House Proposes FY 13 Spending Bill

CORE-Illinois: Advocating for Recovery Be the Voice House Proposes FY 2013 Spending Bill May 30, 2012 CORE LINKS    CORE-ILLINOIS WEB PAGE     CORE'S BLOG MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION     CONTACT CORE       Dear Fred,       House Amends' Senate Bill 2455   Late yesterday afternoon Rep.  Barbara Currie introduced the House Democrats version of funding for the Department of Human Services.  (SB 2455 HAM2)))As you may recall in the CORE ALERT from last week, the Senate passed its version of DHS funding.   Yesterday in the House version there is no restoration of funding for prevention and a decrease of about $1.8 million reduction in Medicaid funding.  Other line items were left the same as in the Senate bill.  See our updated chart below for comparisons.     Senate Bill 2455 House Amendment Addiction Services By Line Item LINE ITEM FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013 Governor's Proposed Budget FY 2013 Senate Bill 2455 Passed 5/23 FY 2013 House Bill proposed 5/29 FY 2013 Final sent to Governor               Addiction Treatment /Medicaid Eligible   $50,234,900 $50,204,600 $45,204,600 $45,204,600 $43,369,400 ? Addiction Treatment Services   $66,848,600 $63,479,700 $63,479,700 $60,940,500 $60,940,500 ? Addiction Treatment-Special Populations   $6,080,300 $6,006,800 $6,006,800 $5,766,500 $5,766,500 ? Addiction Prevention Related Services   $4,027 $2,662,600 $0 $0 $0 ? DCFS Clients $10,430,900 $9,642,800 $9.642,800 $9,257,100 $9,257,700 ? TOTAL GRF $137.622,100 $131,996,500 $124,333,900 $121,168,700 $119,361,100 ?   Caution should be used when considering the numbers; we are still in a very fluid and fast moving period of budget negotiations.   There is still time to Contact Your Legislator, especially if your legislator is a member of the House Appropriations Committee.  Ask them to save lives and money for Illinois by restoring funding for prevention.     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.