SB1790 EnrolledLRB103 28422 JDS 54802 b SB1790 Enrolled LRB103 28422 JDS 54802 b SB1790 Enrolled LRB103 28422 JDS 54802 b 1 AN ACT concerning State government. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 (25 ILCS 130/4-4 rep.) 5 (25 ILCS 130/4-5 rep.) 6 (25 ILCS 130/4-6 rep.) 7 Section 5. The Legislative Commission Reorganization Act 8 of 1984 is amended by repealing Sections 4-4, 4-5, and 4-6. 9 Section 10. The Commission on Government Forecasting and 10 Accountability Act is amended by changing Sections 3 and 4 as 11 follows: 12 (25 ILCS 155/3) (from Ch. 63, par. 343) 13 Sec. 3. The Commission shall: 14 (1) Study from time to time and report to the General 15 Assembly on economic development and trends in the State. 16 (2) Make such special economic and fiscal studies as 17 it deems appropriate or desirable or as the General 18 Assembly may request. 19 (3) Based on its studies, recommend such State fiscal 20 and economic policies as it deems appropriate or desirable 21 to improve the functioning of State government and the 22 economy of the various regions within the State. SB1790 Enrolled LRB103 28422 JDS 54802 b SB1790 Enrolled- 2 -LRB103 28422 JDS 54802 b SB1790 Enrolled - 2 - LRB103 28422 JDS 54802 b SB1790 Enrolled - 2 - LRB103 28422 JDS 54802 b 1 (4) Prepare annually a State economic report. 2 (5) Provide information for all appropriate 3 legislative organizations and personnel on economic trends 4 in relation to long range planning and budgeting. 5 (6) Study and make such recommendations as it deems 6 appropriate to the General Assembly on local and regional 7 economic and fiscal policy and on federal fiscal policy as 8 it may affect Illinois. 9 (7) Review capital expenditures, appropriations and 10 authorizations for both the State's general obligation and 11 revenue bonding authorities. At the direction of the 12 Commission, specific reviews may include economic 13 feasibility reviews of existing or proposed revenue bond 14 projects to determine the accuracy of the original 15 estimate of useful life of the projects, maintenance 16 requirements and ability to meet debt service requirements 17 through their operating expenses. 18 (8) Receive and review all executive agency and 19 revenue bonding authority annual and 3 year plans. The 20 Commission shall prepare a consolidated review of these 21 plans, an updated assessment of current State agency 22 capital plans, a report on the outstanding and unissued 23 bond authorizations, an evaluation of the State's ability 24 to market further bond issues and shall submit them as the 25 "Legislative Capital Plan Analysis" to the House and 26 Senate Appropriations Committees at least once a year. The SB1790 Enrolled - 2 - LRB103 28422 JDS 54802 b SB1790 Enrolled- 3 -LRB103 28422 JDS 54802 b SB1790 Enrolled - 3 - LRB103 28422 JDS 54802 b SB1790 Enrolled - 3 - LRB103 28422 JDS 54802 b 1 Commission shall annually submit to the General Assembly 2 on the first Wednesday of April a report on the State's 3 long-term capital needs, with particular emphasis upon and 4 detail of the 5-year period in the immediate future. 5 (9) Study and make recommendations it deems 6 appropriate to the General Assembly on State bond 7 financing, bondability guidelines, and debt management. At 8 the direction of the Commission, specific studies and 9 reviews may take into consideration short and long-run 10 implications of State bonding and debt management policy. 11 (10) Comply with the provisions of the "State Debt 12 Impact Note Act" as now or hereafter amended. 13 (11) Comply with the provisions of the Pension Impact 14 Note Act, as now or hereafter amended. 15 (12) Prepare By August 1st of each year, the 16 Commission must prepare and cause to be published by 17 August 1 of each year a summary report of State 18 appropriations for the State fiscal year beginning the 19 previous July 1st, except that, if no State appropriations 20 have been enacted by July 1 for the State fiscal year, then 21 the summary report shall be prepared and published within 22 60 days after the enactment of appropriations for that 23 State fiscal year. The summary report must discuss major 24 categories of appropriations, the issues the General 25 Assembly faced in allocating appropriations, comparisons 26 with appropriations for previous State fiscal years, and SB1790 Enrolled - 3 - LRB103 28422 JDS 54802 b SB1790 Enrolled- 4 -LRB103 28422 JDS 54802 b SB1790 Enrolled - 4 - LRB103 28422 JDS 54802 b SB1790 Enrolled - 4 - LRB103 28422 JDS 54802 b 1 other matters helpful in providing the citizens of 2 Illinois with an overall understanding of appropriations 3 for that fiscal year. The summary report must be written 4 in plain language and designed for readability, and it 5 must be provided in a report to the General Assembly and 6 published on the General Assembly's website. Publication 7 must be in newspapers of general circulation in the 8 various areas of the State to ensure distribution 9 statewide. The summary report must also be published on 10 the General Assembly's web site. 11 (13) Comply with the provisions of the State 12 Facilities Closure Act. 13 (14) For fiscal year 2012 and thereafter, develop a 14 3-year budget forecast for the State, including 15 opportunities and threats concerning anticipated revenues 16 and expenditures, with an appropriate level of detail. 17 (15) Perform the powers, duties, rights, and 18 responsibilities of the Legislative Research Unit as 19 transferred to the Commission under Section 7. 20 The requirement for reporting to the General Assembly 21 shall be satisfied by filing copies of the report as required 22 by Section 3.1 of the General Assembly Organization Act, and 23 filing such additional copies with the State Government Report 24 Distribution Center for the General Assembly as is required 25 under paragraph (t) of Section 7 of the State Library Act. 26 (Source: P.A. 100-1148, eff. 12-10-18.) SB1790 Enrolled - 4 - LRB103 28422 JDS 54802 b SB1790 Enrolled- 5 -LRB103 28422 JDS 54802 b SB1790 Enrolled - 5 - LRB103 28422 JDS 54802 b SB1790 Enrolled - 5 - LRB103 28422 JDS 54802 b 1 (25 ILCS 155/4) (from Ch. 63, par. 344) 2 Sec. 4. (a) The Commission shall publish, during at the 3 convening of each regular session of the General Assembly, a 4 report on the estimated income of the State from all 5 applicable revenue sources for the next ensuing fiscal year 6 and of any other funds estimated to be available for such 7 fiscal year. The Commission, in its discretion, may consult 8 with the Governor's Office of Management and Budget in 9 preparing the report. By On the third Wednesday in March after 10 the session convenes, the Commission shall issue the report 11 required by this Section containing the a revised and updated 12 set of revenue figures reflecting the latest available 13 information. The House and Senate by joint resolution shall 14 adopt or modify such estimates as may be appropriate. The 15 joint resolution shall constitute the General Assembly's 16 estimate, under paragraph (b) of Section 2 of Article VIII of 17 the Constitution, of the funds estimated to be available 18 during the next fiscal year. 19 (b) On the third Wednesday in March or within 14 days after 20 the Governor's budget address, whichever is later, the 21 Commission shall issue estimated: 22 (1) pension funding requirements under P.A. 86-273; 23 and 24 (2) liabilities of the State employee group health 25 insurance program. SB1790 Enrolled - 5 - LRB103 28422 JDS 54802 b SB1790 Enrolled- 6 -LRB103 28422 JDS 54802 b SB1790 Enrolled - 6 - LRB103 28422 JDS 54802 b SB1790 Enrolled - 6 - LRB103 28422 JDS 54802 b 1 These estimated costs shall be for the fiscal year 2 beginning the following July 1. 3 (c) The requirement for reporting to the General Assembly 4 shall be satisfied by filing copies of the report as required 5 by Section 3.1 of the General Assembly Organization Act, and 6 filing such additional copies with the State Government Report 7 Distribution Center for the General Assembly as is required 8 under paragraph (t) of Section 7 of the State Library Act. 9 (Source: P.A. 100-1148, eff. 12-10-18.) 10 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 11 becoming law. SB1790 Enrolled - 6 - LRB103 28422 JDS 54802 b