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OverviewofJuneBudgetPlan

SB2047

FY17P12Funding

ThebillincreasesGeneralStateAidfundingby$331million,andincludesa$250millionequitygrant

thatwouldbedistributedbasedontheproportionofSupplementalGeneralStateAid(knownasthe

povertygrant)eachdistrictreceivedinFY16.Thebillalsoincludesa$75millionincreasetoEarly

ChildhoodEducation,whichislevelwiththeGovernorsintroducedbudget.Thebillprovidesfundingfor

thefull2017fiscalyeartoensureschoolsopenontimeandwiththemeanstooperatetheentireschool

year.

Thebillalsoincludesfundingforthefollowingprograms:

MandatedCategoricals $1.8billion

AgricultureEducation $1.8million

BilingualEducation $63.7million

StudentAssessments $44.6million

CareerandTechEducation $38million

Operations

Over$720millionwillbeappropriatedfromtheBudgetStabilizationfund($275million),GRF($420

million)andtheCommitmenttoHumanServicesFund($31million)forstateoperationalexpenses.

AppropriationsfromGRFaretiedtoforgivenessoftheinterfundborrowingthatiscurrentlydueby

December31,2016.

Thesefundswillpayforcoststhathavebeenincurredatstatefacilitiesandagenciesforexpensessuch

asutilities,food,medicalcare,gas,autorepairsandmore.

HigherEducation

Thebillprovides$1billioninfundingforuniversities,communitycolleges,MAPgrants,adulteducation

programs,careerandtechnicaleducationprograms,IMSAoperationsandotherhighereducation

relatedgrantsandprograms. AppropriationscanbeusedtofundbothFY16andFY17expenses. This

reflects

a

plan

developed

by

members

of

the

budget

working

group.

$655milliontotheninestateuniversities

o CSU,EIUandWIUareprovidedwithadditionalfundsthatwhenaddedtotheportion

theyreceivedinPA99502(stopgapbill)equatesto90%oftheFY15fundinglevelfor

theschools

o Theremainingsixschoolswillreceiveproportionalfundingtobringthemallto82%of

theFY15fundinglevel

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$114milliontocommunitycollegesincludesCityCollegesofChicago

$20millionforemergencyexpensesintheeventauniversitiesorcommunitycollegehasafiscal

emergencypriortotheendof2016

$151milliontopaytheremainingFY16MAPclaims

$50millionforAdultEducationandCareerandTechnicalEducationprogramstopreventthe

lossof

federal

funds

$5milliontoIMSAforoperations(personalservicesarepaidbycourtorder)

LumpsumsareprovidedtotheBoardofHigherEd,ISACandICCBtoallowthemtofunda

portionofgrantsprogramswhichmayincludeLineofDutyAwards,GoldenAppleandstudent

reenrollmentgrants.

HumanServices

Thebillincludesover$670millioninresourcesfromtheCommitmenttoHumanServicesfundwhichis

allocatedforgrantsandprogramsnotcoveredbyaconsentdecree. Themajorityoftheresourcesinthe

fundare

from

FY16

and

contents

of

SB2038

will

be

rolled

into

the

bill

and

the

funding

will

be

authorized

forcostsincurredinFY16andFY17.

IncludedinthebillisfundingfornonMedicaidclientsservedthroughtheCommunityCareProgram,

addictiontreatmentprogramandforindividualsreceivingmentalhealthservices. Thebillalsoincludes

fundingfortheBreastandCervicalCancerScreeningprogram,AIDS/HIVservices,AdultandJuvenile

Redeploy,seniorservices,homelessservices,youthprograms,funeralandburialservices,immigration

services,minorityfamilycommissionsandmore.

Aportionofthefundsrequestedbytheadministrationforoperationalexpenseswillbeusedtoprovide

fundingfortheprogramsthatagenciesdidnotenterintocontractsforservicesinFY16.Theseprograms

includeimmigration

services,

autism

services,

Teen

Reach

and

other

youth

programs.

Thefundinglevelprovides65%of18monthsoffundingfortheseprogramsandgrants. Providerswho

alsoserveMedicaidclientsorprovideservicesunderaconsentdecreewillcontinuetoreceivefunding

atthesamelevelasFY16.

Capital

ThebillincludesthefullIDOTcapitalprogramforroadandtransit,appropriationstotheCapital

DevelopmentBoardtorestarthaltedverticalprojects,fundingforparkdistricts,waterandsewer

projectsandschoolconstruction.

OtherStateandFederalFunds

ThebillincludesallremainingFY16OSFappropriationsthathavenotyetbeenenactedaswellasfull

yearappropriationsforFY16andFY17fortraditionalotherstateandfederalfunds.

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SB318

SB318allowstheCPSBoardofEducationtolevyupto$250millioninpropertytaxeswhichwillbeused

tomakepaymentsintotheChicagoTeachersPensionfund.

SB2822

SB2822requiresthestatetocontributethenormalcosts,totaling$205million,forFY17onlytothe

ChicagoTeachersPensionFund. Forcomparison,theFY17normalcostforTRSisover$950million.

SB1810

SB1810is

abudget

implementation

bill

to

address

substantive

issues

tied

to

SB2047,

which

includeforgivenessoftheinterfundborrowinginordertofundstateoperationsandsetting

guidelinesfortheBoardofHigherEdtoadministeranyemergencyfundingtouniversitiesor

communitycolleges.