State Facility Maintenance and Improvement Fund

(30 ILCS 105/6z-149)     (Text of Section from P.A. 104-466, Article 5, Section 5-25)     Sec. 6z-149. State Facility Maintenance and Improvement Fund.     (a) As used in this Section:     "Public institutions of higher education" has the meaning given to that term in the Board of Higher Education Act.     "State agency" means, whether used in the singular or the plural, all officers, agencies, departments, boards, commissions, authorities, institutions, and bodies politic and corporate of the executive branch of State government created by or in accordance with the constitution or statute.     (b) The State Facility Maintenance and Improvement Fund is established as a special fund in the State treasury. The Fund shall receive revenues as specified in Section 60 of the Video Gaming Act. The Fund may also receive deposits, transfers, or revenues from any source, public or private, as otherwise authorized or provided by law.     Subject to appropriation, moneys held in the State Facility Maintenance and Improvement Fund may be used by State agencies and public institutions of higher education (1) to pay routine costs incurred to repair, maintain, replace, or otherwise keep in proper condition and good working order any part of a facility or real property owned or leased by a State agency or public institution of higher education; (2) to pay for the installation, repair, or replacement of equipment necessary to the function of a facility owned or leased by a State agency or public institution of higher education; and (3) to pay the costs of making permanent improvements to a facility or real property owned or leased by a State agency or public institution of higher education. (Source: P.A. 104-466, Article 5, Section 5-25, eff. 6-16-26.)       (Text of Section from P.A. 104-466, Article 40, Section 40-10)     (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date)     Sec. 6z-149. The AI Safety Measures Fund is established as a special fund in the State treasury. The Fund shall receive revenues from fees, assessments, and civil penalties as specified in the Artificial Intelligence Safety Measures Act. The Fund may also receive deposits, transfers, or revenues from any source, public or private, as otherwise authorized or provided by law.     Subject to appropriation, moneys held in the AI Safety Measures Fund may be used by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security, the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, and any other State agency essential to the implementation of the Artificial Intelligence Safety Measures Act, to pay all costs relating to implementation of the Artificial Intelligence Safety Measures Act, including, but not limited to, all monitoring of large frontier developers and any risks associated with the development and use of artificial intelligence, and for the related operating expenses of any State agency essential to the work required by the Act.     In State Fiscal Year 2027 only, at the direction of the Director of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security, the Comptroller shall direct and the State Treasurer shall transfer from the AI Safety Measures Fund to any other funds in the State treasury such amounts as are necessary to reimburse any expenditures for the implementation of the Artificial Intelligence Safety Measures Act. (Source: P.A. 104-466, Article 40, Section 40-10, eff. 1-1-27.)       (Text of Section from P.A. 104-470)     Sec. 6z-149. The Staffing Improvement and Long Term Care Oversight Fund.     (a) The Staffing Improvement and Long Term Care Oversight Fund is created as a special fund in the State treasury. Interest earned by the Fund shall be credited to the Fund.     (b) Any moneys generated from penalties imposed for non-compliance with minimum staffing standards under Section 3-202.05 of the Nursing Home Care Act shall be deposited into the Fund. Any funds distributed and granted pursuant to this Section shall be contingent on the Department's actual collection of staffing fines under Section 3-202.02 of the Nursing Home Care Act. Beginning in Fiscal Year 2027, funds shall be distributed as follows:         (1) $1,000,000 shall be used in each State fiscal     year by the Department of Public Health to train surveyors for administration of the Bureau of Long Term Care Training. This funding shall not be used to used to replace any other funding appropriated by the General Assembly for this purpose.        (2) 15% of the funding shall be used by the of Public     Health to fund Nursing Home Care Act compliance efforts.        (3) $2,000,000 or 50% of the remainder of the moneys     deposited under this subsection after the allocations under paragraphs (1) and (2) have been completed, whichever is higher, shall be allocated in each State fiscal year to be ordered transferred by the State Comptroller and transferred by the State Treasurer from the Staffing Improvement and Long Term Care Oversight Fund to be used by the Department to support a Certified Nursing Assistant Workforce Pipeline Program to recruit, support, and train individuals to work as certified nursing assistants at nursing facilities, with a focus on facilities in disadvantaged communities, those serving residents of color, and understaffed facilities. The program shall be administered by a labor-management organization acting on behalf of a partnership between nursing facilities and a labor organization representing nursing home workers. The labor-management organization must demonstrate the ability to recruit, support, train, and place individuals in careers in health care with a specific focus on addressing staff shortages. Program training and instruction must meet State and federal education regulations and must provide a pathway for participants to receive certification as nursing assistants. Any funds distributed pursuant to this Section shall be compliant with the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act and its regulations, as applicable.        The program may provide supportive services to     program participants, including, but not limited to, mentoring and a wraparound support stipend that would cover expenses such as utilities, dependent care, and transportation.        (4) $2,000,000 shall be used in each State fiscal     year by the Department of Public Health to administer the identified offenders and other safety activities.        (5) 40% of the remainder of the moneys deposited     under this subsection after the allocations under paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) have been completed shall, in each fiscal year, be ordered transferred by the State Comptroller and transferred by the State Treasurer from the Staffing Improvement and Long Term Care Fund to the State Board of Education Special Purposes Trust Fund to be used by the State Board of Education to support the allocation of formula grants for the purposes of supporting programs and coursework that provide vocational training of certified nursing assistants at the secondary level of education, provided that the funds are allocated for the purpose of increasing staffing in Illinois nursing homes. Entities eligible for award include area career centers and Education for Employment regional CTE systems, as approved by rule of the State Board of Education. Each eligible entity shall receive a formula grant based on student enrollment, credential attainment, and employment. The total appropriation that the State Board of Education receives shall be divided into formula grants proportional to each eligible entity's student participation, credential attainment, and employment according to the following: 50% shall be divided among all entities with students enrolled in all health sciences pathways, 15% shall be divided across all entities with students earning CNA certificates, 20% shall be divided by each student placed at elder care facilities for work-based learning in the prior school year, and 15% shall be divided by the total number of graduates from the prior fiscal year who are employed at elder care facilities. Recipients will provide mid-year and annual reports on templates provided by rhe State Board of Education. Any entity receiving funds under paragraph (3) is not eligible to receive funding under this subsection.        (6) 40% of the remainder of the moneys deposited     under this subsection after the allocations under paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) have been completed shall, in each fiscal year, be ordered transferred by the State Comptroller and transferred by the State Treasurer from the Staffing Improvement and Long Term Care Oversight Fund to the Education Assistance Fund for the Long Term Care Nursing Scholarship Program for scholarships to be awarded to applicants pursuing or intending to pursue employment as a nurse in a licensed nursing home in Illinois. The Illinois Student Assistance Commission shall adopt administrative rules governing the amount, criteria, and award of scholarships to be awarded under this Section.(Source: P.A. 104-470, eff. 6-16-26.)