A day after Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Democratic lawmakers announced a budget agreement, a revised version of the state spending plan moved a bit further along, passing the Illinois Senate late Thursday.
But completion of a final map of the districts of’s new elected school board could be pushed even further into the future, as the House voted to give themselves months more time to draw it up.
Senate Republicans, who were part of the budget negotiations, did not support the budget, in part because it included only a $2.50 wage increase for providers for developmentally disabled individuals. Two Democrats also voted no. "This is a budget that invests in schools in red districts and in blue districts. We’re investing in hospitals in red districts and in blue districts and health care workers across the state. We’re investing in municipalities in your districts and in ours," Harmon said. "I am disappointed we have not yet reached a bipartisan budget, but I renew my commitment to work with you next year. And we’ll try again.
Another measure, part of the budget implementation bill, gives the department the ability to enact emergency rule-making to amend the process around funding such health care, which is not something the department currently has the capability of doing. The state would then implement those new rules, should the department choose to change them.
It would also allow the Illinois Department of Transportation to remove specific red-light cameras that have been connected to a bribery or corruption scandal. It also creates a two-year revolving door provision — which would prohibit members of the General Assembly and officers of municipalities and counties from accepting employment from a contractor that provided automated enforcement equipment.
The House voted 69-36 to approve the amendment Thursday night, and the Senate was expected to take up the measure before adjourning.
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