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SB 3248

$STATE'S ATT APPELLATE PROSEC

104th Regular Session Introduced by Elgie Sims

SB 3248 provides the 2027 funding for the Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor across multiple funds to cover personnel, operations, training, and special programs.

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Bill Summary · SB 3248

Summary of SB 3248 (104th General Assembly, Illinois)

Purpose and intent

  • This bill is an appropriation measure that provides funding for the Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor (SAAP) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027.
  • Effective date: July 1, 2026.
  • Total requested appropriation: $36,365,100 across multiple funds and accounts to cover ordinary and contingent expenses.

Key provisions and financial allocations

The bill lists detailed annual appropriations from various funds to support SAAP operations. Major categories include:

  • General Revenue Fund (GRF): $25,046,900 total

    • Personal Services (Collective Bargaining Unit): $7,860,600
    • Personal Services (Administrative Unit): $3,139,200
    • Retirement and Social Security contributions (CBA and Administrative): $314,500; $125,700 (retirement); $601,500; $240,300 (Social Security)
    • Contractual services: $500,000
    • Tax Objection Casework: $3,500
    • Rental of Real Property: $175,000
    • Travel: $36,500
    • Commodities: $20,000
    • Printing: $7,000
    • Equipment: $95,000
    • Electronic Data Processing: $82,000
    • Telecommunications: $89,000
    • Auto operation: $63,500
    • Continuing Legal Education (CLE): $4,600
    • Training programs per P.A. 84-1340 (trauma-reduction training for child witnesses, etc.): $110,000
    • Pre-trial release costs under Section 110-2 of the Code of Criminal Procedure: $4,679,000
    • Grant to Cook County State's Attorney for appellate filing expenses in Cook County: $6,900,000

  • SAAP County Fund (payable from SAAP County Fund): $3,373,500 total

    • Personal Services (Administrative): $1,251,800
    • Retirement (Administrative): $50,100; $575,200
    • Social Security (Administrative): $95,900
    • Group insurance reimbursement (Administrative): $362,000
    • Contractual services: $515,800
    • Tax Objection Case Work: $16,000
    • Labor Unit: $257,000
    • Rental of Real Property: $144,100
    • Travel (General): $17,500
    • Commodities: $5,000
    • Printing: $800
    • Equipment: $2,200
    • Electronic Data Processing: $35,400
    • Telecommunications: $20,000
    • Auto operation: $6,500
    • Law Intern Program: $18,200

  • Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund: $4,394,700 total

    • Personal Services: $1,922,000
    • Retirement: $76,900 (Pick Up); $883,000
    • Social Security: $147,100
    • Group insurance reimbursement: $398,400
    • Contractual services: $742,300
    • Training programs: $225,000

  • Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Trust Fund: $100,000 total

    • For Continuing Legal Education

  • Narcotics Profit Forfeiture Fund: $2,900,000 total

    • For expenses under Drug Asset Forfeiture procedures

  • Special Federal Grant Fund: $50,000 total

    • For expenses related to federally assisted programs supporting local SAAs (appeals, drug-related cases, Narcotics Profit Forfeiture Act cases)

  • Cannabis Expungement Fund: $500,000 total

    • For distribution to local SAAs to facilitate petitions of expungement of minor cannabis offenses (pursuant to the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act)

Affected entities

  • Primary: Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor (SAAP) and its operations.
  • Local/state partners receiving grants or funds (e.g., Cook County State's Attorney, SAAP County Fund activities).
  • Agencies benefiting from training, pre-trial release costs, and programs under various funds (Narcotics forfeiture, Cannabis expungement, etc.).

Procedural and timeline aspects

  • The bill authorizes appropriations for the 2027 fiscal year, with the effective date of July 1, 2026.
  • It specifies how funds are to be drawn from multiple dedicated funds and the General Revenue Fund to cover specified programmatic and operational costs.
  • It includes a notable provision for a grant to Cook County for appellate filing expenses, indicating intergovernmental financial support.

Bottom line

SB 3248 is a comprehensive appropriations bill designed to fund SAAP operations for the 2027 fiscal year across multiple funding streams, covering personnel, retirement, benefits, contractual services, training, pre-trial release costs, and special program expenditures (drug forfeiture, cannabis expungement, federal grants). It outlines detailed allocations to various subunits and funds to support ordinary and contingent expenses.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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