revolving Fund $34,411,237Tourism Promotion Fund $30,634,255Agricultural Premium Fund $23,765,389Audit Expense Fund $16,716,175Estate Tax Collection Distributive Fund $16,495,182Live and Learn Fund $15,678,000Capital Litigation Fund $12,032,352Partners for Conservation Fund $8,166,667Presidential Library and Museum Operating Fund $7,450,000Coal Technology Development Assistance Fund $6,712,519Professional Services Fund $6,696,600Comprehensive Regional Planning Fund $5,000,000Digital Divide Elimination Fund $5,000,000Illinois Veterans’ Rehabilitation Fund $4,681,700State Treasurer’s Bank Services Trust Fund $4,185,000Build Illinois Fund $1,665,662Illinois Thoroughbred Breeders Fund $1,601,429Violence Prevention Fund $1,400,000Corporate Headquarters Relocation Assistance Fund $1,168,427Illinois Standardbred Breeders Fund $1,119,987Fair and Exposition Fund $1,107,662Youth Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Prevention Fund $1,068,900Intercity Passenger Rail Fund $715,750Federal Financing Cost Reimbursement Fund $384,881Municipal Economic Development Fund $138,704Assistance to the Homeless Fund $30,993Illinois Wildlife Preservation Fund $25,892Illinois Military Family Relief Fund $21,090Penny Severns Breast Cervical and Ovarian Cancer Research Fund $20,244Multiple Sclerosis Assistance Fund $18,699Alzheimer’s Disease Research Fund $16,971Child Abuse Prevention Fund $14,962Illinois Veterans’ Homes Fund $14,783Diabetes Research Checkoff Fund $10,314Lung Cancer Research Fund $3,901Autoimmune Disease Research Fund $3,318Domestic Violence Shelter and Service Fund $245Total $1,836,851,394

Source: Illinois Comptroller, Detailed Annual Expenditures Report, 200923


Appendix C. State Funding to Local Governments

Illinois state government redistributes billions in tax revenues to local governments—including money from the state income tax, corporate personal property replacement tax, motor fuel tax, gaming tax, state sales tax and use tax. This accounts for a significant portion of the state’s total expenditures. In addition to education funding, the state sent $5.1 billion of revenue to counties, municipalities, townships, public library districts, park districts, fire protection districts and special purpose districts across the state in fiscal year 2009. 24

Since 1995, local governments have received 10 percent of the state personal and corporate income tax receipts, with revenues allocated to county and municipal governments on a per-capita basis through the Local Government Distributive Fund (LGDF). The Taxpayer Accountability and Budget Stabilization Act, signed into law on January 13, 2011, increased the state personal income tax and corporate income tax rates, but called for income revenue above 2010 personal and corporate income tax levels to be withheld from the LGDF. To keep the LGDF revenue share equal to 2010 income tax levels, the overall percent of shared income tax revenue decreased (see graphic 1).

Graphic 1. State Income Tax Revenue Sharing with Local Governments

Income Tax Revenue Shared

Personal Tax Corporate Tax

August 1, 1969 - June 30, 1994 8.3% 8.3%

July 1, 1994 - June 30, 1995 9.1% 9.1%

July 1, 1995 - December 31, 2010 10% 10%

January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2014 6.0% 6.9%

January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2024 8.0% 9.1%

January 1, 2024 - 9.2% 10%

Source: Illinois Department of Revenue, Taxpayer Accountability and Budget Stabilization Act (SB2505)

According to the Illinois Department of Revenue, in fiscal year 2009, $1.26 billion of state income tax went to local governments through the LGDF.25 A survey by the Illinois Comptroller of 95% of local governments found that the state income tax accounted for approximately 4.7 percent of local government revenues in fiscal year 200926. If the state returned to the 2004 state income tax distribution total of $843 million (in 2009 inflation-adjusted dollars)27 in 2009, the state could have saved over $400 million to use on core state services.

Graphic 2. Income Tax Disbursements to Local Governments, Actual and Inflation-Adjusted

Source: Illinois Department of Revenue, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Illinois Policy Institute calculations


Budget Solutions 2012 recommends that most transfers of general revenues be stopped. This would result in a significant reduction to funds transferred into the Local Government Distributive Fund. On balance, most local governments can afford to budget without LGDF assistance. If, however, lawmakers felt that the LGDF should maintain a fund balance above what Budget Solutions 2012 would allow, they could examine replenishing funds from other non-general-revenue sources that are passed on to local governments through antiquated formulas.

The state should revisit the Taxpayer Action Board recommendations from June 2009 to review the various local government funding sources to maximize government efficiencies and “encourage regional, unified and inter-jurisdictional cooperation (versus competition) among local governments.”28 Some state pass-through funds account for a small portion of local government revenues. But this revenue, along with significant spending reform at the state level, could help put the state balance its budget.

Graphic 3. Local Government Distributive Fund Share of Local Revenue, Fiscal Year 2008

Local Government Total Revenue LGDF Receipts*LGDF % of Total

Revenue

Cook County $2,813,000,000 $9,696,698 0.3%

DuPage County $384,633,854 $9,515,544 2.5%

Will County $312,788,666 $8,358,901 2.7%

Champaign County $73,139,613 $3,117,934 4.3%

Madison County $123,373,096 $5,078,185 4.1%

Hoffman Estates $96,225,652 $4,786,874 5.0%

Jo Daviess County $16,064,411 $1,026,095 6.4%

Rock Island $60,258,520 $3,649,674 6.1%

Town of Normal $65,339,428 $4,646,151 7.1%

City of Carbondale $34,300,000 $2,356,801 6.9%

City of Decatur $85,300,000 $7,537,123 8.8%

Source: County and Municipal Budgets,29 Illinois Department of Revenue, Illinois Policy Institute calculations*Receipt data calculated to match local government 2008 fiscal year calendar.


Appendix D. Medicaid Premium Assistance ReformMedicaid costs continue to grow year after year and crowd out core government services (see Graphic 1). Even with the increased spending, access to care continues to be an issue. To address these problems, the state could transform Medicaid into a premium assistance program. Budget Solutions 2012 requires the state reform its Medicaid system as follows.

To achieve this, the state could implement the “Patients First Medicaid Reform Act,” developed by the American Legislative Exchange Council. This legislation would create and fund Medical Savings Accounts (MSA) for Medicaid enrollees, which can be used to pay for a high-deductible health policy and Health Savings Account (HSA) funds.

The MSA subsidies are means tested. As a Medicaid MSA patient earns more in income, his premium assistance would fall since his ability to pay would be greater. However, if the patient earned enough to no longer qualify for Medicaid, he could still keep his MSA plan but would simply no longer receive subsidies for premiums, which he would have to pay himself. .

Graphic 1. Total Illinois General Funds Medicaid Spending (adjusted for inflation)

Source: National Association of State Budget Officers, State Expenditure Reports Inflation calculated using the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis CPI Calculator

Graphic 2. Medicaid Spending as a Percentage of Total State Expenditures

Source: National Association of State Budget Officers


With an HSA and high deductible health insurance plan, the interest-bearing, tax-free HSA handles routine health care expenditures through withdrawals. Once the insurance deductible is reached, private insurance pays for 100 percent of health care. HSA-compatible health plans are significantly less expensive than traditional PPOs or HMOs, 30 and the consumer-directed nature of HSAs empowers individuals to monitor their health care costs and create incentives for individuals to use only those services that are necessary.

In order to pursue premium assistance reform, the state would need to seek a Medicaid waiver from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid to receive federal funding as a five-year block grant. Rhode Island’s recent experience with a federal block grant for Medicaid (Global Consumer Choice Compact Medicaid Waiver) produced promising results, including $150 million of savings in the first 18 months. Gary Alexander, the Rhode Island Health Secretary, cites the Medicaid savings as “the sole reason why Rhode Island possessed a state budget surplus in 2010.”31 Reforming Medicaid into a premium assistance program will limit the state’s Medicaid liability to a certain amount per enrollee, making budgeting more predictable.

Such a reform would also benefit Medicaid enrollees. With an HSA-compatible health plan, beneficiaries would have greater access to care as providers are more willing to accept patients on private insurance. 32 Also, the beneficiary could keep the plan without the state subsidies once they are no longer eligible for Medicaid, alleviating disruptions to health insurance coverage. 33 This added population to the private insurance pool could also lower the rates for everyone in the private market, which would help make private insurance more affordable. 34

Reforming Medicaid is a difficult and complex task, but it is vital to ensuring the sustainability of this program for our most vulnerable populations. Innovative solutions like the “Patients First Medicaid Reform Act” create a win-win solution for states to provide better healthcare access to those who need it most while maintain fiscal responsibility.


Appendix E. Expenditures for Average Midwest Family, Income $59,908


Appendix F. Fiscal Year 2011 Operating Appropriations by Major Purpose: Quinn Budget and Budget Solutions

Education 35.46%

Medicaid 27.59%

Human Services 20.63%

Public Safety 6.03%

Government Services 9.57%

Economic Development

0.42%

Quality of Life 0.28%

Quinn Budget: General Funds

Budget Solutions 2012: General Funds


Endnotes

1 Illinois Office of the Comptroller, Comptroller’s Quarterly 2011: http://www.ioc.state.il.us/common/getLocalFile.cfm?fileName=CQJan2011.pdf

2 Illinois Policy Institute, “Budget Solutions 2010: No Superpowers Required,” May 26, 2009, “http://www.illinoispolicy.org/uploads/files/superpowersnotrequired_brief.pdf.

3 The Institute for Illinois’ Fiscal Sustainability at the Civic Federation, “A Fiscal Rehabilitation Plan for the State of Illinois,” February 22, 2010, http://civicfed.org/sites/default/files/IllinoisFiscalRehabilitationPlan.pdf.

4 Inflation calculated with the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis’s Consumer Price Index calculator, http://www.minneapolisfed.org/?year=2000&dollarAmount=22.4&yearto=2010&result=.

5 U.S. Census Bureau, “National and State Population Estimates: Annual Population Estimates 2000 to 2009,” http://www.census.gov/popest/states/NST-ann-est.html.

6 U.S. Census Bureau, “National and State Population Estimates: Annual Population Estimates 2000 to 2009,” http://www.census.gov/popest/states/NST-ann-est.html.

7 For two of the most recent assessments of preschool benefits in general, see: Todd E. Elder and Darren H. Lubotsky, 2009, “Kindergarten Entrance Age and Children’s Achievement: Impacts of State Policies, Family Background, and Peers,” Journal of Human Resources 44(3):641-683. For a recent assessment of Head Start – the well-funded longstanding preschool program of the federal government – see an official U.S. Department of Health and Human Services evaluation of the program, released in January 2010, which found practically no lasting benefits for participating students: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/hs/impact_study/reports/impact_study/executive_summary_final.pdf.

8 Elizabeth Milnikel & Emily Satterthwaite, “Regulatory Field, Home of Chicago Laws: Burdensome Laws Strike Out Chicago Entrepreneurs,” Institute for Justice, May 2009. http://tinyurl.com/yd5s5pn.

9 Jon Hilkevitch, “Rate rises to No. 1 when cost of living considered,” Chicago Tribune, March 8, 2010, http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-getting-around-0308-20100307,0,5220916.column?track=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+chicagotribune%2Fnews%2Flocal+%28Chicago+Tribune+news+-+Local+news%29.

10 Illinois Policy Institute, “CTA Looking In All Of The Wrong Places,” November 26, 2007, http://www.illinoispolicy.org/uploads/files/CTA_Policy_Brief.pdf.

11 Pew Charitable Trusts, “Pew Analysis Shows Amtrak Lost $32 Per Passenger in 2008,” October 27, 2009, http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=55638.

12 Randal O’Toole, “Taking Illinoisans for a Ride: The False Promises of High-Speed Rail,” Illinois Policy Institute, July 9, 2009, http://tinyurl.com/highspeedrailil.

13 Illinois Taxpayer Action Board, “Report of the Taxpayer Action Board,” June 2009, http://tinyurl.com/Illinoistab.

14 Illinois Transparency and Accountability Portal, Human Services, “Awards & Grants – Lump Sum, Grants to Non-Profit Orgs,” http://accountability.illinois.gov/Expenditures/Agency/Contracts.aspx?Year=2011&Agency=444&Category=4900&Detail=4480&Contract=*&Vendor=38da2468-0196-4d91-8191-35756810134e

15 Guidestar.com, “C.E.F.S. Economic Opportunity Corporation,” http://www.guidestar.org/FinDocuments/2009/376/053/2009-376053117-05b1b619-9.pdf

16 Illinois Transparency and Accountability Portal, Human Services, “Awards & Grants – Lump Sum – Grants to Non-Profit Orgs,” http://accountability.illinois.gov/Expenditures/Agency/Contracts.aspx?Year=2011&Agency=444&Category=4900&Detail=4480&Contract=*&Vendor=fbadc31d-4119-47fa-aee4-23df50ce5e8f

17 Guidestar.com, “City Year,” http://www.guidestar.org/FinDocuments/2009/222/882/2009-222882549-05fe31c5-9.pdf

18 Illinois Transparency and Accountability Portal, Human Services, “Awards & Grants – Lump Sum, Grants to Non-Profit Orgs,” http://accountability.illinois.gov/Expenditures/Agency/Contracts.aspx?Year=2011&Agency=444&Category=4900&Detail=4480&Contract=*&Vendor=254eaed0-167b-4ffb-b3f5-7793145f7079

19 Guidestar.com, “Erikson Institute,” http://www.guidestar.org/FinDocuments//2009/362/593/2009-362593545-05b9ca7d-9.pdf

20 Accountability.illinois.gov. “Payments to a Vendor for a Category: Payments to Art Institute of Chicago for Lump Sums and Other


Purposes,” http://www.accountability.illinois.gov/Expenditures/Vendor/CategoryDetails.aspx?Year=2010&Agency=0&Vendor=38171d69-3ae9-46f1-8292-a7a0bd8b9720&Contract=*&Category=1900.

21 Guidestar.com, The Art Institute of Chicago 2007 Form 990, http://www.guidestar.org/FinDocuments//2008/362/167/2008-362167725-05130ecf-9.pdf.

22 Illinois Department of Natural Resources Division of Education, ENTICE program, accessed March 12, 2010, https://www.enticeworkshops.com/.

23 “Detailed Annual Report of Revenues and Expenditures,” Illinois State Comptroller, Fiscal Year 2009, http://www.apps.ioc.state.il.us/ioc-pdf/FY09DAR.pdf.

24 “Fiscal Responsibility Report Card,” Illinois Comptroller, Fiscal Year 2009 http://www.ioc.state.il.us/ioc-pdf/LocalGovt/ReportCard/ReportCard2009.pdf.

25 Freedom of Information Act Request Response, Illinois Department of Revenue, December 20, 2010.

26 “Fiscal Responsibility Report Card,” Illinois Comptroller, Fiscal Year 2009 http://www.ioc.state.il.us/ioc-pdf/LocalGovt/ReportCard/ReportCard2009.pdf.

27 Freedom of Information Act Request Response, Illinois Department of Revenue, August 26, 2010.

28 Taxpayers Action Board report

29 City of Carbondale, “2008 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report: Financial Section,” page 7, http://tinyurl.com/2cjctro.

Cook County, “2008 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,” page 11, http://tinyurl.com/4lfl4pe.

Champaign County, “2008 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,” page 37, http://tinyurl.com/24kw3o8.

City of Decatur, “2008 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,” page 8, http://tinyurl.com/34x64vd.

DuPage County, “2008 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,” page 7, http://tinyurl.com/39hj832.

Village of Hoffman Estates, “2008 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,” page 31, http://tinyurl.com/24fk3hx.

Jo Daviess County, “Proposed FY2010 Annual Budget,” page 7, http://tinyurl.com/27h3rwy.

Madison County Government, “2008 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,” page 8, http://tinyurl.com/28wahpv.

Town of Normal, “FY2008 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,” page 19, http://tinyurl.com/2b4xwc2.

City of Rock Island, “2008 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,” page 23, http://tinyurl.com/2wuqhoq.

Will County, “2008 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,” page 22, http://tinyurl.com/38tr8f5.

30 “Health benefit cost growth predicted to ease slightly in 2009 as employers shift cost,” Mercer, September 4, 2008, http://www.mercer.com/press-releases/1319885.

31 http://www.galen.org/fileuploads/RIMedicaidReform.pdf

32 Beverly Gossage, “Using Vouchers for Medicaid Would Lower Health Insurance Rates in Missouri,” HSA Benefits Consulting, February 27, 2008, http://www.hsabenefitsconsulting.com/articles/using-vouchers-for-medicaid-would-lower-health-insurance-rates-in-missouri/.




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