SB2426 Summary

• Appropriates $1,334,833,400 total for the Illinois Department of Corrections for fiscal year ending June 30, 2014: $1,243,137,200 from General Revenue Fund and $91,696,200 from other state funds.

• Funds ordinary and contingent expenses including personal services, social security contributions, contractual services, commodities, equipment, and telecommunications across general office operations and 26 correctional facilities statewide.

• Appropriates $6,682,400 for statewide hospitalization services and $651,100 as a grant to the Illinois Sentencing Policy Advisory Council.

• Allocates $37,000,000 from the Department of Corrections Reimbursement and Education Fund for school district programs, federal programs, and miscellaneous programs including medical costs and construction.

• Requires Governor approval in writing before entering into any contracts for repairs, maintenance, and capital improvements appropriated under the bill.