Appropriates $26,095,131 to the Office of the State Appellate Defender for FY08 for its ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2007.
Appropriates $350,000 to the Office of the State Appellate Defender for FY 08 for a Juvenile Defender Resource Center. Effective July 1, 2007.
Creates the Deficit Reduction Act of 2008. Contains only a short title provision.
Amends the State Treasurer Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning bond.
Makes an appropriation to the Office of the Attorney General from the General Revenue Fund for disbursement to the Illinois Equal Justice Foundation. Effective July 1, 2008.
Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency for its FY 08 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2007.
Makes appropriations to the Office of the State Appellate Defender for its ordinary and contingent expenses. Makes appropriations to the Office of the State Appellate Defender from specified funds. Effective July 1, 2008.
Amends the State Finance Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor to establish a loan-forgiveness program for public-sector lawyers. Effective July 1, 2007.
Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that State officers and employees prohibited from obtaining State contracts may not receive legal, banking, consulting, or other fees related to State government bond issuances. Prohibits waivers from the prohibition. Prohibits State contractors with contracts with an annual aggregate value of more than $25,000 from making political contributions to the executive branch constitutional officers responsible for awarding the contracts. Establishes penalties for violations. Requires that each State contract bid or offer in excess of $10,000 annual value must be accompanied by a disclosure of the bidder's or offeror's political contributions to the executive branch constitutional officer responsible for awarding the contract. Authorizes the State Comptroller to refuse payments under contracts for which those disclosures were not made. Makes other changes.
