Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB2959 Compare Versions

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1	1	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2959 Introduced , by Rep. Jay Hoffman SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 30 ILCS 105/12-2 from Ch. 127, par. 148-2 Amends the State Finance Act. Provides that State travel reimbursement rates for lodging and mileage for automobile travel, as well as allowances for meals, shall be set at the maximum rates established by the federal government for travel expenses, subsistence expenses, and mileage allowances. Provides that if the rates set under federal regulations increase or decrease during the course of the State's fiscal year, the effective date of the new rate shall be the effective date of the change in the federal rate. Makes conforming and other changes. LRB103 27187 HLH 53557 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2959 Introduced , by Rep. Jay Hoffman SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 30 ILCS 105/12-2 from Ch. 127, par. 148-2 30 ILCS 105/12-2 from Ch. 127, par. 148-2 Amends the State Finance Act. Provides that State travel reimbursement rates for lodging and mileage for automobile travel, as well as allowances for meals, shall be set at the maximum rates established by the federal government for travel expenses, subsistence expenses, and mileage allowances. Provides that if the rates set under federal regulations increase or decrease during the course of the State's fiscal year, the effective date of the new rate shall be the effective date of the change in the federal rate. Makes conforming and other changes. LRB103 27187 HLH 53557 b LRB103 27187 HLH 53557 b A BILL FOR
2	2	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2959 Introduced , by Rep. Jay Hoffman SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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5	5	Amends the State Finance Act. Provides that State travel reimbursement rates for lodging and mileage for automobile travel, as well as allowances for meals, shall be set at the maximum rates established by the federal government for travel expenses, subsistence expenses, and mileage allowances. Provides that if the rates set under federal regulations increase or decrease during the course of the State's fiscal year, the effective date of the new rate shall be the effective date of the change in the federal rate. Makes conforming and other changes.
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11	11	1 AN ACT concerning finance.
12	12	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
13	13	3 represented in the General Assembly:
14	14	4 Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by changing
15	15	5 Section 12-2 as follows:
16	16	6 (30 ILCS 105/12-2) (from Ch. 127, par. 148-2)
17	17	7 Sec. 12-2. Travel Regulation Council; State travel
18	18	8 reimbursement.
19	19	9 (a) The chairmen of the travel control boards established
20	20	10 by Section 12-1, or their designees, shall together comprise
21	21	11 the Travel Regulation Council. The Travel Regulation Council
22	22	12 shall be chaired by the Director of Central Management
23	23	13 Services, who shall be a nonvoting member of the Council,
24	24	14 unless he is otherwise qualified to vote by virtue of being the
25	25	15 designee of a voting member. No later than March 1, 1986, and
26	26	16 at least biennially thereafter, the Council shall adopt State
27	27	17 Travel Regulations and Reimbursement Rates which shall be
28	28	18 applicable to all personnel subject to the jurisdiction of the
29	29	19 travel control boards established by Section 12-1. An
30	30	20 affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Council
31	31	21 shall be required to adopt regulations and reimbursement
32	32	22 rates. If the Council fails to adopt regulations by March 1 of
33	33	23 any odd-numbered year, the Director of Central Management
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37	37	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2959 Introduced , by Rep. Jay Hoffman SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
38	38	30 ILCS 105/12-2 from Ch. 127, par. 148-2 30 ILCS 105/12-2 from Ch. 127, par. 148-2
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40	40	Amends the State Finance Act. Provides that State travel reimbursement rates for lodging and mileage for automobile travel, as well as allowances for meals, shall be set at the maximum rates established by the federal government for travel expenses, subsistence expenses, and mileage allowances. Provides that if the rates set under federal regulations increase or decrease during the course of the State's fiscal year, the effective date of the new rate shall be the effective date of the change in the federal rate. Makes conforming and other changes.
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68	68	1 Services shall adopt emergency regulations and reimbursement
69	69	2 rates pursuant to the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.
70	70	3 On and after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
71	71	4 103rd General Assembly, the Council shall adopt reimbursement
72	72	5 rates in accordance with the requirements of subsection (f).
73	73	6 (b) (Blank). Mileage for automobile travel shall be
74	74	7 reimbursed at the allowance rate in effect under regulations
75	75	8 promulgated pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5707(b)(2). In the event the
76	76	9 rate set under federal regulations increases or decreases
77	77	10 during the course of the State's fiscal year, the effective
78	78	11 date of the new rate shall be the effective date of the change
79	79	12 in the federal rate.
80	80	13 (c) (Blank). Rates for reimbursement of expenses other
81	81	14 than mileage shall not exceed the actual cost of travel as
82	82	15 determined by the United States Internal Revenue Service.
83	83	16 (d) Reimbursements to travelers shall be made pursuant to
84	84	17 the rates and regulations applicable to the respective State
85	85	18 agency as of the effective date of this amendatory Act, until
86	86	19 the State Travel Regulations and Reimbursement Rates
87	87	20 established by this Section are adopted and effective.
88	88	21 (e) (Blank). Lodging in Cook County, Illinois and the
89	89	22 District of Columbia shall be reimbursed at the maximum
90	90	23 lodging rate in effect under regulations promulgated pursuant
91	91	24 to 5 U.S.C. 5701-5709. For purposes of this subsection (e),
92	92	25 the District of Columbia shall include the cities and counties
93	93	26 included in the per diem locality of the District of Columbia,
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104	104	1 as defined by the regulations in effect promulgated pursuant
105	105	2 to 5 U.S.C. 5701-5709. Individual travel control boards may
106	106	3 set a lodging reimbursement rate more restrictive than the
107	107	4 rate set forth in the federal regulations.
108	108	5 (f) Notwithstanding any rule or law to the contrary, State
109	109	6 travel reimbursement rates for lodging and mileage for
110	110	7 automobile travel, as well as allowances for meals, shall be
111	111	8 set at the maximum rates established by the federal government
112	112	9 for travel expenses, subsistence expenses, and mileage
113	113	10 allowances under 5 U.S.C. 5701-5711 and any regulations
114	114	11 promulgated thereunder. If the rates set under federal
115	115	12 regulations increase or decrease during the course of the
116	116	13 State's fiscal year, the effective date of the new rate shall
117	117	14 be the effective date of the change in the federal rate.
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