104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB2535 Introduced 2/25/2025, by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Employment Security for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, as follows: General Funds $19,055,000 Other State Funds $5,000,000 Federal Funds $500,266,800 Total $524,321,800 OMB104 00022 LNW 10022 b 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB2535 Introduced 2/25/2025, by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Employment Security for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, as follows: General Funds $19,055,000 Other State Funds $5,000,000 Federal Funds $500,266,800 Total $524,321,800 OMB104 00022 LNW 10022 b OMB104 00022 LNW 10022 b 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB2535 Introduced 2/25/2025, by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Employment Security for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, as follows: General Funds $19,055,000 Other State Funds $5,000,000 Federal Funds $500,266,800 Total $524,321,800 OMB104 00022 LNW 10022 b OMB104 00022 LNW 10022 b OMB104 00022 LNW 10022 b SB2535OMB104 00022 LNW 10022 b SB2535 OMB104 00022 LNW 10022 b SB2535 OMB104 00022 LNW 10022 b 1 AN ACT concerning appropriations. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 ARTICLE 1 5 Section 5. In addition to any other sums appropriated, the 6 sum of $399,657,500 or so much thereof as may be necessary, is 7 appropriated from the Title III Social Security and Employment 8 Fund to the Department of Employment Security for operational 9 expenses, awards, grants, and permanent improvements for the 10 fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, including prior years' 11 costs. 12 Section 10. The following named sums, or so much thereof 13 as may be necessary, are appropriated to the Department of 14 Employment Security: 15 WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT 16 Payable from Title III Social Security and 17 Employment Fund: 18 For expenses related to the 19 Development of Training Programs...................200,000 20 For the expenses related to Employment 21 Security Automation..............................3,700,000 22 For expenses related to a Benefit 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB2535 Introduced 2/25/2025, by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Employment Security for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, as follows: General Funds $19,055,000 Other State Funds $5,000,000 Federal Funds $500,266,800 Total $524,321,800 OMB104 00022 LNW 10022 b OMB104 00022 LNW 10022 b OMB104 00022 LNW 10022 b OMB104 00022 LNW 10022 b SB2535 OMB104 00022 LNW 10022 b SB2535- 2 -OMB104 00022 LNW 10022 b SB2535 - 2 - OMB104 00022 LNW 10022 b SB2535 - 2 - OMB104 00022 LNW 10022 b 1 Information System Redefinition, 2 including prior years' costs....................20,200,000 3 For expenses related to a 4 Workforce Innovation and 5 Opportunity Act Hub..............................2,000,000 6 Total $26,100,000 7 Payable from the Unemployment Compensation 8 Special Administration Fund: 9 For expenses related to Legal 10 Assistance as required by law....................2,000,000 11 For Interest on Refunds of Erroneously 12 Paid Contributions, Penalties and 13 Interest...........................................100,000 14 Total $2,100,000 15 Section 15. The following named amounts, or so much 16 thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to 17 the Department of Employment Security: 18 WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT 19 Grants-In-Aid 20 Payable from Title III Social Security 21 and Employment Fund: 22 For Tort Claims.....................................675,000 23 Section 20. The following named amounts, or so much 24 thereof as may be necessary, are appropriated to the SB2535 - 2 - OMB104 00022 LNW 10022 b SB2535- 3 -OMB104 00022 LNW 10022 b SB2535 - 3 - OMB104 00022 LNW 10022 b SB2535 - 3 - OMB104 00022 LNW 10022 b 1 Department of Employment Security for unemployment 2 compensation benefits to former state employees as follows: 3 TRUST FUND UNIT 4 Grants-In-Aid 5 Payable from the Road Fund: 6 For benefits paid on the basis of wages 7 paid for insured work for the Department 8 of Transportation................................5,000,000 9 Payable from Title III Social Security 10 and Employment Fund:.............................1,734,300 11 Payable from the General Revenue Fund:.............18,000,000 12 Total $24,734,300 13 Section 25. The sum of $200,000, or so much thereof as may 14 be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to 15 the Department of Employment Security for all ordinary and 16 contingent expenses related to the implementation of Automatic 17 Voter Registration. 18 Section 30. The sum of $70,000,000, or so much thereof as 19 may be necessary and remains unexpended at the close of 20 business on June 30, 2025, from an appropriation therefore 21 made for such purpose in Article 59, Section 45 of Public Act 22 103-0589, as amended, is reappropriated from the Title III 23 Social Security and Employment Fund to the Department of 24 Employment Security for the return of federal funds to the SB2535 - 3 - OMB104 00022 LNW 10022 b SB2535- 4 -OMB104 00022 LNW 10022 b SB2535 - 4 - OMB104 00022 LNW 10022 b SB2535 - 4 - OMB104 00022 LNW 10022 b 1 Federal Emergency Management Agency in accordance with 44 2 C.F.R. 206.120 (f). 3 Section 35. The amount of $700,000, or so much thereof as 4 may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue 5 Fund to the Department of Employment Security for data 6 analysis and administrative expenses associated with the 7 Homelessness Prevention administrative data pilot addressing 8 homelessness prevention strategies. 9 Section 40. The amount of $155,000, or so much thereof as 10 may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue 11 Fund to the Department of Employment Security to implement 12 diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility initiatives. 13 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 14 2025. SB2535 - 4 - OMB104 00022 LNW 10022 b