103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB2959
 
Introduced , by Rep. Jay Hoffman
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:



  
30 ILCS 105/12-2 from Ch. 127, par. 148-2

 Amends the State Finance Act. Provides that State travel reimbursement rates for lodging and mileage for automobile travel, as well as allowances for meals, shall be set at the maximum rates established by the federal government for travel expenses, subsistence expenses, and mileage allowances. Provides that if the rates set under federal regulations increase or decrease during the course of the State's fiscal year, the effective date of the new rate shall be the effective date of the change in the federal rate. Makes conforming and other changes.



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A BILL FOR
 


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1 AN ACT concerning finance.


2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,

3represented in the General Assembly:



4 Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by changing 
5Section 12-2 as follows:




6 (30 ILCS 105/12-2) (from Ch. 127, par. 148-2)



7 Sec. 12-2. Travel Regulation Council; State travel 
8reimbursement. 
9 (a) The chairmen of the travel control boards established

10by Section 12-1, or their designees, shall together comprise 
11the Travel
Regulation Council. The Travel Regulation Council 
12shall be chaired by the
Director of Central Management 
13Services, who shall be a nonvoting member of
the Council, 
14unless he is otherwise qualified to vote by virtue of being
the 
15designee of a voting member. No later than March 1, 1986, and 
16at least
biennially thereafter, the Council shall adopt State 
17Travel Regulations and
Reimbursement Rates which shall be 
18applicable to all personnel subject to
the jurisdiction of the 
19travel control boards established by Section 12-1.
An 
20affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Council 
21shall be
required to adopt regulations and reimbursement 
22rates. If the Council
fails to adopt regulations by March 1 of 
23any odd-numbered year, the
Director of Central Management 
 
 
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1Services shall adopt emergency regulations
and reimbursement 
2rates pursuant to the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. 
3On and after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 
4103rd General Assembly, the Council shall adopt reimbursement 
5rates in accordance with the requirements of subsection (f). 

6 (b) (Blank). Mileage for automobile travel shall be 
7reimbursed at the allowance
rate in effect under regulations 
8promulgated pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5707(b)(2).
In the event the 
9rate set under federal regulations increases or decreases 
10during the
course of the State's fiscal year, the effective 
11date of the new rate shall be
the effective date of the change 
12in the federal rate.

13 (c) (Blank). Rates for reimbursement of expenses other 
14than mileage shall not
exceed the actual cost of travel as 
15determined by the United States
Internal Revenue Service.

16 (d) Reimbursements to travelers shall be made pursuant to 
17the rates and
regulations applicable to the respective State 
18agency as of the effective
date of this amendatory Act, until 
19the State Travel Regulations and
Reimbursement Rates 
20established by this Section are adopted and effective.

21 (e) (Blank). Lodging in Cook County, Illinois and the 
22District of Columbia shall be
reimbursed at the maximum 
23lodging rate in effect under regulations promulgated
pursuant 
24to 5 U.S.C. 5701-5709. For purposes of this subsection (e), 
25the
District of
Columbia shall include the cities and counties 
26included in the per diem
locality of the
District of Columbia, 
 
 
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1as defined by the regulations in effect promulgated
pursuant 
2to 5
U.S.C. 5701-5709. Individual travel control boards may 
3set a lodging
reimbursement rate
more restrictive than the 
4rate set forth in the federal regulations.

5 (f) Notwithstanding any rule or law to the contrary, State 
6travel reimbursement rates for lodging and mileage for 
7automobile travel, as well as allowances for meals, shall be 
8set at the maximum rates established by the federal government 
9for travel expenses, subsistence expenses, and mileage 
10allowances under 5 U.S.C. 5701-5711 and any regulations 
11promulgated thereunder. If the rates set under federal 
12regulations increase or decrease during the course of the 
13State's fiscal year, the effective date of the new rate shall 
14be the effective date of the change in the federal rate. 
15(Source: P.A. 96-240, eff. 1-1-10.)