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2025 and 2026 SB2551 Introduced 2/25/2025, by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Illinois Arts Council for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, as follows: General Funds $24,440,800 Federal Funds $1,325,000 Total $25,765,800 OMB104 00054 RJM 10054 b 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 SB2551 Introduced 2/25/2025, by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Illinois Arts Council for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, as follows: General Funds $24,440,800 Federal Funds $1,325,000 Total $25,765,800 OMB104 00054 RJM 10054 b OMB104 00054 RJM 10054 b
104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 SB2551 Introduced 2/25/2025, by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Illinois Arts Council for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, as follows: General Funds $24,440,800 Federal Funds $1,325,000 Total $25,765,800
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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 1. The sum of $2,838,800, or so much thereof as may
6 be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to
7 the Illinois Arts Council for operational expenses for the
8 fiscal year ending June 30, 2026.
9 Section 5. The sum of $17,207,200, or so much thereof as
10 may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue
11 Fund to the Illinois Arts Council for Grants and
12 Administrative Expenses to enhance the cultural environment in
13 Illinois in the approximate amounts below:
14 For Grants and Financial Assistance for
15 Creative Sector (Arts Organizations and
16 Individual Artists)..............................7,570,400
17 For Grants and Financial Assistance for
18 Underserved Constituencies.......................3,308,000
19 For Grants and Financial Assistance for
20 Arts Education...................................3,429,000
21 For Grants and Administrative Expenses Associated with
22 Programs Supporting the
104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 SB2551 Introduced 2/25/2025, by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Illinois Arts Council for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, as follows: General Funds $24,440,800 Federal Funds $1,325,000 Total $25,765,800
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1 Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Languages, and Related
2 Activities..........................................2,899,800
3 Section 10. The amount of $1,250,000, or so much thereof
4 as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Illinois Arts
5 Council Federal Grant Fund for Grants and Programs to Enhance
6 the Cultural Environment.
7 Section 15. The amount of $1,657,800, or so much thereof
8 as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue
9 Fund to the Illinois Arts Council for grants to certain public
10 radio and television stations and related administrative
11 expenses, pursuant to the Public Radio and Television Grant
12 Act.
13 Section 20. In addition to other amounts appropriated for
14 this purpose, the following named sum, or so much thereof as
15 may be necessary, respectively, for the object and purpose
16 hereinafter named, is appropriated to the Illinois Arts
17 Council to enhance the cultural environment in Illinois:
18 Payable from Illinois Arts Council Federal Grant Fund:
19 For Grants and Programs to Enhance
20 the Cultural Environment and associated
21 administrative costs................................75,000
22 Section 25. The sum of $1,445,000, or so much thereof as
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1 may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue
2 Fund to the Illinois Arts Council for a grant to the Illinois
3 Humanities Council.
4 Section 30. The sum of $907,500, or so much thereof as may
5 be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to
6 the Illinois Arts Council for a grant for arts and foreign
7 language programming in schools.
8 Section 35. The sum of $384,500, or so much thereof as may
9 be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to
10 the Illinois Arts Council for administrative costs.
11 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
12 2025.
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