Sen. Christine Radogno

Designates October 2, 2009 as "World MRSA Day" in the State of Illinois.

Amends the Illinois State Auditing Act. Provides for the establishment and operation within the Office of the Auditor General of an Appropriations Earmark Unit to conduct performance audits of earmarked appropriations that become law. Requires operation of a telephone hot line to receive anonymous suggestions for audits of grant programs and earmarked appropriations. Requires the audits to be public records and filed with the Legislative Audit Commission. Requires a majority vote of the Commission in order to direct the Auditor General to cease conducting an audit. Effective July 1, 2009.

Mourns the death of Lemont Police Commander Donald J. Jones.

Amends the Medical Practice Act of 1987. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the duties of the Department.

Amends the State Budget Law. Requires the Governor's budget to include projections of revenues and expenditures for the 5 following fiscal years. Sets forth requirements for the projections. Requires the budget for the next fiscal year to set forth new or expanded expenditures of $1,000,000 or more. Requires the Governor's Office of Management and Budget to review previous projections and compare them to actual receipts and expenditures. Requires the Governor to submit 5-year projections for expenditures not included in the Governor's initial budget before the General Assembly approves appropriation bills. Contains other provisions. Amends the Fiscal Note Act to require a 5-year projection of expenditures if the note indicates an increase of expenditures of $1,000,000 or more. Effective immediately.

Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. In a Section authorizing the Illinois Student Assistance Commission to issue bonds, provides that no refunding bonds shall be offered for sale unless the net present value of debt service savings to be achieved by the issuance of the refunding bonds is 3% or more of the principal amount of the refunding bonds to be issued; and provides that the maturities of the refunding bonds shall not extend beyond the maturities of the bonds they refund, so that for each fiscal year in the maturity schedule of a particular issue of refunding bonds, the total amount of refunding principal maturing and redemption amounts due in that fiscal year and all prior fiscal years in that schedule shall be greater than or equal to the total amount of refunded principal and redemption amounts that had been due over that fiscal year and all prior fiscal years prior to the refunding. Effective immediately.

Amends the State Budget Law. Requires the Governor's budget to include projections of revenues and expenditures for the 5 following fiscal years. Sets forth requirements for the projections. Requires the budget for the next fiscal year to set forth new or expanded expenditures of $1,000,000 or more. Requires the Governor's Office of Management and Budget to review previous projections and compare them to actual receipts and expenditures. Requires the Governor to submit 5-year projections for expenditures not included in the Governor's initial budget before the General Assembly approves appropriation bills. Contains other provisions. Amends the Fiscal Note Act to require a 5-year projection of expenditures if the note indicates an increase of expenditures of $1,000,000 or more. Effective immediately.

Amends the Department of Central Management Services Law. Requires the Department to establish and maintain a website known as the Illinois Accountability Portal. The website shall provide direct access to information concerning State employees and individual consultants, State expenditures, State tax credits, and revocations and suspensions of occupation and use tax certificates of registration and professional licenses.

Amends the State Finance Act concerning fiscal year limitations on expenditures with respect to certain tuition reimbursement claims, veteran's medical payments, medical and child care payments, substance abuse treatment payments, Immigration Reform and Control Fund payments, and medical payments for persons suffering various conditions, all of which now may be paid without regard to the fiscal year in which the liability was incurred. Sets dollar amount limits on what may be expended per fiscal year through October 1, 2017, after which the payments for liabilities incurred may be paid only during the 3-month period following the end of the fiscal year. Effective immediately.

Amends the State Comptroller Act. Requires that the Comptroller publish each comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR) within 6 months after the end of the fiscal year to which the report relates. Requires that the Comptroller give notice of a publication delay to the Governor and legislative leaders and on the Comptroller's official website. Effective July 1, 2008.