HB6157 Summary

• Appropriates $1,454,700 from the General Revenue Fund to the Court of Claims for ordinary and contingent expenses, including $1,225,800 for personal services, employee benefits, travel, equipment, and other operational costs.

• Appropriates $450,000 from the Court of Claims Administration and Grant Fund for administrative expenses under the Crime Victims Compensation Act.

• Appropriates $10,000,000 from the Court of Claims Federal Grant Fund for Crime Victims Compensation Act claims payments.

• Re-appropriates $23,807,400 in unexpended funds from previous fiscal years for Court of Claims payments, including $7,000,000 for line of duty awards, $15,807,400 for various claims, and other allocations.

• Appropriates $2,865,000 for non-Crime Victims Compensation Act claims from multiple state funds including Road Fund, DCFS Children's Services Fund, and Vocational Rehabilitation Fund, effective July 1, 2014.