* Click here for the full GOMB operating budget book. [Adding: The full speech is here.] And here are excerpts from the governor’s budget office summary…

FY23 General Funds revenue forecast is revised to $51.359 billion, a $1.24 billion revision upwards from November 2022 forecast. […]

FY23 and FY24 revenue forecast built on IHS December economic forecast

Assumption of mild recession in CY2023, delayed from earlier forecasts
A 2023 recession would impact FY24 revenues

✓ General Funds FY24 revenues are estimated to total $49.944 billion, a $1.4 billion, or 2.8%, decrease from revised FY23 estimates.

✓ FY24 individual income taxes are forecasted to grow $778 million, 3.3%, due to moderating growth assumptions.
✓ Corporate income tax forecast assumes lower corporate profits in CY23
✓ General funds sales tax growth almost flat due to continued phase-in of shift of motor fuel sales taxes to Road Fund.
✓ Transfers-in are expected to drop by $1.279 billion due to the one-time nature of certain FY23 transfers.
✓ Federal revenue forecast essentially flat from FY23.

✓ Proposed FY24 General Funds expenditures total $49.642 billion, a $349 million (0.7%) decrease from FY23 estimated spending. […]
✓ Estimated FY23 budgetary surplus of $1.368 billion

✓ $1.174 billion will be set aside in Budget Stabilization Fund
✓ Reflects amount after proposed spring supplemental appropriations of $490 million and proposed set asides for pensions and early childhood capital

✓ Estimated FY24 budgetary surplus of $303 million, with an estimated $138 million reserved in the Budget Stabilization Fund.

* Rainy day fund…

✓ Under current statute, another $138 million is estimated to be deposited in FY24.
✓ In FY24, the UI Trust Fund is expected to make the first repayment from the State’s 2023 loan of $450 million.

✓ As that amount is repaid, the balance in the Budget Stabilization Fund will grow to over $2.3 billion.

* Walkdowns…

* Pensions…

✓ The FY24 budget proposal fully funds the certified pension contribution of $9.8 billion from the General Funds.
✓ The Governor proposes to contribute an additional $200 million this year, on top of the $500 million added in FY22 and FY23 – which reduces liability by an estimated $2.4 billion.

* Continuing debt paydown…

FY24:
Proposed Railsplitter bonds defeasance $450 million
Estimated Accounts Payable Reduction $50 million

* DCFS…

FY24 Proposed Budget: $2.0 billion All Funds, including $1.381 billion General Funds (up $54.6 million)

✓ Continues rate reform for private sector providers in order to address the staffing shortages of social service workers at DCFS partner agencies.
✓ Focuses on protecting DCFS workers, with $10 million for Lone Worker Safety Devices for emergency communication, and supportive partnership contracts with local sheriff offices to enhance safety protocols and acquisition and training in the use of personal protection OC (pepper) spray.
✓ Funding to hire an additional 192 staff to support DCFS caseloads.
✓ Includes $41 million increase for the main rollout of the Comprehensive Child Welfare Information System
✓ Includes $30 million for Level of Care Support Services capital grants to providers which will help increase capacity for youth placement in the most clinically appropriate settings.
✓ Provides $2 million for an additional 130 scholarship awards to support youth or former youth in DCFS care to attend a public university in Illinois.

* K-12…

FY24 ISBE Proposed Budget: $18.839 billion All Funds, $10.328 billion General Funds ($571.5 million ISBE General Funds increase)
✓ Increases Evidence-Based Funding (EBF) $350 million

✓ $1.443 billion increase to the base during the Pritzker Administration
✓ Additional resources of $4 billion in EBF over 5 years ✓ Includes an $86.4 million increase, for a total of $1.116 billion in grants for transportation and special education grants

✓ Funding the launch of a three-year pilot program to direct $70 million per year towards improving the teacher pipeline

✓ Allocated to 170 school districts that represent more than 80 percent of all teacher vacancies, with over 2,800 combined vacancies
✓ Formula driven grants for creative solutions

✓ Includes $3 million for computer science education investments to promote equitable access to coursework

* Higher education…

FY24 Proposed Budget: $2.47 billion General Funds ($219 million General Funds increase)

✓ Increases Monetary Award Program (MAP) funding - $100 million

✓ Increases total MAP funding to $701 million, a 75% increase in 5 years
✓ Allows nearly all community college students and 40% of public university students at or below median income levels to have their tuition and fees covered through MAP and Pell Grants.

✓ Provides a 7 percent increase for public universities and community college operations - $100 million
✓ Includes new funding to support community college investments, including:

✓ $8.3 million for dual credit and non-credit workforce grant programs
✓ $11 million for development of advanced manufacturing, EV technology, and data center workforce training programs
✓ $750,000 to expand English language services

✓ An additional $2.8 million for the Minority Teacher Scholarship program
✓ Includes continued funding of $25 million for the Pipeline for the Advancement of the Healthcare (PATH)
Workforce Program

* Homelessness…

HOME ILLINOIS, housed at Department of Human Services, will target the prevention of homelessness, provide crisis response, expand housing support and increase job opportunities for the homeless. DHS, in conjunction with many other state agencies, will invest new dollars to bring total funding to more than $350 million, including:

✓ $26 million to provide homeless prevention services to 5,000 more families
✓ $30 million to maintain court-based rental assistance
✓ More than $155 million to support unhoused populations seeking shelter and services ✓ Provide $25 million in Rapid Re-housing services to 1,000 households
✓ $40 million for Permanent Supportive Housing

✓ Will support development of over 90 new permanent supportive housing units providing households with long-term rental assistance, case management, and supportive services
✓ $12.5 million to create 500 new scattered site permanent supportive housing units

✓ $37 million for Emergency Shelter Capital to create over 460 non-congregate shelter units
✓ $30 million to provide street outreach, medical respite and other shelter diversion supports
✓ $5 million for a new workforce development pilot to help homeless adults attain and retain employment

* DHS…

FY24 Proposed Budget: $13.435 billion All Funds, $6.344 billion General Funds

✓ Provides over $2 billion for services for people with developmental disabilities (DD) in support of the Ligas consent decree.

The FY24 budget proposes a nearly $200 million increase to support these services, including:

✓ $63.1 million to implement an accelerated timeline of changes following the Guidehouse rate recommendations beginning January 1, 2024, including a $1.50 per hour increase for Direct Service Providers (DSP) and regionalization of rates for Day Services.
✓ $56.7 million to annualize the cost of FY23 Guidehouse rate increases
✓ $26 million is included for continued compliance with the Ligas Consent Decree including $12 million to annualize FY23 placements and $14 million for 700 new placements
✓ $19.3 million to increase staffing by 330 at state DD facilities
✓ $27.6 million to adjust for the SSI increase of 8.9% for Home and Community Based Waiver

✓ Includes Home Illinois, the Governor’s initiative to address homelessness additional funds for shelter diversion, emergency and transitional housing and scattered site supportive housing.
✓ $50 million increase to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, including funds to increase the monthly grant payment from 30% of Federal Poverty Level (FPL) to 40%.
✓ Funds the Children’s Behavioral Health Transformation with $10 million for Comprehensive Community Based Youth Services (CCBYS) expansion and $1.5 million for a care intake portal.
✓ An additional $245 million into Early Childhood to support Smart Start Illinois described earlier, including:

✓ $40 million for growth in the Early Intervention Program and for a 10 percent Early Intervention rate increase ✓ $5 million to expand the Home Visiting Program
✓ $20 million to upgrade the childcare tracking system
✓ $50 million for annualization and caseload growth in the Child Care program
✓ $130 million to support childcare classrooms

✓ Funds the Home Services Program with an additional $30.8 million to address growing caseloads and $10 million to support the Paid Leave For All Workers Act within the program.
✓ Supports mental health through a $32.5 million increase for forensic inpatient and outpatient services and support of the Williams and Colbert consent decrees.

* HFS…

FY24 Proposed Budget: $37.188 billion All Funds, including $9.070 billion General Funds

✓ FY24 Medicaid liability is projected to total $25.88 billion all funds, approximately 1.2% growth

✓ Total enrollment is projected at more than 3.7 million Illinoisans

✓ Adapts to the end of the federal public health emergency

✓ With the end of the federal continuous enrollment requirement, HFS will begin reviewing eligibility of those enrolled in spring 2023
✓ $8 million for a Ready to Renew Campaign to help Medicaid customers maintain their coverage or transition to other health insurance
✓ Budget reflects the fiscal impact of the phase-out of enhanced federal Medicaid matching funds beginning this spring

✓ Includes funding to raise the asset limit to $17,500 for senior enrollees or those with a disability (AABD) which brings this asset limit in line with those used by the Community Care Program and the Home Services Program– the first adjustment since the 1980s
✓ Includes $100 million for increases in reimbursement rates for providers
✓ Directs funding over several years to preserve and grow the healthcare workforce, focusing on Medicaid providers and providers in rural areas and other underserved areas of the state - $450 million

* IDPH…

FY24 Proposed Budget: $1.976 billion All Funds, $277.9 million General Funds
Recognizing the importance of public health planning and investments:
✓ Provides $45 million to support critical IT replacement for Illinois’ National Electronic Disease Surveillance System (INEDSS) and Long-Term Care systems
✓ Provides $8.5 million to respond to unexpected public health threats and emergencies
✓ Directs $7 million to improve public health communications in order to reduce health disparities
✓ Includes $18 million to support reproductive health initiatives, including:

✓ $10 million for public facing navigation hotline to centralize and streamline appointment making ✓ $1 million for primary care training to increase accessibility
✓ $5 million for learning/training collaborative for providers
✓ $2 million for a specialty consult program for at risk patients

✓ Provides an additional $5 million from tobacco settlement funds to support safe-to-sleep, asthma and Quitline programs
✓ $3 million for the Equity and Representation in Health Care Workforce loan repayment and scholarship programs
✓ $2 million to confront the social and environmental factors that contribute to health and racial inequality
✓ $2 million for mental health training for front-line workers in the pediatric field
✓ $2 million for Alzheimer’s disease outreach, research, care and support
✓ $2.5 million for the Community Health Worker certification program
✓ $1 million to improve collection and distribution of public health data

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