Senate passes FY 13 Spending Bill

CORE-Illinois: Advocating for Recovery Be the Voice Senate Passes FY 2013 Spending Bill May 24, 2012 CORE LINKS    CORE-ILLINOIS WEB PAGE     CORE'S BLOG MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION     CONTACT CORE       Dear Fred,       Last night the Senate passed SB 2455outlining its version of spending for addiction services for FY 2013 (July 1, 2012-June 31 2013). Details of funding details and comparisons can be found in the chart below. Senate Bill 2455 Addiction Services By Line Item   LINE ITEM FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013 Governor's Proposed Budget FY 2013 Senate Bill Passed 5/23 FY 2013 House Bill FY 2013 Final sent to Governor               Addiction Treatment /Medicaid Eligible   $50,234,900 $50,204,600 $45,204,600 $45,204,600 ? ? Addiction Treatment Services   $66,848,600 $63,479,700 $63,479,700 $60,940,500 ? ? Addiction Treatment-Special Populations   $6,080,300 $6,006,800 $6,006,800 $5,766,500 ? ? Addiction Prevention Related Services   $4,027 $2,662,600 $0 $0 ? ? DCFS Clients $10,430,900 $9,642,800 $9.642,800 $9,257,100 ? ? TOTAL GRF $137.622,100 $131,996,500 $124,333,900 $121,168,700 ? ? Caution should be used when considering the numbers. The passage was controversial in that it was strictly a partisan vote (34-23). The issues of 2.7 Billion in Medicaid cuts has not yet be addressed by either the Senate or House, which may eventually lower the amounts in this budget bill. Finally the House, as it did last year appears to be working on lower numbers.   It is also important to remember that the budget must be set by midnight May 31st or a super majority of both houses will be required to pass a budget bill. In the next week, the House must pass it's budget bills and then the two Houses must agree to a single version and the Governor must sign it. As was demonstrated last night the deep division between the two parties and two chambers makes the timely passing of the budget questionable.  For a full report on last night's senate actions theIllinois Issue blog has an excellent report by Jamey Dunn     CORE is monitoring events in Springfield and will keep you up to date on fast breaking events as they occur in the final days of the spring session.   CONTACT US   E-Mail jreese@core-illinois.org Phone 217-544-1251      Fax  217-698-8234 By Mail CORE-ILLINOIS   401 E. Sangamon Ave. Springfield, IL 62702 Below and to the left is a link that will allow you to forward this CORE-ALERT to your FRIENDS, FAMILY AND CONTACTS.  All information is this ALERT is public and we are asking you to please engage others in your life to our cause.