(30 ILCS 435/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Human Services Provider Bond Reserve Payment Act. (Source: P.A. 88-117.)

(30 ILCS 435/5) Sec. 5. Purpose. It is the purpose of this Act to enable human service providers to obtain long-term funding on more favorable terms by providing a mechanism whereby payments may be paid by the State directly to a trustee to replenish a reserve fund. (Source: P.A. 88-117.)

(30 ILCS 435/10) Sec. 10. Definitions. For the purposes of this Act: (a) "Service provider" means any nongovernmental entity, either for-profit or not-for-profit, that enters into a contract with a State agency under which the entity is paid or reimbursed by the State for providing human services to persons in Illinois. (b) "State agency" means the Department of Healthcare and Family Services (formerly Department of Public Aid), the Department of Public Health, the Department of Children and Family Services, the Department of Human Services, and any other department or agency of State government that enters into contracts with service providers under which the provider is paid or reimbursed by the State for providing human services to persons in Illinois. (c) "Covered bond issue" means revenue bonds (i) that are issued by any agency of State or local government within this State, including without limitation bonds issued by the Illinois Finance Authority, (ii) that are to be directly or indirectly paid, in whole or in part, from payments due to a service provider under a human services contract with a State agency, and (iii) for which a debt service reserve or other reserve fund has been established, under the control of a named trustee, that the service provider is required to replenish in the event that moneys from the reserve fund are used to make payments of principal or interest on the bonds. (Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)

(30 ILCS 435/15) Sec. 15. Provider contracts. A State agency may include a provision authorizing payment to a bond trustee in accordance with Section 20 in any new or renewed contract with a service provider under which the provider is paid or reimbursed by the State for providing human services to persons in Illinois. At the request of a service provider, a State agency may agree to amend an existing human services contract to authorize payment to a bond trustee in accordance with Section 20. (Source: P.A. 88-117.)

(30 ILCS 435/20) Sec. 20. Payment to bond trustee. (a) If authorized in the contract between a State agency and a service provider, whenever the service provider is required to replenish the reserve fund established under a covered bond issue, the trustee of the reserve fund shall certify to the affected State agency the amount required to meet the service provider's obligation. The certification must specifically identify: (1) the covered bond issue involved; (2) the name, address, and source of authority of the

trustee;

(3) the name and address of the service provider; (4) the contract between the service provider and the

State agency; and

(5) the amount that the service provider is required

to pay into the reserve fund.

The certification must also include provisions requiring a refund to the State agency, or to the service provider if so directed by the State agency, of any surplus amount received by the bond trustee from the State agency. (b) Beginning with the next contract payment date occurring at least 15 days after a certification that complies with subsection (a) has been received by a State agency, the State agency shall direct the payment of any money that is due and payable to the service provider under the contract for principal and interest, up to the amount specified in the certification, directly to the bond trustee to replenish the reserve fund. The State agency shall authorize payment, and the State Comptroller shall make the payment to the bond trustee, or if necessary to the provider in care of the trustee. Any amount due the service provider in excess of the amount certified shall be payable directly to the service provider. This Act does not require the State to alter its payment schedule. (Source: P.A. 88-117.)

(30 ILCS 435/25) Sec. 25. Report. By November 1 of each year, every State agency shall report to the Governor's Office of Management and Budget and the Auditor General any direct payment to a bond paying agent made by the agency under this Act during the previous fiscal year. (Source: P.A. 94-793, eff. 5-19-06.)

(30 ILCS 435/99) Sec. 99. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 88-117.)