Illinois General Assembly - Full Text of SB2537

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB2537

Introduced 2/25/2025, by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Human Rights for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, as follows:

General Funds $19,247,900
Other State Funds $5,600,000
Federal Funds $4,794,800
Total $29,642,700

AN ACT concerning appropriations.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

ARTICLE 1

Section 5. The sum of $17,697,900, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Human Rights for operational expenses of the Department.

Section 10. The sum of $50,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Human Rights for costs associated with the Commission on Discrimination and Hate Crimes.

Section 15. The sum of $100,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Department of Human Rights Training and Development Fund to the Department of Human Rights for the purpose of funding expenses associated with administration.

Section 20. The sum of $4,794,800, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Special Projects Division Fund to the Department of Human Rights for operational expenses of the Department.

Section 25. The sum of $500,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Department of Human Rights Special Fund to the Department of Human Rights for the purpose of filing expenses associated with the Department of Human Rights.

Section 30. The sum of $5,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Hate Crimes and Bias Incident Prevention and Response Fund to the Department of Human Rights for grants and administrative expenses associated with the eradication of hate crimes and bias incidents.

Section 40. The sum of $1,500,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, and remains unexpended at the close of business on June 30, 2025, from an appropriation made for such purpose in Article 62, Section 45 of Public Act 103-0589, as amended, is reappropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Human Rights for the purpose of providing a grant to the Simon Wiesenthal Center's Midwest Region Office in Chicago to operate a mobile museum bus for tolerance.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 2025.