IL HB4689

Amends the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act to adopt the Uniform Guidance at 2 CFR 200 for state and federal pass-through awards effective July 1, 2016, including administrative requirements, cost principles, and audit standards.

Requires the Governor's Office of Management and Budget to adopt supplemental rules by July 1, 2017 addressing grant types, award terms, application processes, budget requirements, and pre-qualification criteria for applicants.

Establishes the Grant Accountability and Transparency Unit responsibilities including developing staff competency standards, maintaining a debarred entities list, coordinating audits and reviews, and providing technical assistance to state grant-making agencies.

Clarifies that the Grant Accountability and Transparency Unit provides guidance and standardized policies but does not have approval authority over individual grants, which remains with state agencies and public institutions of higher education.

Removes prior exemptions for specific federal block grant programs and entitlements (food assistance, TANF, Medicaid, child nutrition programs) from the act's applicability requirements.