Illinois Compiled Statutes
Chapter 25 - LEGISLATURE
25 ILCS 155/ - Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability Act.

(25 ILCS 155/1) (from Ch. 63, par. 341)
Sec. 1.

It is the continuing policy of the State in meeting the public needs to
establish program priorities and to coordinate available resources to the
end that the maximum benefits be produced efficiently and economically in a
manner designed to encourage a strong, free enterprise economy in the
State. To carry out this policy effectively, it is essential that the
General Assembly be furnished with the most reliable and authoritative
information available concerning economic developments and trends in this
State and the operations of State Government.

(Source: P.A. 77-2054.)

(25 ILCS 155/2) (from Ch. 63, par. 342)
Sec. 2. The Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability, hereafter in this
Act referred to as the Commission, is created and is established as a
legislative support services agency subject to the Legislative Commission
Reorganization Act of 1984.
On January 15, 2005 (the effective date of Public Act 93-1067), the name of the Illinois Economic and Fiscal Commission is changed to
the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability. References in any law,
appropriation, rule, form, or other document to the Illinois Economic and Fiscal Commission are deemed, in appropriate contexts, to be references to the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability for all purposes. References in any law,
appropriation, rule, form, or other document to the Executive Director of
the Illinois Economic and Fiscal Commission are deemed, in appropriate contexts, to be references
to the Executive Director of the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability for all
purposes. For purposes of Section 9b of the State Finance Act, the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability is the successor to the Illinois Economic and Fiscal Commission.
(Source: P.A. 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10.)

(25 ILCS 155/3) (from Ch. 63, par. 343)
Sec. 3. The Commission shall:
The requirement for reporting to the General Assembly shall be satisfied
by filing copies of the report as required by Section 3.1 of the General Assembly
Organization Act, and
filing such additional copies with the State Government Report Distribution
Center for the General Assembly as is required under paragraph (t) of
Section 7 of the State Library Act.

(Source: P.A. 100-1148, eff. 12-10-18.)

(25 ILCS 155/4) (from Ch. 63, par. 344)
Sec. 4. (a) The Commission shall publish, at the convening of each regular
session of the General Assembly, a report on the estimated income of the
State from all applicable revenue sources for the next ensuing fiscal
year and of any other funds estimated to be available for such fiscal
year. The Commission, in its discretion, may consult with the Governor's Office of Management and Budget in preparing the report. On the third Wednesday in March after the session convenes, the
Commission shall issue a revised and updated set of revenue figures
reflecting the latest available information. The House and Senate by
joint resolution shall adopt or modify such estimates as may be
appropriate. The joint resolution shall constitute the General
Assembly's estimate, under paragraph (b) of Section 2 of Article VIII of
the Constitution, of the funds estimated to be available during the next
fiscal year.
(b) On the third Wednesday in March, the Commission shall issue estimated:
These estimated costs shall be for the fiscal year beginning the following
July 1.
(c) The requirement for reporting to the General Assembly shall be satisfied
by filing copies of the report as required by Section 3.1 of the General Assembly
Organization Act, and filing
such
additional copies with the State Government Report Distribution Center for the
General Assembly as is required under paragraph (t) of Section 7 of the State
Library Act.

(Source: P.A. 100-1148, eff. 12-10-18.)

(25 ILCS 155/6) (from Ch. 63, par. 346)
Sec. 6.

All State officers and agencies shall render to the Commission any
assistance that may be required by the Commission for the purpose of
preparing its reports and recommendations.
The Commission shall, to the fullest extent possible, utilize the
services, facilities and information, including statistical information, of
other government agencies and of private research agencies in order to
avoid duplication of effort and expense.

(Source: P.A. 77-2054.)

(25 ILCS 155/6.1) (from Ch. 63, par. 346.1)
Sec. 6.1.

In addition to its other responsibilities, the Commission
shall exercise the powers and duties delegated to the State Employees'
Group Insurance Advisory Commission prior to the effective date of this Act
under the "State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971".

(Source: P.A. 83-1257.)

(25 ILCS 155/6.2) (from Ch. 63, par. 346.2)
Sec. 6.2. Short title. This Act may be cited as
the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability Act.

(Source: P.A. 93-632, eff. 2-1-04; 93-1067, eff. 1-15-05.)

(25 ILCS 155/7)
Sec. 7. Transfer of Legislative Research Unit functions. On and after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly:
(a) All powers, duties, rights, and responsibilities of the Legislative Research Unit are transferred to the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability. Any reference in any law, rule, form, or other document to the Legislative Research Unit is deemed to be a reference to the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability.
(b) All powers, duties, rights, and responsibilities of the Executive Director of the Legislative Research Unit are transferred to the Executive Director of the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability. Any reference in any law, appropriation, rule, form, or other document to the Executive Director of the Legislative Research Unit is deemed to be a reference to the Executive Director of the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability for all purposes.
(c) All personnel of the Legislative Research Unit are transferred to the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability. The status and rights of the transferred personnel under the Personnel Code, the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act, and applicable collective bargaining agreements or under any pension, retirement, or annuity plan shall not be affected by this Section.
(d) All books, records, papers, documents, property (real and personal), contracts, causes of action, and pending business of the Legislative Research Unit shall be transferred to the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability.
(e) All unexpended appropriations and balances and other funds available for use by the Legislative Research Unit shall be transferred for use by the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability. Unexpended balances so transferred shall be expended only for the purpose for which the appropriations were originally made.
(f) The powers, duties, rights, and responsibilities of the Legislative Research Unit with respect to the personnel transferred under this Section shall be vested in and shall be exercised by the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability.
(g) Whenever reports or notices are now required to be made or given or papers or documents furnished or served by any person to or upon the Legislative Research Unit, the same shall be made, given, furnished, or served in the same manner to or upon the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability.
(h) Any rules of the Legislative Research Unit that are in full force on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly shall become the rules of the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability. This Section does not affect the legality of any such rules in the Illinois Administrative Code.
(i) Any proposed rules filed with the Secretary of State by the Legislative Research Unit that are pending in the rulemaking process on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly, and that pertain to the powers, duties, rights, and responsibilities transferred under this Section, shall be deemed to have been filed by the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability. As soon as practicable, the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability shall revise and clarify the rules transferred to it under this Section using the procedures for recodification of rules available under the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, except that existing title, part, and section numbering for the affected rules may be retained. The Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability may propose and adopt under the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act such other rules of the Legislative Research Unit that will now be administered by the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability.

(Source: P.A. 100-1148, eff. 12-10-18.)