Illinois Compiled Statutes 30 ILCS 708 Grant Accountability and Transparency Act. Section 25

    (30 ILCS 708/25)

    (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 16, 2019)

    Sec. 25. Supplemental rules. On or before July 1, 2015, the Governor's Office of Management and Budget, with the advice and technical assistance of the Illinois Single Audit Commission, shall adopt supplemental rules pertaining to the following:

        (1) Criteria to define mandatory formula-based grants

    and discretionary grants.

        (2) The award of one-year grants for new applicants.

        (3) The award of competitive grants in 3-year terms

    (one-year initial terms with the option to renew for up to 2 additional years) to coincide with the federal award.

        (4) The issuance of grants, including:

            (A) public notice of announcements of funding

        opportunities;

            (B) the development of uniform grant

        applications;

            (C) State agency review of merit of proposals and

        risk posed by applicants;

            (D) specific conditions for individual recipients

        (requiring the use of a fiscal agent and additional corrective conditions);

            (E) certifications and representations;

            (F) pre-award costs;

            (G) performance measures and statewide

        prioritized goals under Section 50-25 of the State Budget Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, commonly referred to as "Budgeting for Results"; and

            (H) for mandatory formula grants, the merit of

        the proposal and the risk posed should result in additional reporting, monitoring, or measures such as reimbursement-basis only.

        (5) The development of uniform budget requirements,

    which shall include:

            (A) mandatory submission of budgets as part of

        the grant application process;

            (B) mandatory requirements regarding contents of

        the budget including, at a minimum, common detail line items specified under guidelines issued by the Governor's Office of Management and Budget;

            (C) a requirement that the budget allow

        flexibility to add lines describing costs that are common for the services provided as outlined in the grant application;

            (D) a requirement that the budget include

        information necessary for analyzing cost and performance for use in the Budgeting for Results initiative; and

            (E) caps on the amount of salaries that may be

        charged to grants based on the limitations imposed by federal agencies.

        (6) The development of pre-qualification requirements

    for applicants, including the fiscal condition of the organization and the provision of the following information:

            (A) organization name;

            (B) Federal Employee Identification Number;

            (C) Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS)

        number;

            (D) fiscal condition;

            (E) whether the applicant is in good standing

        with the Secretary of State;

            (F) past performance in administering grants;

            (G) whether the applicant is or has ever been on

        the Debarred and Suspended List maintained by the Governor's Office of Management and Budget;

            (H) whether the applicant is or has ever been on

        the federal Excluded Parties List; and

            (I) whether the applicant is or has ever been on

        the Sanctioned Party List maintained by the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services.

    Nothing in this Act affects the provisions of the Fiscal Control and Internal Auditing Act nor the requirement that the management of each State agency is responsible for maintaining effective internal controls under that Act.

    For public institutions of higher education, the provisions of this Section apply only to awards funded by State appropriations and federal pass-through awards from a State agency to public institutions of higher education.

(Source: P.A. 98-706, eff. 7-16-14.)

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