IL HB2686

Appropriates $5,809,900 from the Horse Racing Fund to the Illinois Racing Board for ordinary and contingent expenses for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021

Allocates funding across multiple categories including personal services ($1,229,200), state employee retirement contributions ($674,000), group insurance ($314,700), and contractual services ($234,000)

Provides $995,300 for laboratory program expenses and $2,086,000 for regulation and promotion of racing program, with racing funds authorized to augment organization licensee purse accounts for purse awards

Includes funding for electronic data processing ($90,000), telecommunications services ($77,500), equipment ($2,300), travel ($6,500), and other operational expenses

Takes effect July 1, 2021