SB2188 Summary

• Appropriates $1,562,200 from the General Revenue Fund to the Court of Claims for ordinary and contingent expenses including personal services ($1,213,800), employee benefits, travel, equipment, and judge reimbursements for fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017.

• 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.

• Appropriates $29,807,400 from the General Revenue Fund for claims ($6,000,000 for Crime Victims Compensation Act and $23,807,400 for other claims).

• Appropriates $2,775,000 for claims from various specialized funds including Road Fund ($1,000,000), DCFS Children's Services Fund ($1,500,000), and smaller amounts from State Garage, Traffic and Criminal Conviction Surcharge, and Vocational Rehabilitation Funds; also appropriates $8,000,000 for line of duty awards and $3,000,000 for lapsed appropriation awards.