Oak Park Town Hall

SenatorDon Harmon

RepresentativeCamille Lilly

WHY THE STATE BUDGET MATTERS

•Stability

•Certainty

• Investment

•Responsibility

FY18 BUDGET: WHERE THE MONEY GOES

Source: Senate Bills 6, 9 and 42 – includes $810 million in estimated lapse appropriations

Revenues: $37.5 billionSpending: $37.3 billionSurplus: $200 million

Cost of GovernmentOperations$3.9 billion

(10%)

• Full-year funding for P-12 schools and an additional $330 million in funding over current levels

• Full-year funding for higher education for the first time in two years, including funding for MAP grants

• Human services programs like domestic violence shelters, breast and cervical cancer screenings, child care services and addiction treatment

• Human services grants for programs like youth employment, immigrant services, autism support and addiction prevention

What the Senate Budget Funds

• $3 billion in cuts

• 5% cuts across the board to nearly all state agencies and programs

• Holds local government distributive fund at current levels, creating savings

• Pension reform voted on alongside budget creates savings

What the Senate Budget Saves

WHERE THE MONEY COMES FROM

Source: COGFA FY18 Revenue Estimate and Senate Bill 9

Revenues:$37.5 billion

Progress for Illinois SB 1933 – Automatic Voter Registration. Establishes an automatic voter registration

system in Illinois by July 1, 2018.

HB 40 – Women’s Reproductive Health Coverage. Ensures abortion will remain legal in Illinois even if Roe v. Wade is overturned and allows Medicaid and state health plans to cover reproductive health care services.

SB 31 – TRUST Act. Seeks to foster trust between police agencies and immigrant communities by clarifying that local and state police officers are not required to comply with federal immigration efforts and creating safe zones for immigrants.

SB 1657 – Gun Dealer Licensing. Allows Illinois to license gun dealers to hold corrupt

dealers accountable while promoting better business practices.

HB 2373 – Expanding List of Sealable Offenses. Increases opportunities for ex-offenders, allowing all felony arrests to be sealed, unless otherwise prohibited by law.

SB 71 – Investment in Wind Energy. Amends the $2.2 billion Future Energy Jobs bill,

clearing the way for continued investment in wind energy in Illinois and promoting the new clean, green jobs economy.

SB 1: School Funding Reform

• Fixes broken school funding system and creates a fair, evidence-based formula to distribute funds.

• Distributes funds so that no district receives less than prior year.

• Directs additional funds to the districts and schools that need them the most.

• Funding Increase for Area Schools:

Oak Park River Forest District 200: $4,302

Oak Park District 97: $182,460

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HOW ILLINOIS’ TAX RATE COMPARES

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ILLINOIS PENSION CONTRIBUTIONS1970-present

Total pension investment 1970-2002: $16.9 billion

Total pension investment2003-present: $58.6 billion

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ILLINOIS: OPEN FOR BUSINESS • Unemployment 4.4% in April. Down from 11.4% at the height of the recession.

• Ranked 7th best state for business startups last year

• Chicago ranked 4th most innovative city

• 17th largest economy in the world when US states are compared to sovereign nations

• 5th largest manufacturing state in the nation

• Home to 36 Fortune 500 companies and 124 corporate headquarters

• Center of the Nation

• World class institutions and workforce

Contact information:

Senator Harmon

District office708-848-2002

Springfield office217-782-8176

Representative Lilly

District office708-613-5939

Springfield office217-782-6400