MEMO TO: I4A Members
FROM: Mike O’Donnell
DATE: June 1, 2008
RE: General Assembly Approved Budget for FY2009
The Illinois General Assembly passed a budget for FY 2009 (HB5701 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2) on May 31, 2008. The table below shows selected line items in the budget for the Illinois Department on Aging comparing FY 2008 final appropriations, the Governor’s requested levels for FY 2009, and the appropriations for FY 2009 contained in HB5701.
| Line Item | Final FY08 Appropriation |
Governor’s Proposed Budget for FY09 |
HB5701 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 |
HB5701 compared to Governor’s Budget |
| Community Care Program |
332,553,600 | 447,754,600 | 446,899,300 | (855,300) |
| Case Management |
43,428,600 | 43,428,600 | 43,428,600 | Same |
| Elder Abuse & Neglect |
11,041,400 | 12,041,400 | 12,041,400 | Same |
| Circuit Breaker Pharmaceutical Asst. (from GRF) |
44,196,000 | 44,196,000 | 44,196,000 | Same |
| Circuit Breaker Pharmaceutical Asst. (from TSRF) |
6,490,900 | 6,490,900 | 6,490,900 | Same |
| Senior HelpLine |
1,468,400 | 1,650,000 | 1,650,000 | Same |
| Grants to
AAAs for Community-Based Services (IFF) |
3,062,300 | 3,062,300 | 3,062,300 | Same |
| Grants to AAAs for Community- Based Services (Equal) |
1,955,000 | 1,955,000 | 1,955,000 | Same |
| Planning & Service Grants to AAAs |
2,241,700 | 2,241,700 | 2,241,700 | Same |
| LTC Systems Development |
276,000 | 276,000 | 276,000 | Same |
| Home Delivered Meals and Equipment |
7,969,600 | 7,969,600 | 7,969,600 | Same |
| Home Delivered Meals (non-formula) |
2,000,000 | 2,000,000 | 2,000,000 | Same |
| Ombudsman Program (Grants) |
391,000 | 391,000 | 391,000 | Same |
| Ombudsman Program (Operational Expenses) |
0 | 450,000 | 450,000 | Same |
| Senior Employment |
264,300 | 264,300 | 264,300 | Same |
| SHAP |
1,600,000 | 1,600,000 | 1,600,000 | Same |
| GRG Program |
336,500 | 336,500 | 336,500 | Same |
| Intergenerational Programs |
60,900 | 60,900 | 60,900 | Same |
| RSVP |
782,000 | 782,000 | 782,000 | Same |
| Foster Grandparents |
342,100 | 342,100 | 342,100 | Same |
| Red Tape Cutter (Suburban) |
251,700 | 0 | 251,700 | + 251,700 |
| Red Tape Cutter (Chicago) |
603,600 | 0 | 603,600 | + 603,600 |